Seems to me that by going public in a high profile way, they force the jihadis hand to move as soon as possible.
OTH, AQ is smart, intelligent and basically underestimated by us, not in specific threats, but the overall dumb ragheads in caves schtick and they may so deep underground in the US, they are confident enough to wait for a time of their choosing before pulling off what they want to do.
Any operational crew requires a support staff.
If this publicity just gets one of them 'made' it could throw a wrench into the 'operation'.
Agree. I'd bet those that are under surveillance were being watched and monitored real closely after this news conference. And I agree, some of these people are a lot more clever and sophisticated than most know. They've had a lot of time to plan something spectacular.
...Any operational crew requires a support staff...
Would that be the liberals, the mainstream media and or the 9/11 Commission?