I think there is a carrier in the area....
Any unusual reason for a carrier to be around?
Out of town for the week and a big event happens almost in my back yard (Lodi, CA - 30 minutes away from me).
The reported targets (hospitals, shopping centers) worry me and IF the training camp was a truely AQ run we must stop and think. AQ's previous operations were against a single event - spetacular high casuality targets. However, these targets are more inline with current terrorist operations in Israel and Iraq. These could be linked to multiple, small level attacks throughout the country with a cumulative impact greater than 911, creating fear that no place is safe.
With that said, such attacks would likely generate even greater backlash against the moslem community than 911 did. They have spent considerable money portraying the moslems in America as good folk. However, they are a tight community and you know darn well that many of the 2500 moslems in Lodi KNEW what these guys were up to.