Another poster made a very good point that it may have something to do with the terror threats in NYC. Maybe they wanted to keep it hush hush so they could investigate it further. Now it will be interesting to see if the story gets wider play in the days ahead.
Update:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/07/nyregion/07alert.html?oref=login
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the operation resulted in two people being taken into custody. They said a third was being sought.
Information about the threat, the officials said, came to light last weekend from an intelligence source who told federal authorities that the three men in Iraq had planned to meet with other operatives in New York. One official said the group would number roughly a dozen. Another official said the total was closer to 20 people involved.
The men planned to use strollers, briefcases and packages to hide a number of bombs that they planned to detonate on the subways. "It was a conspiracy involving more than a dozen people aimed at delivering a number of devices into the subway," one of the officials said.
One official said the information suggested an attack could happen as early as today; another pointed to the middle of the month.
The department will also increase the use of radiation detectors, and detectives from the department's Intelligence Division will check parking lots and garages in Manhattan and in other areas of the city.
What if something was found in Joe's apartment or computer in Oklahoma to suggest future plots?