Chertoff: We want to be as open as possible with the public but at the same time it's important to preserve confidentiality and also respect demands of British legal process which places restrictions on what we say.
21 individuals arrested and in custody who were engaging in plot to detonate liquid explosives on planes departing the UK for the US. The plot was well advanced with a significant number of operatives.
Planned to carry liquid explosive ingredients disguised as beverages or (something else).
International in scope. Suggestive of an AQ plot.
In case anyone is not connecting all the dots, this was to be another Radical Islam suicide mission targetted only towards civilian targets. I'm sure the Drive-by Media will be suitably horrified at this, and will not concentrate on the loss of civil liberties and inconvenience of airline passengers.