If Iran hit's Israel with a nuke on the 22nd, count on getting a massive strike here on home soil nearly simultaneously. What do you think?
These terrorists alledgedly had the all the materials they needed to pull this off. What really hasn't been revealed was the planned action date. While is it easy to assume it is AQ, there is the nagging voice in the back of my head saying ....Iran....Iran.... This is just too closely related in time to Israel/Hezbollah and the Mad One's Islamic apocalyptic rantings surrounding Aug 22.
On the flip side, AQ has been pushed from the lime-light by Iran and AQ losses in Iraq. They've been threatening for a while and they were due something big.
Big question is, are the arrested terrorists more affiliated with Sunni or Shia? If Sunni - then there is a strong probablity of affiliation with AQ. If Shia - then higher probability of association with Hezbollah and Iran.
If AQ, then I think we stopped it. Only Iran currently seems to have the resources and drive to have additional mayhem capabilities for Aug 22.
Interesting that there were 22 "martyrs" ready to go in this terror cell.
Good possibility. I have concerns about attack via Venezuela and/or Cuba as well, since we are "preoccupied" with Israel. This is a time we need to have eyes in the back of our heads.