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Originally Posted by Lanny_MacDonald
So you're saying that this was going on for months and a very hot lead, yet DHS didn't notify anyone until hours after Heathrow had been shut down. Hate to break it to you, but that ain't SOP.
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You're assuming DHS knew about it. Whatever I read (or maybe heard on QR77) stated that DHS wasn't informed about it until after the arrests were made, so not to give any clues that the British were onto them.
Still looking for what I read...
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That was the impression the news had given us. The information released was they had stopped people trying to get on planes and they were even afraid some had indeed got on planes and were headed to America. That information was from the British and United States governments.
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/10/us.security/index.html
"An undercover British agent infiltrated the group, "
"The men had not bought plane tickets, the officials said, but they were in the process of perusing the Internet to find flights to various cities that had similar departure times."
"Among those arrested were a Muslim charity worker and a Heathrow Airport employee with an all-area access pass, according to Britain's Channel 4.
"The suspects were planning to stage a test run within a couple of days, said a U.S. intelligence official."
"Information gathered after recent arrests in Pakistan convinced British investigators they had to act urgently to stop the plot, sources said."
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