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Originally Posted by calculoso
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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Found it...
http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...225453,00.html
"So as not to derail the British round-up, Chertoff had to wait until the early hours of Thursday morning after all the London arrests were made before notifying U.S. airports of the threat, say senior DHS officals."
(Chertoff is the US Homeland Security Secretary)
(Edit: Linked already by Transplant in the
"Plot to blow up planes foiled" thread)