Some here were a bit skeptical that the Bush administration would be so cynical as to try to manipulate the British terrorist arrests in order to use them against Democrats immediately following Lieberman's embarrassing loss to Lamont in Connecticut.
Sorry, guys, that's *exactly* what they did: Source: U.S., U.K. at odds over timing of arrests British wanted to continue surveillance on terror suspects, official says By Aram Roston, Lisa Myers, and the NBC News Investigative Unit NBC News Updated: 8:13 p.m. ET Aug 12, 2006 LONDON - NBC News has learned that U.S. and British authorities had a significant disagreement over when to move in on the suspects in the alleged plot to bring down trans-Atlantic airliners bound for the United States. A senior British official knowledgeable about the case said British police were planning to continue to run surveillance for at least another week to try to obtain more evidence, while American officials pressured them to arrest the suspects sooner. The official spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the case. In contrast to previous reports, the official suggested an attack was not imminent, saying the suspects had not yet purchased any airline tickets. In fact, some did not even have passports. The source did say, however, that police believe one U.K.-based suspect was ready to conduct a "dry run." British authorities had wanted to let him go forward with part of the plan, but the Americans balked. Read more at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14320452 To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
