CNN is showing live feeds from the Holland Tunnel in NYC. Police are stopping and inspecting every car. All this because we arrested someone in Lebanon who was talking about blowing up the tunnel but hadn't done anything to start the plot. Which wouldn't have worked anyway since the tunnel is underground and not in water. This really sounds ridiculous to me. If the plot was so early why not follow it and see who he talks to and try to get more people. Oh yeah, it seems al Qaeda wasn't involved.
Update: Listening to the press conference sounds like things aren't so easy. This investigation lasted 1 year and involved other intelligence agencies. The plot wasn't a specific tunnel but was PATH tunnels, hadn't moved out of the planning stages but was about to start surveillance activities. It's not clear if a train was to be involved but explosives and martyrdom were. There are 8 suspects but only 3 are in custody on 3 different continents, not in the US. From what I heard, sounds like it was a job well done.
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