The stenographers at the Wall Street Journal just wrote down what the "officials" told them-AGAIN! [View all]

[kpete]

But according to the LA Times the U.S. wasn't involved in the "foiling":
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/05/underwear-bomb-cia-fbi-yemen-al-qaeda-aviation-jetliner.html

...the explosive device, which the CIA obtained from another government, demonstrates ...
According to CNN the Saudi's were the ones who actually stopped the plot:
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/08/world/meast/yemen-qaeda-plot/

A plot to bomb an airliner that al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen hatched was thwarted two weeks ago through a tip that Saudi intelligence officials provided, a source familiar with the operation said Tuesday.

The Saudis also provided intelligence for a 2010 plot that involving printers packed with explosive toner cartridges.

It seems that the stenographers at the Wall Street Journal just wrote down what the "officials" told them: "The CIA is GREAT!" Yes, it evidently can pick up the phone when the Saudis' ring it up.



way more:
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2012/05/plot-shows-war-on-terror-failure.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304451104577390422568086882.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories