Acting on U.S. intelligence gathered in Afghanistan, the Singapore government earlier this month raided a "terrorist nest" and arrested 12 alleged al Qaida members suspected of planning an attack on the island nation's deep-water Navy port. Two suspected terrorists escaped arrest. Singapore officials have also failed to locate two tons of explosives intended to be used in the attack or attacks. The USS Carl Vinson was scheduled to use the port in December so "people were pretty squirrelly" about the information and moved swiftly to act on it.
Sure hope they got them all. A successful attack on a target that size, and of that importance, would be the only way al Qaeda could establish that it was still in business. So they'll probably try again. |