My guess is they leaked the information intentionally only to deny it….but in the meantime they plant that seed of fear in the American people, while all along having their talking heads (Lieberman) telling us that only the Republicans can save us from the terrorists. Oh, and supposedly the U.S. had intel about the airport incident two weeks prior to it happened, but oddly enough, the Brits never heard anything about it from the U.S. 17 more months of this crap……….

By John O’Callaghan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Monday played down a report al Qaeda was planning a big attack on the United States, saying there was no credible information about an imminent threat.

As British police investigated two failed car bombs in London and a fiery attack on Glasgow’s airport by a fuel-filled vehicle, U.S. officials tightened security at transport hubs without raising the country’s overall alert level.

“We do not currently have any specific threat information that is credible about a particular attack on the United States,” Chertoff told Fox News.

ABC News, quoting a senior U.S. official, said on Sunday a secret law enforcement report prepared for the Department of Homeland Security warned that al Qaeda planned to carry out a “spectacular” attack this summer.

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