Dubya - Protector of us all?

Well, well, well. The Brits wanted to continue surveilance of the terrorists yo gather more evidence, but 'US officials" pressured them to move sooner.
I guess you have to do something when your pet democrat senator (Leiberman) is being kicked around.

"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."

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