NEW TERROR THREAT – AT 8:52 A.M. ET:  If the report is accurate, terror groups are once again attempting to use their favorite tool...airliners.  From the New York Post: 

Terrorists are plotting to blow up five passenger planes flying between European cities as part of a Christmas “spectacular,” according to a British newspaper report.

“Everyone is expecting something catastrophic very soon,” a source told the Sunday Express.

“We’ve been told that five planes are being targeted in a high-profile hit before Christmas. They’ve been waiting for the big one.”

London authorities were the first to uncover the threat, which would involve midair bombings, a source told The Post.

“There is a credible threat that they’re concerned about,’’ another source said. “They’ve known about it for a while.”

Airport-security sources told the Sunday Express that Islamic radicals plan to smuggle bombs onto the planes in carry-on luggage.

“That’s a common theme that’s out there,’’ the first Post source noted.

Due to the threat, British airport officials may require devices such as smartphones and iPads to be placed in checked luggage.

Cellphones can be used as bombs or bomb triggers, and nonmetallic devices can be hidden inside of them.

The plot, the newspaper said, is believed to involve smuggling bombs on planes bound for European cities.

“The threat is aimed at Europe,” the Sunday Express reported, adding, “The US has improved their security over the summer, but we have not.’’

COMMENT:  We cannot prove that the story is accurate, but it has the feel of reality.  It's entirely logical.  Sooner or later, a major plot is going to succeed.  And Obama will blame the Republicans.

December 1,  2014