AND THE TERROR BEAT GOES ON – AT 7:56 P.M. ET:  Apparently, not all Americans visiting Yemen are tourists or religious pilgrims.  From Fox:

Yemeni authorities have 12 Americans in custody, and the arrests may be linked to a joint U.S.-Yemeni anti-terror campaign, a State Department spokesman said Monday.

Spokesman PJ Crowley told reporters the U.S. was trying to get more information, but did not provide any further details.

The spokesman, P.J. Crowley, declined to provide details about the case, except to say the State Department is aware of the arrests and is seeking more information about the individuals being held.

Last Wednesday, Yemeni security officials said authorities had detained several foreigners, including Americans, Britons and an Australian woman, in connection with an investigation into Al Qaeda's increased activity in the country.

The arrests reported last week were made after foreign intelligence agencies provided lists of names of people they wanted to have detained or put under surveillance, according to two Yemeni security officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not permitted to brief journalists.

COMMENT:  We're glad that some progress is being made in rounding up suspects, but it does seem to me that we've seen a marked increase in terror activity since Barack Obama took office.  This is another example.

The war against terror, even though the phrase has been banned by the Obamans, is far from over.  It may just be starting.

June 7, 2010