Via CBN:

“CBN News has learned exclusively that five Muslim soldiers at Fort Jackson in South Carolina were arrested just before Christmas. It is unclear whether the men are still in custody. The five were part of the Arabic Translation program at the base.

The men are suspected of trying to poison the food supply at Fort Jackson.

A source with intimate knowledge of the investigation, which is ongoing, told CBN News investigators suspect the “Fort Jackson Five” may have been in contact with the group of five Washington, DC area Muslims that traveled to Pakistan to wage jihad against U.S. troops in December. That group was arrested by Pakistani authorities, also just before Christmas.

Coming as it does on the heels of November’s Fort Hood jihadist massacre, this news has major implications.”

Fox News coverage here.

Via the Jawa Report:

“UPDATE: Fort Jackson is home to the Army’s English as a Second Language (ESL) program. The program is for Arabic, Dari and Pashto speaking individuals who wish to become translators for the US Army.

We also learn they were part of the “09 Lima program”. The “09 Lima program” recruits Muslims willing to serve in Iraq or Afghanistan, offering them an expedited path to citizenship.

So, these guys may have been foreigners.”

I attended training at Fort Jackson some 30 years ago, not familiar with training potential translators through the ESL program, that’s more for dependents and soldiers. I am familiar with The Defense Language Institute is where translators are trained, there is a school at Jackson.

At the point we don’t know for sure what was being planned, as the CIA isn’t divulging details. More as it comes in.

Malkin, “Who are the Fort Jackson Five”?