EARLY REPORT – AT 9:33 P.M. ET:  From Fox News:

The U.S. Army is investigating allegations that soldiers were attempting to poison the food supply at Fort Jackson in South Carolina.

The ongoing probe began two months ago, Chris Grey, a spokesman for the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division, told Fox News.

The Army is taking the allegations “extremely seriously,” Grey said, but so far, "there is no credible information to support the allegations."

The suspects were part of a Arabic translation program called "09 Lima" and use Arabic as their first language, two sources told Fox News. Another military source said they were Muslim.

Grey would not confirm or deny the sources’ information.

Another news organization, CBN, reports that five Muslim soldiers were arrested, but cannot confirm that they are still being held. 

COMMENT:  We very strongly caution that this is preliminary information.  We're glad that the media is now involved.  We hope that at least some media outlets, throwing political correctness overboard, will watch this case carefully, and be on guard against a cover-up.  But no one has been charged and the allegations have not been proved.

February 18, 2010