Happened just weeks after Ft. Hood

"Our diversity, not only in our Army, but in our country, is a strength. And as horrific as this tragedy was, if our diversity becomes a casualty, I think that’s worse," -- Gen. George Casey, Army Chief of Staff.

The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) first broke this story early yesterday. It has now been reported by Fox News.

CBN News has learned exclusively that five Muslim soldiers at Fort Jackson in South Carolina were arrested just before Christmas and are in custody. The five men 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.

The libertarian-oriented/Ayn Randian blog BeJohnGalt.com asks:

Muslim soldiers trying to poison Troops... If it is true and the five Muslim soldiers were arrested in December, why are we just hearing about it two months later?

Shades of Ft. Hood???

Photo hat tip Debbie Schlussel and H/t to BeJohnGalt for background.

UPDATE!

Numerous blog sources are now reporting that the 5 soldiers may have been assigned to a special unit of "non-US citizens." The program was especially designed to recruit Arabic translators.

UPDATE!

According to AP and Breitbart (video), two of the soldiers, "are under investigation" by the Criminal Investigations Unit of the Army.