During his visit to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Manila, while he was on his way to meet with a senior member of the Philippine government, Clinton was saved from danger minutes before his motorcade was scheduled to drive over a bridge charged with a timed improvised explosive device (IED).[149] According to officials, the IED was large enough to "blow up the entire presidential motorcade".[150] Details of the plot were revealed to Gormley by Lewis C. Merletti, former member of the presidential protection detail and Director of the Secret Service. Intelligence officers intercepted a radio transmission indicating there was a wedding cake under a bridge.[149] This alerted Merletti and others as Clinton's motorcade was scheduled to drive over a major bridge in downtown Manila.[150] Once more, the word "wedding" was the code name used by a terrorist group for a past assassination attempt.[150] Merletti wanted to reroute the motorcade, but the alternate route would add forty-five minutes to the drive time. Clinton was very angry, as he was already late for the meeting, but following the advice of the secret service possibly saved his life. 