[JimRed]

OK, source checks out. Thanks. Next question: who (presumably) on our side spread the disinfo that they were bound for the HSA?

[1rudeboy]

Some blog reported that the 2717 were headling to DHS (DHS does have some MRAP's). Same blog called them "tanks," which should have tipped people off.

Confirmation bias took over, and the rest is history. Every "news" item I saw souced back to the original blog report.

I didn't dig too deeply.