[Nita Nupress]

Predictably, the story went nowhere. So too did early wire reports stating that on the day of the attack Sarasota police said the Secret Service interrogated four Sudanese men after getting a tip that the men intended to harm President Bush during his visit to the city.

The incident was found to be "unrelated" to the attacks, the AP reported, and ended in the release of the men.

I don't know whether to give this article credence or not. Can't find one single "early wire report" or "AP report" to support this, except for the article that honway posted up above. Maybe I'm not holding my tongue right...

[swarthyguy]

http://www.longboatobserver.com/showarticle.asp?ai=2172

Try this one from the local paper. I don't where to dig up old AP reports, but this is from the local paper Nov 21 2001.