Posted on 08/29/2007 3:35:11 PM PDT by Renfield
As more news outlets look into the story of the pair wanted for questioning by the FBI after a series of incidents on Seattle ferries, the more details start sneaking out about their odd behavior. CNN reports on the story today, and unlike the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the pictures of the two men accompany the story:
Members of the public and ferry workers reported the men to authorities after the two were seen pacing in areas of the boat, including a cargo hold, as if trying to measure distances, FBI Special Agent Larry Carr said Tuesday. The men were also seen about two months ago taking photographs of the ferries -- including restricted areas -- and studying an emergency evacuation poster.
The men were spotted on multiple ferries and ferry routes, Carr said.
Initially, in the Seattle P-I's report, the men were asking unusual questions on the one ferry. ABC's follow-up informed us that the FBI had confirmed the same two men had asked a lot of unusual questions on other ferry routes, which had prompted ferry workers to tip the FBI about the situation. Now we find out that the pair had measured distances in the cargo hold and taken pictures of restricted areas.
The two could still just be tourists with a bad sense of propriety. However, it's worth noting, as CNN does, that many photographs and plenty of video have been captured in terrorist hideouts, whose subject matter focused on major American targets. Terrorist scouts have put a lot of effort into reconnaissance over the last few years, and the pair certainly give the appearance of carrying out a similar mission in Seattle.
The Seattle P-I insisted that they felt a duty to protect the privacy of these two men. The FBI wanted to make the pictures public because "the result of not doing anything at that point in time is a ferry blowing up and thousands of people losing their lives." Which organization has their priorities more in order?
Here's the picture again:
If you have any information regarding these men, please call the FBI office near you.
hahaha, yep.
As usual, their positions and ideas can be summed up so “simply” : )
They are ‘simple’minded after all. ;)
Then why do you suppose, if that’s the case, they did this? They brought attention to themselves...maybe that’s also part of their scheming....to see how much they can get away with in broad daylight....and what reactions are, etc.
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Makes me wonder if it’s not more “E’Mams”...(CAIR)...;0)
I think there’s more than what meets the eye in this story...perhaps you are right about what it is you are wondering about, as well.
so true...
LOL,,,Make em’ “Walk the Plank” just in case...;0)
I nominate you Judge (or part of the posse! : )
This might suggest that every car going onto a ferry be scanned (there is software and hardware for that in use already), and compared to a constantly updated stolen car list, before every ferry leaves the dock.
If I ever ride a ferry, I will profile and photograph any sandmaggot-looking doofuses. If they don't like it, in public, tough noogies.
Posted on 08/28/2007 1:55:28 PM EDT by Sub-Driver
U.S. most armed country with 90 guns per 100 people
By Laura MacInnis 28 minutes ago
The United States has 90 guns for every 100 citizens, making it the most heavily armed society in the world, a report released on Tuesday said.
U.S. citizens own 270 million of the world's 875 million known firearms, according to the Small Arms Survey 2007 by the Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International Studies.
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Great idea. I'm going to find out whether this is done, but since it's Seattle, probably not. Wouldn't want to bruise anyone's uncivil rights.
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