[expatpat]

Hage said. "I think they are blowing it out of proportion

A gun and ammo wrapped in metal foil to avoid detection! Out of proportion? What a nerve.

[piasa]

According to court documents, Hage was getting ready to board a British Airways flight from Dulles to London on Jan. 28 when the weapons were found, wrapped in foil, in his bags. He told authorities at the airport that the weapons were for his cousin, who acted as his bodyguard.

The same day as Bush's SOTU address? Does his bodyguard have five hands?

[getgoing]

Liberian connection prior thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1015498/posts
"Check this out:
Fri, Aug. 01, 2003 U.S. revokes security clearance for Pentagon employee

The employee, F. Michael Maloof, is associated with a Lebanese-American businessman who is under federal investigation for possible involvement in a gun-running scheme to Liberia, the West African nation embroiled in civil war. The businessman, Imad El Haje, approached Maloof on behalf of Syria to seek help in arranging a communications channel between Syria and the Defense Department."
19 posted on 11/05/2003 3:26:21 PM CST by JohnGalt

John found the article quoted at www.realcities.com\mld\krwashington\6439555.htm