THE HAWAII CHANNE.com - KITV 4 NEWS: "DIVER SIGHTING NEAR CAOST GUARD STATION RAISES CONCERN" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""A man in a black diving suit come out from that area, like coming up off the shoreline, walk by that bathroom, cut across, and going towards the waterline," Laurie Johansen said. "He had some kind of a box in left hand, or right hand, cause he was facing this way." She said the black box measured about 15 inches high and maybe two feet in length. He was also carrying what looked like a fishing spear. "You could tell he was slowing down looking around, but he had one of those masks across his face, so you couldn't see his face and he had the gear over his head already, completely in black with gloves," Johansen said.") (February 29, 2004) (Read More...)
SUN-SENTINEL.com - South Florida's Latest News: "POLICE SEEK PUBLIC'S HELP TO ID DIVER" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "An autopsy revealed the man may have died under suspicious circumstances, but police would not elaborate.") (February 26, 2004) (Read More...)
CDNN.info: "SCUBA DIVER FOUND DEAD IN HUDSON RIVER" by Michael Randall (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "NEWBURGH, New York (24 Feb 2004) -- Here's a mystery that would challenge even Sherlock Holmes. A man's body is found floating in the Hudson River. He's wearing a diving mask and scuba gear. But it's February, a time of year in the Northeast when only members of the Polar Bear Club – or actual polar bears – are likely to venture into the water. That's the mystery that federal and local investigators were still trying to solve yesterday afternoon. The man's body was first spotted Sunday morning by the crew of a Cyprus-based ship that had just delivered a load of coal to Dynegy's Danskammer power plant.") (February 24, 2004) (Read More...)
stepping back in time...FBI.gov - Congressional Statement: "Statement for the Record of James F. Jarboe Special Agent in Charge, Tampa Field Office Federal Bureau of Investigation on Homeland Security: Facilitating and Securing Seaports Before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on National Security,Veterans Affairs and International Relations Washington, D.C." (August 5, 2002) (Read Entire Text Here.)
An Interesting Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding an LA TIMES article: "FEARS PERSIST OF TERRORISM LINKS AT SCUBA SCHOOL Few Answers Appear in the Probe of Students in Netherlands Suspected of Ties to Al Qaeda" (July 31, 2003) (Read More...)
WHITEHOUSE.gov - News - Offfice of the Press Secretary: "Expanding the Scope of the National Emergency and Invocation of Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels Into Cuban Territorial Waters By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation" (February 26, 2004) (Read Entire Text Here.)
SFGATE.com - THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: "POLICE SUSPECT SNIPER ALONG EAST BAY ROUTE Shots Fired at Cars Along I-580 between San Leandro, Dublin" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A motorist was injured Friday when a window of her car exploded as she drove on a stretch of Interstate 580 in the East Bay where a sniper is suspected of firing shots at five other vehicles this week, the California Highway Patrol said.") (February 28, 2004) (Read More...)
DFW.com - STAR-TELEGRAM: "MOTORIST SHOT AFTER ARGUMENT, POLICE SAY" by Dave Ferman (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Police are also investigating two other reports of vehicular damage involving a firearm Saturday morning. Jason Connover, 28, of Garland was traveling west on Interstate 635 near Texas 121 about 5:15 a.m. when shots damaged both of his vehicle's front windows. He was not injured. About 6 a.m., Brendia Taylor, 53, of Keller was traveling south on Texas 121 near Texas 360 when she heard something hit her vehicle. She arrived at her job in Fort Worth and discovered a bullet hole in the rear driver's-side door of her Dodge Durango. She was not injured. Police have not established whether the three incidents are connected, but they were continuing to interview witnesses in the Plummer shooting Saturday afternoon, Dearing said." (February 28, 2004) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "SAUDI MAN WITH FIREWORKS ACQUITTED" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: BOSTON -- A federal jury acquitted a Saudi biomedical engineer who spent three weeks in jail after Customs inspectors discovered sparklers in his luggage. Essam Mohammed Almohandis, 33, was charged with carrying an incendiary device aboard an aircraft and lying to federal agents for saying that he believed the materials were artists' crayons. Almohandis said he still does not know how the fireworks got into his backpack, but was grateful following Friday's verdict.") (February 28, 2004) (Read More...)