The author of that article is a noted Iran scholar, so he probably is well aware of the situation. Can be seen on FNC at times.
(He's also sometimes a freeper, and a really nice guy, have conversed with him before.)
Good save - Dogs alerted to explosives at gate; two detained by INS
Two men driving a rental truck were detained Friday when they attempted to enter the base without proper credentials. Their action prompted officials to close the Franklin Gate and a half-mile area off base as a preventive measure after a military working dog alerted to potential explosives in the truck's cab.
An Atlanta-based moving and storage company contracted the rental truck and drivers for a household goods pickup on base.
Upon entering the base, one of the occupants could not provide the proper credentials so security officials instructed them to go to the Franklin Gate Pass and ID office.
As a precaution, the watch commander alerted the base police to the situation.
''I instructed the watch commander to secure the site, sweep the area, call in the MWD Unit, EOD, NCIS as well as local authorities, '' said Bud Lett, operations officer at NSB Kings Bay.
The men and the vehicle were held at the Franklin Gate Pass and ID parking lot while a routine visual vehicle search was conducted using a military working dog. During the search, the dog alerted to a briefcase located in the truck cab and Explosive Ordnance Detach-ment Kings Bay personnel removed the briefcase using a remote controlled robot, but they found no explosives. Further checks of the vehicle by the dog produced no further hits or alerts.
''The guards at the gate, the EOD detachment, as well as at the Franklin Gate Pass and ID station did an exceptional job,'' said Lett. ''Their performance was a textbook performance and we couldn't ask for a better group on the watch.''
Echoing that comment, NSB Kings Bay Executive Officer Cmdr. Mark Davis said Kings Bay personnel, including BOSC security, Navy security and EOD performed superbly in detecting an unusual situation, assessing it, and responding in a measured and effective manner.
NCIS detained the two men, both Israeli citizens, and turned them over to Immigration Naturalization Service in Savannah for further disposition and deportation. The men are identified as Tamir David Sasson, 24, and Daniel Henry Levy, 23, both of Metar, a settlement located outside of
Beer-Sheva, Israel. One of the men was missing an I-94 form from his passport and both did not have work permits, according to an NCIS official.