Posted on 07/19/2004 5:30:58 PM PDT by RaceBannon
There was another incident of a guy taking pictures of a refinery at night and the security guard got shot or something like that. At night and somewhere in the Houston area if I'm not mistaken? Do you remember?
I hope this doesn't get out of hand....damned if you do and damned if you don't
I remember the Texas City explosions very well. They shook the windows in our school in Beaumont--about 100 miles away.
Saw some film clips of the secondary explosions later that night (IIRC)...
Horrible day...
That was my first thought, too. I typed in "texas refinery," saw a whole page of photos pop up, and figured this was another Molehill Inflation exercise.
I recall a line in an article on Soviet travel (maybe PJ O'Rourke?) "Above all, never photograph a bridge. Don't even take along a photo of your favorite bridge back home"
So I got this photography book a long time ago (80's) with pix from a guy named Roy Mortenson, called "Meadowland". I'm from South Jersey, these are pix of industrial areas up North Jersey (near nyc). Anyone hear of this guy? Great photographer.
http://www.local1259iaff.org/disaster.html
http://www.local1259iaff.org/report.htm
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=%22texas+city+disaster%22
I was only a baby, but sometimes I still cry at what my family went through that day and the ensuing days.
I'm so sorry for you and your family.
Jordanian Man Charged With Lying About Being a U.S. Citizen to Obtain Pilot's License
The Associated Press
Published: Jul 18, 2004
BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Jordanian man living in the United States illegally has been charged with lying about his immigration status to obtain a pilot's license.
Sami Abuhamatto, 24, was arrested Friday and was being held pending a hearing on Monday.
There are no allegations that the case is terrorism-related. The flight industry has seen increased security since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks prompted concerns that flight schools could again become training grounds for terrorists.
Abuhamatto's six-month visitors visa expired in 1996, according to court documents. He applied for the pilot's license in May 2002, claiming he was a U.S. citizen born in Brookfield, the Chicago suburb where he lives, the documents show.
The Federal Aviation Administration approved the application less than a week later.
Authorities said they learned of the incident after Abuhamatto arranged a bogus marriage late last year in an effort to gain resident alien status.
We have seen this over and over and over.
..."The man, described as white with dark hair,"
Disinformation. I'll take bets that he is not "white".
As in all cases, the "Far-Out-Man" left's #1 suspect is:
Haliburton!
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Depends on what they do to or ask him, when/if they find him.
---Ban "Assault Cameras" with more than a 10 shot memory card!!
Probably an ACLU photographer looking for a lawsuit to file.
Hell, don't they know all us white guys look alike? Just ask x-chief Mooosey. Bush/Cheney 2004
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