I guess the notes they were passing were just final updates to their "music"
And the hand signals as they work without a conductor. .....your regular 14 member Syrian free-flow band.
You have chosen to believe everything in the initial accounts of the story. Why? Because it fits nicely into what you'd like to believe. Have a nut.
The 14 Syrian "musicians" with expired visas
1. Never should have been allowed to board the USA bound flight in Damascus
2. Never should have been allowed to pass customs and immigration when they arrived in Detroit and should have been deported immediately
3. Should have been deported immediately after being questioned by the FBI and TSA after they landed at LAX. These FBI and TSA clowns didn't even check the expiration dates of their visas during their questioning!