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Shadowy trio seen studying Sears Tower
ScienceDaily ^ | March 16, 2006

Posted on 03/16/2006 6:39:27 PM PST by John Lenin

CHICAGO, March 16 (UPI) -- U.S. federal officials have confirmed they are investigating an incident where three men were seen studying and taking pictures of Chicago's Sears Tower.

The men were spotted outside the 110-story building by security guards about three weeks ago. The men were questioned and allowed to leave, but the guards notified the Chicago Police Department. They in turn notified the Joint Terrorism Task Force, the Chicago Tribune reported

The guards recorded the car's license plate and it was traced to a rental agency, which said the car was returned about an hour after the incident.

It was later determined it had been rented with a fictional name, sources told the newspaper.

Also within the last three weeks, WLS-TV reported a man was questioned about sketching the Boeing World Headquarters building.

Copyright 2006 by United Press International. All Rights Reserved.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: Illinois; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 666; chicago; jttf; libertycity7; miamicell; michaelmoore; searstower; searstowerplot; silverstein; terrorism
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To: John Lenin

The mosque in Bridgeview is radical and has been in the news lately too.


41 posted on 03/16/2006 7:40:30 PM PST by prairiebreeze (Dear Congressmoron.....)
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To: John Lenin

42 posted on 03/16/2006 7:41:22 PM PST by Rastus
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To: Dog Gone

It's easy, Dog. Just go to the Maryland DMV, endure the excruciating wait, tell them "my name Jose Jimenez," give them some ID you printed up on your PC, then use your brand new Maryland driver's license and identity to apply for a credit card.


43 posted on 03/16/2006 7:43:34 PM PST by blau993 (Labs for love; .357 for Security.)
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To: reagan_fanatic

Those Amish.....their like ants...their all over the place.


44 posted on 03/16/2006 7:43:37 PM PST by TET1968
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To: John Lenin

Will it surprise anyone when Americans and other nations stop playing mindless defense, stop their ridiculous unilateral civility, and start using their superior ingenuity and technological power to terrorize Arabs as they board buses, shop in markets, go to school, pray, etc?

These vermin need to be taste reality - end of story.


45 posted on 03/16/2006 7:50:49 PM PST by Enduring Freedom (Senator Allen on Democrats: "...let's enjoy knocking their soft teeth down their whiny throats.")
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To: John Lenin

Will it surprise anyone when Americans and other nations stop playing mindless defense, stop their ridiculous unilateral civility, and start using their superior ingenuity and technological power to terrorize Arabs as they board buses, shop in markets, go to school, pray, etc?

These vermin need to taste reality - end of story.


46 posted on 03/16/2006 7:51:00 PM PST by Enduring Freedom (Senator Allen on Democrats: "...let's enjoy knocking their soft teeth down their whiny throats.")
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To: Dr._Joseph_Warren
Shadowy Trio


47 posted on 03/16/2006 7:51:03 PM PST by John Lenin (The Soviet Collapse=The Left's Humpty Dumpty)
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To: John Lenin
Probably three Jehovah's Witnesses...

Please excuse my (fill-in-the-blank) "phobia."

48 posted on 03/16/2006 7:55:00 PM PST by F16Fighter
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To: Dog Gone
"How do you rent a car with a fictional name?"

I guess you have to be a potential terrorist to get away with it.

49 posted on 03/16/2006 7:59:14 PM PST by TheLion
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To: John Lenin
The men were questioned and allowed to leave.....

We had an unerving incident just after the horror of 9/11. We are at the Great Lakes with the huge locking system.

Three men from DEARBORN,Michigan- chaps of Arabic origin, were taking videos of the International Bridge. The law enforcement authorities saw no wrong, because that is what tourists do. The FBI were called however and interviewed the men.

Now the good news. In today's National Post we learn that the United States Coastguard is to install whopping great machine guns on their cutters. An illustration shows the M240B Machine gun.Even our local rag carried this headline.

USCG to lock'n'load in Great Lakes.

Hopefully this is a war of nerves. Trouble is that no law seems to cover it.

50 posted on 03/16/2006 8:09:29 PM PST by Peter Libra
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To: Dog Gone
I rarely had a successful landing but I could always crash into the Sears Tower.
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Then you could take the elevator to the ground floor and a cab over to Midway to pick up a new plane.
51 posted on 03/16/2006 8:14:07 PM PST by Cheburashka (World's only Spatula City certified spatula repair and maintenance specialist!!!)
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To: Cheburashka

Chicago BUMP...


52 posted on 03/16/2006 8:31:44 PM PST by Palladin ("Governor Lynn Swann."...it has a nice ring to it!)
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To: John Lenin

Two of the three were named Mohammed. The third one was named Abdul.


53 posted on 03/16/2006 8:47:31 PM PST by Malesherbes
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To: All

ON THE NET...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1597287/posts


54 posted on 03/16/2006 9:22:29 PM PST by Cindy
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To: John Lenin

The only terrorist in Chicago is King Richie II. All the proof you need is in the pictures of what he did to Miegs Field.


55 posted on 03/16/2006 9:49:40 PM PST by Petruchio ( ... .--. .- -.-- / .- -. -.. / -. . ..- - . .-. / .. .-.. .-.. . --. .- .-.. / .- .-.. .. . -. ...)
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To: ARealMothersSonForever
It is possible to rent an automobile at all but three (guess which three) airports using cash or travelers checks. There is still such an instrument as an International Driving Permit. Reciprocal agreements are not universal. A credit card does not guarantee citizenship. Insurance is not universal. Some people ride a shuttle, and public transit.

San Antonio must be one of them, at least with one agency. My brother in law had no credit cards,(tore them up), and the rental agency didn't want to rent him a car. They wouldn't even take my credit card as security. They insisted on calling some third party, in this case my wife, who wasn't present or even in town. This was before 9-11, May of '99 IIRC.

56 posted on 03/16/2006 10:37:26 PM PST by El Gato
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To: billbears
Well of course they are. The warning on overdone hotdogs at basketball games didn't pan out to keep the average citizen concerned and willing to turn over even more control to the national government. So now we have yet another 'warning'. Anyone seen the coloring book threat chart of late? Perhaps we should make it against the law to take pictures of buildings.

Nice theory, but it doesn't explain the rental of the car using false ID.

57 posted on 03/16/2006 10:46:08 PM PST by El Gato
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To: John Lenin
Just another example of the good guys winning one. Of course that is not of any interest to the MSM.

I sincerely hope that before the 2008 election, a detailed report is disseminated about ALL the foiled attacks and threats since 2001.

Well done all concerned.

58 posted on 03/16/2006 10:50:51 PM PST by Churchillspirit (Anaheim Angels - 2002 World Series Champions)
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To: Peter Libra
In today's National Post we learn that the United States Coastguard is to install whopping great machine guns on their cutters. An illustration shows the M240B Machine gun.Even our local rag carried this headline.

An M240 is not a whopping great machine gun. It's only a 7.62x51, same as civilian .308. It's considered a medium machine gun Now this is a whopping big machine gun.

M2 Browning Machine gun (.50 caliber)

Although the Soviets made one slightly larger. 14.5 mm verses 12.7 (.50 cal)

14.5 mm marine pedestal machine-gun mount (14.5 mm MTPU)

59 posted on 03/16/2006 11:05:49 PM PST by El Gato
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To: prairiebreeze

Laura Mansfield said there was a videotape concerning attacks found in a mosque here


60 posted on 03/17/2006 1:29:59 AM PST by JustPiper (I do not "Recognize" America anymore !!!)
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