Posted on 01/07/2007 5:22:03 PM PST by NormsRevenge
A bomb squad truck and Miami-Dade County Police vehicles pass by cargo containers Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007 as they enter the Port of Miami in Miami. Security was increased Sunday at the port after authorities caught three Middle Eastern men trying to slip past a checkpoint in a cargo truck. All three men were taken into custody for questioning. They had not been arrested and no charges had been filed against them Sunday afternoon, authorities said. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
update to earlier ap article titled
3 detained trying to enter Port of Miami
At first glance this seems like the system works, to me. If it turns out this was innocent "miscommunication," Hey, no problem with being careful.
Possibly testing our security?
Thanks , there were a few going at one time..
Possibly testing our security?
Ya never know.
I watched that news conference and wondered why the police officer just didn't say the word "lied." That's what the driver did. He told a lie. He said he was alone in the truck. Miscommunication is not what happened. Are the police so PC in Miami that they are no longer able to recognize when they're being lied to?
Another Imam prayer confrontation. Look for the law suits to be filed and the port authority employees to be sent to sensitivity training.
Also, she said the driver was the one without identification. Where I live, it is against the law to drive around without your driver's license. Did he have a valid license? To drive that huge truck all the way from Michigan?
Aren't they constantly doing it?
The first report said the cargo was NOT car parts and thus did not match the manifest.I wonder where the truth lies here.
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No, local police and port security legitimately caught these people. We're now in the "move along" phase.
I have mixed feelings about this. From the police point of view, I can see why they wouldn't want a crowd of gawkers hanging over them. At the same time, I think citizens have some right to the truth and we're not getting it. We don't have to know all the details, but I think we should at least be told the basic outlines.
Did anyone on this item hear the early report about two empty 55 gallons drums? That detail disappeared in later reports.
I turned Fox News Channel off this afternoon as I grew tired hearing them hypothesize as to what might be happening.
This story just doesn't pass the smell test.
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