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Three Arabs Detained Trying to Sneak Into Port of Miami
TruthNews ^ | 01-07-07

Posted on 01/07/2007 7:17:21 PM PST by PRePublic

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To: tickmeister
Language Barrier May Have Led To Miami Port Scare

(CBS) MIAMI Three legal immigrants in a cargo truck were detained at the Port of Miami on Sunday after a routine inspection raised concerns, but police say the incident may have stemmed in part from a language barrier (snip)

21 posted on 01/07/2007 10:06:37 PM PST by Valin (History takes time. It is not an instant thing.)
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To: Luigi Vasellini
"miscommunication" means lying to infidels There's a FATWA to lie to the infidel.
22 posted on 01/08/2007 6:24:00 AM PST by PRePublic
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Our local news did say they were from Dearborn.

Weird to blame this on a language barrier, since he tried to hide the two men, he had no ID, didn't have the proper paperwork for entry?

Maybe I'm missing something?


23 posted on 01/08/2007 6:29:13 AM PST by roses of sharon
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This whole incident could (I say could) be a case study about news media, news sources, and ultimate truth. After reading all of our threads, and a lot of the linked coverage (as well as a good bit of "I heard someone say on TV"), we have completely contradictory statements on:

Nothing in truck; 55-gallon drums in truck; regular industrial shipment in truck

No paperwork; wrong paperwork; paperwork that says exactly what truck has;

driver/passengers are legal; illegal; criminal background, no criminal background; not on watch list; name same as on watch list.

In many/most cases, when we don't like what the media is reporting, we know that they screw things up mightily, by malice and/or stupidity.

But, when they report what some of us would like to believe, why do we think they automatically become completely correct and brilliant.

It seems to me that a version of the old Reagan line, "trust but verify" is best on these events. If you didn't see it with your "own lying eyes," take all immediate breaking news reports and reports of news reports with a big grain of salt. Speculate, but realize that the speculation may be based on completely false versions of facts.

Then, at some point, somebody should go back and try to find out why the media said what they did -- who their unnamed sources are -- did they exist, and what do THEY say they said at the time. You can't just assume that everything is "being covered up," but neither can you assume that the media is right on Day 2, rather than Day 1. It is a puzzlement.

24 posted on 01/08/2007 9:23:07 AM PST by BohDaThone
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25 posted on 01/08/2007 12:21:46 PM PST by GOPJ
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