FBI furious over release of 6 found with map of Florida nuclear plant

Reuters \South Florida Sun-Sentinel ^ | October 31 2001, 11:07 AM EST

[Walkin Man]

MIAMI - Federal agents are searching for six men who were detained in the Midwest but later released even though they were carrying material about a nuclear power plant in Florida and an Alaskan pipeline.

FBI director Robert Mueller was said to be ``furious'' at the release, the Miami Herald reported, citing an unidentified senior law enforcement official.

The incident apparently contributed to the new terror warning issued by the U.S. government, it said. FBI and INS officials were not immediately available to comment on the report.

[Walkin Man]

The incident apparently contributed to the new terror warning issued by the U.S. government, it said.

Man this screw-up is hard to believe!

[Alberta's Child]

The FBI has no business being "furious" about anything -- they are just as incompetent as anyone else.

[NautiNurse]

Furious is a good word to describe my feelings about it too.

[JD86]

Everything I have seen says "midwest". Anyone have an idea on location of the original stop?

[be-baw]

The Immigration and Naturalization Service decided the passports were valid

Off with their heads.

[linn37]

I thought Barney Fife retired.What a goober.

[Milosevic2]

ANYONE WHO BELIEVED THIS YOU WILL ALSO BELIEVE THAT TOO ...

[The Vast Right Wing]

Start firing some people. When there are beaurocratic mess-ups and other idiotic mistakes, people need to be fired. This sends a signal to others in an organization that it is not business as usual. The same might be said for some in the pentagon.

[Walkin Man]

The Immigration and Naturalization Service decided the passports were valid.

Somebody needs to slap these dolts upside the head and tell them that we are at WAR! Of course these jerks are the ones that welcomed all the terrorists sleepers into the USA in the first place.

[Slippery Fish]

Christ!! I live 20 miles from one of these damn Florida nuclear sites; WTF am I supposed to do if and when I hear the sirens go off? Wave my flag and sing the star spangled banner? No wonder bullshit like this happens; the police send the Arabs on their merry way, with a stupid grin, "have a nice day come back and blow us!"

[Poohbah]

WTF am I supposed to do if and when I hear the sirens go off? Wave my flag and sing the star spangled banner?

No, you're supposed to get upwind of the plant. Do I have to do ALL of your thinking for you?

[Publius]

Good point. I don't smell incompetance here. I smell corruption, perhaps even treason in our federal law enforcement community. Somebody's on the take.

[be-baw]

When there are beaurocratic mess-ups and other idiotic mistakes, people need to be fired

God help us, the bureaucrats seem to have limitless job security.

[gulfcoast6]

No, its not. Most likely the officers were trained by the Clinton ara FBI. This 'political correct' thing has got to be a thing of the past.

[Walkin Man]

I live 20 miles from one of these damn Florida nuclear sites...

I'd say you may have reason to worry. But hey, don't worry, the government will protect you. /sarcasm

[Coop]

Man this screw-up is hard to believe!

I bet we can ultimately thank bleeding heart attorneys and judges for this one. Whoever held these terrorist whackos probably felt they didn't have enough "evidence" to hold them.

[DinkyDau]

Who is the unbelievably stupid, moronic, retarded idiot that let these terrorists go?

First we have a complete, total moron that denies permission to blow Omar away, and now this! We gotta get these hopeless incompetents out of the way, fast! We can't afford screw-ups of this magnitude!

In the Marines we used to say there is always that 10%.

[Slippery Fish]

"get upwind of the plant" Sure let me go call someone I'll be right back..."excuse me Mr. President can you tell me the exact location of the nuclear power plant in Florida that is a possible threat to everyone who is in a 100 mile radius?" Don't think so much Poohbah

[Walkin Man]

Most likely the officers were trained by the Clinton era FBI. This 'political correct' thing has got to be a thing of the past.

You got a point there. PC will be the death of the USA one of these days.

[Digger]

Had to release them or the ACLU would have filed a lawsuit for racial profiling. THE ENEMY IS WITHIN.............