[mewzilla]

I'm beginning to wonder if the agent wanted to instigate an incident, because he certainly went about it the right way. That's not to let AA off the hook for not calling the USSS. What a mess. I still would like to know where the agent was stopped, and how early he arrived for his flight.

[Howlin]

I imagine we'll hear it all in due time; but I tell you one thing, having his lawyers all over TV the other night did NOT impress me at all. It has that "Gary Condit" feel to me.

[Dave S]

I'm beginning to wonder if the agent wanted to instigate an incident, because he certainly went about it the right way

the first provable publicity that the agent gave this event was the news conference which happened after American Airlines put material on their website which the agent felt to be untrue and which pictured him in a poor light.

Given the scene of an armed arab-American claiming to be a secret service agent at the gate arguing with pilot and gate personnel with cop standing by, do you really think that the agent had to be the person who leaked the story to the press. There could have been hundreds of people that could have observed this. Recall the Agents coat was on the plane. The airline refused to let him reboard to get it or bring it to him. As a consequence, he's standing there with shoulder holster clearly visible. You think that didnt attract some attention among the Christmas travelers?