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Police Release Tape OF Hijacker's Traffic Stop Two Days Before Attack
Associated Press | 1/8/02 | AP

Posted on 01/08/2002 11:26:17 AM PST by Joe Hadenuf

State Police Release Tape of Hijacker's Traffic Stop Two Days Before Terror Attacks The Associated Press Published: Jan 8, 2002 PIKESVILLE, Md. (AP) - A videotape of one of the Sept. 11 hijackers being pulled over for speeding two days before the attacks was released Tuesday by Maryland State Police, who said there were "no red flags" to justify detaining the man.

Ziad S. Jarrah was "extremely calm and cooperative" during the stop, and Trooper Joseph Catalano saw no reason to keep him, said Col. David B. Mitchell, the superintendent of state police.

"There were no circumstances to question the gentleman more than we did," Mitchell said.

On the tape, Catalano can be seen telling Jarrah he was pulled over for going 90 mph in a 65 mph zone. After a few minutes, Catalano returns and tells Jarrah the fine is $270, gives him a few instructions on how to pay the fine and tells him he is free to go. Jarrah is never seen in the tape.

"No red flags at all," Catalano said. "It was a routine traffic stop."

FBI agent Michael Clemens said Jarrah was not on any federal lists of suspected terrorists at the time of the stop.

Jarrah, identified as one of the four hijackers on United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in Pennsylvania, had a valid visa, Clemens said. Mitchell also said Jarrah had a valid Virginia driver's license.

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To: Huck; Joe Hadenuf
" 'This idiot should have been detained for at least 72 hours and a background investigation should have been conducted considering the security threat above.'

I was just curious. The officer had no right to do that though, did he?"

No, the officer had no reason nor right to do that.
Now, Mr. "Joe Hadenuf" would you please either be realistic, or crawl back in your hole

21 posted on 01/08/2002 12:44:58 PM PST by phasma proeliator
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To: DaveyLittle
Nope...you are mistaken - he was not wanted
22 posted on 01/08/2002 12:53:54 PM PST by Lucas1
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To: Huck
The officer had no right to do that though, did he?

The officer did all that normally would be required. Unless the situation gave the officer additional details, (like he saw bomb materials in the car or the perp was hostile or the perp was under the influence). the perp in this case was well coached to not offer anything to call attention to himself.

Now if the license had biometric data that showed he was not the person he said he was, that would have been cause to bring him in. (But we are talking serious ID here) The problem with the traffic stop being a device to get terrorists is that we have to have stopped them before, put them on a watch list, and have a way to catch those using fradulent identification. (This is a tall order if we are also going to have as much freedom as we now have.)

I believe if data bases were sharred, (including interpol) and if these people used their real names (or we had some way to match them to the ID they were using) then we would have caught about half the perps. (Because at least this number had "records" or were on lists that someone had. In any event, this cop should be let off the hook.

23 posted on 01/08/2002 12:54:02 PM PST by KC_for_Freedom
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To: Pete53
why should he not? Amerixan or otherwise...speeding is just that...speeding
24 posted on 01/08/2002 12:54:49 PM PST by Lucas1
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To: phasma proeliator
No, the officer had no reason nor right to do that. Now, Mr. "Joe Hadenuf" would you please either be realistic, or crawl back in your hole

I wonder if all the thousands of dead from the WTC and all the hundreds of others on the other aircraft, would agree with you, if they could only speak.

25 posted on 01/08/2002 12:58:25 PM PST by Joe Hadenuf
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To: CdMGuy
That speed on a California freeway would get you a ticket for
reckless driving. Anything over 80mph is viewed as a serious
violation.

Most freeways I drive on here, that speed would get you ran over.

26 posted on 01/08/2002 12:58:50 PM PST by itsahoot
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To: Joe Hadenuf
wow... you're in your own world sir...

I'll let you wallow in peace, it's obnoxiously obvious that you don't give a damn.

27 posted on 01/08/2002 1:07:38 PM PST by phasma proeliator
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To: TankerKC
I guess I'm being thick. What should have happened during this stop? Should we all be required to present proof of citizenship when we are pulled over? What would be used to indicate citizenship? A Driver's License? A passport? BTW--I do agree that our immigration policies are a free for all, I'm just not sure what could be done in this particular instance.

The only reason this is a big deal is because he, along with Atta, were pulled over. Atta was pulled over in Florida and cited for driving without a license. So he and all the other terrorists in Fla. went and got valid Fla. licenses. In the meantime, Atta skipped his court hearing and had a bench warrant out for him up to Sept. 11. The point is that it is too easy for any foreign national to get a U.S. ID/drivers license which is used as a primary ID document.

The trooper didn't have access to all the information necessary.

Now, you may have read the earlier thread today - 6,000 M.E. men who have final deportation orders or who skipped their deportation hearings are the first of the 300,000 going into the FBI NCIC database, which local/state police have access to.

This should probably be expanded to include all visa overstayers, except of course the INS is so incompetent they have already blown through about $40 million trying to develop a computer system that can let them know who has overstayed their visas. Several of the Sept. 11 hijackers had overstayed (including Atta). I don't know if this guy was one of them, but if he was there was no way for that trooper to know it, and there likely won't be a way for police to know for several years, at least.

28 posted on 01/08/2002 1:16:27 PM PST by testforecho
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To: Pete53
# 10 I don't know where in Md. the stop took place, but 90% of the drivers in the Washington, D.C. area look/are foreign.
29 posted on 01/08/2002 1:20:12 PM PST by Nightwatch
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To: phasma proeliator
Wow?

Is this Berkeley speak? Listen professor, my first response to this article was this is just more proof, that our immigration policies are a complete "free for all". See post number one, professor. Read it slowly.

Looking back however, I noticed that you decided not to comment on that!

That was my first point, that *if* our immigration policies were not an absolute "free for all" the chances of this murdering SOB driving 90 MPH on our highways may not have ever occurred.

But you can get all hung up on weather on not the police officer had any right to do anything or not.

My point was that this is just a result of our open border, immigration madess.

I'll let you wallow in peace, it's obnoxiously obvious that you don't give a damn about who in the hell is in this country. Oh, and since this is a family forum / ..-. ..- .- ... ... .... .-.. . professor. Wow :o

30 posted on 01/08/2002 1:30:22 PM PST by Joe Hadenuf
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To: Joe Hadenuf
Nice to see you're at least predictable.
31 posted on 01/08/2002 1:40:37 PM PST by phasma proeliator
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To: phasma proeliator
Hind sight is 20/20. Back to class professor.

You avoiding the real issues is even more revealing than my predictability :o

32 posted on 01/08/2002 1:46:39 PM PST by Joe Hadenuf
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To: Joe Hadenuf
Look. there's no reason for this. It ends.

no hard feelings - My appologies for Missing your point.

33 posted on 01/08/2002 1:50:11 PM PST by phasma proeliator
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To: Joe Hadenuf
This idiot should have been detained for at least 72 hours and a background investigation should have been conducted considering the security threat above. There are many things that I haven't mentioned the many other things *our authorities* have been aware of for years as far as credible threats to our national security go. There have been many.

An A-rab, an alien, is pulled over in a rental car doing *90* mph days before Sept 11. He went on to be one of the Flt 93 terrorists. Correct: hindsight is 20/20, but my question is this: for months now we have seen a parade of authors and experts and people who served on government committees who throughout the 90's warned us time and time again of the threat Bin Laden and Islam are to our nation. I gotta believe that it was a failure of the Clinton administration to not bring this to the highest level of attention possible for federal and for all law enforcement.

Back to the dude doing 90: I say ANYONE doing 90 should be in a heap-o'-trouble. And not a citizen...? And in a rental car...?

I just hope---or wish or fanticize, because I doubt it will happen---that we apply common sense to airport and homeland security.

34 posted on 01/08/2002 2:01:57 PM PST by gg188
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To: gg188
I just hope---or wish or fanticize, because I doubt it will happen---that we apply common sense to airport and homeland security.

Well gg, if they were serious about *our* homeland security, they would start with our out of control immigration policies and our bleeding borders. Shut the door with an immigration moritorium, and find out who in the hell is in the house.

35 posted on 01/08/2002 2:18:26 PM PST by Joe Hadenuf
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To: phasma proeliator, Joe Hadenuf
Now, now, guys, both of you are making valid points, but I think that Joe is more correct to be outraged that intelligent and reasonable controls were not put in place regarding immigrants and foreigners. After repeated incidents, warnings, and American deaths, we still allow foreign nationals to obtain U.S. driver's licenses, which function as de facto "National ID's", as long as they have $50 and can fog a mirror.

With all of the trillions of dollars funding government functions, obviously (obnoxiously) protecting the citizens of the USA is the A#1 priority and duty of the government. We should have THE best security systems, operatives, and hardware available.

I think more attitudes like Joe's would help the situation, not hurt it. Currently terrorists and criminals are using our virtues against us; i.e. we are overly concerned about their rights (to the point that we keep inventing new "rights" for foreigners) because we believe so strongly in individual freedom and respect for Constiutional protections. Terrorists know this, and they've played us...

This must stop immediately!
36 posted on 01/08/2002 2:35:56 PM PST by motzman
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To: Joe Hadenuf
weather

I think you meant “whether”.

..-. ..- .- ... ... .... .-.. .

I think you meant “..-. ..- .- ... ... .... --- .-.. .”

;)

37 posted on 01/08/2002 2:36:10 PM PST by TankerKC
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To: testforecho
"Now, you may have read the earlier thread today - 6,000 M.E. men who have final deportation orders or who skipped their deportation hearings are the first of the 300,000 going into the FBI NCIC database, which local/state police have access to."

I won't be happy until they add ALL the illegals from north and especially south of the border too.

38 posted on 01/08/2002 2:39:24 PM PST by holyscroller
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To: TankerKC
I stand corrected - .... .- -. -.- ...
39 posted on 01/08/2002 2:45:47 PM PST by Joe Hadenuf
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To: Celtjew Libertarian;nkycincinnatikid
Too bad good Moslems don't drink. Some of them did drink, supposedly in attempt to blend in better with American culture. Too bad this wasn't one of the times they were doing so.

I worked for many years in a drug and alcohol rehab. Many of our "regular" clients" were Black Muslims courtesy of the NY prison system.It used to break me up. They came in high and drunk (in violation of their expressed religion) but refused to eat a pancake if it was on the same plate as a sausage...

40 posted on 01/08/2002 2:56:02 PM PST by RnMomof7
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