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FBI alert triggered by 'Mideast' truckers
WorldNetDaily.com ^
| February 16, 2003
| WorldNetDaily.com
Posted on 02/15/2003 10:52:00 PM PST by Pern
Two men described as 'Middle Eastern' seen driving a semi-truck that made a stop at a Colorado gas station are the focus of a nationwide alert issued by the FBI, according to a report by KUSA-TV in Denver.
The men driving the 18-wheeler reportedly stopped at a Hess station Thursday afternoon in the town of Byers, about forty miles east of Denver.
The FBI’s Joint Terrorist Task Force got involved when an attendant saw the men apparently trying to put unleaded gasoline into the truck. The attendant had to tell the pair to use diesel fuel instead.
The men fueled up with the correct gas, paid in cash and then headed toward Interstate 80 in northeastern Colorado.
Few details of the FBI alert, which was released Friday afternoon, have been made available to the media.
The name on the truck is 'Real Transport' and it has a Quebec, Canada, license plate number RS7-116.
Authorities reportedly ran a check on the plate and determined it's not currently registered.
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KEYWORDS: 18wheeler; alert; domestic; fbi; feds; homelandsecurity; terrorism
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posted on
02/15/2003 10:52:00 PM PST
by
Pern
To: Pern
Just the fact of Arabs driving a semi-truck is suspicious enough for me.
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posted on
02/15/2003 10:53:52 PM PST
by
dce88
To: dce88
If they wanted to avoid detection, they'd be in a cab...
3
posted on
02/15/2003 11:02:05 PM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
(We've got, you know, armadillos in our trousers. I mean, it's really quite frightening.)
To: Chad Fairbanks
I agree...Or a 7-11...
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posted on
02/15/2003 11:15:15 PM PST
by
dce88
To: Pern
I wonder if they put any of the unleaded gas in their tank before the attendant stopped them? That might slow them down a bit!
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posted on
02/15/2003 11:17:24 PM PST
by
scott7278
(Peace had it's chance, now it's bombs away!)
To: dce88
Yea... great. The FBI knows about it. So where's the truck!
Answer; Getting new, illegal plates and painting over the “Real Transport” logo at a safe garage.
They're heading in Patty Murrays direction... HA!
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posted on
02/15/2003 11:17:38 PM PST
by
johnny7
(This is 911. If you have been murdered, press 1. Raped, press 2. Kidnapped, press 3.)
To: Pern
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posted on
02/15/2003 11:23:41 PM PST
by
scott7278
(Peace had it's chance, now it's bombs away!)
To: Pern
Thursday? They could be anywhere by now.
To: Pern
Real commercial Trucks rarely have two drivers.
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posted on
02/16/2003 12:08:40 AM PST
by
ez
(WHERE'S THE OVERNIGHT POLLING ON THE ESTRADA FILIBUSTER???)
To: Pern
Just heard about this - why is this not all over the news, if we are serious about homeland security??
10
posted on
02/16/2003 10:37:50 AM PST
by
Terriergal
(Going to war without the French is like going deer hunting without an accordion.)
To: dce88
Arabs that are so clueless about things as to put unleaded in a semi truck.... something is wrong with this picture.
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posted on
02/16/2003 10:39:07 AM PST
by
Terriergal
(Going to war without the French is like going deer hunting without an accordion.)
To: ez
Real commercial Trucks rarely have two drivers." *Bzzzt*, wrong. It's common enough to not raise suspicion. Husband/wife teams. Trainer/"Student" teams.
Large fleets have many teams. Keeps their trucks running 24/7. Good for the bottom line. Gives them flexability for loads running late. Hand it of to a team in route.
To: Pern
BUMP we need some truckers to spread the word amongst themselves and keep an eye open.
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posted on
02/16/2003 11:15:43 AM PST
by
Terriergal
(Going to war without the French is like going deer hunting without an accordion.)
To: Terriergal
why is this not all over the news, if we are serious about homeland security??I think you've answered your own question... If we were serious about it, our borders would be sealed. And I say this a legal immigrant...
To: prolusion
*Bzzzt*, wrong. It's common enough to not raise suspicion. Husband/wife teams. Trainer/"Student" teams. Never seen two drivers in a rig in my life. BTW, which middle easterner was the husband and which middle easterner was the wife?
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posted on
02/16/2003 11:27:11 AM PST
by
ez
(WHERE'S THE POLLING DATA ON THE ESTRADA FILIBUSTER???)
To: RoughDobermann
Then why are the FBI still looking?
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posted on
02/16/2003 12:20:27 PM PST
by
Terriergal
(Going to war without the French is like going deer hunting without an accordion.)
To: Terriergal
Sorry, I'm not following you. Hopefully, the FBI are still looking because the have some intel which tells them they should be. My point is that we are not going to be serious about homeland defense until we secure our borders like other countries do, that's all.
To: ez
don't get out much huh?
To: Pern
To: OperationFreedom
46K last year...
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posted on
02/16/2003 2:00:31 PM PST
by
ez
(WHERE'S THE POLLING DATA ON THE ESTRADA FILIBUSTER???)
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