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Two Israelis Arrested in east Tennessee Transporting Suspicious Materials
Various local news broadcasts ^ | May 9, 2004 | who knows what evil?

Posted on 05/09/2004 3:51:42 PM PDT by who knows what evil?

My apologies in advance on this story; I just happened to catch this on several different newscasts a few minutes ago, and I am going by memory as best I can. Unicoi County (Tennessee) sheriffs arrested two Israeli men after a high-speed chase down mountain roads in this east Tennessee locale. While the sheriff was in pursuit, local witnesses noticed that materials were being thrown from the truck as it sped by, well over the posted speed limits. These witnesses were able to locate some of these items; one of which included a jug whose contents became "unusually hot" after the ingredients inside were shaken together. (Goes into the "Hey, y'all...watch this" category, WKWE.) Upon arrest, the police noted that the cab of the truck contained a "Learn How to Fly" brochure, along with passports and Florida licenses that "just didn't seem to add up". The Israelis claimed they were "just in the process of moving some furniture up to Boston". The police also stated that these two Israelis are "not being cooperative in any way." The FBI is investigating the nature of the substance in the jug that was recovered, which has been classified as an "inflammable fuel."

My questions:

1. What ELSE was in this (big yellow) 25-foot Ryder truck?
2. If they were travelling from Florida to Boston, what were they doing on a two-lane back road in the mountains of east Tennessee, several hundred miles WEST of Interstate 95; the most direct route from Florida to Boston?
3. What is the volatile substance in the jug, and why did they wish to avoid getting caught with it? (Why else would they pitch it?)
4. Why are they interested in "Learning How to Fly?"
5. Were they REALLY going to Boston, or were they MORE interested in the nearby Nuclear Fuel Services plant, or, G-d forbid, the huge Eastman Chemical Plant, about thirty miles further up the road?

It will be interesting to see if the national media picks up on this.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Tennessee; War on Terror
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To: Cementjungle
Welcome to FR.

Read the thread. That's first order before posting.

Yes, it is quite legit.

201 posted on 05/09/2004 6:32:00 PM PDT by don-o (Stop Freeploading. Do the right thing and sign up for a monthly donation.)
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To: who knows what evil?
What do they mean, "Israelis"? The word can refer to either Israeli Jews or Israeli Arabs.
202 posted on 05/09/2004 6:32:21 PM PDT by shhrubbery!
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To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
"Dahan, you are hereby charged with reckless driving, evading arrest, false identification, terrorism, and worst of all -- littering!"

In the 70s our highways were pretty trashy. Then the state rolled out the Tennessee Trash campaign, and we've been throwing litter bugs in jail ever since!

...there ain't no lower class than Tennessee trash.--Ed Bruce

203 posted on 05/09/2004 6:32:59 PM PDT by OrangeDaisy
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To: familyop
Yeah, we are just dumb as dirt here in TN. Maybe you could come teach us how to be sophisticated? Why don't you post your resume online in this thread so I can enlist the help of more sophisticated people to help me evaluate it? We really need the help of people like you to rise above our geography. Please help. Please.
204 posted on 05/09/2004 6:36:31 PM PDT by Tennessean4Bush (An optimist believes we live in the best of all possible worlds, a pessimist fears this is true.)
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To: Amelia
Interstates are full of cameras, everything is recorded. Back roads have much less of this type of surveillance.

Interstates throught the wilds of NC and TN are not full of cameras. We've only got new fangled things like cameras in the big cities.

205 posted on 05/09/2004 6:36:36 PM PDT by OrangeDaisy
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To: Joe Hadenuf
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=UTF-8&newsclusterurl=http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20040509/APN/405090709&filter=0


6 papers carrying same story
206 posted on 05/09/2004 6:37:58 PM PDT by bwteim (Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: Cementjungle
http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/default.asp?SectionID=FRONT

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040509/APN/405090709
207 posted on 05/09/2004 6:38:09 PM PDT by deport (To a dog all roads lead home.......)
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To: big ern
Israeli Arabs or Jews or Christians?

Who knows? The Unicoi County Sheriff, on camera, only identified them as "Israelis". The news stories identify them as "Israeli". Period. End of story. To those are interested in determining what type of 'Israelis' these guys are; call the Unicoi County Sheriff's Department.

208 posted on 05/09/2004 6:39:42 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (Under the personal care of the Great Physician...full coverage.)
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To: familyop
It does not surprise me at all that Tennessee police called them "Israelis" to the media. When's their next KKK meeting, BTW? Or do they have to return to their group home after work? ...idiots. People won't know who they're really talking about unless they say, even in Tennessean, "Ayrabs.

Visit my Uncle Earl sometime down South, he'll learn ya a thing or two. Starting with manners, first off.

209 posted on 05/09/2004 6:42:14 PM PDT by bwteim (Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: wingman1
Hey Neighbor, I am in Knoxville just down the road from you.
210 posted on 05/09/2004 6:42:31 PM PDT by Tennessean4Bush (An optimist believes we live in the best of all possible worlds, a pessimist fears this is true.)
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To: waxhaw
Gee, you took the words right out of my mouth.
211 posted on 05/09/2004 6:42:53 PM PDT by Critter (What ever happened to conservative principles?)
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To: who knows what evil?
I neglected to mention that there is a bottling plant for water in the Erwin area, also.
212 posted on 05/09/2004 6:43:11 PM PDT by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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To: who knows what evil?
It is well known before 9/11 Mossad agents were tracking Al-Qaeda agents around the world including here in the USA. When the Mossad tried to warn our government which was still being operated by Clinton bureaucrats, they were ignored.

Click here for some info on the Mossad tracking Al-Qaeda

213 posted on 05/09/2004 6:43:26 PM PDT by M 91 u2 K
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To: MHGinTN
Kingsport Times-News this morning.

FBI detains two Israelis arrested in Unicoi

Sunday, May 09, 2004

By RON SCALF


NET News Service ERWIN - The FBI detained two Israelis who led the Unicoi County sheriff on a high-speed chase in a rented Ryder Rental Truck late Saturday afternoon.

Being held without bond in the Unicoi County Jail on charges stemming from the chase are Shnuel Daran, 22, and another man only identified as Naor. Both men are from Israel.

Sheriff Kent Harris said Naor produced a fake identification card and the duo were uncooperative with officers.

"The other man, (Daran) produced an expired passport," Harris said.

The rental truck was being held at the county garage, pending an FBI investigation.

A "Learn to Fly" brochure was found in the truck, Harris said, leading officers to express concerns about security at the Nuclear Fuel Services plant in Erwin.

"I got a sick feeling when I saw it," Harris said. "What were they doing throwing things out of the truck?" he questioned.

Harris said he was on the former U.S. Highway 23 heading for his office after participating as a judge at the annual Ramp Festival in Flag Pond. Harris said he and Special Deputy Ed Sparks noticed the truck racing down the mountain.

"I was really concerned because the driver would not stop after I flashed my headlights for nearly three miles," he said. "He was weaving back and forth and, I was wondering what a large Ryder Rental Truck was doing on the two-lane highway late Saturday afternoon instead of the faster I-26 Interstate."

Harris said he also noticed the men throw something from the vehicle while they were being pursued.

A vial, containing an unknown substance not believed to be an illegal drug, was found by a bevy of officers who walked the area along the lightly traveled old highway near the North Carolina line at Ernestville.

Along with the FBI, Harris contacted the federal Bureau of Tobacco and Firearms, the Erwin Police Department as well as his own investigators to look into the situation.

The sheriff said the truck was rented in Mars Hills, N.C. He also said Daran produced a fake Florida driver's license issued in Plantation, Fla. He said his office would follow-up with Florida law enforcement officials and Interpol, the international tracking system for wanted criminals.

"We're not overreacting," Harris said. "We have a responsibility to protect the citizens of Unicoi County and that's what I'm going to do at any cost. I'd rather overreact, if that's what you call it, than be sorry later."

Harris said he was lucky that a regional FBI agent happened to be visiting in Unicoi County and met him within 15 minutes of his call.

"We all need to be serious about homeland security," Harris said.

"We're living in a different time ... a time in which we all need to be vigilant."

214 posted on 05/09/2004 6:46:01 PM PDT by don-o (Stop Freeploading. Do the right thing and sign up for a monthly donation.)
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To: cajungirl
Thanks.
215 posted on 05/09/2004 6:48:46 PM PDT by Tennessean4Bush (An optimist believes we live in the best of all possible worlds, a pessimist fears this is true.)
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To: Joe Hadenuf; Alouette
Alouette was posting it in response to Mr "The Jews are behind 9/11" boogha boogha.
216 posted on 05/09/2004 6:49:43 PM PDT by Bella_Bru
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To: waxhaw
like the stories concerning the more than 300 Israeli Jews who were arrested nationwide following 9/11.

Hey troll, the leftist attempt to blame 9/11 has been discredited so many times it has become comical. Why not bop back to DU and have a laugh with your cohorts?

217 posted on 05/09/2004 6:49:55 PM PDT by zip (Remember: DimocRat lies told often enough became truth to 42% of americans)
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To: TheLurkerX
It might be very convenient for them if they staged various terrorist attacks, polarized Americans against the Arab states, and brought our power to bear alongside that of Israel in an escalated conflict.

That's about the only explanation of 9/11 that makes any sense to me.

218 posted on 05/09/2004 6:49:56 PM PDT by Critter (What ever happened to conservative principles?)
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To: Rebelbase
There is no mention of a dog being shot during the vehicle stop. You must have Tennesse confused with Alabama. The way cops shoot dogs down here one would think there is a hunting season on dogs.
219 posted on 05/09/2004 6:50:03 PM PDT by proudofthesouth
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To: don-o
Sounds like a couple of enterprising moonshine runners got busted.
220 posted on 05/09/2004 6:50:17 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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