"Don't you think that in this country, with media and politicians that love Israel so much, if those men were indeed Palestinian (or may even be suspected Palestinians) it would have made a much MUCH bigger headline splash?"
Your post above, to Neanderthal (#199), raises an interesting point. Why, if they are Arab, or Palestinian, aren't we, the public, being told?
Interesting that the Seattle P.I. article posted by ValerieUSA in #178, refers to them simply as being "Middle Eastern":
Seattle P.I. "The FBI and other federal agents were investigating two Middle Eastern men "
Something tells me, that perhaps there is much more to this story than is being told.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is one of the best at white washing a story. It just goes to show that if Israelis come under fire, we can count on most American media to try and sweep over the story. Not once were these men called "Arab" or "Palestinian" In the original Fox News story. They were called "Israeli nationals". Seattle P-I was quick to broaden that term to "Middle Eastern" to get the word "Israeli" out of there.