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Terrorist threat closes Fla. highway - ME men detained said "Americans would cry on 9/13"
Associated Press ^ | September 13, 2002 | Associated Press Staff

Posted on 09/13/2002 6:00:43 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP

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1 posted on 09/13/2002 6:00:43 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP
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Terrorist threat closes Fla. highway - ME men
detained said "Americans would cry on 9/13"

Heads up, Florida. Just fyi......



Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my Florida ping list!. . .don't be shy.

2 posted on 09/13/2002 6:03:11 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP
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To: MeeknMing
I just heard on Fox that the 3 or 4 detainees are legal but they are not saying if they are hispanic of muslim.
3 posted on 09/13/2002 6:04:40 AM PDT by alisasny
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To: alisasny
THe reporter on Fox while commenting on this said.."just to show you how stupid these guys are....."

I have felt for a while that the major terrorists who had some brains all perished on 911 last year and that it is going to take a long time to replace those 19.

4 posted on 09/13/2002 6:07:23 AM PDT by alisasny
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To: alisasny
I have felt for a while that the major terrorists who had some brains all perished on 911 last year and that it is going to take a long time to replace those 19.

You give the 911 bombers too much credit, but I agree with the rest of your assessment, except that the Taliban/Al Queda are finished and have been ever since, much to their surprise and dismay, we went into Afghanistan and cut through them like a hot knife through butter.

5 posted on 09/13/2002 6:11:01 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: alisasny
not saying if they are hispanic of muslim

What do you think they are?

I have yet to see a toddler or a 80 yr old grandmother or a nursing mother get caught trying to commit a terrorist act.

Time to profile -
Middle Eastern Men - ages 14 to 50. Open a special line at the airport, and search them all. Let the uniformed Marines, the grandmothers, and the Amish women go through without wasting resources on searching them.

6 posted on 09/13/2002 6:18:23 AM PDT by MrB
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To: MeeknMing
I believe that "detained but not arrested" means that the cops are having a conversation with them but they haven't been read their rights. They are probably trying to learn from them as much as they can before some Mohamedan lawyer or some civil rights do-gooder comes to 'represent' them.
7 posted on 09/13/2002 6:20:04 AM PDT by A Vast RightWing Conspirator
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To: alisasny; E. Pluribus Unum
I have felt for a while that the major terrorists who had some brains all perished on 911 last year and that it is going to take a long time to replace those 19.
So, we've detained a suspect in the anthrax letters?



8 posted on 09/13/2002 6:22:27 AM PDT by Sabertooth
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To: MrB
No kidding? They are forigen nationals?
The media acts so pathetic they call them
anything but what they are "Middle-eastern thugs,
from the fourteenth century, who treat their wives like cows
and their neighbors like dung!" The whole middle-eastern mentality better wise up they are headed for the ashheap
of history!
9 posted on 09/13/2002 6:26:20 AM PDT by claptrap
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To: Sabertooth
So, we've detained a suspect in the anthrax letters?

The fact that the remnants of Taliban/Al Qaeda are a bunch of morons is a separate issue from the fact that the FBI are a bunch of incompetent bureaucrats whose primary concerns are of the political correctness class.

10 posted on 09/13/2002 6:27:01 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: alisasny
I count the 19 among the stupid. The organization was no doubt damaged in Afghanistan. There is no safe place where large numbers can congregate, train and plan. They are being watched everywhere. I suspect that a few have spilled the beans during interrogation (not that WE would resort to using illegal methods to prevent NY from being nuked, or anything).
11 posted on 09/13/2002 6:33:57 AM PDT by js1138
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To: Sabertooth
Anthrax was domestic terrorism.
12 posted on 09/13/2002 6:39:45 AM PDT by Illbay
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To: MrB
"I have yet to see a toddler or a 80 yr old grandmother or a nursing mother get caught trying to commit a terrorist act."

No, but it is certainly possible that terrorists could plant harmful items on them or in their bags and possessions after they get through security, for later retrieval.

13 posted on 09/13/2002 6:42:03 AM PDT by Real Cynic No More
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To: MeeknMing
Friday the 13th part 77, Attack of the brain-dead Muslims?
14 posted on 09/13/2002 7:03:03 AM PDT by Teacher317
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To: MeeknMing
I'm a bit curious : if these worthies were Middle Eastern, how come they were speaking English ? ( I assume that was their language , since no mention was made of the waitress being fluent in Arabic, Spanish, etc. )

This suggests English was their primary language, or English was a common language for three people of different language backgrounds.

Mmmmmmmm........ Veddy interesting - schtupid too !

15 posted on 09/13/2002 7:07:34 AM PDT by genefromjersey
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
the Taliban/Al Queda are finished and have been ever since, much to their surprise and dismay, we went into Afghanistan and cut through them like a hot knife through butter.

I think the Taliban is washed up, but not Al Qaeda. While it's certainly disorganized, those hate-filled terrorists are also still financed, active and angry.

16 posted on 09/13/2002 7:14:53 AM PDT by Coop
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Photo updated on article, just fyi......

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AP
An aerial image from WFOR-TV via CNN shows the suspect's vehicle stopped on I-75 early Friday.
17 posted on 09/13/2002 7:17:53 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP
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To: Coop
...those hate-filled terrorists are also still financed, active and angry.

True enough, which is why we need to slap Saudi Arabia down after we are through with Iraq. Without Saudi financing, al Qaeda are just a bunch of sand monkeys jerking each other off.

18 posted on 09/13/2002 7:20:11 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: genefromjersey
You have a valid point regarding language. FOX News has been talking to Eunice Stone on the phone (the lady that overheard the conversation and reported it along with the license plate - Illinois plate, I believe). They both question why they would speak in English. Of course, the terrorists have yet to convince me of their intellectual supremacy so far.
19 posted on 09/13/2002 7:21:24 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP
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To: Illbay
Anthrax was domestic terrorism.

Are you stating a fact or just speculating?

20 posted on 09/13/2002 7:22:59 AM PDT by bankwalker
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