Three men detained on terrorist suspicions still under investigation

Naples Daily News ^ | 09/17/02 | By MIREIDY FERNANDEZ, mmfernandez@naplesnews.com

[kcvl]

Thanks for the clarification!

[philosofy123]

The lady did a good job notifying the police. The police and the FBI showed how amateur our investigative system in PROFILING! These guys should have been stopped in Georgia, not in Florida hours after getting the info, for whatever traffic excuse. They should have been trapped to argue with the police, and spend the night in the can, where their cars would be searched carefully.

The Americans have a lot to learn from the Israelis on profiling! When are we going to close our gates to Moslem students? The probability of having a young male Moslem that love the USA is almost ZERO, so are we fooling ourselves allowing these low-life here?

[Howlin]

Okay....we can try one!

[Lucky]

I think it's probably a good idea to stay away from Disney World for a while, in case they dropped off some explosives somewhere on route.

[kcvl]

Well darn! I thought we were suppose to be looking for white Southern females. The way Eunice has been treated you would think that she was the person under suspicion!

[Greeklawyer]

Does the restaurant have a security camera? I know some Denny's restaurants do have them so the manager can keep an eye on the cash register and the people in the dinning area.

My fundamental question is: Why would a woman report this to the police? If this was a vindictive prank on her part would it have not shown. The conduct of the suspects needs to be adressed as part of the issue of credibility.

[philosofy123]

I think she did a good job. Typically, a terrorist would not speak in English about what he is going to do. But Eunice is not trained in law enforcement. As an alert citizen, she did her duty. The police and the FBI showed how slow they are! It should have taken only 15 minutes to order the stoppage of these cars on a fabricated traffic charges. Our law enforcement, and many layers of approvals is again illustrating that we should learn from the Israeli?

Profiling is good, and we should teach our law enforcement officers how to profile. As for the Moslem students, here is a little taste of their own medicine. How many Christians get into trouble in Arab countries zealot police. At least we released these misfits. Typically, in Moslem countries suspects sit in jail for years!

[joyful1]

CNN IS ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF INNOCANT AMERICANS BY DISCOURAGING CITIZENS TO REPORT SUSPICIOUS MUSLIMS!!

That's exactly what PC butt-kissing Larry king did last nite as he patronized the three stooges and discredited Eunice.

Here is CNNs phone number. Call. 404-827-1700

[baseballmom]

When are we going to close our gates to Moslem students?

These are AMERICAN medical students. I understand your point about FOREIGN students, but these 3 are American. Just nitkpicking here, but, we don't want to emulate the sloppy reporting that has been abundant from the "real" reporters :-)

MSNBC has re-run the interview from yesterday - the morning gal - and they certainly have been cleaned up and toned down. VERY humble and accomadating. Butter wouldn't melt in their mouths.

One other thing has been nagging me. Most medical internships start on July 1st (at least in American medical centers) These guys are 3rd year students. Traditionally students in the first and second years are in the classroom. The 3rd year begins the clinical rotations (not normally called internships). They usually start much sooner than the middle of Sept. It seems very late in the year to be just starting these rotations. Olliemb or patriciaruth, or other Doctors out there, can you verify??

[Lion's Cub]

These guys should have been stopped in Georgia, not in Florida hours after getting the info, for whatever traffic excuse

As far as I know, the police were looking for them, so I think they were acting on the tip. And we don't know what route they really took.

As for the profiling, it's time to stop all visas/immigration from countries that harbor muslim terrorists until we get this sorted out.

Profiling will catch a lot of them, but it's not going to catch them all. They're making converts all over the world from many races it appears.

It boils down to one thing, no matter how you want slice it. They're all muslim.

[mommybain]

"Administrative snafu?" I can't help but believe that if I had been pulled over by Highway Patrol, who then found that the tags on my car don't jive with the files at DMV, that I'd be allowed to just drive off. At the least I'm pretty sure I'd get a nice ticket with a hefty fine.

It just doesn't seem right that something that was such a big deal last Friday is suddenly unmentionable.

[kcvl]

Alleged terrorist threat prompts another police search in S. Florida
South Florida Sun-Sentinel ^ | 9/17/02 | Ryan Pastrovich


Posted on 09/17/2002 8:08 AM Pacific by browardchad


Royal Palm Beach · Police issued a bulletin Monday morning after receiving a report that six men were overheard discussing plans to travel to the Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood International Airport and "blowing things up."

No government agency reached Monday could confirm the veracity of the report. No arrests or incidents at the airport in Broward County had been reported late Monday.

[kcvl]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/752240/posts

[kcvl]

Fort Lauderdale Police Issue Alert

BOLO Issued For Six Men

POSTED: 8:00 a.m. EDT September 17, 2002
UPDATED: 9:58 a.m. EDT September 17, 2002


FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- There is yet another alert out for possible terrorist activity in South Florida.

On Monday police issued a "BOLO," or be on the lookout alert, after a Middle Eastern man reported to police he overheard six men talking, in Arabic, about blowing things up. He also says he heard them discussing Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and saw the men transferring bags between the cargo beds of two vehicles.

Police and the FBI interviewed the Royal Palm Beach resident who made the report. They said he is credible.

That led to a statewide alert for the group of men who were seen driving a late model green GMC crew cab truck and a purple Ford F-150 pickup. Both vehicles have tan bed covers.

[joyful1]

CNN IS ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF INNOCANT AMERICANS BY DISCOURAGING CITIZENS TO REPORT SUSPICIOUS MUSLIMS!!

That's exactly what PC butt-kissing Larry king did last nite as he patronized the three stooges and discredited Eunice.

Here is CNNs phone number. Call. 404-827-1700

[kcvl]

Police said the report, made by a resident of Middle Eastern descent, had been turned over to the FBI. Special Agent Mike Fabregas, FBI spokesman in Miami, said the agency was investigating.

The Royal Palm Beach resident claimed to have overheard a discussion between six "Arabic" men.

The resident said the men were talking at a shopping center at Southern Boulevard and Royal Palm Beach Boulevard about 10 a.m. and transferring black bags from one vehicle to another.

"They were speaking in Arabic about blowing things up, possibly at the airport," the bulletin states.

The men were described as 30 to 35 years old, all with short hair, clean shaven and of average height and weight.

The bulletin says the two vehicles were a green GMC crew cab pickup and a new purple Ford F-150 truck.

The report comes on the heels of the arrests of five Arab-American men accused of forming a terrorist cell in Buffalo, as well as a multi-state manhunt in which three medical students were accused -- and then cleared -- of plotting a terrorist attack on Miami.

Imad Mahgoub, president of the Assalam Center in Boca Raton, said similar reports can be expected in uneasy circumstances.

"We all want to be secure," he said. "I'm a citizen here, just like everybody else. But I think we should be careful not to cross the line and overdo it."

[twigs]

I also read somewhere on one of these threads that these men were overheard discussing a party they had attended on 9/11 in Illinois. If this turns out to be correct, it seems to be another coincidence, doesn't it? Are any of these three from IL--in itself another coincidence? I think you're right on!

[Lion's Cub]

Fox News just reported that Florida police are looking for 6 men and a purple pick-up truck in a bomb plot. I will post more details if I hear anything.

There's a thread about it running here.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/752240/posts

[fivecatsandadog]

Most medical internships start on July 1st (at least in American medical centers) These guys are 3rd year students. Traditionally students in the first and second years are in the classroom. The 3rd year begins the clinical rotations (not normally called internships). They usually start much sooner than the middle of Sept. It seems very late in the year to be just starting these rotations.

These guys are full of it: (from CNN) The students told CNN they were talking about bringing down a car for school transportation -- nothing more. "I was the only one of us three that didn't buy a car before the semester started in Miami," said Choudhary, a third-year medical student. "So my plan was that once we get to Miami I would buy a car before classes started, and I said that in case I don't find one in Miami, I could have one shipped down from Kansas City."

Good grief. This makes no sense. They're doing the CYA shuffle. CAN'T FIND A CAR IN MIAMI? SHIP ONE FROM KC? If they can afford to have one shipped, they sure can afford to buy one in Miami. PA-Leeze

[Stone Mountain]

I can assure you that if there wasn't anything in that car BOTH dogs wouldn't have alerted. I can also tell you that whether they were bomb sniffing dogs or drug sniffing dogs they don't alert on a innocent doctor's lab coat.

Isn't nitroglycerine a common heart medication? My understanding is that this turns up false positives at the airport frequently.