[dsw]

CNBC is backing off the report by going silent. No one is going to confirm this for now. Doesn't mean it is not true. Whoever spoke to Whitcomb is now getting dumped on. He's called Whitcomb and told him to keep a lid on it. Watch CNBC or MSNBC, they are no longer going with the story.

[Trust but Verify]

Arghhh....FReepers need to know!

[GOPrincess]

Washington Post (found via Drudge) also says U.S. disputes the story but I suspect from the article's wording that we either are currently working to I.D. them or the government doesn't want this info public yet.

[RobFromGa]

no problem, I only posted what I heard, and didn;t think it reliable enough to start a new Breaking thread, I've been burned before.

I think it is probably true, will take a while to get confirmed. We want a bit of time to act on info we can gather from these AQ fish before they scatter. Probably too late for that.

[AmericanInTokyo]

This almost as bad as when there is a big car crash in the neighborhood, or a shooting, and the police have everything roped off.

People mill around and nobody really quite knows with certainty what has happened, rumors fly, folks just keep asking 'what's happening' as they arrive one by one, and the police just keep saying, "stay back" or "nothing to see here, folks, just be on your way".