| Submit your comments on this article |
| Home Front |
| More on the Alligator Alley Boom Boyz... |
| 2002-09-13 |
| The two cars with Illinois plates were pulled over at about 1 a.m. ET after running a toll booth on Alligator Alley, the portion of Interstate 75 that connects Florida's east and west coasts. One set of plates appeared to be stolen, police sources told Fox News. "Mahmoud, we can't use these plates. The state gave them to us when we paid our license fee. Go out and steal somebody else's." "But Ahmed, we're just going to the grocery store!" A law enforcement official in Washington, who spoke only on condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press that authorities had not found a terrorist connection and that the three men appeared to be medical students going to a medical conference in Miami. Driving a car with stolen plates and busting through a toll booth? I'd call that suspcious, even without them yucking it up over 9-11. The official said the men's nationalities are Jordanian, Iranian and Pakistani, and at least two are naturalized citizens. That'd explain using English as a common language in the Shoney's. Probably one of them doesn't speak good enough Arabic to understand the humor in blowing people up... "They're being detained, and the investigation continues, but they're not suspects," Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said in an afternoon press briefing. "They're not suspects"? Then what the hell are they? Police on Friday morning traced the license plates to a home in the Chicago suburb of Hanover Park, and a couple who live there were briefly taken into custody. They were later released, and police said they had no connection to the incident in Florida. Only their license plates were involved... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 It does appear to be a confluence of stupid med students, big talk, dumb actions, uncooperative behavior, and an alert GA. lady with a cell phone. We should smack 'em around just for General Principles if nothing else....dumbasses. Unfortunately, the ACLU/PFAW crowd will claim that this is why we shouldn't tip authorities if you see something suspicious. If I were W I'd invite her to the White House for a chat an handshake just the same |
| Posted by: Frank G 2002-09-13 12:16:56 |