I don't suppose this little episode was prompted at all by the release of the FBI's latest piece of 'intelligence'; to wit
"Al-Qaida has apparently considered the use of helicopters as an alternative to recruiting operatives for fixed-wing aircraft," said the bulletin, sent Friday night to police and other government officials nationwide and obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
The second bulletin, also sent Friday night, said that terrorists could use a variety of rental vehicles to conceal powerful bombs, including limousines that have a larger storage capacity than rental cars.
And when did reporters become 'producers' ? When they started producing news instead or reporting it, I suppose
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Furthermore, 'middle-eastern-descent' (pronounced as a single word) seems to mean anyone who is not obviously white or negro, viz:
John Zito, an Italian from New York, and Tyrone Edwards, who police described as an Asian-Indian from Atlanta.
Just a phrase to get instant reaction/panic from the plods. Anybody know the applicable 10- code ?