Beware of strangers carrying books, warns FBI

[KOTRPA]

Писец. Уверенно движемся. Куда вот только.

 

The Register

 

The warning was sent to 18,000 officers before Christmas. Almanacs, warns the FBI, may be used "to assist with target selection and pre-operational planning." The Bureau acknowledges that there may be "legitimate recreational or commercial activities" that justify an individual carrying around a map or reference book.

[Matik]

Опровержение давно вышло, но кому это интересно?

 

“The FBI is warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying almanacs,” the Associated Press reports today.

 

Well, the story is wrong. The Federal Bureau of Investigation doesn’t want to watch for “people carrying almanacs.” The FBI is advising police that if they have a terrorist suspect, they should look for evidence, such as an almanac or map, that could indicate the suspect was selecting a target.

 

A Dec. 24 FBI bulletin to police agencies “was not telling them to look for people that had almanacs," an FBI spokesman told Agence France-Presse. The bulletin was telling police that if they pick up a terrorist suspect, look for clues to what he might be up to.

 

So go ahead. Take your “World Almanac” or your “Farmer’s Almanac” for a walk. You won't be cuffed and flown to Guantanamo for that.

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QUOTE (Matik @ Jan 5 2004, 01:57) Опровержение давно вышло, но кому это интересно?

Вялое такое опровержение.
Суть то практически не поменялась.