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To: sea_urchin who wrote (14504)	6/23/2002 3:17:42 PM
From: Alan Whirlwind	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 80948

Taking a look at these... "1. I have never heard of anyone before who has a "crossed-line" on a mobile phone. Strange how the first time that I hear about it, it's 'terrorists'." It happens Searle. You probably didn't hear about it because previous examples were not newsworthy. "And even stranger, they are speaking Arabic but the guy who overhears them can understand it --- and he's not an Arab. Work out the probability of such an event happening. It must be 0.00000.......0001%" He was born in Lebanon though. "2. All the various conversations which happened at the precise time are known to the phone company so it would have been very easy to trace those involved. The whole basis of the cell phone is that it has reception only in a limited range within a particular 'cell' so we are not talking about all the conversations in Las Vegas, only those in the cell." It is not inconceivable that the FBI is still following up. He caught the call while driving so it may have been a car phone as well. "3. The guy failed a lie-detector test. If he had nothing to fear, why?" What I read is that the FBI had some questions about two pieces of the lie detector test. The media saying he lied doesn't mean squat. The media said that Richared Jewell lied as well, and he was a hero. Don't ever believe any single detail about anything the media puts out until at least 3 days after the story breaks and better 7. "4. Why do the authorities release such sensitive material before they have had a chance to investigate it? Doesn't make sense unless they know it's rubbish and just wanted to frighten everyone." The media broke the story before they could squelch it. Remember, he called the FBI and didn't get a return call until 48 hours had passed. Plenty of time in there for the press to get wind of the situation. One reason I don't think he lied is because he hasn't been charged or at least heavily criticized for making a false report with the "possible later charges" statement circulated to discourage later copycats..