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To: 10K a day who wrote (79453)	5/24/2008 10:46:46 AM
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Police concerned about order to stop weapons screening at Obama rally By JACK DOUGLAS Jr. Star-Telegram Staff Writer Feb 21, 2008 UPDATE: The Star-Telegram was granted an exclusive interview with Barack Obama on Saturday afternoon.» TAKE ME THERE DALLAS -- Security details at Barack Obama's rally Wednesday stopped screening people for weapons at the front gates more than an hour before the Democratic presidential candidate took the stage at Reunion Arena. The order to put down the metal detectors and stop checking purses and laptop bags came as a surprise to several Dallas police officers who said they believed it was a lapse in security. Dallas Deputy Police Chief T.W. Lawrence, head of the Police Department's homeland security and special operations divisions, said the order -- apparently made by the U.S. Secret Service -- was meant to speed up the long lines outside and fill the arena's vacant seats before Obama came on. "Sure," said Lawrence, when asked if he was concerned by the great number of people who had gotten into the building without being checked. But, he added, the turnout of more than 17,000 people seemed to be a "friendly crowd." The Secret Service did not return a call from the Star-Telegram seeking comment. Doors opened to the public at 10 a.m., and for the first hour security officers scanned each person who came in and checked their belongings in a process that kept movement of the long lines at a crawl. Then, about 11 a.m., an order came down to allow the people in without being checked. Several Dallas police officers said it worried them that the arena was packed with people who got in without even a cursory inspection. They spoke on condition of anonymity because, they said, the order was made by federal officials who were in charge of security at the event. "How can you not be concerned in this day and age," said one policeman. star-telegram.com ----- Friday, February 22, 2008 A second Obama event security lapse? by John Aravosis (DC) · 2/22/2008 12:25:00 PM ET · Link Discuss this post here: 0 Comments · reddit · FARK · Digg It! In response to our earlier post about an apparent security lapse at an Obama event in Texas, a reader writes: I took my son and a friend to the Obama private fundraiser [in Los Angeles] at the Avelon on Vine Street. Jan 31. (after the Clinton debate) The guests lined up outside and there seemed to be security at first. Then the lines moved very quickly, we were all urged to hurry and hustled in with no attempt to screen us. I think this was a timing issue. But we found the process a little creepy and commented to each other on it. americablog.com ------- JFK standdown youtube.com ------ edit: late addition: news-video.org Huckabee quips about Obama, gun ------ Lot's of speculation out there about a false flag attempt on Obama's life.