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Posted on October 27, 2010 | tags

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U.S.: Metro opens doors, sure, but they closed on DC terror suspect

dumb You’re a guy who has a crazy idea to blow up parts of the DC Metro system, because that’s a good idea and stuff.
dumber You end up working with people you think are members of al-Qaeda, offering up significant details on your plans.
dumbestYou find out that they’re members of the FBI. Farooque Ahmed, this is your life. Don’t mess with the DC Metro. source

» And yes, we know: This is a serious situation. Lots of people could have died. But here’s our feeling on the matter. We’d rather be brash and fearless-sounding than give into the kind of FUD that these sort of threats encourage. That’s what terror suspects want.

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