November 16, 2006

I HAD BEEN SEEING THIS HEADLINE ALL DAY, but I didn't look at it until now: Man arrested with $78,000, nuclear info. Turns out it happened at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

His laptop computer contained information about nuclear materials and cyanide. He was apparently arrested after dogs caught the scent of narcotics on cash he was carrying. His name is Sisayehiticha Dinssa and he's from Dallas. He arrived in Detroit from Nigeria by way of Amsterdam and was headed for Phoenix.

Though this doesn't sound good, don't get over-excited about the possibility of a nuclear terrorist. These almost always turn out to be something lesser. Or nothing at all. Sounds more drug-related than terrorist-related, though the two are sometimes intertwined.

posted November 16, 2006 at 8:58 PM ET #
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