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dkf

(37,305 posts) Mon Apr 22, 2013, 01:22 PM Apr 2013

FBI didn't know Tamerlan went to Russia because airline misspelled his name. [View all]

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Monday that the FBI did not know that Tamerlan Tsarnaev — the deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect — went on a six-month overseas trip in 2011 because his name was misspelled.

“He went over to Russia, but apparently when he got on the airplane, they misspelled his name, so it never went into the system that he actually went to Russia,” Graham said on Fox News, saying he spoke to an assistant director of the FBI.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/lindsey-graham-tamerlan-tsarnaev-russia-trip-90416.html#ixzz2RDJxLjC1

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FBI didn't know Tamerlan went to Russia because airline misspelled his name. [View all] dkf Apr 2013 OP

So Lindsey's back to praising the FBI now BeyondGeography Apr 2013 #1

Billions of fucking dollars for this alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #2

Ha, that cracks me up. Brickbat Apr 2013 #3

Don't like 30 people at the airport check the ticket against the ID? denverbill Apr 2013 #4

Seems very exploitable if so.... octothorpe Apr 2013 #5

Were all of his documents misspelled? This doesnt jive with my experiences. Gin Apr 2013 #6

Where did Lindsey get this info from? Has the FBI confirmed this? reformist2 Apr 2013 #7

Dubious FarCenter Apr 2013 #8

My daughter had a friend who went through Europe with a wrong birthdate on her passport woodsprite Apr 2013 #9

I Guess Lindsey Figured Out He May NEED the FBI Sometime in the Future dballance Apr 2013 #10

So all this endless checking of passports at airports is useless? Canuckistanian Apr 2013 #11

Good point. dkf Apr 2013 #12