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Frenchman arrested for sparking White House security alert
AFP ^ | Thu Mar 23, 2006

Posted on 03/23/2006 9:31:17 PM PST by presidio9

A French national was arrested after tossing a package over a White House gate, sparking a security alert, although the object was found to be harmless, the US Secret Service said.

Cyrille Mourotte, 36, who was arrested for "disorderly conduct" immediately after Wednesday's incident, had been arrested and deported following a similar occurrence in June 2004, Secret Service spokesman Jonathan Cherry said.

Mourotte is accused of tossing a package over a gate at the White House on Wednesday, causing security forces to call in a bomb squad and cordon off the surrounding area, Cherry said.

He would not specify the nature of the package but said it was not dangerous. The Washington Post reported Thursday that the object was a bundle of papers and plastic fastened with rubber bands.

The daily said Mourotte was to appear in Superior Court here for a hearing on Thursday.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; Miscellaneous; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 200406; cyrillemourotte; frenchman; mourotte; whitehouse

1 posted on 03/23/2006 9:31:23 PM PST by presidio9
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To: presidio9
Was he here illegally?

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

2 posted on 03/23/2006 9:32:41 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: presidio9

A box of cheese? Stinky cheese?


3 posted on 03/23/2006 9:33:14 PM PST by msnimje (SAMMY for SANDY --- THAT IS WHAT I CALL A GOOD TRADE!!!)
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To: presidio9; All
Smart money says militant vintner.
4 posted on 03/23/2006 9:34:25 PM PST by dighton
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To: presidio9
A French national was arrested after tossing a package over a White House gate, sparking a security alert, although the object was found to be harmless, the US Secret Service said.

It was a surrender note.

5 posted on 03/23/2006 9:35:29 PM PST by JRios1968 (A DUmmie troll's motto: "Non cogito, ergo zot")
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To: presidio9
" had been arrested and deported following a similar occurrence in June 2004"

So he's very likely a felony illegal alien. I love it!

6 posted on 03/23/2006 9:42:01 PM PST by de Buillion (Greater love hath no man than this, that which Shepard Smith hath for himself.)
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To: presidio9

I smell something vichy!

(Not original and I apologize in advance to the freeper who originated this!)

Tom


7 posted on 03/23/2006 10:26:51 PM PST by hotshu
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To: presidio9

What baffles me is that they hate us and our culture but can't wait to get here, how do you figure?


8 posted on 03/23/2006 10:54:47 PM PST by garylmoore (Homosexuality: Obviously unnatural, so obviously wrong.)
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To: garylmoore

"What baffles me is that they hate us and our culture but can't wait to get here, how do you figure?"

Because we don't hate you or your culture, maybe ? I must have missed the goose-stepping crowds on the Champs-Elysées chanting "Death to America" and burning the US flags all these years...


9 posted on 03/23/2006 11:39:53 PM PST by Atlantic Friend (Cursum Perficio)
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To: presidio9
One does have to wonder what drives this Frenchman to act in such a childish and cowardly way.

Have there been any "brave" endeavors of the French lately? In recent years? In some long ago distant past perhaps?
10 posted on 03/24/2006 12:00:45 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper (ETERNAL SHAME on the Treasonous and Immoral Democrats!)
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To: presidio9

Hang this French terrorist.


11 posted on 03/24/2006 12:24:54 AM PST by Wiz (Nightmare of the Information Warfare)
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To: presidio9

12 posted on 03/24/2006 1:18:09 AM PST by sully777 (wWBBD: What would Brian Boitano do?)
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To: presidio9

Wait a second, he did this before. Maybe he is only buying 1-way tickets and is looking for a free trip back.


13 posted on 03/24/2006 4:33:33 AM PST by Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit (God is such a good idea that if He didn't exist we would have to invent Him)
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To: Atlantic Friend
Please feel welcome here, any and all times, Atlantic Friend.
14 posted on 03/24/2006 4:41:18 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Atlantic Friend

Well said Atlantic Friend. The French government and the French people are different entities and we should remember that.

That said: I don't have a lot of respect for the French people at the moment. They think they should have jobs for life: for once their government knows better.


15 posted on 03/24/2006 4:43:18 AM PST by agere_contra
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To: Caipirabob

"Please feel welcome here, any and all times, Atlantic Friend."

How could I feel any different after such a friendly welcome, Bob! It's been a while I hadn't had the pleasure to read you on this here forum.


16 posted on 03/24/2006 6:11:34 AM PST by Atlantic Friend (Cursum Perficio)
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To: JRios1968

***It was a surrender note.***

LOL! And just think, it didn't do them any good to surrender to the Muslims and the students, so he's surrendering to us.


17 posted on 03/24/2006 6:23:17 AM PST by kitkat (Democrats: Millions for politics, but not one cent for national defense.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

"Have there been any "brave" endeavors of the French lately? In recent years? In some long ago distant past perhaps?"

Let's see...Gee, I don't know, let's ask the French soldiers who have been deployed with their American comrades in arms' side to fight in WW1, WW2, the Korean War, Lebanon, Gulf War 1, ex-Yugoslavia, Somalia, Haiti, Afghanistan...

Or even better, we could ask this guy...if he hadn't been killed in the line of duty.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1589908/posts


18 posted on 03/24/2006 6:25:23 AM PST by Atlantic Friend (Cursum Perficio)
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To: kitkat
And just think, it didn't do them any good to surrender to the Muslims and the students, so he's surrendering to us.

Well, at least he must know the US is civilized!

19 posted on 03/24/2006 2:10:00 PM PST by JRios1968 (A DUmmie troll's motto: "Non cogito, ergo zot")
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To: Atlantic Friend
Because we don't hate you or your culture

I don't know where your from but you are in the minority. It's common knowledge that we are despised around the world and the very people that despise us are infiltrating our country.
20 posted on 03/25/2006 12:27:09 AM PST by garylmoore (Homosexuality: Obviously unnatural, so obviously wrong.)
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