Un-flippin' believable.
ME passengers, carrying bomb components, verified hits for SEMTEX, forged credentials... "Aww, let 'em go. These folks are fine."
Is it a requirement to score >70 on the Moron scale to be in federal law enforcement???
I agree with you in principle (moronic and bloated federal law enforcement/intel is part of the reason we got 9/11) but I susopect there’s a reason these dry runners have been let go no matter what the location. I think it’s because the government has a way of keeping tabs on them and they are trying to track them back to their recruiter and/or control officer. Even being able to get a wiretap on them could lead to buckets of good intel.