[sam_paine]

Yes I will control myself. But we must keep this one logged, eh? It sure doesn't pass the fish-smell test. If there were weapons in them barrels, they'd be included in the doggone article.

I guarantee if you come out to my ranch and hit an 'empty' 55 gallon gasoline bbl with a 357 mag, that it'll make a big-ol' powee, and it doesn't mean it was a Yassir smuggling barrel! That's all I'm saying.

If I was the writer of the story, and I was skeptical about the claims, I'd hedge it in EXACTLY the same manner. In other words, if the writer was convinced of the facts, he'd write in the facts...like enumerating the weapons actually found, etc.

[blam]

"The radio said barrels have been used before to point out sunken arms caches."

The barrels were used as markers for the 'goods' that were underwater.