Thread: Kurt Haskell, passenger on 253, still wants truth

The below is from Kurt Haskell's, passenger on 253, Blog on email correspondence he received from US Customs and Border Protection.


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Shortly after 6PM eastern time on December 31, 2009, Ron Smith of U.S. Customs sent an email to various reporters across the country. I received my copy from a reporter that I have been corresponding with. Here is a copy of the email:

All,



Good Evening,



Thank you for your patience and accuracy in reporting the events of December 25 at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Everything we have talked about has been accurate concerning these events



That being said I have just received a piece of information that I did not previously have and hope it will clear up this matter.



As I have explained, there were no other passengers from flight 253 arrested or detained. The eyewitness accounts coincided with a separate issue concerning a passenger from a separate flight arriving at the airport. That passenger was escorted from the arriving plane to the CBP area. He was handcuffed at that time and could have been observed by the passengers from flight 253.



This still remains true; however, I now know that a passenger from flight 253 did have a canine alert to his carry on baggage in the baggage area of the CBP facility. He was placed in handcuffs and escorted to an interview room where he was interviewed and searched. There was nothing found during that search. Following the negative search results he received an explanation of why he was searched. He thanked the officers for doing their job and departed the facility along with the other passengers from flight 253.



I can not provide any other information about the individual because again, he was not arrested or detained and we have to protect his privacy.

This information is consistent with the eyewitness accounts.


I accept full responsibility for this information not being made available to you. I did not access the correct report that contained this information. I take pride in providing my media contacts complete, accurate information and I did not accomplish that this time. Please accept my apologies for any difficulties this may create.



I am sending this as an email because I will be traveling this evening and will not be available by phone until first thing in the morning.



Respectfully,



Ronald G Smith

Chief CBP Officer

Public Affairs Liaison

US Customs and Border Protection

Office of Field Operations



Mr. Ron Smith now claims the following:

1. “He just received some information he didn’t previously haveâ€

Next thing you know, Mr. Haskell will be accused of having hallunatory episodes.

[b]2. “A sniffer dog reacted to agriculture or food products inside the bag of a third man who was off yet another flightâ€

Originally Posted by vortex

Next thing you know, Mr. Haskell will be accused of having hallunatory episodes.

They would have already done that but other passengers witnessed the same thing, others have stated witnessing the same thing, as well as Haskells wife, however Haskell is the only one who is refusing to go away quietly, or at least that is my observation, if another passenger is making a stink about this, I am not aware of it.

Passenger Kurt Haskell on Fox:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTL9qC2SZEA


Passenger Daniel Huisinga account :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdlQVuWOkPc

UPDATE: Haskell states FBI has changed story 5 times:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDdF3xkD6SI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deDF93mUP-A
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I am not going away

thank-you Mr Haskell

Originally Posted by April

Originally Posted by vortex

Next thing you know, Mr. Haskell will be accused of having hallunatory episodes.

They would have already done that but other passengers witnessed the same thing, others have stated witnessing the same thing, as well as Haskells wife, however Haskell is the only one who is refusing to go away quietly, or at least that is my observation, if another passenger is making a stink about this, I am not aware of it.

They could always blame it on "mass hysteria". God knows we've all heard that before