-Caveat Lector- At 10:45 -0600 on 3/8/99, Teo One Thousand wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > >In a message dated 3/8/99 5:52:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >writes: > ><< OOPS, NEVER MIND -- Terry Williams was a passenger in a car that > nearly collided with another car in Oakland, Ca. Williams leaned out > of the car with his arms extended and his hands clasped as though he > were holding a gun and yelled "bang." The driver of the second car > was a Secret Service agent who responded by pulling a real gun and > yelling "police." Williams sped off but the agent caught up and arrested > him on a charge of making a terrorist threat. (AP) > --took all the fun out of it >> > >Correct me if I am wrong but the Secret Service have no power to arrest, do >they? >Teo1000 Yes, they do- the Secret Service's original mandate was as a Law Enforcement body under the Treasury Department fight counterfieting a task they still carry out. As such they have to power to arrest. Kevin "The Cubbie" Elliott <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________________________________________ "As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be most aware of change in the air--however slight--lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness." -- Justice William O. Douglas DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om