- (no political comments this time), for those who are interested: Since the New York Times article, the story has exploded (pun intended) around the country. Yesterday after running a second story when the ACOE admitted they called the FBI on me, the New York Times ran an editorial about me! The story also appeared in other papers around the country. Yesterday, the Associated Press took my picture in front of the dam for a national wire story. I think it got released about 6 hours ago. I just googled Bensman on google news and there are already 60 stories around the world showing up (even the London Guardian). I am just utterly amazed that this all started from me posting my story on some lists Sunday. Here is the editorial the New York Times wrote yesterday (I am still in disbelief): The New York Times Published: August 25, 2006 We've been fascinated by the story of how Jim Bensman of Alton, Illinois, went to a hearing about fish and wound up as a potential terrorism suspect. As Cornelia Dean reported in The New York Times, the Army Corps of Engineers held a meeting in Bensman's neighborhood to talk about helping those fish swim around the locks and dams it has constructed on the Mississippi River over the years. One option - clearly not the Corps' favorite - was to eliminate a dam in East Alton. To illustrate that idea, the presentation included a picture of a dam being dynamited. Bensman rose later to support removing the dam. Big mistake. A local paper reported that Bensman told the Corps he "would like to see the dam blown up." A Corps security officer read the report. He decided that Bensman was threatening a public facility. An FBI agent then contacted Bensman, who was surprised to learn that U.S. investigators believed a terrorist might announce his plans at a public hearing. When the agent said he wanted to visit his home, it occurred to Bensman that he needed a lawyer. At that point, Bensman said, the agent threatened to "put you down as not cooperating." All this started because Bensman believes the Army Corps builds way too many locks and dams on the Mississippi. We have always thought so, too. But not in any way, shape or form that involves any kind of sabotage whatsoever. Jim Bensman "Nature Bats Last" **************************************** For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes, including unsubscribing from this list, click -----> http://www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw