In an article titled, “Feds Make First Arrest in Attacks,” John Solomon and Karen Gullo of the Associated Press report that an acquaintance of one of the hijackers (not necessarily the material witness who was arrested) had “failed” a polygraph “test.” Excerpt:
Meanwhile, the FBI provided warnings Friday to two Southeast cities – Richmond, Va., and Atlanta – that information developed since Tuesday’s attacks suggested terrorists may have had plans for attacks in those cities, law enforcement officials said.
But late Friday, further investigation left officials doubtful of the threat.
The information came from an acquaintance of one of the hijackers, suggesting Federal Reserve banks in the cities might be targeted, the officials said, speaking only on condition of anonymity.
The information was shared with the cities, but the witness failed a a lie-detector test Friday evening, suggesting his account was not credible, the officials said.
It is irresponsible for law enforcement officers to either credit or discount information based on pseudoscientific lie detector “testing.”