The presidential security detail is BIG, more than 200 when I worked in EXOP. Some are with the President; others are not. The White House switchboard can locate people anywhere, anytime -- it's simply amazing what they can do. All the MD State Police had to do was call the White House and ask to speak with the Secret Service agent in charge at the moment. There's always one there, and he could have cleared this up quite rapidly. The notion that a call to the White House could be misdirected to an accomplice terrorist -- and not be detected in any number of ways -- is just science fiction, in my opinion (asbestos suit already on).

Bruce