Posted on 08/11/2006 3:01:13 PM PDT by madison10
Has any one made a map, or done any tracking, of cities/towns the cell phones are being purchased? or of where the suspects are being picked up?
Thanks.
Sure would be interesting to see who would come out on top. If so many defenseless people wouldn't get hurt, I would be in favor of it. At least for a trial run.
they're using pre-paid phones because: 1) they've used them successfully in Iraq for quite some time...they know that formula. 2) they can be in california and detonate a bomb in NY.
think about it. has anyone been caught with 1000 garage door openers in their car? SEVERAL have been caught with hundreds of pre-paid cell phones.
theory is great. reality is better.
i like your idea Diana!
So far...
Hemet, CA (earlier this year)
Midland, TX (earlier this year)
Grafton, WV
Spearfish, SD
Marietta, OH
Nashville, TN
Caro, MI
Brownsville, TX
Monroeville, PZ
Murrysville, PA
PS I'm getting creeped out by this.
PZ=PA
"I'm not saying it will stop all of it, but it has become obvious that they are using that method. Why continue to make it easy for them?"
Let me tell you what I discovered about cellphones. Pre-paid or not. They can be programmed to work for any carrier and can be 'activated' if you know the correct codes.
They also work, irregardless of whether you have them activated for a carrier or not Because all cellphones, by law, must be able to dial 911 and reprogramming these phones to respond to a different number is a possibility.
Would they take the time and effort to do it? Unlikely.
But the possibility does exist, so you would have to ban all cellphones. Not just pre-paid.
"Why not just remove all forms of security in America, and let everyone defend him/herself? Where would you draw the line?"
That's a foolish question that does not deserve an answer.
A bit of an update here. Check those hypertext links in this article url.
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2006/08/012642print.html
August 11, 2006
Three Middle Eastern Men Found With 1000 Cell Phones
More cell phone jihad. As I noted about another case recently, cell phones contain a chip that can be extracted and used as a detonator. They're also an easy source of money and a means, if quickly discarded, of untraceable communications. From Michigan's WNEM, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist:
Around 1:00am August 11th three men purchased cell phones from the Wal-Mart store on M-81 near the corner of M-24 in Caro. Wal-Mart places a limit on the number of cell phones that can be purchased at once, that number is three. The three men allegedly bought 80 by purchasing them three at time so that an alert wouldn't be triggered by the cash register. They also paid cash.
An alert clerk grew suspicious and called Tuscola County central dispatch. The Caro Police Department sent a unit and stopped the rented van on M-81 just east of Caro. The suspects were headed towards Bad Axe on M-81 where there is another Super Wal-Mart.
The three men were described as being of Pakistani descent but live in Texas. Police say the three, ages 19, 22, and 23 appear to be naturalized citizens. One man was driving while the other two were in the back opening the phone packages with box cutters throwing the phones in one box, batteries in another and the packaging and phone charger in another container. The suspects had 1000 other cell phones in the van. There was also a bag of receipts showing that someone was in Wisconsin the day before....
Posted at August 11, 2006 03:25 PM
Thanks.
>The only other purchasers are people who probably can't
>afford to own one.
Or people who can't pass a credit check, which includes:
1) illegal aliens
2) terrorist/murderers
with a minimal amount of coding, they'd all be disabled. it's obvious this is a BIG part of their plans.
a little inconvenience to disable a lot of bombs.
"they're using pre-paid phones because: 1) they've used them successfully in Iraq for quite some time...they know that formula. 2) they can be in california and detonate a bomb in NY."
And banning cellphones means they would have to adjust.
"theory is great. reality is better."
And reality is, considering all the possibilities.
Not really.. On my phone I can turn GPS tracking off or on as I see fit.
Not ban. Just place them on inactivation status for a couple of weeks. I don't like this ID stuff either but it "ain't" going away. If I have to show id for everything else.....
Adding:
Uniontown, PA
FBI.gov - Seeking Information: "ADNAN G. EL SHUKRIJUMAH" (ALIASES: "Adnan G. El Shukri Jumah; Abu Arif; Ja'far Al-Tayar; Jaffar Al-Tayyar; Jafar Tayar; Jaafar Al-Tayyar") (VIEW POSTER. Click Here.)
English.AL JAZEERA.net: "AL-ZAWAHIRI URGES ATTACKS ON ISRAEL" (ARTICLE: ""The entire world is an open battlefield for us and since they are attacking us everywhere, we will attack everywhere."" The deputy to Osama bin Laden wore a grey robe and white turban during the statement. A picture of the World Trade Centre on fire was on the wall behind him along with pictures of two fighters.") (Thursday 27 July 2006, 14:31 Makka Time, 11:31 GMT) (Read More...) (Note: url may expire.)
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