Posted on 08/13/2006 12:50:28 AM PDT by conservative in nyc
Well, since the are reselling the phones, charge them with tax evasion.
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It's a family affair.
Yeah. The Walmarts nearest to Dallas are in...
Michigan.
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Wow!
We must never forget the words of Harry Reid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBP91gvs8wI
"We've been checked by the FBI before," he said. "They even gave us their card and everything."
If , IF, this is legitimate, you'd think that after being stopped 4 times in 4 states and arrested at least once, you'd change your behavior.
That is unless its not innocent and you with a sense of duty, continued toward your objective.
Adham Othman, left; Louai Othman, center; and Maruan Muhareb
[snip - WFAA story]
" ... Only Adham Othman appears to have a criminal history. He is a registered sex offender in Texas who has a 1999 conviction for indecency with a child by sexual contact involving a 5-year-old girl, state records show.
.....
The men are charged with supporting terrorism, but Odeh [Linda Odeh, wife of Louai Othman] explained that the men sell the phones to a wholesaler in Dallas.
But neighbors like Ricardo Caldurilla have suspicions. "They had like vans out here, and they keep moving boxes, taking them upstairs, and they have cell phone markings on them," he said.
Apartment resident Rolando Rangel said he saw about ten family members packing a moving van once the news broke. "They moved out of that apartment in about an hour," he said.
Still, Odeh says her husband and family are unfairly targeted. "There's nothing wrong with it," she said. "Are y'all making a big deal of it because the Arabs are doing it?" ..."
(I'm guessing Odeh might not be of the same persuasion as her hubby, "y'all.")
Don't mess with Caro!
What terrorist plan could involve 1,000 cell phones?
It could be that after some BIG NEW event, they would expect these types of phones to be UNAVAILABLE and wanted to stockpile them so as to continue operations. You use one for a short period of time and then discard it. Or you make only a few phone calls to one person and then discard it, so the NSA can not connect the dots, i.e. calls made between one phone/individual and 13 terror related people..
Good question. Also, the story has now changed. The wife says they were going to sell them for $5.00 more than they bought them for to a guy in Dallas. Earlier, the men claimed they'd bought the phones for $20.00 apiece, with intentions to sell them without the chargers for $38.00 apiece. That's an $18.00 profit; not $5.00.
Follow the money.
1,000 remote controlled bombs, what else?
Just have several auto dialers like marketeers use and have these cell-bombs in public places like subways, trains, cruise ships, theme parks, sporting events and cause a nationwide panic of these thousand plus little bombs going off all at the same time.
Personally I think we should immediately spread the world that all cellphone communications may be blocked or subjected to interruptions.
"They say the men were targeted only because they are of Arab descent".
The men have been targeted because only ARABS have been buying thousands of cell phones.
I don't think so. More like untraceable communication between cells and their members.
Just trying to emulate his beloved PedoProphet, who took a "wife" all of 9 years old.
Stinking filthy cult of murder and mayhem...
No place does it say if they are US citizens? Don't you need a work visa or something to earn money if you're not a US citizen?
Also if you have $55K to spend on phones you've got the tuition thing covered.
"What terrorist plan could involve 1,000 cell phones?"
Shipping them to Middle East for use as IED detonators. They're using our own Wal-Marts against us.
Are these guys actually US citizens? If they are guilty of arming terrorists what should be the penalty?
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