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"Conservatism is in great danger when even capitalism is labelled terrorism."

While certainly a possibility that this was all on the up-and-up capitalism-wise, that the chargers were being separated from the phone sure would show that they certainly were more on the scheister-side. Open-package items are always less attractive that sealed ones.

I guess they could sell the phone and then say, "Hey you'll need a charger which is only ten dollars more." This would only make sense if one is selling a phone to someone that already has a compatible charger from a previous phone. This is a package deal that is not hard to "cell" since the phone's activation is triggered at the register.

Remember the phones they bought run around twenty to twenty-five dollars so their would need to be a market that is willing to pay more than getting it themselves. Also remember that the whole idea of these phones is to have portable communications with no credit check. Pay-as-you-go. Anonymity at it's most extensive in todays info-crazed reality.

So maybe they planned to sell them to people in rural areas that don't have access to a local Walmart, Target, etc. Chances are that such rural areas have more limited cell phone towers or none at all (a rarity nowadays grabted) so useabity would be limited or non-existant - that wouldn't make sense.

No to come to a quick conclusion that something doesn't smell right when three Palestinians, whose bretheren were at the time involved in a heavier-than-usual armed conflict with Israel, reside in Texas but are found in Michigan after performing 333 separate purchases of pre-paid cell phones (3 at a time and gas costs would make such an endeavor even less profitable) all in one van with a huge pile of main phones, batteries and chargers all separated is not over-reaching or making capitalism a crime. It is the very fact that capitalism exists that allowed these guys to be in the situation they find themselves in.

That these Texas Palestinians(?) roaming in Michigan with the parts of 1,000 cell phones would come under suspicion highlights the realities that a capitalistic society must deal with when Islamic fascists are a constant threat.