[GorillaMa]

The cell phone part really bothers me. Isn't that how the Madrid and N. Korean bombings were executed?
And aren't the terrorists savvy at constantly changing their cell phones? How perfect to have an insider handle it.

[GorillaMa]

I know there are many targets for the coming weeks, but the MOA is a huge soft target, and so symbolic of everything our enemies hate.
Christine

[Myrddin]

The jihadis believed they were changing cell phones early in the process, but they were actually just moving the SIM cards between different phone hardware. Essentially the only thing they accomplished was "window dressing". Someone in the press finally let the cat out of the bag on that detail. I'm sure they know to switch SIM cards to break the trail now.

The SIM cards used in the Madrid bombings were ones that had been used over a significant period of time. The owner of the account was known and rapidly caught when the cellphone was recovered.

I wouldn't be surprised to find out that al Qaeda has "insiders" in phone companies, police departments, air traffic controls and the U.S. military. They have patiently infiltrated the U.S. to gain advantage in executing an attack. The guys that pulled off the attack against the oil contractor in Saudi Arabia had been employed by the company for 3 years prior to the attack. They used their employee id cards to enter the building.