The ones built into the stove are okay. Well, wait let me think here.... hmmm ... yeah, stoves are okay until we catch the first Arab male with a stove strapped to his back - then we ban them too.
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.
"Your list would make sense for Middle Easterners to be checked when they buy these a hundred at a time or more."
Your early comments on this thread said to ban all Tracfone purchases. That is what I was responding to.
Profiling makes more sense.
If I remember right, this also happened here in our area...seems like a month or so ago. You can add Greenville SC to the list too!
That's the part of this puzzle that doesn't make sense to me. They could have bought 50-100 a day, one at a time and we would be thing, America loves these things and not having this conversation. It is very high profile to buy bulk though. Are they for something else? Are they arrogant and don't care if we know they are up to something? I don't know.
http://www.brocktonmass.com/news/publish/5000584.shtml just an interesting article for months ago.
The main thing is that this thread has made some people realize that there are some serious threats out there, and this is not a time to be complacent.
I know I read something like that somewhere.
I'm not sure if it was a NYT article or one of the
press releases by special interest groups.
I have no reason to doubt your information RFC_Gal.
Let's put pre-paid phones in Google - Search News and
see what pops up at the moment.
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&q=prepaid+phones&btnG=Search+News
Ok, here's just page one of the Query/Results. Quote:
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Prepaid phones linked to crime
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Aug 6, 2006
... considered in other states, is likely to set up a showdown with advocates for privacy rights and cell phone carriers, who say many prepaid phones are used by ...
Marietta Times 3 men arrested on terrorism charges after buying 80 cell phones
MLive.com, MI - 36 minutes ago
... Prosecutors in Ohio have said the prepaid phones can be used to make hard-to-track international calls and have been linked to use by terrorists. ...
Terror suspects called ‘all-American' Daily Mail - Charleston
Terrorists or profiling victims? Columbus Dispatch
Dearborn surprised by arrests of 2 men DetNews.com
Akron Beacon Journal - all 204 related »
Airtel's "budget-plan" for prepaid customers
Hindu, India - 15 hours ago
Chennai: Airtel has come out with a new "budget-plan" for prepaid customers in Tamil Nadu to mark Independence Day. ... 2 per minute and to other phones Rs. ...
Crackdown on Illegal Cell Phone Business
Arab News, Saudi Arabia - 53 minutes ago
JEDDAH, 12 August 2006 — In a fight to curb an increase in the black market sale of cell phones and prepaid telephone cards, Saudi telecom companies have ...
UPI Intelligence Watch
United Press International - Aug 9, 2006
... both oppose such legislation. They argue that many prepaid phones are used by poor customers who might lack valid identification. ...
Your cellphone might work overseas
Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX - Aug 9, 2006
After my column on prepaid wireless phones, I received a letter asking what might be the most cost-efficient way to keep in touch when traveling in Europe or ...
FBI Interested in Large Prepaid Cell Phone Purchases
WBOY-TV, WV - Aug 3, 2006
Folks at the Dollar General in Grafton say in the past few days, several men have come into the store attempting to buy large numbers of prepaid phones. ...
Expedia, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 18 hours ago
... and book hotels.com online travel site offerings via mobile phones. ... and $3,914 202,913 174,019 Deferred income taxes, net 15,551 -- Prepaid merchant bookings ...
Pre-paid phones favored by criminals, terrorists
Marietta Times, OH - Aug 10, 2006
... pre-paid phones for legitimate purposes, historical accounts point to their use in terrorist efforts. Terrorist leader Osama bin Laden used prepaid minutes on ...
6.03m prepaid users registered as of Aug 9
The Edge Daily, Malaysia - Aug 9, 2006
... mobile phones and identity cards/passports for verification. “The MCMC, together with the telcos, have embarked on a nationwide campaign to register prepaid ...
New! Get the latest news on prepaid phones with Google Alerts.
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Thank you.
The main legitimate buyers for prepaid cell phones are people who don't have good credit and/or don't want a contract and don't talk much.
I just made a phone call to someone that sells these phones. He is out in the Gulf on a fishing trip and catching bait fish . About the only thing he could say was that they had to sell the phones to whoever wanted them, ME men or not. They could be sued for discrimination if they refused to sell.
Wish I was out there fishing with them. : )
That's what you think. It's (tracking) always on whether the phone is or not. Always.
That's probably true but he can report unusual purchases.
I am sure they do, right down to video of the purchase and the tag number of their vehicle.
Bill O'reilly just mentioned FreeRepublic.
What did he say?
What did he say?
Wasn't really listening, just caught FR mentioned and I think they were talking about blogs. One of the guests was Laura Schwartz (sp?) used to work for Clinton. Usually change channels when BOR is on.
Just mentioned FR and I think they were talking about blogs.
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