[lmr]

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.

Could it be possible that they are just stripping these phones of their batteries and charger and unit to sell them separately so they could make a profit? I mean, what would you need 1000 phones for? 1000 IED's? You could do enough damage with 10 and attract far less attention. Besides, they would have to obtain enough explosives to construct at 1000 and that would attract even greater attention. I think these phones are being 'scavenged' for their parts for resale. I think it is logical to assume that someone could find enough parts in a $20 Tracfone to sell separately for profit. For all we know, these guys could be geniuses.

while the other two were in the back opening the phone packages with box cutters

Oh no, god forbid BOX-CUTTERS! This obvious 9-11 reference was mean to inflame and horrify.

I haven't seen this much scare-mongering since the year after 9-11.

People are really uptight right now. I am not saying that bad things won't happen, I just say if we let things like this scare us, THE TERRORISTS HAVE WON.

[Cindy]

Thanks for your feedback lmr.
Have a good day.

[CindyDawg]

I don't think any of us are scared and there may be a perfectly good explanation but something strange is happening and I prefer dealing with it now instead of later.

[Inge_CAV]

"THE TERRORISTS HAVE WON."

Oh, I wouldn't say that. If in the near future, roadside explosive devices are detonated to kill american citizens, mooselimbs may suddenly become extinct. About the only place to see them will be in a museum somewhere, stuffed and mounted.