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.
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 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. : )