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A "Bat Cave" need not necessarily be a storage unit or a Mosque. It could be an empty 40' container on an 18 wheeler parked nearby but out of sight. Just drive right in, close up, and then drive the big truck away. Gone, and the cops can search all day. This is a "Bat Cave" that could be mobile and used anyplace. The requirements are a good hiding (parking) place nearby and proper recon and practice of escape routes to the big truck.

Hmmm. Wasn't there concern a few months ago about Al Qaeda "chatter" related to getting trucking licenses? The concern then was that they might try to transport explosive fuels, or toxic waste, and use them in a terrorist incident. But what if part of the plan was just to provide some mobile "Bat Caves" for something like this? It would explain how the white Chevy Astrovan can just vanish the way that it does. It would mean they wouldn't have to drive far away - just to a secluded area. Heck, behind a strip mall is perfect. Just drive maybe a 1/4 mile or so, zoom into the back of the big rig trailer...and on to the next site.

Interesting speculation.

Assuming the Chevy AstroVan isn't just grasping at straws as well. Could be a one person saw it at one site, next guy around a shooting is more prone to notice something he heard mentioned on the news...prosecutors know the problems of eyewitnesses very well. ;-)

My original "Bat Cave" idea was stationary, but that could not explain how they could disappear in multiple locations. You may be onto something. When the cops are looking for white vans, no one said anything about checking in the back of big rigs. Very possible.

Heck, behind a strip mall is perfect. Just drive maybe a 1/4 mile or so, zoom into the back of the big rig trailer...

It jives with the no weekends schedule too. JSTARS could spot that nicely.