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Terrorists in Caro? By Amy Joles Staff Writer CARO — Whether sold for profit or as bomb detonators, the purchase of 80 disposable prepaid cell phones by three Palestinian men raised eyebrows at Wal-Mart SuperCenter Friday morning. “Are they terrorists or involved with terrorism?” asked Caro Chief Benson Page. “I can’t prove that right now. But at this point, I have a suspicion of that.” FBI agents arrived in Caro shortly after 10 a.m. Friday to question the men who purchased the phones earlier that same morning, 1:50 a.m. The same kind of phones - which do not require purchasers...

Three Texas men were arraigned Saturday on terrorism-related charges after police found about 1,000 cell phones in their minivan, and prosecutors say they believe the men were targeting a bridge connecting Michigan's Upper and Lower peninsulas. But two of the men said they were only trying to buy and sell phones to make money, and one said the money was intended to help pay for his brother's college education. A magistrate set bond at $750,000 for each of the men, who are charged with collecting or providing materials for terrorist acts and surveillance of a vulnerable target for terrorist purposes....

Around 1:00am August 11th three men purchased cell phones from the Wal-Mart store on M-81 near the corner of M-24 in Caro. Wal-Mart places a limit on the number of cell phones that can be purchased at once, that number is three. The three men allegedly bought 80 by purchasing them three at time so that an alert wouldn't be triggered by the cash register. They also paid cash. An alert clerk grew suspicious and called Tuscola County central dispatch. The Caro Police Department sent a unit and stopped the rented van on M-81 just east of Caro. The suspects...

Dearbornistan terror arrests:Flight docs and 600+ tracphones By Michelle Malkin   ·   August 09, 2006 11:01 PM Busted (hat tip: Paul): Two men were charged Wednesday with money laundering in support of terrorism after authorities said they found airplane passenger lists and information on airport security checkpoints in their car. Deputies stopped Osama Sabhi Abulhassan, 20, and Ali Houssaiky, 20, both of Dearborn, Mich., on a traffic violation Tuesday and found the flight documents along with $11,000 cash and 12 phones in their car, Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks said. It wasn't clear what significance the airline information might have. Assistant...

As expected by all but the most fervent America haters, our valiant young people are doing their duty in Iraq superbly. Certainly there have been casualties. Those are unavoidable in any war. But a smashing victory is just around the corner and we will be so thankful when most of them come marching home again. Early on, it was easy to develop an addiction to the cable news channels and their round-the-clock war coverage. At least it was easy for me to fall prey to them. Then noticeable flaws emerged. In "Breaking News," they’d breathlessly announce the Marines had taken...

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