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Terror Networks
Doubt cast on story linking sales of cheap cell phones to terrorists
2006-01-14
In a story Thursday [12 Jan 2006] about a potential link between terrorism and purchases of disposable cell phones, ABC Nightly News mentioned the purchase of a large quantity of cell phones in December from a Midland Wall-Mart.
According to Bill Vanderland, agent in charge of Midland's FBI office, no laws were broken when a group of men attempted to purchase a large number of cell phones from the Wal-Mart in the 200 block of Interstate 20 Dec. 18...Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents ultimately charged one man for an immigration violation, Vanderland said, and two others were released after producing appropriate documents...However Vanderland said Thursday after the ABC report aired that assertions of a connection between a terror cell and the men who attempted to purchase cell phones from a Midland Wal-Mart were invalid.

I thought this story was fishy to begin with. No one at the local Wal-Mart, the Midland police or the FBI was named in the ABC story. No suspects were named. After so many hysterical reports from New Orleans after Katrina proved unfounded, I have become more critical about news reports without sources. In contrast, last year's initial report of a possible terror cell in Lodi CA did include names and details which could be verified.
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