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Thanks guys!



There, now go away Walton family....]]>Jan 13th 2006 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/


An FBI spokesperson says the Target employees did the right thing. He said, "We encourage any citizen to come forward with information perceived as suspicious. The FBI will conduct a threat assessment. We encourage that."





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Bravo! I am glad there is still life in middle Amerika in the places like Walmart (why do I feel the need to shower after saying that).



I hope they got a bonus or kudos for being on the ball and to encourage this sort of independent thinking of the retail worker masses.



Bravo!

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Next i'll get turned in to Pat Robertson because i bought condoms in bulk, with six middle eastern men.



Wiretaps are the least of our problems...]]>Jan 13th 2006 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/


Oh what a tangled web.]]>Jan 13th 2006 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/


"According to ABC News , in another related article, a target story in Hemet was offering a good deal on "pay as you go" cell phones. They were selling them for $19.99. One male customer came in and purchased 150 phones. Employees notified the Joint Terrorism Task Force, which at the time, was on special alert for the Rose Bowl."



If you're an eBayer, you better watch out...

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"No, Powerseller."

]]>Jan 13th 2006 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/Jan 13th 2006 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/Jan 13th 2006 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/did you really need to describe their race as being middle eastern.



Yes, if it's pertinent to the story then yes. The story said the men were linked to a sleeper cell. Until a bunch of little old white ladies start blowing people up, then YES I think we need to know the race of these low lifes and we should profile based on looks, (as long as it doesn't go as far as harassment and discrimination), and suspicious behavior.]]>Jan 13th 2006 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/Jan 13th 2006 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/Jan 13th 2006 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/Jan 13th 2006 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/


As for the middle eastern men comment, I totally agree. It should have been noted that they were "6 men." What color where the FBI agents working on the case, because that probably has a lot to do with it too. Racial profiling is rediculous]]>Jan 13th 2006 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/Jan 13th 2006 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/Jan 13th 2006 8:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/Jan 13th 2006 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/


But wouldn't one want to be SUBTLE when planning some sort of attack? Seriously - 60 phones at once? That just screams for attention. Ah well - people are stupid.]]>Jan 13th 2006 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/Jan 13th 2006 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/Jan 13th 2006 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/
http://www.alternet.org/walmart/26503/#thumbtack]]>Jan 13th 2006 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/


If you'd like to link to the original ABC News story, you can do so here: http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Investigation/story?id=1499905.NewsMax is a highly partisan and unreliable news source. (For instance, they have ads on the site you link to which ask readers to "Bet on Iraq" while another offers tips on picking up women that the "liberal media doesn't want you to know about".)



If you'd like to link to the original ABC News story, you can do so here: http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Investigation/story?id=1499905. ]]>Jan 13th 2006 9:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/Jan 13th 2006 10:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/
"Thats a serious problem"

This is just news , and we are blessed to have the freedom to write and or read it.]]>Jan 13th 2006 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/Jan 14th 2006 6:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/


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.





"There is no known link or demonstrated link or any other kind of link at this point between the people here and any terror cell," he said.]]>Jan 14th 2006 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/
http://www.mywesttexas.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15922345]]>Jan 14th 2006 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/13/wal-mart-employees-expose-illegal-immigrants-not-terror-cells/Jan 14th 2006 5:47PM