... to all but probably the Washington Post, the New York Times or your typical Bush deranged Democrat.
ABC News: Surge in Sale of Disposable Cell Phones May Have Terror Link:
Federal agents have launched an investigation into a surge in the purchase of large quantities of disposable cell phones by individuals from the Middle East and Pakistan, ABC News has learned.
The phones — which do not require purchasers to sign a contract or have a credit card — have many legitimate uses, and are popular with people who have bad credit or for use as emergency phones tucked away in glove compartments or tackle boxes. But since they can be difficult or impossible to track, law enforcement officials say the phones are widely used by criminal gangs and terrorists.
"There's very little audit trail assigned to this phone. One can walk in, purchase it in cash, you don't have to put down a credit card, buy any amount of minutes to it, and you don't, frankly, know who bought this," said Jack Cloonan, a former FBI official who is now an ABC News consultant.
Law enforcement officials say the phones were used to detonate the bombs terrorists used in the Madrid train attacks in March 2004.
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The growing use of the throwaway cell phones has been cited by President Bush as an important justification for expanding the wiretap laws under the Patriot Act.
"Law enforcement officials can now use what's now called roving wiretaps, which will prevent a terrorist from switching cell phones to get a message out to one of his buddies," Bush said on April 20, 2004.
I'm hoping this report (read the whole thing) will get wider coverage.
And then I'm hoping that radical Democrats will continue to harp about Bush's alleged law breaking. That strategy, coupled with their behavior in the Alito hearings, ought to be their death knell.
UPDATE: The 'sphere is on this like stink on poop.
The Anchoress helps us remember why we should be disturbed and links to this William Tate post detailing the New York Times flip flop on surveillance under the Clinton administration.
Others providing coverage include Flopping Aces, Sister Toldjah and Mike's America.
Read it all. Pass it along.
MORE: Michelle has joined the fray and as usual, with lots of linky love. She excerpts this ABC News link which ought to make us all sit up and notice:
ABC News has posted the Midland Police Department police report of the incident, which notes that "Upon the arrival of special agents, and as a result of subsequent interviews, it was discovered that members of the group were linked to suspected terrorist cells stationed within the Metroplex."
Can there be any doubt now that the Washington Post and the New York Times and others in the MSM who've followed their lead have aided and abetted the enemy?
Is it a coincidence that one of these stories is from Midland, Texas where President Bush grew up?
P.S. Having a celebration all this week on the 25th Anniversary of President Reagan's 1st Inauguration. If you want to join in, just drop me a link to your own recollections, or thoughts on the 40th President:
http://mikesamerica.blogspot.com/2006/01/next-week-we-celebrate-beginning-of.html
Posted by: Mike's America | Sunday, January 15, 2006 at 12:11 AM