The Doom And Gloom Report For Aug 12, 2006

3 arrested on terror charges

Men detained in Mich. Thumb area after buying 80 hard-to-track cell phones

CAR0 -- Days after two Arab-American men from Dearborn were charged in Ohio with terrorism for buying numerous cell phones, three Palestinian men were arrested in Michigan's Thumb area with about 1,000 such phones, authorities said.

Like the case in Marietta, Ohio, the arrests in Caro on Friday morning began when a store clerk became suspicious of the men buying 80 TracFones, which come with prepaid minutes and are often difficult to track.

The next step in terror prevention... Requiring an ID to purchase trac phones at the counter where you currently get the sudafed and you will be limited to 2 cell phones.