Now, imagine the following: terrorists become sensible and THREE of them engage in the shopping spree: One buys gas canisters, one buys pellets and one buys teddy bears. Yes, there is a conspiracy but how does the government protect us from it ?
Obviously, by matching the purchase records with personal contact/communication records. So Ms. Farr will be glad to know, that in order to protect us, her government will consider you a potential terrorist if someone you exchanged (encrypted) mail with bought the pellets in the same week in which you bought teddy bears. In order to prevent this, we need a website at which all pellet purchases will be announced, so that our friends and business partners avoid purchasing teddy bears at the same time. http://www.smh.com.au/news/0202/14/world/world103.html Valentine's teddy bear bomb alert Los Angeles: US law enforcement authorities today issued a warning of a possible Valentine's Day teddy bear bomb threat after a man went on a suspicious shopping spree that included buying nine cuddly toys. The FBI said a man, "possibly of Arab descent", bought 14 gas canisters, 12 packages of lead gun pellets and nine white Valentine teddy bears at Stevenson Ranch in California on January 15. "We don't know why he bought this or what he was going to use it for," FBI spokesman Matt McLaughlin said. "It's possible he had nine Valentines ... but we believe this could also be used as an explosive device," he added. FBI spokeswoman Laura Bosley said authorities had been alerted to the purchases by an anonymous tip but added that the man -- who was between 22 and 35 years old -- was not a suspect. "This man isn't a suspect but we want the public to be aware that this might be considered suspicious activity so that they can be conscious if they receive, for instance, an anonymous gift in the form of a teddy bear." Detectives want to interview the man who made the suspicious purchases and have asked the public to come forward with any information about him. AFP
