Obviously, it's premature to determine exactly what they were doing. But i've mentioned something like this about 3 years ago.

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SayUncle
Can't we all just get a long gun?

Well, the article only says the officers "found a map that showed locations of Wal-Mart stores from Ohio through Kentucky, Tennessee, and into North and South Carolina."

I suppose it would make a bit of a difference if the map was homemade or simply pages ripped from the Wal-Mart edition of the Rand McNally Road Atlas. Given the large amount of purchases of pre-paid phones, etc., I would guess the map (whether homemade or real) would provide handy information on places to stock up on supplies.

If I were ever pulled over as a terror suspect, the AP wire story could indicate that I had maps in my car showing the locations of Wal-Mart stores, Cracker Barrel restaurants, and Holiday Inns across the country.

Wouldn't they have been going after Targets?

Ba bump CHING!

Hey, Les, why don't we just call each other assholes and get it over with. - Somebody on the old Southknoxbubba.net (if that was you, claim your quote and win net.fame!)

I guess there won't be a problem if I keep a list of all the Starbucks in my car. They don't really have the supplies.

You might remember my post about disposable cell phones and national security. Apparently somebody at Wal*Mart had enough sense to call the cops when they saw the same "Middle Eastern" guys buying disposable phones every day. A lawsuit for profiling will be soon to come.

Let's review, every phone on the planet is tapped and you cannot fly on a plane with a bottled water, but you can buy over a thousand disposable phones without having to give your name?