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Originally Posted by wrxsti
Sorry, can't resist - just saw The Life of Brian last weekend. The part I bolded above reminded me of the stoning scene. The accused was guilty of uttering the word "Jehova". The poor guy carrying out the sentance and directing the stoning got himself killed, as he had to explain the crime comitted (he said "Jehova" - whooosh, bang, more stones thrown).
You said "Jihad", "suicide bombing", "martyrdom in America". Better watch out!! Oh crap, I said it too......
Lets hope the government filters function well, and the last 6 utterances are ignored.
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That is actually a great example. But it is not that small of a number.
Somebody saying "suicide bombing" itself is not enough to start a query in a region. But if a routine survey records dozens of calls a week from say SW Anaheim to East-Central Afghanistan, with the words "mission", "security", "Seal Beach", and "package", then you had better believe that Naval Investigative Service is going to sit up and take notice. That would probably trigger that branch and the FBI into taking a look at local activities.
And the inverse is true also. If they monitor such calls on a weekly basis for several months, then suddenly the lines go quiet, that probably means that the planning stages are completed, and an attack may be imminant. And security in the region will be stepped up as investigation goes into overdrive.
But the monitoring and tracking themselves are not used for the purposes of making a case, or bringing somebody in for questioning. They are simply used as a way to guage the threat.
I have been out in town, and we know where Taliban and Al-Qaeda operatives gather. I have seen them on the street. And as long as they are only observing and doing nothing, nothing is done to them. But if a day comes where they dissapear from the streets, you had better believe that my base will be put on the highest alert.