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Posted by samzenpus on Thursday March 09, 2006 @12:53AM from the follow-the-money dept.

An anonymous reader writes "After a recent Slashdot story detailing the errant investigation into a credit card holder's dept payment, comes this article from the Christian Science Monitor discussing the commoditization of terrorism, its relationship to crime, and the difficulties encountered when trying to track "bad" money."

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Why is it so hard to track down? (Score:5, Funny)

by rob1980 ( 941751 ) writes: on Thursday March 09, 2006 @01:06AM (#14880912)

Just keep an eye out for the people who pay down the entire balance of their store credit card. Those people are obviously the terrorists!

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Oil is Fungible (Score:4, Funny)

by HeelToe ( 615905 ) writes: on Thursday March 09, 2006 @01:37AM (#14881030) Homepage

Oil is Fungible [dilbert.com].

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Re:Do you drive? Then you're financing terrorists. (Score:3, Funny)

by binarybum ( 468664 ) writes: on Thursday March 09, 2006 @04:04AM (#14881389) Homepage

oh come now, since when are the Canadians not questionable characters?

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simple terrorist trap, works every time... (Score:2, Funny)

by x2A ( 858210 ) writes: on Thursday March 09, 2006 @05:09AM (#14881519)

Terrorist says what...

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Re:There are other reasons too... (Score:5, Funny)

by Fred_A ( 10934 ) writes: <fred@f r e d s h o m e . o rg> on Thursday March 09, 2006 @05:21AM (#14881538) Homepage

They are right of course. Other much poorer countries manage to provide basic health care for their citizens (even if it's not ideal) and we still don't.

Ah, but they're evil socialists. You wouldn't want any of that in the US now would you ?

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I don't get it... (Score:5, Funny)

by Jugalator ( 259273 ) writes: on Thursday March 09, 2006 @05:45AM (#14881577) Journal

They still haven't found out that Microsoft has been funding SCO?

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Re:"interestingly"? (Score:1, Funny)

by online-shopper ( 159186 ) writes: on Thursday March 09, 2006 @09:17AM (#14881995)

Hanging out at christian science meetings is like having sex with a fat chick. a bit of fun 'till your friends catch you.

Seriously, would *YOU* admit to going?

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Re:Why is it so hard to track down? (Score:3, Funny)

by theonetruekeebler ( 60888 ) writes: on Thursday March 09, 2006 @09:22AM (#14882014) Homepage Journal

keep an eye out for the people who pay down the entire balance of their store credit card
...and then max it back out again at a nearby strip club. If I'm gonna die on Thursday, I'm gonna spend Wednesday night exploring the finer things in life---and tucking $20 bills in their G-strings.

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Simple Solutions (Score:3, Funny)

by nurb432 ( 527695 ) writes: on Thursday March 09, 2006 @01:52PM (#14884078) Homepage Journal

1 - Ban all 'cash' transactions for anything. All transactions must use 'digital currency' and go thru the federal government along the way. Even for a burger or stick of gum.

2 - Just take all funds away from the people, make it a true socialist society.

3 - Anyone caught bartering for any reason goes to prison for life.

This was a joke.

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