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Old 12-14-2015, 06:13 PM
 
Location: Stasis
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A Texas plumber traded in his old truck at AutoNation Ford Gulf Freeway in Houston. They stopped him from removing his company decals as it was damaging the paint and said they would do it later.

According to the lawsuit, the dealer sold the truck at auction in November 2013, and it was exported from Houston to Mersin, Turkey, the following month.

From Turkey, it apparently made its way to Syria and wound up being adapted to carry an anti-aircraft gun in its flatbed manned by jihadi fighters, the lawsuit said.

Mr. Oberholtzer apparently thought little else of it. But in December 2014, images of the truck, his company logo, and the weapon being fired were published on social media.

Texas Plumber Sues Car Dealer After His Truck Ends Up on Syria’s Front Lines

https://twitter.com/theinquisitr/sta...94813902729216
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Old 12-14-2015, 06:16 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Free advertising!

What's this fool's gripe?
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Old 12-14-2015, 06:20 PM
 
Location: West Michigan
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Who sells or trades a truck with a logo on it, trusting someone else to remove after they buy it? The guy should sue himself.
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Old 12-14-2015, 06:21 PM
 
Location: Stasis
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I thought only stolen cars and trucks wound up in containers to the middle east. Follow the chain of sale. Who in the US bought and shipped it?
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Old 12-14-2015, 06:48 PM
 
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is there anything Turkey is doing to actually help stop ISIS?

buying their black market oil, selling ISIS phony passports, selling them vehicles.

So glad they're a NATO ally. SMH
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Old 12-14-2015, 07:02 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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That sucks, though he should have removed the logo before selling. Not doing so is just lazy, which makes me think this is a lazy plumber as well.
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Old 12-14-2015, 07:06 PM
 
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I thought only stolen cars and trucks wound up in containers to the middle east. Follow the chain of sale. Who in the US bought and shipped it?
Read the article, or even the OP.
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Old 12-14-2015, 07:07 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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The dealer said it would destroy the paint job underneath and they would do it for him.
Probably threatened to reduce the amount of money he'd get too.

It's common knowledge that Turkey is playing both sides of the fence here.
Helping ISIS while taking money from us, from Germany, from another other "ally".

Bunch of suckers. To really hurt ISIS we need to just nuke Turkey out of existence.
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Old 12-14-2015, 07:08 PM
 
Location: annandale, va & slidell, la
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What moron would leave his name and number painted on the side of a trade-in?
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Old 12-14-2015, 07:15 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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You guys are all fixated on the plumber's sign.

Instead wonder how that truck went from a dealer lot to ISIS and the USG said nothing ?

That plumber's sign shows you that ISIS is getting what they want, when they want it and from the US no less !!!
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