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To: frankw1900 who wrote (55358)	10/29/2002 3:10:55 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

MSNBC.com reports on how the FSB--successor to the KGB--outsmarted the terrorists using cell phones: The FSB encouraged families of hostages to make themselves available around the clock at a special coordination center near the theater, where 24-hour support and information for the relatives were also provided. When calls from hostages came, family members first established whether any terrorists were near the person placing the call. Family members and security officials said the phone would be passed to a security officer, who would ask "yes and no" questions to confirm key information about the terrorists--careful not to draw the hostage into a conversation that would be suspicious to the Chechen fighters. After the rescue operation ended Saturday, security officials credited cell phones with providing information on the number of terrorists, their weapons arsenal and the location of hundreds of hostages spread throughout the multi-storied theater complex. "The phones were our little secret," one official said, "and through them we knew everything that was going on inside."http://www.msnbc.com/news/826347.asp