Of course, that's someone else's fault.

you can simply heat up and peel it off.

Afraid of paint damage.

I'm not sure if his lawsuit has any merit. If we sell objects with our logo and name on them, we give up control.

It seems like selling a computer or phone with files still on the device.

If the Feds haven't pursued a connection, it wil be tough for him to prove they knowingly did it. I would guess the dealer didn't think it was worth cleaning off his crap from a work truck, and just sent it to auction as is.

he claims the dealer said they had a better way to remove the decals.

when those pictures started. John Oliver did a clever riff on it: "I'm not a terrorist, but if you want to make a pipe bomb, I can meet you halfway."

Had he not removed the tools and inventory could we also place odds on whether he abetted the militants by providing material support? I can hear the screams about how the government is too big if that were the case.

Of who, over here, is selling equipment to "the enemy"? Isn't the gov't sort of upset about that possibility or do they know who it is (wink, nudge, Texas ...)

That is the question we should be asking.

purchased at auction in TX and then shipped to Turkey.

Who shipped it to Turkey and who received it in Turkey? And how did this vehicle get from Turkey into ISIS's hands.

There tends to be a glut of them and used Toyotas, in particular, are very popular in other markets. (Domestic SUVs and vans, on the other hand, have very little demand elsewhere but are very much wanted in Mexico, so they tend to go there. Luxury cars go all over, and tend to have weird pockets of demand where specific models or option packages aren't otherwise available.)

Toyota pickups also the vehicle of choice in conflict zones: https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-toyota-pickup-truck-is-the-war-chariot-of-the-third-world-ea4a121e948b#.ah03lacig

There's no reason a truck traded in at a dealer in Texas wouldn't wind up on a lot in Turkey, and there's even less reason to be surprised that somebody in Iraq or Syria went to Turkey and bought a used truck then drove it back.

I doubt this will go anywhere

who complained that ISIS fighters run prices up when they come to town because they're paid in dollars and are willing to pay high prices for American goods like candy bars, Axe body spray, Red Bull, etc.

I forget the point of the story but that was a real eye-opener.

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"When ISIS Comes To Town, Everything Changes"
Updated December 10, 201511:27 AM ET