It just about the fear thing. The 100+ cruise proly made em think that the import boys were getting a littel big for their britches, so to speak, and that a bit of smackdown was in order, just to let em know they are in control.
Hey u never know Paul they might be reading this right now and have been monitoring u for ages. U might have been targeted specifically just casue they knew u would tell teh world. but thats a bit xfiles i reckon.