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2005-10-08 Home Front: WoT

There is an interesting mystery in Oklahoma

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Posted by anonymous5089 2005-10-08 08:11|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It will be interesting to see whether the mainstream media, especially the cable news shows, grab this story and force federal authorities to tell us what they know.

Short anwser: They won't.

It would under-mine the current MSM narritive that the GWOT is illegitamite, just like the rest of the Bush Administration's works and even it's very existence.

Posted by N guard 2005-10-08 09:43|| 2005-10-08 09:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Always coverups, self-censorship, anti-profiling, no followups, incompetence, disinformation until the body parts fly. What we don't know is the scariest. Very interesting story,

Posted by Bardo 2005-10-08 09:45|| 2005-10-08 09:45|| Front Page Top

#3 That would be ammonium nitrate. Most likely this dirtball was either working on his own or had a few friends that encouraged him, but wouldn't do anything themselves. So he was a "from scratch" bomber. Such people frequently blow themselves up.

He probably figured that he would leave his backpack in the stadium, where it would injure and kill people, and then start a "mad bomber" reign of terror on the campus. Big plans.

Saint Darwin smote him.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-10-08 10:34|| 2005-10-08 10:34|| Front Page Top

#4 It's been one week and, save for local news in OK and a quick semi-gratuitous story on FOX News, the MSM's silence is deafening ... The only sources covering this story are blogs, BBS' and sites such as NEIN and WND whose reputations for reliability are suspect ...

Posted by doc 2005-10-08 10:35|| 2005-10-08 10:35|| Front Page Top

#5 "Saint Darwin smote him."

ROFL. That's perfection, heh.

Posted by .com 2005-10-08 10:36|| 2005-10-08 10:36|| Front Page Top

#6 There's no mystery here and nothing for the MSM to report: the feds are keeping it under wraps until their investigation is complete (i.e., until they've arrested everybody they're going to).

What's the chance that a suicidal techie would go the bomb route, just happen to have a Pakistani roommate and friends, just happen to live near a mosque, and just happen to try to get into a filled stadium before blowing up. Nah, nothing here -- move along.

Posted by Darrell 2005-10-08 10:44|| 2005-10-08 10:44|| Front Page Top

#7 Freepers are all over this story with a ton of links.

Posted by Floling Glurt6011 AKA tipper 2005-10-08 11:24|| 2005-10-08 11:24|| Front Page Top

#8 Most likely this dirtball was either working on his own or had a few friends that encouraged him, but wouldn't do anything themselves.

His Pakistani roommate apparently didn't see -- or smell -- him mixing up the TATP.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-10-08 12:05|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-10-08 12:05|| Front Page Top

#9 Ain't no mystery.

Except maybe how his islamic connections got reported in any media outlet.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-10-08 12:30|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2005-10-08 12:30|| Front Page Top

#10 Anyone who is unable to connect the dots in this story would probably starve if you moved their plate six inches.

Posted by Zenster 2005-10-08 17:18|| 2005-10-08 17:18|| Front Page Top

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