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Austin bomber had 'target list,' used 'very unique' batteries purchased from Asia, McCaul says
Fox News. com ^ | March 22, 2018 | Travis Fedschun

Posted on 03/22/2018 9:25:21 AM PDT by Kaslin

The 23-year-old man linked to the deadly bombings that rocked Austin, Texas, and surrounding areas over the past month had a "target list" of future locations he wanted to strike, the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security said Thursday.

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said that authorities have discovered that Mark Anthony Conditt, 23, had a "target list of future targets" including residences and addresses discovered by authorities.

"I think he had pulled these addresses, these were his future targets. It was a target list." he said on "America's Newsroom."

McCaul added that based on the data authorities were able to retrieve from Conditt, they were able to go the homes and "clear them" from any suspicious packages.

"We were also able to use technology to find a digital footprint of where his cellphone had been, so that the key evidence was getting his cellphone number so that when he turned his cellphone immediately the SWAT teams descended on him at about 3 o’clock in the morning so we got close to him before he blew himself up," he said.

McCaul told Fox News that authorities are now looking at those addresses that Conditt pulled to try to find a link between them.

"That is what we are looking at right now. What is the common denominator between all these victims, or is it just completely random?" he said.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: austin; markanthonyconditt
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To: Blue House Sue

Did you not notice he’s talking about foreign ISIS fighters, rather than people living in the US, like you were?


61 posted on 03/22/2018 3:20:18 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Blue House Sue

Also, posting a link to something Trump said is not an answer to the question I posted to you.


62 posted on 03/22/2018 3:20:49 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman

The family of a terrorist most always has an awareness there is a terrorist is their family and they do nothing to stop the terrorist actions.

Those people must be held accountable.


63 posted on 03/22/2018 3:39:25 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: PUGACHEV

I bought one of these AA flash lights for 1.38, but i really doubt they are 15,000LMs: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Zoom-15000LM-LED-Flashlight-AA-Battery-Purple-Light-Powerful-Lamp-Super-Bright/152792899743?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=452499319976&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649


64 posted on 03/22/2018 4:17:25 PM PDT by daniel1212 (Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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To: SecAmndmt
His cell phone survived the explosion fully intact? How did the authorities access.it?

Why did they need to access it? It had already turned him in.

65 posted on 03/22/2018 4:35:08 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: Kaslin
using anything exotic in anything illegal is either begging to be caught, or just plain stooopid...
66 posted on 03/22/2018 4:51:34 PM PDT by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: pingman

Odds are you have the materials needed for a weapon of mass destruction scattered throughout your residence. Perhaps a binary poison gas device (household cleaning supplies plus a few other common items), or an explosive device (if you have lawn and garden supplies and equipment). It’s not rocket science (although model rocketry as a hobby can give you a whole new range of options.)

A high school education, an internet connection, and a neighborhood Walmart is pretty much all you need. WARNING- the internet searches will be tracked, and the Walmart has hundreds of cameras tracking and recording your every move.


67 posted on 03/22/2018 5:29:56 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: pingman

Putting together something that will blow up is pretty easy to do.
The tricky part is in knowing how to not be there when it goes off.


68 posted on 03/22/2018 5:36:32 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (I was conceived in liberty, how about you?)
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To: Repeal The 17th

Open your present
No, you open your present
Kaczynski Christmas


69 posted on 03/22/2018 5:44:04 PM PDT by txhurl (The Final Thunderdome: Tw'o Americas enter, One America leaves)
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To: Kaslin

Mybe he’s a wanna be zodiac killer , who was a cipher, and the street numbers on the addresses are code.


70 posted on 03/22/2018 8:09:23 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: piasa

People who want to kill others......in numbers as this guy did ALWAYS think they need to have distinctions about their purpose to and carry out killing. This guy, as is common with others, thought he was smart.


71 posted on 03/22/2018 8:12:16 PM PDT by caww
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To: Zeppo

Unique batteries from Asia might mean they were from Chinese eBay sellers and actually made their rated capacity.

Actually, that is a bit harsh - I actually HAVE found one Chinese brand that typically runs about 80% of their mAH rating...


72 posted on 03/22/2018 8:29:01 PM PDT by Paul R. (I don't want to be energy free, we want to be energy dominant in terms of the world. -D. Trump)
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To: Paul R.

Unique batteries from Asia might mean they were from Chinese eBay sellers


Or, Alibaba?

Heck....even Amazon has plenty of China made goods for sale.


73 posted on 03/22/2018 8:34:33 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: pgkdan

Use coin phones, if there are any. That would automatically classify you as a drug dealer. Feel any better? /sarc/sarc


74 posted on 03/22/2018 8:40:16 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: WayneS

#40. Well that shoots the heck out of “Double Secret Probation”.

Know any good Onomatopias, perhaps?

Do Limericks count?

Ever hear the one that started “There was a young man from Dundee.....? Excellent use of the English language if I say so myself.


75 posted on 03/22/2018 8:46:24 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: thoughtomator

Who said Mark Anthony Conditt’s dad worked for the FBI?


76 posted on 03/23/2018 4:52:38 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: pingman

[I’m more concerned about how a 23 year old loser gets ahold of explosives and detonation devices.]

The garage and kitchen.


77 posted on 03/23/2018 7:09:29 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (My "White Privilege" is my work ethic.)
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To: Blue House Sue

“The family of a terrorist most always has an awareness...”

Then you should be able to prove that in a court of law, beyond a reasonable doubt. That’s how it works in the USA. We don’t do summary justice.

You still haven’t answered my question. Once you give the government this power, what is to stop the left from using it against you or your fellows on the right once they are able to get the reigns of power again?


78 posted on 03/23/2018 7:54:30 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: headstamp 2

I lead a sheltered life,it seems.


79 posted on 03/23/2018 10:26:55 AM PDT by pingman ("I ain't in no ways tired.." of WINNING!)
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To: KevinB

Ultra, superlatively, very unique, and different too.


80 posted on 03/23/2018 12:20:52 PM PDT by Ed Condon (subliminal messages here in invisible ink)
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