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Vandals strike recruit center (anti-Americans strike)
Mercury News ^ | October 15, 2002 | Roxanne Stites

Posted on 10/15/2002 11:17:11 AM PDT by adam stevens

Edited on 04/13/2004 3:29:50 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Vandals torched two military vehicles and defaced a recruiting center in San Jose on Monday, spray-painting an ominous warning across the building: ``Pre-emptive Attack.''

San Jose fire officials said the targeted vehicle was a minivan wrapped in military slogans and patriotic advertisements. Flames also spread to a second government car parked next to it.


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October 15, 2002

VANDALS STRUCK A U.S. MILITARY RECRUTING CENTER in San Jose:

Vandals torched two military vehicles and defaced a recruiting center in San Jose on Monday, spray-painting an ominous warning across the building: ``Pre-emptive Attack.''

San Jose fire officials said the targeted vehicle was a minivan wrapped in military slogans and patriotic advertisements. Flames also spread to a second government car parked next to it.

Officials say they don't have a motive, but I think it's pretty obvious what this is about. Expect more such doings, interspersed with loud cries of outrage whenever the "antiwar" movement is characterized as unpatriotic.




1 posted on 10/15/2002 11:17:11 AM PDT by adam stevens
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To: Audit_Jesse; eyes_only; grammymoon; KateUTWS; hchutch; TBP; mondonico; MrJingles; EverOnward; ...
Radical Left Watch Ping!

I have begun a Ping list to keep track of the Radical Left. If you are interested in joining or have found a relevant story drop me a line.

2 posted on 10/15/2002 11:18:07 AM PDT by adam stevens
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To: adam stevens
The people who attacked this recruiting center were making war on the United States of America and should pay the full and complete penalty for doing so they should be hunted down then executed (following a fair trial). If caught in the act they should be killed on sight.

Anything less is failure to defend our nation.

Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - yorktown
3 posted on 10/15/2002 11:21:48 AM PDT by harpseal
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To: Dane
Vandals torched two military vehicles and defaced a recruiting center in San Jose on Monday, spray-painting an ominous warning across the building: ``Pre-emptive Attack.''

Have ya seen this??

4 posted on 10/15/2002 11:21:51 AM PDT by Mo1
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To: adam stevens
Both of these stories are zingers!

The motive behind the arson remained unclear, though some officials privately acknowledged the graffiti could mean it was a reaction to plans being made to wage war against Iraq.

What, pray tell, is unclear about the motive?

loud cries of outrage whenever the "antiwar" movement is characterized as unpatriotic . . .

What, pray tell, is patriotic about torching military facilities? Based on these actions, why shouldn't we characterize the anti-war movement as criminal?

5 posted on 10/15/2002 11:24:09 AM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: harpseal
BUMP!
6 posted on 10/15/2002 11:24:12 AM PDT by adam stevens
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To: NormsRevenge; Ernest_at_the_Beach; null and void
Local Terrorism ping
7 posted on 10/15/2002 11:24:15 AM PDT by evolved_rage
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To: the_Watchman
We should!
8 posted on 10/15/2002 11:24:42 AM PDT by adam stevens
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To: Mo1
We Americans have been lulled into the idea that our government will protect us from any and everything.

http://www.atrentino.com/INDEX.html
9 posted on 10/15/2002 11:26:39 AM PDT by Davis
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To: adam stevens
This isn't a wise move.

Recruiting centers are staffed by real soldiers pulled out of tanks and rifle ranges at reenlistment, not civil servents playing dress up. Most of them are itching to get back to their real jobs, a follow up attack by the vandals would be a very, very bad decision.
10 posted on 10/15/2002 11:27:25 AM PDT by jz638
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To: adam stevens
Count me in!
11 posted on 10/15/2002 11:29:17 AM PDT by sheik yerbouty
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To: Davis
HUH???
12 posted on 10/15/2002 11:30:29 AM PDT by Mo1
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To: evolved_rage
Notice they didn't hit a Marine recruiting office... ;-)
13 posted on 10/15/2002 11:32:25 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
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Notice they didn't hit a Marine recruiting office...

Belay that, Maybe .. On TV last night, it showed Air Force and Navy, but not Marine decals on the shattered windows and doors.
14 posted on 10/15/2002 11:34:28 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: Davis

15 posted on 10/15/2002 11:35:24 AM PDT by Damocles
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To: adam stevens
Ten to one this spokes babe was one of the PC Diversity Queens hired during Jake Reno's reign of terror with these comments:

``It's hard to know what this means,'' said Marti McKee, a spokeswoman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. ``Maybe there's a political motive for this,'' she said. ``Maybe somebody has a grudge. It's hard to speculate.''

Cracking the code, this was not an act of a crazy white cracker conservative gun nut. So we can't even say that this was a political/terrorist act!

She probably has a PHD in Urban Bravo Sierra from Portland University, like her soul brother, PC Moose in Montgomery County Maryland.

16 posted on 10/15/2002 11:40:12 AM PDT by Grampa Dave
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To: adam stevens
Vandals torched two military vehicles and defaced a recruiting center in San Jose on Monday, spray-painting an ominous warning across the building: ``Pre-emptive Attack.''

Domestic terrorism.

17 posted on 10/15/2002 11:57:53 AM PDT by concerned about politics
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To: concerned about politics
'Domestic terrorism'

It's about time for George W. Bush to announce that they're among us and they're here to kill us all.You darn right this is "Domestic Terrorism", and it should publicly be labelled as such!

18 posted on 10/15/2002 12:04:09 PM PDT by Pagey
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To: Pagey
The president also questions the need for new gun laws in general, Fleischer added. "How many laws can we really have to stop crime if people are determined in their heart to violate them no matter how many there are or what they say?" he asked. ?

He knows the score. Unarmed = dead.

19 posted on 10/15/2002 12:09:06 PM PDT by concerned about politics
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To: jz638
No it would be a very good decision for America.
20 posted on 10/15/2002 1:03:22 PM PDT by adam stevens
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