Posted on 10/04/2005 11:29:02 PM PDT by indcons
NORMAN - The FBI has found no evidence so far that a University of Oklahoma student who died in a bombing Saturday night tried to get inside the football stadium or had ties to any terrorist organization, officials said Tuesday.
The FBI also has found no evidence anyone else was involved, officials said. Still, OU plans to tighten security at upcoming football games. Fans can expect bags and purses to be checked more closely.
“They should come a little earlier,” OU President David Boren said. “Be patient with us - know it’s only for their safety that we’re being very, very thorough.”
Fans also will not be allowed to leave at the half on passes and return.
Joel “Joe” Henry Hinrichs III is believed to have died in an explosion about 7:30 p.m. Saturday on a campus bench about 100 yards from the packed Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Investigators are treating the death as a suicide.
OU was playing Kansas State before more than 80,000 fans. The game was in the second quarter. The blast could be heard inside the stadium.
Explosives later were removed from the student’s university-owned apartment.
The FBI continues to investigate. One agent re-interviewed the student’s father Tuesday in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Hinrichs, 21, was a junior majoring in engineering. He has been described by his family and the university as a loner with emotional difficulties. He dropped out in 2003-2004 but returned.
The FBI has reviewed surveillance tapes, interviewed acquaintances and checked Hinrichs’ purchases.
The FBI also looked at possible ties to Islamic groups after learning Hinrichs’ roommate is from Pakistan, attended a nearby mosque and worked for the OU athletics department, The Oklahoman has learned.
You and I are on the same exact page- I am ex military, (my son-in -law serves now), pro cop, and pro defense. I would like to be the first on FR to second your nomination of General Honore for President.
Well, that bit was kinda confusing for me. I thought Joe Jihad was a convert too (his beard, the literature, and all that). Also, as PKM, HR, and penelopesire questioned on the main thread, if his roomie knew about his bomb making cache, why didn't he alert th authorities???? If I were a Paki student and my roomie was making a bomb, the first thing I would do is to report him just to stay out of trouble with ICE and DHS. Methinks the roomie was upto no good either.
lol..you do have a way with words. Got an editor yet? (grin)
It's really hard to imagine what kind of parents would name their baby daughter "Berkeley" - the icon of all leftist towns.
I wonder what kind of people his parents are. If you recall, Jihad Johnny Lindh's parents were crazies - his father left the mother to be a homosexual.
Joel was at the mosque that Moussaouri attended but not at the same time since he didn't come on campus until 2002 -- his roommate I have heard was at the mosque at the same time as that lowlife. Berg also was at that mosque. So were two guys arrested as aiding and abetting Moussaouri.
Might as well label it the terrorist mosque IMHO!
Your son-n-law is a hero for serving this country. Please tell him this country admires,respects and honors his sacrifice and we keep him and his family in our constant prayers. General Honore would indeed be a hoot, wouldn't he! I like to call him Gen.Ornery..lol He sure knows how to put the chicken little press in their place. I would vote for him for something..anything.. just for that alone...lol
I wouldn't have expected Hinrichs to be there when Moussaoui or the other associates of M's were, but I don't see that they've established that he ever went there at all--only that Cheema did.
To tell you the truth, when I saw that the mom's middle initial is "B," which is usually the maiden name, not a middle name, I thought maybe her maiden surname had been Berkeley.
If you read the two Letters to the Editor that Dad JoelJr. wrote which are still online, I don't think he would've had the input for a kid named Berkeley, lol.
http://www.enemiesforeignanddomestic.com/
Check it out..
bttt
The above link might be of interest to readers of this thread.
As far as GEN Honore, I can't help but wonder if I might possibly be related to him. I have ancestors from LA, in the beginning, named Henry. I would not be too surprised.
It's very common for engineering students to buy fertilizer. They need it for their course work. Nothing to see here folks, just move along.
wow..will order TWO very soon. Thanks for the head's up MEG33.I am a bit of a 'newbie', although I have been around lurking since around 1999-2000. This sounds like a great read.
BTTT!
noooooooooope, no terror ties, just an infatuation with TROP(tm).
http://www.freewebs.com/uber_banana/links.htm
Go to the link, scroll down the page, and click the link to Fazal Cheema's home page. You'll find that the home page no longer exists.
Seems to me a sniper or snipers wouldn't even need to be in view of the crowds or even very close to the stadium to cause havoc, given suitably calculated ballistics.
If this guy was a chick who went missing in a resort area it would probably get more coverage. All the media stinks!
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