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No terror ties found so far in bomb case (Norman bombing)
NewsOK.com ^ | October 5, 2005 | Nolan Clay and Randy Ellis

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.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Oklahoma; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: hinrichs; jihadjoey; joelhinrichs; johnnyjihad; normanbombing; oubombing; rop
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To: indcons

That will come as a large surprise to the fertilizer salesman.

Check out this thread. The truth is coming out, in spite of the governments attempt to squash it!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1496731/posts


61 posted on 10/05/2005 3:38:02 AM PDT by airborne (My hero - my nephew! Sean is home! Thank you God!)
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To: indcons

I will take FBI pronouncements more seriously when they solve the anthrax case and catch Whitey Bulger.


62 posted on 10/05/2005 4:19:58 AM PDT by Semper Paratus
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To: laz; Rte66

I googled for cached pages of his site and came up with nothing yet...

As far as other sites linking to his I found three other sites:
1.) Evil Union - the only site made for evil genii by evil genii - http://www.freewebs.com/evil_4ever/links.htm
Reference to Cheema's website found on the links page:

"www.freewebs.com/material_blade - This website isn't that good, but go on it anyway or I'll assasinate you"

2.) Mekanika Vuldo on their links page:
http://www.freewebs.com/mekanika/links.htm

" www.freewebs.com/material_blade - Fazal Cheema's strangeness. You think it's your dad's house? No its fazals house in my pants!"

3.) IGN Boards - poster links to a picture on his website apparently about a Nintendo Timeline:
"Eirick0074
Posts: 153
Registered: Jul '01
Date Posted: 6/11 12:43am Subject: Official TimeLine, as per realesed by NINTENDO uk.
http://www.freewebs.com/material_blade/timeline.JPG
well at least a part of it, there you go
feel free to WUL me "
Above page not available without registering - I used Google's Cache...


63 posted on 10/05/2005 4:36:16 AM PDT by LibertyRocks
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To: Siena Dreaming
"No mention that I can find of the attempted large purchase of fertilizer 4 days before the blast.

Don't know if this has been mentioned, but on Channel 6 this morning, apparently there was an off duty officer in the fertilizer store at the time of this purchase request who was concerned enough about it to get this guy's tag number.

64 posted on 10/05/2005 6:04:03 AM PDT by maxter
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To: PhiKapMom

Glad you are okay. Thanks for your insight here.


65 posted on 10/05/2005 6:10:02 AM PDT by maxter
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To: HiTech RedNeck

That's how I wrote it. The fictional sniper used an SKS to loft his bullets over the near side of the stadium and into the opposite upper deck from 1000 yards away, beyond the immediate police perimeter. In this fictional case, the sniper was not suicidal. A suicide bomber or bombers inside of the stadium would do just as well at triggering a panic stampede with mass casualties.


66 posted on 10/05/2005 6:41:28 AM PDT by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: de Buillion
they are being silent for our benefit......?????

I think they have to be... especially since they haven't had time to finish their investigation. You don't want your suspects to bolt while you gather evidence. Right now, the only obvious perp is the kid who blew himself up.

67 posted on 10/05/2005 6:58:41 AM PDT by LaineyDee (Don't mess with Texas wimmen!)
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To: indcons; PhiKapMom

http://newsok.com/video/1633866/

Video: New facts discovered about OU bombing

(Video link at right, under "Today's Videos")

Hinrichs was wearing a green vest that appeared to have wires in it, when trying to buy ammonium nitrate fertilizer.

Plain clothed Norman police officer overheard conversation, went outside and took down tag number.


68 posted on 10/05/2005 8:30:42 AM PDT by maggief
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To: indcons

Thanks for the ping indcons. I will have to come back to give this the attention it needs. Can't right now.


69 posted on 10/05/2005 10:37:23 AM PDT by Just A Nobody (I - LOVE - my attitude problem !)
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To: indcons

"These aren't the droids we're looking for. Move along."

70 posted on 10/05/2005 10:51:41 AM PDT by fishtank
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To: indcons
I got a bit of catching up to do.

This is possibly the start of a bombing campaign.
71 posted on 10/05/2005 11:30:47 AM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: laz; Grampa Dave
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.

Another case of internet tracks being erased....

72 posted on 10/05/2005 12:15:15 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: indcons

Total BS. Of course, they're not going to have direct links to OBL and carry an AQ card with them. They are forced to operate under the radar screen through mosques and cells, just as they did before 9/11. Several of the 9/11 terrorists attended a Jersey City mosque. That is where they do their dirty plotting.


73 posted on 10/05/2005 12:19:23 PM PDT by freeperfromnj
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To: PhiKapMom

How large would you say the Pakistani student community is at OU? Tens, hundreds? Are they rich brats who hold lavish parties, the way the ones here in SF are? Many come here to major in either tech / sci undergrad or finance / econ then go on to get MBAs or other advanced degrees. Then some return to Pakistan to rejoin the elites there, a few stay here as professionals - companies sponsor them to get H1Bs and in certain cases Green Cards.


74 posted on 10/05/2005 12:31:20 PM PDT by GOP_1900AD (Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
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To: laz; Ernest_at_the_Beach

This is another example of Grampa Dave's rule to post data from a link instead of just the link in situations like this or where we have identified another left wing operation.

"Did a search for the name "Fazal Cheema". Check this out, folks:

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."


75 posted on 10/05/2005 12:40:34 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Jamie Gorelick is responsible for more dead Americans(9-11) than those killed in Iraq.)
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To: weegee

Does anyone remember the bus driver whose throat was slit on 9-11, I think it happened in Tennessee. The story was that a passenger just suddenly jumped up and used a knife on the driver. I believe the bus crashed. I don't think I heard anymore about it as 9-11 took over all news reporting. Was there ever a terrorist connection found?


76 posted on 10/05/2005 12:45:37 PM PDT by pepperdog
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I went to the site and it is guess what, gone, vanished.


77 posted on 10/05/2005 12:45:45 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Jamie Gorelick is responsible for more dead Americans(9-11) than those killed in Iraq.)
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To: maggief
I have heard that green vest with wires several times now. It is really strange and I find it very hard to believe. It is akin to hanging a sign on your back saying I am a MAD SUICIDE BOMBER. Could this be misinformation to make the whole scenario look completely ridiculous?
78 posted on 10/05/2005 12:55:03 PM PDT by pepperdog
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To: pepperdog
Must correct myself, it was on 10-3 and the perp was supposedly Croatian, never learned his name. At the time the government assured everyone that it was not terrorist related. It never is, is it?
79 posted on 10/05/2005 1:02:18 PM PDT by pepperdog
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To: pepperdog

Never heard anything more on following cases:

-fuse and other bomb materials in a bus locker

-who killed the woman from the Tennessee driver's license agency who was caught selling legit IDs to middle eastern men from NYC/NJ knowing that they were fictional identities (the men were sentenced to time served and released to be deported)

-who put the bomb around the pizza delivery guy's neck

and the biggie:
-who mailed the anthrax letters


80 posted on 10/05/2005 1:05:32 PM PDT by weegee (The lesson from New Orleans? Smart Growth kills. You can't evacuate dense populations easily.)
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