Posted on 10/08/2005 4:03:10 AM PDT by LibertyRocks
that's no kids playing in the common areas
Again, interesting. Orange City CA is a bit far from Norman OK. Do you make anything of this?
On the other hand, maybe they've just gone indoors to do their Ramadan praying and fasting./sarc
no they only fast during the day, they have the party at night, and with many living around this complex, they are seen and heard more they usual. but not this week.
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http://www.theconservativevoice.com/articles/article.html?id=8842
News & Commentary
by Cinnamon Stillwell
Terrorism Strikes the Heartland
October 09, 2005 12:00 AM EST
If you happened to be browsing the Internet last weekend, the headline, “Suicide bombing in Oklahoma” just might have caught your attention. After all, it’s not every day that there’s a terrorist attack on U.S. soil and supposedly there hasn’t been one since 9/11.
But that’s exactly what happened outside a packed football stadium at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma on Saturday night (10/1). 21-year-old engineering student Joel Henry Hinrichs III of Colorado Springs detonated a bomb near the stadium, killing himself in the process. The explosion was so powerful that people up to four miles away reported hearing it and windows in the George L. Cross building 100 yards away shattered. One of the drivers of several buses parked in a nearby lot was taken to the hospital after being knocked over by the blast.
No one else was injured and 84,000 fans left the stadium, mostly unaware of the magnitude of what occurred outside. Some reported hearing the explosion and seeing rising smoke, as did a few people living in the area. There was a brief delay following the game during which crowds were kept inside while authorities combed the area for evidence and other potential threats. According to Douglas Hagmann, Director of the Northeast Intelligence Network, an anonymous official later confirmed that “other un-detonated explosive devices were found in the area cordoned off by police and federal officials” and were brought in for further testing.
No sooner had the dust settled when officials tried to play the bombing off as the act of yet another crazed “lone gunman” type. Oklahoma University (OU) President David Boren, no doubt trying to protect the university’s reputation, eagerly opined on Hinrich’s supposed history of mental instability. “We know that he has had what I would call emotional difficulties in the past,” he said. “There is certainly no evidence at this point which points to any other kind of motivation other than his personal problems.”
Law enforcement officials offered a similarly watered down version of events. The FBI’s Oklahoma bureau chief, Salvador Hernandez, U.S. Attorney John Richter and OU Police Chief Elizabeth Woolen, in a joint statement, said, “At this point, we have no information that suggests that there is any additional threat posed by others related to this incident.” Not once was the word “terrorism” used by any official involved in the case.
The mainstream media wasn’t exactly forthcoming either. Those seeking information immediately following the bombing were hard pressed to find it as there appeared to be a virtual media blackout. None of the cable news networks, including Fox News, referred to the incident and the major wire services, newspapers and websites skipped it entirely. Once again it was left up to bloggers like Mark Tapscott, Michelle Malkin, Wizbang, Gateway Pundit, The Jawa Report and Zombie (photojournalist for Little Green Footballs), as well as the “Freepers” of FreeRepublic.com, to pull together first hand accounts and links to the miniscule amount of news coverage available at the time.
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Thanks maggie! (o:
Her article was originally published at the Accuracy in Media website a few days ago. It's nice to see that it was picked up and run at another outlet as well. BTW, Cinnamon Stillwell is a fellow freeper who goes by the name SeenTheLight.
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Thank you for that information.
No problem, you're very welcome. (o:
I read your posts with laz and this is awfully interesting. Stay safe... (BTW: I saw your comments earlier and wanted to comment but got side-tracked, sorry about that.)
I got an email from Mark Tapscott asking about the registration. His info was that you could register a car for 9 months in Oklahoma. I've lived here for 10 years and have never heard of that. I also couldn't find it at the Oklahoma Tax Commission website, which is where the info would be listed. I passed their website address to him. I wish the tag agents were open today, I'd give them a call and ask.
Anybody know an Oklahoma tag agent they can get that info from?
Anybody know the VIN for the Lincoln? We could do a CarFax check and find out the ownership history including addresses.
Thanks for the information and your watchful eye. Stay safe.
The Lincoln Town Car is an '88 model. It could be he was driving it just because 17 year old gas guzzlers (V8) are cheap to buy. I ran the VIN through CarFax (free version) to get the year and motor. They don't give previous owner information because of privacy laws, but will give where the car has been registered before with the paid version of CarFax.
Maybe someone with connections at an Oklahoma Tag Agency could find out who owned the car before Hinrichs.
These Amish jihadis are great dancers!!! Have you see John Michael Montgomery's music video "Hey Pretty Lady"?
You're very welcome! I agree with you that all the circumstantial evidence up to this point leads far away from the official "lone suicide bomb" story. There are reports from credible sources who would confirm our speculations from what I understand, but they can't go on record for various reasons. I'm expecting everything I've said in relation to this whole event to be relegated to the "tin-foil hat" conspiracy realm.
BTW: I've updated my summary with more information, source links, and downloadable docs if you're interested. I'm still plugging stuff into it, but there is a link to it above this post if you're interested.
Not on my life. However, you are welcome to convert to a peaceful religion. Any peaceful religion.
I don't know if you saw this, but SanFrancisco is at what they are calling an "enhanced" Orange threat level at this time. I saw a thread this morning about it here on FR. I'm sure if you follow the "terrorism" keyword search you'll be able to find it. Sorry I don't have the link handy. Stay safe and alert mark. (o:
actualy no I have not see that yet, i'll have a look, thanks for the info.. we all have to stay save an alert.
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