Thought of something major I've forgotten to include. There is reportedly a year's amount of time during which Hinrichs' whereabouts cannot be accounted for... Has this changed?
As far as I know, this hasn't changed. And IMO, it's something that needs to be looked into very much. Perhaps Carol Cole can use her considerable investigative skills to determine just where Hinrichs was during that time, the same skills she employed to determine that Hinrichs wasn't at the mosque.
If I had to speculate, I envision this guy, already depressed and disaffected and unsure of his direction in life, getting upset by the war in Afghanistan in the fall of 2001. Members of the Norman cell, or their fellow travellers at OU, spot the guy and see him as a perfect dupe to be befriended, recruited, and programmed.
By the time the 2002 photo is taken, Joel Henry Hinrichs III is now Jihad Joe.
By the time he returns to school, he is a trained operative going through the motions of continuing his life until he is activated and given orders.
The most recent Al Qaeda videotape, with the American convert issuing the threats, is the signal to his cell that the time has come for Jihad Joe, and other American converts, to wake up and perform their missions.
Good morning, LibertyRocks.
No...I am unable to find any source for that info. BTW, I'll send out an updated list of links later today.