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But the dots cannot be connected, at least at this point, said Stephen Sloan, a former University of Oklahoma professor who is alarmed that far-right extremist groups have taken to the Internet with conspiracy theories attempting to link the actions of Hinrichs to the Muslim community of Norman and to the Middle East.

Okay, all you right-wing extremists, just cut it out. The Professor says you're overreacting. Wait until he tells you what to think.

1 posted on 10/09/2005 11:22:56 AM PDT by JustaCowgirl
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To: hispanarepublicana; PhiKapMom; Lizarde; Rte66; indcons

pinging you to the latest Tulsa World attempt to quiet any thinking that's out of line with their wishes.


2 posted on 10/09/2005 11:24:35 AM PDT by JustaCowgirl
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far-right extremist groups have taken to the Internet with conspiracy theories

And all along I thought FR stood for Free Republic instead of Far Right. Silly me. ;-)

3 posted on 10/09/2005 11:25:26 AM PDT by Ben Mugged
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>Joel Hinrichs Jr. told the Tulsa World that he knew his son was troubled, but he had no idea he wanted to die.

>"I would have been there within whatever the speed limit would allow me to be if I had any inclination that he was this unhappy," the father said...


You have got to be f'ing KIDDING me. If the father knew his son was suicidal, he would drive within the speed limit to get to him?

Well, I guess I know one reason why the kid was suicidal... Dad's kind of a loser.


5 posted on 10/09/2005 11:27:32 AM PDT by orionblamblam ("You're the poster boy for what ID would turn out if it were taught in our schools." VadeRetro)
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"But it is unfortunately logical to think that he was trying to get into the stadium."

Its these darn facts that keep getting in the way...

6 posted on 10/09/2005 11:28:34 AM PDT by DC Bound
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What would the Professor think if the bomber had blown up near an abortion clinic and his roommate was KKK?

A guy named Hinrichs wrote this article


7 posted on 10/09/2005 11:29:54 AM PDT by Lexington Green (Tell 'em lies and feed 'em candy...)
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"Haven't we learned from the bombing of the Murrah Building (in 1995) in Oklahoma City, when the first reports tried to tie the bombing to a foreigner from the Middle East?" Sloan said. "But that proved to be false.


9 posted on 10/09/2005 11:30:55 AM PDT by Thinkin' Gal (As it was in the days of NO...)
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The Daily Oklahoman published another whitewash I posted awhile ago here. It was so full of prairie frisbees I had to doublecheck to make sure Dave Boren didn't write it. Whatever actually happened, we'll never hear about it from Oklahoma print media.
13 posted on 10/09/2005 11:34:19 AM PDT by MizSterious (Now, if only we could convince them all to put on their bomb-vests and meet in Mecca...)
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"Haven't we learned from the bombing of the Murrah Building (in 1995) in Oklahoma City, when the first reports tried to tie the bombing to a foreigner from the Middle East?" Sloan said. "But that proved to be false.

This has never been proved to be false, and that makes me question anything else this person says.

17 posted on 10/09/2005 11:41:43 AM PDT by layman (Card Carrying Infidel)
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just where the heck are the Fan Belt Inspectors........something has to come of this.
19 posted on 10/09/2005 11:42:42 AM PDT by Vaquero (I am a Red stater trapped in the body of a Blue state.)
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"While Hinrichs' individual actions are still being probed, the Islamic community of Norman is on edge, fearful that this troubling event is somehow linked to Muslims."

Now why would the Islamic community of Norman be fearful that this troubling event is somehow linked to muslims?

Interesting statement.


20 posted on 10/09/2005 11:44:19 AM PDT by milford421
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If the good professor was either a Cold War hawk, or if he has given an apology for not believing us 'far-right extremists' during the Cold War when we were right about everything we said was a Soviet plot--the nuclear freeze movement, Finnish neutrality, the anti-Vietnam war movement's core,. . .--and about where there were Communist cells and agents--Alger Hiss, Hollywood (Bertold Brecht was the head of the cell there), . . . (except for water flouridation--but I never bought into that one anyway), and admitted that the left was wrong on every point, maybe I'll listen to him. Otherwise he can stuff it.


21 posted on 10/09/2005 11:46:24 AM PDT by The_Reader_David (And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know . . .)
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"If the explosion had occurred inside the stadium, it could have killed fans, prompting the question of whether that was Hinrichs' intent all along."

Gee, ya think? Give that man a cookie.


22 posted on 10/09/2005 11:46:54 AM PDT by milford421
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"But it is unfortunately logical to think that he was trying to get into the stadium."

Yeah... that damn, unfortunate logic will rear up its ugly head on the most innocent of actions!

24 posted on 10/09/2005 11:48:44 AM PDT by johnny7 (“Nah, I ain’t Jewish, I just don’t dig on swine, that’s all.”)
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Unless I have missed something, there is no explanation given for why Stephen Sloan is deemed worthy of being quoted in this article, unless it is simply that the author was fishing for a reliable leftist who could be counted on to give an anti-right-wing quote.

Sloan evidently isn't even a current University of Oklahoma professor, so he can't have been tapped as an official spokesman for the University. He does not appear to be a local Muslim leader (they found someone else to play that role), so it couldn't be that angle. Was it a random pick? Doubtful. So it has the strong appearance that he was chosen in order to give the article the political spin that was desired, either by the "reporter" or by an editor...

But wait, there's more. There is a Dr. Stephen Sloan who is or was professor of political science at the University of Oklahoma, who appears to have a strong background in simulating terrorist incidents in order to help public and private organizations to, I don't know, maybe come up with strategies for dealing with terrorist incidents? Or maybe counseling clients in how to downplay the possibility of terrorism when an act such as this one occurs? While I can't be certain that this is the same guy, it is plausible: See this bio for more.

28 posted on 10/09/2005 11:58:20 AM PDT by Zeppo
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If the little twit had gotten into the stadium and blew away a few OU students, what would his spin be? "Oh, we were never able to connect the dots.." Works both ways I guess.


29 posted on 10/09/2005 12:01:44 PM PDT by BigFinn
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Can anybody dig up and post a photo of our disturbed suicidal individual? I recall he looked a little bit.. well, Muslim, what with the Taliban-style beard and all.

It's also interesting to note that the article doesn't mention the fact that the Mosque in Norman was the one attended by Zacarias Moussawi.


36 posted on 10/09/2005 12:16:03 PM PDT by Burr5
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The University of Oklahoma Bomber- Link Roundup

Our own Liberty Rocks has a succinct executive summary right here:

War in the Heartland? Terrorism and the Norman Bombing
A COMPREHENSIVE SUMMARY w/links and documents - Last updated 10/09 @ 5:00am

42 posted on 10/09/2005 12:26:11 PM PDT by backhoe (-30-)
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"Haven't we learned from the bombing of the Murrah Building (in 1995) in Oklahoma City, when the first reports tried to tie the bombing to a foreigner from the Middle East?" Sloan said. "But that proved to be false.

Not everyone agrees with that statement.


48 posted on 10/09/2005 12:36:23 PM PDT by TigersEye (Where am I? What am I doing?)
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FYI


50 posted on 10/09/2005 12:39:33 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Do not trust Democrats with national security!)
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hmmmmm.....odd that the article didn't mention all the explosives removed from the depressed students apt. Did they belong to the roomie? I know I'm just being a hysterical right wing nutcase, but why were explosives in that apt?


52 posted on 10/09/2005 12:40:58 PM PDT by Jrabbit (Kaufman County, Texas)
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