Posted on 10/11/2005 6:44:58 AM PDT by JustaCowgirl
Article is a good summary of the current state of affairs.
Well, that's good to know. If there are suicide bombers in a crowded place, the first priority will be to convince the media and public that terrorism is not a factor.
How one in authority can make a proclamation like Boren without an investigation is beyond me.
Well... if it is still a very crowded place (as the OU football stadium was), are you suggesting that authorities should release a statement that could set off a panic and possible stampede?
I agree, handling the situation during the game was done well. The crowd needs to be kept calm. However, that's no reason to bury it AFTER the game. There's no reason they couldn't talk it about in great detail the next morning. The stadium was empty, there'd be no stampedes.
This situation just goes along with what I have been thinking for a while and that is (and I could be wrong) statistically think about this.
How many explosions have there been just this last year at oil refineries? How many derailments of trains have there been this past year? How many explosions have there been in chemical plants around the country this year? How many explosions in paint factories this year?
All and I mean All have not been explained to the public or any information given out as to what has caused these destructions. No follow up information has been given out on any of these.
Only recently has these things happen all in one year and in the past a person would hardly hear any of this happening maybe one incident in a three or four year time frame.
Something to think about.
If terrorist are behind any of this, would it be wise to let the public know? How much panic would there be?
Just thinking.
Did media "buy into" Borens quick dismissal of the event?Could be that's the case,but i'm inclined to think the msm suspects as many of us do,that: 1)H was probably a convert to islam 2)This was an attempted terror attack that(fortunately)backfired on the perp.
a good summary, but missing a couple of points.
1. Boren declared that Hinrichs did not try to enter the stadium long before there was any way he could have known that. In fact, I would presume that it would be nearly impossible to prove that someone did NOT try to enter. Proving that someone DID try to enter would be much easier. For example, if I tried to get in, and people saw me and remembered me, that would make a pretty good case. How can you expect every single ticket taker to be absolutely sure that a particular person did NOT try to get in at his gate? Totally ridiculous.
2. The article states that people are speculating that "he either detonated the bomb to kill himself or it went off accidentally." There is at least one more possibility: that someone else detonated the bomb, probably remotely.
"How many explosions have there been just this last year at oil refineries? How many derailments of trains have there been this past year? How many explosions have there been in chemical plants around the country this year? How many explosions in paint factories this year? "
I'll bite, how many?
I haven't heard of any of these...
You are prolly right tho.
Bumping for a good summary of the OU Bombing story. PKM, thought you should see this!
PING!
That's my problem -- during the game it was handled well except the part where we were padlocked in which I didn't know at the time or I would have felt panic. After the incident when it was found out his roommate was working for the Athletic Department and Boren ran out immediately with his depressed, suicide theory, then everyone should have been questioning.
David Boren should be on the poster for the see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil when it comes to Islamic Middle Eastern students which has documented on the net along with some other background which has been sourced and sourced again.
"According to The Oklahoman, Norman Police confirmed that on September 26 Hinrichs attempted to buy aluminum nitrate from a Norman feed store. Aluminum nitrate..."
Something new about ANFO I missed?
Our local media has a lot "off the record" they cannot report. Boren is covering but he should have kept his mouth shut because his past history is now coming out and spreading across the State. Kids are now talking to their parents. Know mine tried to tell me about Boren this summer and I didn't believe it -- I told them I WAS WRONG and they were right after researching this past week.
There sure are a lot of "depressed lone suicide bombers" around right now.
Unbelieveable!
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