For someone who just signed up today, you sure have made your mind up about Free Republic rather quickly.
And "mind freaker" also got zotted pretty quick too! Kitty Food!
1. Did the dead student ever attend a mosque? What is the original (hearsay or not) source that he did?
2. Did he try to enter the stadium? What is the original (hearsay or not) source that he did?
3. Who, exactly, was his roomate? What is the source for that?
4. What was in the bomb? Was it "TATP" ? Was it "the same as the shoe bomber material."
5. Were "jihadi materials" found in his apartment? What is the first-hand source for that?
I have read a few of these threads, but have not made a solid chart of everything. My impression, however, was that all of the answers to the above questions were quite third-hand or further. I would be happy to be led to exact sources.
The most solid info was that the FBI had interrogated the roommate and friends, which you would certainly hope that they would, but the fact of interrogation does not mean that the results were startling. The fact that he tried to buy ammonium nitrate also seemed solid, but I haven't checked lately to see if the officer who overheard it has been identified and confirmed his info.
Information is always better than speculation, in either direction.