Posted on 08/15/2008 4:47:36 PM PDT by beaversmom
FBI terrorism experts are investigating whether the death of a Somali-born Canadian citizen — whose body was found Monday in a Denver hotel room with about a pound of extremely toxic sodium cyanide — is connected to the upcoming Democratic National Convention.
The Denver coroner said the man died of cyanide poisoning.
The cause of death was announced Thursday, but authorities haven't determined whether 29-year-old Saleman Abdirahman Dirie committed suicide.
An FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force has been sent to Denver, although Special Agent Kathy Wright said there's no information to conclude that Dirie had terrorist ties, the Rocky Mountain News reported.
While local law enforcement officials tried to downplay the incident, stressing that there was no sign of foul play in the death of Dirie, a Defense Department contractor said it's likely a terror plot could have been in the works, considering the toxicity and reported amount of cyanide found with the 29-year-old from Ottawa.
"I don't see how anybody could do anything but look into the possibility that this is a potential terrorist attack," Dr. Andrew Ternay told CBS 4 News in Denver.
The FBI, however, said Wednesday that there's probably no reason for them to go back to the fourth-floor room at the Burnsley Hotel, where Dirie was found.
The hotel is located about four blocks from the Denver state Capitol.
"It's an isolated incident," Denver Police Detective John White told the newspaper. They refused to speculate on why he had such a large quantity of the poisonous substance with him in the swanky all-suite hotel so soon before the convention in Denver, Aug. 25-28.
"We don't think it's any act of terrorism," Sonny Jackson, a spokesman for the Denver Police Department, told FOXNews.com. "We have no reason to believe it was. Nobody knows . . .
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Look yonder- Big Foot.
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JUST ANOTHER SOMALI WITH A POUND OF CYANIDE.... So what’s the big deal?
Bruce Ivins strikes from beyond the grave.
So was the world trade center...just an isolated incident...
A Somali muzz found dead with a large stash of cyanide, in a city that is soon to host the convention of one of the two main political parties in America today, and there’s just the least bit of suspicion terrorism may be involved? I don’t care who the guy was: Having that amount of cyanide can’t be for anything BUT some sort of terrorist action.
“JUST ANOTHER SOMALI...”
Kind of like the soalis who beat up somebody the other day because the “didn’t like white people”. Why the heck are we letting these miscreants into the country?-—Oh yea, it would be politically incorrect to deny them.
Easy mistake.
You think you’re opening the Sodium chloride to sprinkle on your french fries, the phone rings, you grab the Sodium cyanide instead....
Could have happened to anyone.
Theres nothing to see here, it’s a religion of peace, lets all go to a mosque to prove we don’t blame Islam
“We don’t think it’s any act of terrorism,” Sonny Jackson, a spokesman for the Denver Police Department, told FOXNews.com. “We have no reason to believe it was.”
Sonny,,,,, you’re a total butt wart!
Why would they think it is terror related. I mean, doesn’t everyone carry a jar full of a pound of cynanide? I usually do when visiting strange motels and hotels because you can never tell how bad the rats are(no pun intended)/SAR. Really, these people need to get their sh** together, do they really think the average American is so stupid as to believe this guy wasn’t up to no good with the poison he had?
>Why the heck are we letting these miscreants into the country?<
Ask Senator Kennedy. He’s their chief sponsor.
That Denver P.D. is a real hoot.
No no no. This must be a plot by a white middle aged AMERID employee. Can’t be the muzzie!
Kennedy had nothing to do with this one. The Somali came into our country illegally from Canada.
Probably listens to Rush Limbaugh too.
WTH? Check this guy's bank records, phone records, employment record, who he ate lunch with, girlfriends, wives, buddies, car rental, library card usage, where he prays at, ( a extremist mosque perhaps? ), who he rented his house from, where he shopped at, what ISP he used, his computer HD, medical record, dental record, school report cards, Blockbuster rentals, Columbia tape of the month club membership, etc.
Then and only if he comes out clean, will I believe that it wasn't a terrorist plot.
Of course, they do. I mean how else can Democrats get elected?
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