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After two weeks, mystery still surrounds death of Wheeler
The Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | 1/17/2011 | Kathleen Brady Shea

Posted on 01/17/2011 1:51:22 PM PST by Wolfstar

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To: Sacajaweau

I think we are all moving in the same direction :-)


81 posted on 01/20/2011 6:02:39 AM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights
Total speculation: Either it was a hit or not.

If it was a hit, they did a lousy job. He may have even played dead.

Why no police?? He knew one of the perps and he was carrying???

My best guess right now is that he was killed with his own gun...and it wasn't suicide.

On the other hand, I'm almost inclined to think it was Marini's thugs and "who John was" takes the focus off of Marini.

82 posted on 01/20/2011 6:11:10 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: smoothsailing

Thanks for your excellent post of the Lt. General McInerney interview. We can only hope that the silence is for ultimate good purposes and not a cover-up. The interview also affirms his high-level security clearances, which throw completely into question the campaign by the MSM to make him seem a mental case.


83 posted on 01/20/2011 6:40:19 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Government does nothing as economically as the private sector. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Sacajaweau
My best guess right now is that he was killed with his own gun.... That thought cross my mind too....If they had wanted to make it look like a suicide his body would have been left where it fell. Maybe the location pointed a finger at the perp....Or they didn't know too whom the gun was registered. Suicide bodies are NOT dumped in bins. OTOH they really didn't know that the body would be found, let alone found so soon. Amateur job not an experienced hitman. Even a person watching crime shows on TV would know to put the body in a plastic bag so it wasn't in plain sight.
84 posted on 01/20/2011 6:46:01 AM PST by hoosiermama (ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
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To: Sacajaweau; Albion Wilde; smoothsailing; WestCoastGal; Protect the Bill of Rights
Sorry about that post No paragraphs, italics and no coffee yet.

Just saw the big 100+ mob arrests. Wonder if Jack had anything to do with that. Could it be the reason they have kept all the information quiet? We need to check the names of those arrested with names connected to him.

85 posted on 01/20/2011 8:33:27 AM PST by hoosiermama (ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
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To: hoosiermama

One more thing to consider: Maybe we are looking at 2 crimes?
Crime #1: related to his professional interests.
Crime #2: a crime of opportunity ending with the perp dumping his body in a trash bin.

Stranger things have happened.


86 posted on 01/20/2011 10:18:04 AM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: hoosiermama

Whee is the mob arrest post - thx I’m limited here today


87 posted on 01/20/2011 11:24:42 AM PST by WestCoastGal (SL I believe hes a remarkable race-car driver, I think some people in the world have forgotten that)
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To: WestCoastGal
Material being released is very generic. No names liked to specific crimes yet.
88 posted on 01/20/2011 11:42:01 AM PST by hoosiermama (ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
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To: hoosiermama; WestCoastGal

Here’s all the indictments, they’re all pdf links.

http://www.justice.gov/opa/lacosanostra.htm


89 posted on 01/20/2011 12:00:55 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing

Arrests made in NY, NJ, and RI....Isn’t Delaware right in the middle of those states? Why no arrests there? Is the Wheeler murder somehow a reason for the delay....Still working wiretaps?


90 posted on 01/20/2011 12:03:50 PM PST by hoosiermama (ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
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To: hoosiermama

Bump to save my spot.


91 posted on 01/20/2011 12:22:54 PM PST by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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I don’t know, but there’s at least one writer who’s trying to weave Wheeler into the mob bust...

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6243736/fbi_mobster_crackdown_includes_bonnano.html?cat=17

Radell Hunter is the writer who has done alot of the Wheeler stuff in the Washington Examiner.


92 posted on 01/20/2011 1:27:23 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: hoosiermama; LucyT; Rushmore Rocks

This is weird - FAA warns of ongoing GPS issues in southeastern US due to Defense Department ‘tests’ http://t.co/WR7BQV1


93 posted on 01/20/2011 1:52:26 PM PST by WestCoastGal (SL I believe hes a remarkable race-car driver, I think some people in the world have forgotten that)
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To: smoothsailing

I am not up to date with my mobster history, are they heavily involved in Wall Street? I am wondering if the roots of any of these arrests go back to Wheeler’s days at the SEC and his involvement in the insider trading investigations.


94 posted on 01/20/2011 2:00:12 PM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: smoothsailing

Radell is a great writer.


95 posted on 01/20/2011 2:18:03 PM PST by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: fatima; Protect the Bill of Rights; smoothsailing
The other evening, was looking up the young 18 year old thug that was arrested last summer for burglary, with last name same as the uncle who died.

There were several entries under his name that deciphering completely eluded me. Only thing recognizable was on line betting and motor cross. Someone with more knowledge that I may want to check it out.

96 posted on 01/20/2011 2:39:12 PM PST by hoosiermama (ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
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“At a time when most of us are retired, he’s not only employed, he’s overemployed - and all in the service of his country,” said Thornblom, who with other classmates, still close to Wheeler, expressed puzzlement and regret over the mystery of Wheeler’s death.

He said Wheeler’s work on issues ranging from cybersecurity to military tactics was fueling conspiracy theorists, and he suggested that investigators’ reluctance to release their findings could make the case more difficult.

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“This is really off the charts for someone like Jack,” Loftin said. “There are few people who would stun us like that, especially the way in which he died. He was a fabulous man, someone who was always watching your back in whatever you were doing.”

http://articles.philly.com/2011-01-17/news/27033140_1_wheeler-dead-birds-conspiracy-theorists


97 posted on 01/20/2011 3:48:53 PM PST by WestCoastGal (SL I believe hes a remarkable race-car driver, I think some people in the world have forgotten that)
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To: hoosiermama
Just saw the big 100+ mob arrests. Wonder if Jack had anything to do with that. Could it be the reason they have kept all the information quiet?

Good call!

98 posted on 01/21/2011 7:01:10 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Government does nothing as economically as the private sector. - Ronald Reagan)
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Just saw the big 100+ mob arrests. Wonder if Jack had anything to do with that. Could it be the reason they have kept all the information quiet?

As usual, the DailyMail is way ahead of our media on hot crime stories. I did not see any clues in this story, but someone else may recognize a connection:

The Mafia family tree: FBI flowchart reveals 127 'mobsters' arrested in biggest ever blitz on New York's crime empires

99 posted on 01/21/2011 8:47:44 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Government does nothing as economically as the private sector. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Albion Wilde
Wish I knew how to use the mucky-linking thing. would like to see if anyone arrested in the family below were related to certain other people. OTOH Several things stick out:

None of the family members within the families have the same last name.

... most feared families, union officials and two former police officers were also arrested...

In some families a requirement for membership is member must have committed a murder.

The DeCavalcante crime family is the leading mafia clan in New Jersey despite operating in New York City.
It maintain a strong relationship with many of the Five Families in New York plus crime families in Philadelphia, Providence and most of New England.
They have profited from labor racketeering, hijacking and murder for hire.

...snip...

A heating and air conditioning company was used as a legal front for the illegal dealings

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1348951/100-suspected-mobsters-arrested-biggest-crackdown-New-York-mafia.html#ixzz1BgtB73w8

100 posted on 01/21/2011 9:17:22 AM PST by hoosiermama (ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
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