[Dog Gone]

So, what's the significance of repeatedly asking the time? Since this was the only instance of this type of attack, and the other buses were halted only some time after this attack, it doesn't appear that this was a coordinated attack at all.

Obviously, we'd all like some more information about the attacker. The fact that he was a foreigner from the Balkans makes us wonder if he was doing this as a terrorist attack, but it's less obvious than if he were carrying an Egyptian passport and was obviously arab.

Certainly this type of attack wouldn't be something orchestrated by bin Laden. He goes for the more spectacular stuff. In the overall scheme of things, this is pretty small potatoes.

My own guess is that this guy had mental problems. If he is a Moslem, then perhaps he was literally on a Jihad and doing his part to kill Americans independently of any outside direction.

But it's also completely possible that this guy was a simple nutcase, and the repeated asking about the time seems to bolster that, in my opinion.

[B Knotts]

I'm not saying whether it's a conspiracy or not...but I agree that there is at least some strange stuff going on here.

[MaskedMan]

my guess is he just got the wrong date.....i would bet that in addition to the cells of terrorists already here in the states that there are quite a few one-man-bands that are waiting for a signal to unleash activities like this....

[Mamzelle]

(compulsive time-taking)

Perhaps he wanted someone to get suspicious, tackle him, stop him. It'd be a way to avoid having to go through with it, yet still retain "honor". The equivalent of attempting to get through a metal detector with an obvious gun...you gotta suspect that they want an *out*.

[cyn]

"Some terrorist." ...
"...this is pretty small potatoes."

Great, now I find I don't want to say what I'm thinking. What time is it?? Can I have your seat?