The perps of 911 did this regularly to fit into the society and look like anything but what they were.
Do not let the Tarot card be the issue that sways you. If it is a cell of terrorists, it could easily be a ruse of feint.
The way this sniper has acted has been exceedingly smart and has been exceedingly successful in creating terror. e cannot, we dare not underestimate them. IMHO, it is clearly not some kind of a "whack-job". It is much more like a stone cold professional, not attached emotionally, going about what he/they consider a "job" behind enemy lines.
Whom ever it is is acring much more like a Special Forces group on a mission than any whack-job or serial killer IMHO.
Now it could be a killer with those skills. But the more I hear and see, the more I think not. Partricularly with an accomplice. Just my opinion, and I hope I am wrong ... but if it is a terrorist, I believe they are creating a "play book" for others to use in the future.
It is a playbook, no matter who is doing it now. A dozen terrorists in 6 major cities doing this exact same thing. Multiply the current situation by even just this much, and increase the terror to all of us by 100 fold. Will not be surprised to see it happen.
Now it could be a killer with those skills. But the more I hear and see, the more I think not. Partricularly with an accomplice. Just my opinion, and I hope I am wrong ... but if it is a terrorist, I believe they are creating a "play book" for others to use in the future.
I concur. And I think the government does also, but is keeping quiet for whatever reason.
That's a strong reason for stopping him/them fast.
Yes. I've been afraid that this is a training/probing exercise. What if they have teams observing in detail the immediate response on the ground at or near the scene, some monitoring police scanners.
What if, having trained the snipers in training camps (or even like those jerks in Oregon), they are now going through a "dress rehearsal" one by one to see who keeps cool when they're doing the real thing. Not always the same as performance under training. And with a support team handy to help them through if they waver or panic during or after.
Then what? Maybe teams are sent to major cities in time to pick off Christmas shoppers. If people became too afraid to go shopping at Christmas time, what happens to the economy? And the economy is known to be a major target. Even if people shop by catalogue, what happens to the stores? We need to find and CRUSH these creeps fast.
You said they seemed to you the spec ops. Here are some more reasons to think so:
In the face of a HUGE LEA response, the attacks continue. This is a mission - an assignment, not an obsession.
There is a strange balance of operating in such as way as to get away, yet doing so in an environment where the first mistake will probably be the shooter's last. EVENTUALLY the shooter knows they will be caught, and they will continue to kill right up to that moment - it's a slow-motion suicide mission.
The LAX shooter turned out to have Islamist links. Not all terror will be sudden, large-scale killing.
Another strange combination: Strict discipline and evident training - as if for a secret op - but applied to killing innocent civilians. This is the hallmark of Al Quaida. They take the kind of training the CIA or Spetsnaz would give the locals in some hotspot and have turned it toward the purpose of terrorizing the West (Not just us, but France, U.K., Australia, etc.).
And, of course, the target area.
So, like I said, it could turn out to be a competent and/or lucky lone nut, but it is more and more likely to be an individual or small group terrorist cell.