Explosion in Yale's mail room [Bush daughter ok]

Fox News | 5/21/03 | John Gibson

[Sparta]

John Gibson just reported an explosion occured in Yale's mail room. The floor has collapsed. Developing...

[jwalsh07]

I agree, doesn't make any sense. If terrorism, it's homegrown. It could be an accident or it could be a letter bomb intended for a certain professor or administrator.

The one caveat here is that one of president Bush's daughters attends Yale. It could also have been addressed to her if indeed it was a letter bomb.

[RightWhale]

It's the lefties that muslims hate.

They don't particularly mind Christian socialism. It's Fourier and Fabian socialism that gets their goat.

[Forseti]

Remember how shocked Israel was when Arab students started blowing up their own colleges? It's our turn now.

[mabelkitty]

Are they trying to recruit more Republicans? This will have an impact on how Yale "students" and "instructors" view the war on terror, I'm sure.

[_Jim]

This is an obscure place for an explosion.

That's right - the obvious causes have even yet to be ruled out: boiler, gas, etc ...

[RAT Patrol]

Don't forget that Barbara is a student there, too. Uh oh. That's right.

[headsonpikes]

"Maybe it was in the *outbound* mail."

Mmmm-hmmm.

[Normal4me]

Think they have the student roster in hand yet? Biff, Gerald, George, Mohammed,...hmmm...

[Jambe]

Additional info being reported:

Appears to be an explosive device (vs. natural gas)

Building is NOT on fire.

Some floor damage is reported - no details. Some portion of the mail room floor may have collapsed.

NO REPORTED INJURIES at this time.

[nwctwx]

local news from CT is saying no one hurt as of yet still... local authorities do in fact believe it was a bomb though

[mabelkitty]

Same with CWRU.

I agree with you.

[Drew68]

If this is Al Quaeda's doing, I don't understand why they would target Yale--it's a bastion of anti-war lefty Bush-haters.

So was New York City.

[RooRoobird14]

This is an obscure place for an explosion. Did the terrorists get the address wrong?

Maybe it was in the *outbound* mail.

GASP.......you have a point, but I really hope you're wrong......

[raybbr]

Apparently it was in the law school.

A good start?

[DPB101]

Yale Law website is down:

http://www.law.yale.edu/

[Solson]

Why think rationally...it has to be terrorists! Now is not the time!

[Lucas1]

Fifth floor collapsed they are saying on FOX news...

[mabelkitty]

But NYC wasn't targeted - the World Trade Center towers were for a specific reason - capitalism.

This can't be AQ. Don't they know that school is out?

[johnb838]

I'm pretty sure it was NOT terror. As in, nothing to see here folks. Let's move along now. Just another isolated incident. Just like the plane crash in Queens and the oil terminal fire on Staten Island.

[yonif]

Need more info.

I go to Connecticut College in New London, CT (Bush spoke at the Coast Guard Academy across the street.)

I am currently not there as its summer vacation.