[callisto]

"Radical environmentalists are considered possible suspects, a county official said."

I hope they are not the ONLY possible suspects being considered. If memory serves correct, weren't there some post-911 connections to Michigan?

[Pete]

"Radical environmentalists"

Don't they mean "Left-wing extremists"?

[Illbay]

Usually when a statement like this is made it means they have good reason to believe it is true. I suspect they may even have credible evidence, such as specific threats made in those emails.

[Chemist_Geek]

I hope they are not the ONLY possible suspects being considered. If memory serves correct, weren't there some post-911 connections to Michigan?

Other end of the state. MTU is waaaaay up north on the Keeweenau Peninsula. (That's the part of the UP which dangles out into Lake Superior like a barb on a fishhook.) The Middle Eastern enclave is in Dearborn, immediately to the west-southwest of Detroit.

God alone knows why anyone would want to bomb MTU. There is nothing there but snow and ice.

[WhiteyAppleseed]

MTU is also doing genetic research on aspen trees. The ELF has targeted other research facilities that have done research along these lines. MTU recently received a large monetary grant to continue said research. The "bombs" were three five-gallon containers, with liquid (unknown), as the article said. Once the liquid has been analyzed and the results made public, we should know more......And also, since the bombs did not exlode, not were they exploded by the various authorities called in, I suspect there is enough evidence there to assist in the investigation.

[yooper]

Ah, a Michigan Tech thread. I'm an alum, and I also am not necessarily accepting the theory that Enviro-whackos are behind this. Not that its not possible; many such types abound at MTU. However, the large population of radical Arabs, both in Michigan and at MTU, would lead me to strongly suspect their involvement.

It also needs to be pointed out that Clinton holdovers in Justice have repeatedly pointed the finger at domestic sources for the recent Anthrax attacks. MTU officials have advanced the ELF theory, and a point of note is that MTU president Curt Tompkins is an associate of Clinton.

That said, I hope our law enforcement takes good care of MTU, the greatest University in Michigan!