According to this report from www.signonsandiego.com this morning, a one pound Improvised Explosives Device was found under a parked car in Encinitas.
The headline says "Explosive Device wasn't a threat". I guess that's because it failed to blow up.
The article says there is no evidence the owner of the car was the target. Somehow I think if it were MY car, I'd feel more than a little bit targeted!
Explosive device wasn't a threat
October 11, 2005
ENCINITAS – The Sheriff Department's Bomb/Arson Unit retrieved and disassembled an "improvised explosive device" under a parked car on El Camino Real yesterday.
A maintenance worker spotted the device about 9 a.m. while working at a nearby apartment complex and called authorities, said sheriff's Sgt. Chris Serritella.
The Bomb/Arson Unit determined that the one-pound device, which had a fuel source and fuse, wasn't a threat, said detective Robert Luke.
"The device failed to function as planned," Serritella said.
Although the device was found under a car, Serritella said, there was no indication the owner was a target.
A southbound lane on El Camino Real was closed during the investigation.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20051011-9999-1m11crime.html
Hree is another article in the local SD Tribune this morning that caught my eye. Look for more to be coming to light about the SDS, Weathermen, and Black Panthers.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051011/news_1n11guide.html
Guide at UC Santa Barbara urges return to activism
>>SANTA BARBARA – Leftist leaders at the University of California Santa Barbara have begun distributing a profanity-sprinkled "Disorientation Guide" that calls for a return to the activist spirit of the 1960s.
The guide, which came out last week, features interviews with the college's "most politically active" professors, a directory of local liberal organizations and commentaries on subjects including feminism, corporate media, proper "queer" terminology and the value of blogs.
It chronicles the history of UC Santa Barbara activism, including the infamous 1970 burning of the Bank of America in Isla Vista. "A lot of people have passion for certain issues, but never direct it to work on campus because UCSB has this reputation for being apathetic," said Tanya Paperny, one of eight current and former students who created the guide.
Critics lament its use of raw language and suggest it's inappropriate for some professors to help pay for printing costs.
Will Parrish, a former University of California Santa Cruz student who brought the guide idea to Santa Barbara, defended the language.
"One of the things we were trying to do is appeal to students in a way that they don't think we're part of the establishment, or what we're doing is watered down in any way," he said. <<
Tongue in cheek...and inquiring minds want to know, "If the 'explosive device' went off, would it be considered a threat? Stay tuned lame-stream media fans as we breathlessly await for the defenition of THREAT."
Gee since when are explosive devices NOT a threat?
Just because it didn't go off. That's just a dumb thing for them to write IMO.
That headline is incredulous. Since when is an explosive device under a parked car NOT a threat? Just how gullible do they think we are?