Bomb Blast at University of Oklahoma (Breaking on Fox) - suicide bomber at OU

Fox News/NewsOK.com ^ | oct. 1, 2005

[MeanWestTexan]

A pretty big bomb not in direct contact with the ground (such as around someone's waist) won't make a hole --- the blast takes the path of least resistence --- which is up and out.

MOST TELLING, however, is the LACK OF SHRAPNEL.

If this guy planned on killing a bunch of people, he'd have taped nails to the outside of the bomb.

[GummyIII]

I posted the same just a few minutes ago. It's possible.

[BlackRain]

"This kid could have been walking past some backpack when it exploded. That might explain the reports of "five others injured."

The current story is that one of the bus drivers saw the bomber explode while sitting on a bench.

Hence the missing bench.

[combat_boots]

This kid could have been walking past some backpack when it exploded. That might explain the reports of "five others injured." Or he could have been an unsuspecting mule.

You beat me to it! I was just thinking the same thing, and am still looking for info on the 5 injured, a note from the guy, and more on the 2 running/dropping backpacks.

[hummingbird]

Sorry I didn't put in more info...that was the fella' that tried to get on a plane with a pipe bomb that he forgot he had with him. I'll find the link.

[KingKongCobra]

"McVey wasn't a muslim name either. It was only when the onion was peeled did the true story emerge."

Sorry. This third bomber - Iraqi stuff carries zero credibility with me.

[Old Student]

Just one of many possibilities.

[Cincinna]

This is extremely unusual... fishy if you ask me.
Remeber the pizza delivery man bomber? Unwilling victim, but no terrorism involved.

[Arizona Carolyn]

I think the information that was verifited by Terry Nichols in the past few months actually adds more credence, not less... plus they know the guys name and his travels which included working at Logan Airport on 9/11.

[Ray66]

Times out on me and doesnt' pull up. Hence the wayback machine.

[KingKongCobra]

Look .. Oh never mind.

[Txsleuth]

Page Hopkins just had about a 10 second blurb about the Okla. bombing....

and ended it by saying that the person killed has not been identified yet....

HMMMMMMMMM

What is going on???>

[hummingbird]

http://www.airportbusiness.com/article/article.jsp?id=3072&siteSection=5

Here is a link about the kid with the pipe bomb trying to board a plane at Will Rogers.

[oceanview]

there might have been a knapsack under that bench, and this guy was just unlucky enough to be sitting there?

the bottom line is - there had better be some evidence as to why he would kill himself, and that he had the ability to construct explosives to do so.

[af_vet_rr]

Now if you were to plan a devastating act would you plan it when there will be the biggest security and a time when most think of it happening, or would you plan it when LEAST EXPECTED?

Considering that this story was placed far down on CNN's site (even below Guliani deciding whether to run for President or not), and didn't even rate coverage on Fox's front page (at least when I checked), you tell me.

I'll stick to the nutcase theory.

[dmw]

I just got up from my nap. Anything new to report? Do we have the name, race or religion of this vaporized fellow? I don't understand why there is conversation about the minutes of some fraternity being discussed. What's with that?

[Old Student]

The one thing we know for certain about life is that no one gets out alive. Too bad for this kid that it happened so soon. Especially too bad for his family. When I was at Desert Storm, one of our guys who we left "safely" at home drowned in his own swimming pool. Life is tought, and then you start kindergarten. It gets worse from there.

[REDWOOD99]

Keep digging, mon!