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Posted on 10/04/2002 3:38:51 PM PDT by RaceBannon
FRIDAY OCTOBER 4 2002
FBI: Maryland shootings fit no category Agency profilers can see no motive other than terrorism
Posted: October 4, 2002 3:10 p.m. Eastern
By Paul Sperry © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com
WASHINGTON – It's not gang-banging. Or spree-shooting. Or armed robbery. And it's not a serial killer.
So what would motivate two assailants to randomly target five victims in a Maryland suburb, and possibly a sixth in D.C., killing each with a single shot from a high-powered rifle?
The calculated shootings, which took place Wednesday and Thursday, are like none that federal investigators have seen.
"If some sicko just wants to go out and essentially assassinate a bunch of random people – and he's not a terrorist – it's almost like a new category" of crime, said a veteran FBI agent.
The perpetrators aren't spree shooters, FBI profilers have concluded.
Typically, spree shooters are loners who snap one day and fire away until police appear and they come to their own violent end.
They typically seek revenge on an employer, such as the post office, or fellow students at a school. They come to the scene loaded with weapons, and take a stand, spraying victims with bullets.
But in this case, two men in a white van or "box truck" did not spray bullets, but picked targets, trained a rifle, or rifles, on their victims and aimed to kill, like trained assassins.
"In a spree shooting, there are usually a lot of people wounded," said one agent. "The shooter is not really taking time to aim."
"This is much more cold and calculated than the typical spree shooting," he said. "The victims were not wounded."
What's more, the sniper, or snipers, didn't take a stand, but sped off to avoid capture.
"This is different – they've taken great steps to avoid being apprehended," he added.
Authorities are said to have a description of the shooters but are not releasing it. They've reviewed video tapes from security cameras at some of the businesses where the shootings took place.
"The idea of terrorism is to spread fear," said one law enforcement officer. "If that's what they wanted to do, they've succeeded, because there's a lot of fear in the Washington area right now."
Related story:
Terror link to Maryland shootings? http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=29178
Paul Sperry is Washington bureau chief for WorldNetDaily. © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com, Inc.
I would also agree here. :^) There is a certain "intimidation" factor that comes from a large-bore, belt-fed weapon. Visions of that scene in "Predator" where the soldier literally mows down the forest with that modern-day gattling gun come to mind. I know, its only a movie. But what a cool scene.
Not a problem if you have allowed evil to take over your thoughts and actions.
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I told my counterpart I did not want to panic them, but that there was a situation in their area. I asked how close they were to the new "possible sniper action".They were less than 20 miles. I explained what I had read, and asked her not to panic. She didnt. She was upset,did not panic and thanked me for letting them know.How else would they have found out?
I did a Eunice in this case.I have info. I am not sure of the value, but I want to share what I know to those who may be affected by the information.I did not want to induce panic, I wanted them to know what was going on in their area.I pray that one of my other affiliated offices would clue me in if they stumbled upon info that they "heard" was happening in my area.The media is not going to broadcast useable info if it interferes with popular programs.
There is a concerted effort of downplaying breaking news by media news outlets related to the "war on terrorism".Many of us will die needlessly while the Feds, media, and the politicians play bureacratic games in an obscene juggle for personal power pretending we are not at war.
I implore everyone to share the information they stumble upon to those who may be affected immediately.Do so calmly, use common sense and avoid panic.
A calm "heads up" to someone is not the same thing as spreading panicky rumours.
Apparantly, in this case, there were not additional multiple victims involved in Va.Like Eunice Stone, I do not regret making the call.Nor do I chide my far away friends who call me to make sure I am aware a hurricane is threatening my area.I know they do so out of genuine concern, not any morbid wish for inducing panic.
Thank God for the internet, and bless FReepers everywhere!
thats a great idea, imagine someones surpise, when the canvas falls down.
You'd think with three agencies involved that there would be some kind of activity...maybe they are waiting until Saturday 9 AM to make some announcement when all of America can watch (and preempt the Sat AM cartoons?).
I don't buy it, I see it as a loose cannon arab with a bud...
trying to avenge!!
The Sherrif gave a brief announcement that they had 4 matches including the one in DC. There is another thread on the DC shooting.
So who trained them? And who were the victims? What's Lon Horiuchi up to these days? These guys are using a "high-powered" rifle chambered in .223. I'm pretty sure Lon uses a .308 but somebody should see if he hasn't snapped...
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