Maryland Sniper Shootings-FR Commentary

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[Peach]

To avoid multiple vanity threads regarding any news that comes from press conferences, let's keep a live commentary thread going again today.

[TrustME]

The Manassas shooting is near yet another Michael's Arts & Crafts store.

I'm also hearing about he Irish Travelers...band of gypsies, whose M.O. includes scams, tarot cards, and traveling in white vans and other white vehicles.

[Jrabbit]

Last night, at some time, didn't they say the victim was sitting in his car when shot?

[Dead Dog]

They could very well have a network of safe houses or floor space in friendly businesses.

[KneelBeforeZod]

to avoid mutliple threads...we should PUT A DATE in the thread's title

[relee]

Last night, at some time, didn't they say the victim was sitting in his car when shot?

They may have said that, I did not hear that. The victim was just done pumping gas and was putting the nozzle back in the pump when he was shot. That's what I heard.

[Elenya]

I don't believe in the terrorists theory, but for those of you who do, here is one of the gazillions results for a google search for "I am God"+"tarot"+"death":

"...and the phrase 'Ana el-Haqq, ana el-Haqq'--I am God, one translated, I am God. A Sufi heresy. The dancing was meant to hypnotize you--there were Moslem cults that did it with self-flagellation, John knew. Spinning was better; he danced, he joined the chant on the common band by punctuating it with his own rapid breath, and with grunts and babble.

Then without thinking about it he began to add to the flow of sound the names for Mars, muttering them in the rhythm of the chant as he understood it. 'Al-Qahira, Ares, Auqakuh, Bahram, Harmakhis, Hrad, Huo Hsing, Kasei. Ma'adim, Maja, Mamers, Mangala, Nirgal...'

...And then, remembering what one of the translating voices had told him, 'Ana el-Haqq, ana Al-Qahira. Ana el-Haqq, ana Al-Qahira.' I am God, I am Mars, I am God. . . . The others quickly joined him in this chant, lifted it into a wild song, and in [their] faceplates he caught sight of their grinning faces. They were really good spinners... ""

Robinson, Kim Stanley. Red Mars. New York: Bantam (1993); pg. 283.

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[walkingdead]

"They could very well have a network of safe houses or floor space in friendly businesses."

EXACTLY! Lots of help too, maybe a "cell" full of help.

[Freedom2specul8]

Just so you know...Peach has agreed to add it in the morning. You could ask the admin moderator to see if he/she will add the date. She/He's modified titles at the request of others before.

[Elenya]

See #386

[AmericanInTokyo]

I see your point. I am also just theorizing what would probably happen in American if this is announced as Islamist terrorism. People would panic and certain things might happen. I don't condone these, I just say they are liable to happen.

[GirlShortstop]

Several of the Lackawanna 6 went with an Arab auto dealer to the local auto auction a few months ago.     Does this have anything to do with this news story that just "died".... [FBI and other] Officials search car dealership in Branford [CT]?

[ARCADIA]

the triangulation of the two shots would give away his position precisely

why?

[Dead Dog]

"that all MEers aren't guilty"

No, there are also Jews and Christians in the ME. Personally, I have only met one Muslim who didn't support the radicals, he still hated jews, and still wanted to bring America under Islamic Law. That makes him an advisary, just a polite one.

[ET(end tyranny)]

They could very well have a network of safe houses or floor space in friendly businesses.

I'm wondering if these two and I think there are 2, are connected to the guy they took into custody yesterday. Which 'could' mean that there had been 3 at one point.

And since the house would no longer be safe, might be why they went to Manassas?

[walkingdead]

"That makes him an advisary, just a polite one."

Well, at least he's polite. Does you suppose that means that after he shoots your dog and kid he'll leave a flower? Yea, great folks....

[Dead Dog]

What was the figure, 14,000 sleepers in our country. That is a lot of safe houses. Doesn't MD have a large muslim population.

[the-gooroo]

Re: post #142, ...LEO's-- one 'uninformed' one plain-clotes.---- Now that's funny. Talk about a freudian slip. :)

[spunkets]

"Several of the Lackawanna 6 went with an Arab auto dealer to the local auto auction a few months ago. They bought white vans."

That's an important piece of info. If you know the principles involved you ought to make sure the cops follow up on where the vans went.

[bonfire]

Have they given any info on the one in custody? I haven't heard anything about him.

[ET(end tyranny)]

EXACTLY! Lots of help too, maybe a "cell" full of help.

Could be just friends located in various parts of the area.