[M. Peach]

Nice post - My feeling is that the investigators know this, but they don't want to freak out the public. I think it is quite possible that the elusive white truck may be driven into a nearby garage, or a large Tractor-trailer container and calmly driven from there.

I think this is a healthy way to explore various methods that they may be using. I agree with you that this is a team, and a organized, planned operation.

[zeaal]

Might be AQ, but if so, would they be killing on the muslim holy day, Friday? Or might they excuse themselves from the holy day by saying allah told them to do this on the holy day? Or might they be doing it even on a Friday to throw the LEOs off?

I dunno.

[marron]

Obviously we all suspect a Muslim connection. But I keep thinking about the OKC bombing, where there was an apparent Muslim/Aryan Nation-type linkup.

[RedsHunter]

I readily agree that Marine S/S are the best in the world and, while I generally like your overall theory, one thing in particular makes me think that it's not Al Qaeda terrorists are not doing the shooting ... the Tarot card supposedly left behind at one scene. Two things about it ... as I understand it, no self-respecting Mooselem would touch or look at, or even write upon, a graven image of his God, let alone write on it in manner so to present himself as a God to others, even his infidel prey.

My best guess right now ... a team of "home grown" whack jobs, maybe even video gamers, out on a spree but not the type willing to die in hail of gunfire, or even go the suicide route like Harris and Kliebold, if their violent end becomes inevitable.

[CDHart]

"Why isn't the media even thinking about the Islamic terrorism angle?"

They're thinking about it. The problem is that most states have allowed the insertion of "terrorist exclusion clauses" in their workers' comp. and liability insurance policies. So if someone names all this as "terrorism" the insurance companies don't have to cover the claims.

Carolyn

[GOPJ]

An important insight:

Obviously it's someone who has murdered before or has been trained and conditioned to kill people. My buddy doubts many first-time killers, to say nothing of social outcasts or sickos, would have the nerve to kill with a single shot, then drive to another location within a half-hour, then kill again with another single shot.

[GOPJ]

bump

[Vicki]

I've thought it was terrorists from the very beginning. This is not typical serial killing.