D.C. SNIPER TERROR: 'This guy is good, but not as a shooter'

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Tuesday, October 15, 2002 | Jon Dougherty

[JohnHuang2]

Tuesday, October 15, 2002

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[shekkian]

"He won't get caught," the Marine sniper vet – who was not named – said. "He will have to quit on his own or turn himself in."

That's a scary thought.

[alaskanfan]

If this latest shooting occured after dark, as it appeared to, I'm surprised that no one noticed a muzzel flash.

[JohnHuang2]

Good point.

[SteveH]

bang

[BonnieJ]

How far away did they think he was this time?

[dennisw]

ping...they say maybe it is a terrorist

[FreedomPoster]

No! Ya think!?

[leadpenny]

"But is the sniper a terrorist? Cutshaw says he thinks it's very possible the shootings have been the work of terrorists."

I believe this as well.

al-Qaida terrorists, that is.

[dennisw]

Learn how to be a sniper. I say an intelligent person could pick up a lot just from these sniper books and videos. Would not even have to be trained much.

http://www.usgunlaws.com/sniper-swat-books.html

[Dante3]

Take a look at the movie titled "Enemy At the Gate". It's about Vassily Saitsev, a Russian WWII sniper. He killed close to 300 Germans with shots to the head. The Germans called in their best to hunt him down, but were never able to.

My own opinion is that this sniper is somehow associated with Al Queda, and is just a warning of things to come.

The enemy has sneaked into our country while our government turned a blind eye to the absense of our borders. The chicks have come home to roost.

[sell_propaganda]

local news this morning is saying some witness(es) saw the shooter (get out of the vehicle and take the shot, I think - I need to hear it again)

[Caipirabob]

Just out of curiousity I'm going to monitor the hits on my firewall after going to that site!

[sell_propaganda]

yep, that's what they said
pretty decent eyewitness accounts this time apparently
tonight may have been his slip up; I was trying to guess his next location and I thought he would have have gone outside the current range, but he stayed inside -- he's got seriously pumped over the weekend

[leadpenny]

Learn how to be a sniper.

It seems logical to me that if these guys spent years learning how to do their deeds of 9-11, they could have also spent time learning to shoot. There could be other cells in other cities ready to do the same thing.

[RLK]

If this latest shooting occured after dark, as it appeared to, I'm surprised that no one noticed a muzzel flash.

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He's probably beacketed by stuff that hides his position and the muzzle flash. Unless you know where to look, you won't see it.

[jacquej]

I am concerned that this is a "test-run" for similar attacks during the Christmas Shopping season at various locations around the country. Attacks like these in various metropolitan/suburban areas would have a very negative effect, I think.

The shooters are proving that they cannot be identified nor stopped, and thus, when the shooting starts at other locations, there goes the retail economy.

How many Al-Quaeda cells are estimated to be already here and in place? In what areas? How much is being learned by these from the reaction to and the coverage of the present snipers?

What defense do we have? Nada!

[RogueIsland]

"You don't need a true sniper rifle for shots at 100 yards or so," he continued. "Any rifle with open sights will do. I can take those kinds of shots with most [semi-automatic] rifles on the market now."

I'm not sure why the "semiautomtic" parenthetical was added. You can take accurate 100 yard shots with a good Civil War era design black powder rifle.

[Ranger]

His shots are not remarkable. They don't have to be considering the victims and the randomness of his attacks. What concerns me most is that he seems to be working with others, perhaps a driver or spotter. I wonder if police are monitoring CB traffic in the area as there is likely to be some means of radio communication if there is a group involved.

[mywholebodyisaweapon]

He'll be caught, IMHO. Police and federal authorities often find out who perpetrates a crime and then, the perp mysteriously 'disappears.' I suspect they'll never let this guy see the inside of a courtroom.

If he screws up, however, and is exposed in public, then the authorities will be deprived of private vengeance. Count on this: if he keeps it up, they'll get him.