Beltway Sniper Shootings-FR Commentary-Tuesday, Oct. 15

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[Peach]

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

Note: This is the graphics-free thread. Graphics can be found under the thread titled "Beltway Sniper Shootings-Graphics Only"

[Gritty]

"A "Bat Cave" in any metro area could easily be those Rental Storage garages ..."

A "Bat Cave" need not necessarily be a storage unit or a Mosque.

It could be an empty 40' container on an 18 wheeler parked nearby but out of sight. Just drive right in, close up, and then drive the big truck away.

Gone, and the cops can search all day.

This is a "Bat Cave" that could be mobile and used anyplace. The requirements are a good hiding (parking) place nearby and proper recon and practice of escape routes to the big truck.

[Route66]

"Let me guess. Helen Thomas asked that question.
None other!"

After learning today of possible Pentagon assistance to the shooter task force, I can't wait to hear her question for Ari at the next press conference:

Helen: Could you tell us why Mr. Bush WANTS to declare war on the shooter?

[ARCADIA]

I would think that these 10 should be ruled out after last night, unless they followed one to the Home Depot... huh?

You'd think so. But, it probably keeps all the excess agents busy.

[Sacajaweau]

I would say it would be under a co-conspirators type indictment with equal penalty for all unless the conspirators could prove otherwise.

If you look at the Oregon Indictment or Moussaoui indictment, you'll see how it works.

Unfortunately, I do not know any other cases off hand and no inference is intended.

Sac

[areafiftyone]

Ramada Inn -- very suspicious

Actually it was THE RAMADAN INN (slightly similar but no diaper service).

[ET(end tyranny)]

Has anyone determined the exact time of the shot? All that I have seen so far is "about 9:15". If the shot was fired at 9:11, wouldn't that be something to consider as a possible message? 9:11 referencing the WTC attacks?

And what about ALL the shots that were NOT at 9:11?

[Sacajaweau]

Decoy..He might have seen an ordinary citizen turned vigilante when he also heard the shot.

Sac

[texasbluebell]

After learning today of possible Pentagon assistance to the shooter task force, I can't wait to hear her question for Ari at the next press conference

She may even have an apoplectic fit when she hears the Pentagon might get involved in this!

[knak]

I think it's a group; I think LEO knows this, and I think that everyone in the group has an airtight alibi for at least one of the shootings. I have been thinking at least three, but now I'm not sure. there could be a couple of shooters and several more doing planning, surveillance, and decoying, not to mention a network of homes and places to hide the van.

I've been thinking it was a cell for the last few days. I can't quite figure out the logic of using the same gun though. Any idea?

[sissyjane]

Now that is by far the scariest idea I've heard!YIKES!

[areafiftyone]

I can't quite figure out the logic of using the same gun though.

That would prove the lone gunman theory. He has one gun he likes to use and uses it everytime or he only has one gun.

[aristeides]

Same gun proves the murders are all related. Doesn't allow authorities to ignore any of them.

[knak]

seems to doesn't it

[countess]

Did anyone hear what the CEO of Home Depot said about the company's liability? It was mentioned on Fox News but I only caught a bit of it.

[js1138]

It doesn't take James Bond to figure that any large truck can swallow a smaller one...

Some innocent guy was stopped on the interstate and his Ryder truck had an Astro inside...

[Lucky]

Or maybe, different guns and the same size bullets.

[riri]

I don't know if this has been posted or if it is relevant. But a guest (I don't know who he was) was on Neal Boortz's show this morning and he says the woman killed last night was a terrorism threat analyst. Apparently, she worked in the next cube of said guests brother in law.

Ofcourse, it could be coincidence. If so, one lucky shot.

[areafiftyone]

Could be the same person with one or two cars and maybe disguises himself just enough to confuse the police into thinking it is more than one person.

[Quilla]

If this is the work of a cell and they are illegals, purchasing guns through the system is difficult. Even the low lifes who sell guns via the black market, may be reluctant post 9/11 to sell a gun to a swarthy type. They may just have the one gun.