[Letitring]

Interesting. Bloodhounds can track people in cars, moving. Scent is in the air, and they follow the trail. Awesome. From the latest economic report, sales were up in home improvement, videos, books. IF it's a terrorist group, and they are following the latest edicts, then hitting the economy is important to them. Just something I noticed and thought to mention. Home Depot has been doing well. Most probably, shooter is just picking good lines of fire, strategic places with many ways to enter and leave.

[hispanarepublicana]

IF it's a terrorist group, and they are following the latest edicts, then hitting the economy is important to them.

I just spent some time lurking over at the islamic discussion group at Google.....some really scary stuff posted over there, but the general theme is that the "U.S. is evil because of our fixation on money, and Capitalism is the root of this evil fixation on money." (I know, I know--sounds alot like Democratic Underground, doesn't it?). I think you may be on to something...they know that this is the start of the biggest shopping season, and I posted earlier that Michael's is primarily a pre-Christmas shopping season place (you have to start early on crafts, etc.). They saw the "success" they had in hurting our economy after 9/11, and they know that slowing down shopping would hurt our economy.

[Route66]

I've just thought the chances that this guy was doing much of this on foot have been high from the beginning. The first 4 shootings happened quickly within a fairly tight geographic area. Why didn't he (they) change areas that day?

If they actually have more than one witness in this last shooting that is SURE they saw someone get out of a van - shoot - and then leave in the van, I will believe it. But until then I still think this guy carefully sets up a position based on a good line of sight from a position of some distance.