[Route66]

"BTW, sometimes it's good to "just check [things out] on a hunch."

Yes it is - and we can hope that LE is checking out possibilities like this and many more. I know they desperately want this to be a home-grown kook, but surely homeland security is quietly working on this from a terrorism angle no matter what the task force is doing.
[HOPE SO ANYWAY.]

[nicmarlo]

but surely homeland security is quietly working on this from a terrorism angle no matter what the task force is doing.

I'm sure you can bet the farm on that one. Remember what President Bush said a year ago? Our government will be working to undo the terrorists, with "secret successes."

[GreyWolf]

Regarding the shell casing found in the truck, local (Baltimore) station is reporting that it is too old to be related to recent weeks' shootings. It apparently is quite oxidized and months old. That points either to a plant or a bad lead alltogether. I have no idea who their source was.