[aristeides]

The shootings started the day after Ari Fleischer made his comment about a single bullet getting rid of Saddam Hussein.

[livius]

This may sound totally off the wall (oh, hey, why not?) but I'm wondering if the number may not have been something related to the President - that is, a secret number, which the shooters would use to reveal how much they knew - and their purpose is to make some kind of demands or threats.

Again, probably WAY off the wall...