Chief Moose Press Briefing: Sniper says "Your children are not safe - anywhere, at any time"

FOX News Channel | October 22, 2002 | FOX News Channel Staff

[MeekOneGOP]

Chief Moose Press Briefing: Sniper says
"Your children are not safe - anywhere, at any time"

[Man of the Right]

This is Al-Qaeda speak.

One hopes, but doubts, the police are investigating every Arab Muslim male who lives or works near the site of today's shooting, which is close to the first shooting site.

[nomoreheroes]

I really did hope that the plane would work.

Thanks for the concern. I believe that Moose is doing what he can. Its pretty hard to stop insane people. Wonder why more of this doesn't happen.

[lexlov]

If it walks, talks and smells like AQ its AQ.

My guess is that they want prisoners released. Has anyone noticed how we have recently (just this week) released prisoners from Guantanamo. Ironic association is it not?

In addition, a crazy lunatic serial killer would not be threatening "your children".....remember he thinks that he is GOD so if he were consistent he should have said "our children"

[Super Mak90kid]

I like what Bill O'Reilly said last night. We can't be afraid of this sniper. Life must go on as usual. Look what England did during Wold War II. People still went to work and School despite the bombing at the hands of the Nazis. Our response to this has been cowardly and pathetic.

[L`enn]

You got that right, that is why I said "for what its worth". Not to cast aspersions on this persons statement , but if I had a nickel for every lie I have seen online...well...

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

I'd not cross Muslims out on the word of an anonymous poster who claims secret inside info.

I'm not crossing them off, believe me. They're number one on my list. Still, I try to incorporate any and all information, even unsubstantiated. I fully admit what I speculate is completely useless and helps nobody. I just like speculating -- I'm an analytical person.

[xjcsa]

"Reports say the shooter strikes out at all ages, genders, and nationality. That's not true. No Muslims have been hit."

"Muslim" is not an age, gender, or nationality. His statement made no reference to religion.

[LaGrone]

Yeah, was that Colonel PO'd or what? He said what many here have, "Imagine this all over the country". Close to lock and load time to protect you and your own. Stay safe everyone.

[dixiechick2000]

"This is AQ, and their list of demands includes the release of their prisoners either at Gitmo or Zubuydah (spelling?)."

I was thinking along those lines, too. If that is the case, this could be LE telling the sniper, "No", and warning the parents in the area.

[hsmomx3]

What's with the prisoner releases this week--Gitmo and Iraq--anywhere else? Hmmm.........

[2timothy3.16]

Up in Portland Maine, they've got the original, they call Portlands police chief, "Media Mike" This guy must be the carbon copy, no racial pun intended.

[backhoe]

Yes, I saw that article and sent a link in the last email to the "opinionators" in radio land.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

trying to get in the head of a nutcase is pointless. You have NO idea what a person like this would or would not say!

[MeekOneGOP]

[Jeff Gordon Fan]

I wonder if our schooll will let students drive anymore. There is a law that makes us park 2,000 feet away fromt he school if we don't pay the 150 bucks for a pass in our lot.

[johnb838]

COMPLETELY CONSISTENT W/ ISLAMOFACIST TERRORISM. NOW WE ARE ISREALIS WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT!

I like it.

[DandG13]

FLOOD THE WHITE HOUSE W/E-MAILS. We need to put pressure at the top. To withhold this information is unprecedented. If not for the news people at the last conference when they put on the pressure to let the parents know what was in the note they were keeping from all of us, this would not have come out even now. I would die for my two boys and need all the information I can get to protect them, that's my job. This is absolutely completely ridiculous. LET THE WHITE HOUSE KNOW HOW YOU FEEL. There's never been a more important time to voice what you feel. There truly is nothing more important than protecting our children, doing our job as parents - not the stock market, not our jobs, not world conflicts. God will hold us accountable for how we treat his most precious creation -- OUR CHILDREN!!

[It's me]

Does anyone else feel than Chief Moose seemed almost afraid? Like maybe the threat was far greater than one person each time? That was just my gut feeling after this last news conference.

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Didn't he say "person or persons." I thought that he was very uncomfortable doing this and was "told" to by the sniper.

[Freedom2specul8]

After hearing that, I am thoroughly MAD. That CEO or whoever it was...who said the sniper has not targeted ANY GROUP, hasn't threatened any particular GROUP is a big fat LIAR. Now we know why Moose refused to answer the questions earlier.

[L`enn]

The operation has already been Federalized. The FBI, the ATF, and who knows what other Federal agency is already involved.

The largest manhunt in America since the search for John Wilkes Booth, has thus far turned up two mojados driving a white van with NRA, and Bush/Cheney stickers, on lunch break.

Two things, I would not doubt that a message when down the chain from the White House to let the public know of the children threat.

And for some reason, when I think about the "sting" operation at the phone booth yesterday, all I can picture is Cheech and Chong rolling up to use the phone to try to score and WHAM.