Sniper Theory(Please Read and Comment) (Vanity)

myself and the obvious | 10-22-02 | my favorite headache

[Sabertooth]

Your theory is certainly plausible.

However, I'm not sure that the various back-stabbing Saudi princes lack for money. Plenty of Wahabi wannabes wouldn't mind shaking up the line of ascension to the sandpit throne. Homicide bombers in Israel are still being funded.

My own guess is that the DC sniper is Al Qaeda, and that this is a diversion. He's tying up a heckuva lot of LE resources and personnel. That would make another spectacular attack easier to pull off.

This threat will persist so long as there are mosques in this country.

[GirlShortstop]

I would like to know the nationality of the French sniper, besides "French".       I read either on FR or abcnews last night that he was from Yugoslavia.

[MissAmericanPie]

Someone upset over the Balkins? Lots of muslims in Yugoslavia...thanks for the heads up.

[blondee123]

If it's terrorist cells, our government & police agencies will do everything in their power to hide the fact, they don't want mass panic!

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Sarcasm...dittos

[js1138]

why is it only happening in the one area

Perhaps to test whether money could be raised. There was a story about the al jezra interviews, indicating the quaedas wanted a million dollars for the interview -- they are having trouble raising money.

How would asupposedly "brilliant" American expect to collect the money? It would take at least a small group to cash out a funds transfer and get away. No single individual could pull it off. The money angle makes no sense unless several people are involved, some in a foreign country.

[Renegade1]

Whoever this person is has some knowledge of sniper training and escape and evasion. The area is known; he or she knows their weapon and its potential. I doubt if the same vehicle is being used consistently. The attack area is large and well camouflaged. If this person is a true sniper I would be watching the people he's already wounded cause it's a blemish and he/she may try to reclaim those missed kills. A true sniper isn't easy to kill in the scenario that's been setup. If this is a true sniper, they will be carrying a pistol also for close range support. I hope he/she is caught and executed. It gives those that were trained by the military a bad rap.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

The people are to arm themselves, the government is to let them.

TRUE but the government is scared of the constitution and the people act like their scared to be free! I think maryjaneland is one of pesky commonwealths isnt it?

[Renegade1]

Well said

[leadpenny]

I like the way you think. I especially like your liberal use of the phrase, "The sniper cell . . " Beyond that, I just don't know except to say I think there are many shooters involved. They are scattered and I don't believe they are necessarily leaving the area after they pull the trigger.

[ewm138]

Whether or not the shooter is AQ, he is providing great source material for the next terrorist camp class. This is possibly ONE guy, probably several at most, making the police and g-men (g-persons? /sarcasm) chase their tails for weeks.
If even .5% of the 8 million muslims in this country are wahabbists, that is 40k. I don't think there are that many sleepers, but even four per major population center using these tactics would be a nightmare.

[Rockpile]

You know, arranging a bogus phone call might be a useful way to get a look--from an observation point--at what type of unmarked vehicles the SWAT teams are using. Just speculatin'.

[My Favorite Headache]

We are our worst enemy in many ways here

[My Favorite Headache]

Amen.

[My Favorite Headache]

Tis be true

[My Favorite Headache]

I missed the story on where the French have been in contact with the deserter...do you have a link to it? Thanks

[cherry]

you're right that this will only be solved if a citizen sees or hears something and either nails the perp(s) instantly or at least gets the crucial vehicle license number....

what is unbelievable is that apparently NO ONE has been a real witness to the shootings....hard to believe that we have become a nation of such self absorbtion.....

I am a natural busy body and if I heard shots after taking cover I would at least LOOK around ,,,

as far as terrorists...well, no matter what, this is terror...

I have two opposing views....one , that this is a "disgrumbled" employee of Mooses' that thinks he did not deserve the chief of police position, or it is ME terrorists.....either way, they have been doing this perfectly ...

[Talldocs1]

I'm surprised those lines weren't tapped.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

MFH, your theory is both provocative and disturbing. However, we must remember that we don't know what we don't know. Connecting a small fraction of the dots could likely produce the wrong picture of truth.

[Tallguy]

Our French sniper is probably Muslim, an immigrant to France, perhaps...

Word is that he's from Yugoslavia -- which may or may not mean that he is Muslim. It all depends on whether they were refering to the former Yugoslav Republic, or the present-day Yugoslavia -- which is basically Serbia.