Beltway Sniper Shootings-FR Commentary-Wed., Oct. 23,2002

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[Garak]

Guys, I though this was an Al Qaeda plot! I thought the suggestions this is a white male between 21 and 35 with a military background was just a bigoted attempt to frame the NRA! How are we going to scapegoat the Muslims now?

[John Jamieson]

Who has the map of terrorists cells? Is Tacoma on it?

[Dog]

So do I.....:-)

[rintense]

I think the Dose might be a little late tonight...

[Neets]

I hope it's not either...but remember that we had a few former soldiers who were arrested as being part of terror cells and the like.

[Lobbyist]

Are they looking for weapons, bombs, etc.? You don't need metal detectors to find bodies.

[snippy_about_it]

That was mentioned except this is a residential area and would have been reported by neighbors.

[Freedom2specul8]

That's true....and the cops would have surely been called if he did.

[Darlin']

There is a $500,000 reward and a red tape free visa on the table.

[spectre]

They said there was a $500,000 reward leading to the arrest and conviction of the Sniper.

Flash forward to now. Whoever tipped the LE off about the tree stump, KNOWS who the sniper is and where he lived and target practiced...so someone HAD to tell the police, didn't they?

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[bcoffey]

"(You better go!)"

No way, vg!

[Carolinamom]

Late Dose tonight.....we'll need it to calm down!

[CharacterCounts]

It's a lot easier to attack the person, and not their message, when one fails to address the message

If they can publish a name and picture, this guy)s) will be too busy running to do much killing.

[FootBall]

FORT LEWIS SOLDIER ARRESTED IN TACOMA---RELATED? LINK

Kudos to South Sound police officers who made a quick arrest in the case of the Interstate 5 shooter. Police arrested a 22-year-old Fort Lewis soldier in connection with a number of shooting incidents in the region. The soldier is accused of firing a 20-gauge shotgun at a motorist driving south on I-5 between Grand Mound and Centralia. He is also suspected in a couple of other shooting incidents, including one at a Hawks Prairie roundabout where a motorist was injured. Contrast the soldier's quick arrest with the horror that grips residents living in and around the nation's capital, where a sniper has shot and killed several individuals -- while they were mowing the lawn, sitting on a bench, pumping gas. Residents are understandably in a panic, altering their daily routines in an effort to escape the sniper's bullet.

[rintense]

Wow! Brian Wilson saying that there *may* be a string of suspects.

[rintense]

Interesting...

[Grampa Dave]

Tacoma is about 140+ miles north of Portland.

We can get into some trouble trying to blame PC Moose for everything. He has done enough without hitting on other things.

Having said that, al Fuqra and radical Black Muslims have been in Portland for decades. They could be linked here.

[Mo1]

I totally understand

[valleygal]

"So much for eating dinner with my
hubby with the TV off so we can talk about the day.
To hell with togetherness. It's vastly overrated."

Uh-oh. I dare not let my husband see your post. :)

[looney tune]

He also said it may be just a stab in the dark??!!!