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I'm beginning to lean away from the terrorist theory

Im not sure if anyone else pointed this out. The threat to the children was, according to Moose, in the note in the form of a post script. If P.S. was in the note we are dealing with a home grown nut.

Good point about the postscript.

I'm leaning toward domestic at this point. From the WP article, it sounds as if the letter was rambling - with bad grammer, misspellings etc. I didn't notice the article mention broken english.

People have mentioned the serious and somewhat scared demeanor of Moose over the last few press conferences and wondered what threat was hanging over their heads. Speculation of bombs, WMD etc. Now, I think it is evident that it was the threat to the children that was affecting him.

The fact that this person had listed names of the people who 'ignored' him on the tipline points to this being a certified lunatic that really does have a God complex. I think what the media has been saying is true - that he loves the coverage and being the center of attention. He is upset that they (the tip line people) didn't give him the importance that he thought he deserved.

As far as Al Queda..I just wonder why now? Why would it be now that they would be striking? They have heard videos from OBL and others since 9/11..The one a few weeks ago was not the first time a video or communication with AQ leadership has been aired.

My thoughts so far today.

It should be apparent to everyone now that the sniper is a lone operative, not an Islamic terrorist, almost certainly an American, and interested in one thing: money. This will come as a big disappointment to all those out there who want to believe Al Quaeda or Saddam is behind this. The long rambling notes, the "I am God" stuff, and the extortion attempts for millions of dollars, are all inconsistent with the usual M.O. for the ME terrorists.
This guy apparently had a modest education, because the letters reportedly contain many grammatical errors, and are rambling. On the other hand, he is not stupid, because he has left no clues except the ones he wanted to leave. Whether he is actually a nut case and really believes he is God, or just a mercenary who means it figurately as his way of boasting of power and control, he is obviously not prone to making mistakes. My guess is he is not some looney living out in a shack in the woods somewhere, but he clearly lives alone and works a job with flexible or irregular hours. Otherwise, it would be hard for him to slip away unnoticed by family and co-workers at the varied hours of these shootings.