Beltway Sniper Shootings-FR Commentary-Thurs., Oct. 24,2002

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[wewillnotfail]

Overnite, two men arrested while sleeping in their car at a reststop in MD. John Mohammed aka John Williams and his stepson Lee Malvo. Mohammad is thought to be the likely shooter.

[Darlin']

Right and no one was looking for two black guys in a car.

[TexKat]

Kim, I believe she has one son by hit and the second wife has 3 children by it.

[GirlNextDoor]

Malvo....Melveaux <-French/Jamaican spelling?
Could be.
Have only seen the Malvo spelling so far.

[dhfnc]

Where did THAT come from??? (apparently the "native American" description was to describe a person born in America of hispanic descent)

FOX news reported it at first this way, then later said "American of hispanic descent that was born in this Country". Said they did not mean a native American as in American Indian.

I could be wrong, but I think it was FOX.

[dinasour]

The media will help us lose the war against terrorism

They had a lot of pratice helping us lose the war in Viet Nam.

[cyncooper]

I'm pretty sure that native American thing came out BEFORE Moose made the duck/noose statement.

It certainly did come out well before the duck/noose statement.

It was reported during the stump removal drama in the afternoon--anonymous sources.

At the same appearance when Moose made the duck/noose statement he first gave the names and bolo for these two guys and gave the website where a photo of Mohammad could be found. I also think Moose described them as black.

My only point is the media once gave wrong information based on their anonymous sources.

[Terriergal]

The key word in the above is background. I never saw mention that McVeigh, Oswald et al, were acting as a result of their religion.

Agreed!

[Kip Lange]

<< Keeping an open mind != "apologist" ... some of us just don't like to skip down dark alleys without good reason. >>

LE has avoided dark alleys for too long.

Personally, I like the "turn over rocks analogy" better... LE should turn over a few rocks and see what ugliness rears its head.

I agree...I'm not talking about LE. I think LE should have a free hand to deal with the dirty folk to get the job done. I'm talking about people NOT in LE...especially the media...jumping to ANY conclusion. If it's the wrong one...it could lead to a wave of hate crimes across the country. If it was a lone white guy, hate crimes against NRA members; as it stands, hate crimes against blacks/muslims...speculation is fine, but for anyone here to assert that they definitively KNOW anything either way is absurd. It's all speculation, which is fine, but it has to repeated: It's all speculation. That being said, let me also say: I think it may be related to international terrorism. But I have no proof. ;-) So I'm reserving judgement and letting LE sort it out...they sure as hell know more than I do.

[Letitring]

Yes I do and a major hispanic strain has run through this entire case, from early on. This isn't complete nor is it over.

[justshe]

I'm a sucker for sap!

[Terriergal]

Freaky! Thanks for the update. I sure hope these are the only two guys, but then why the cryptic messages... something ain't right.

[mondonico]

Shooting people is already also against the law. Somehow, it just never seems to get through the skull, does it?

Yes. I was a little taken aback at the venom spat in my direction during this conversation with a woman who prides herself on being laid back and the voice of reason.

[Sunshine55]

I got nailed by the beeper of death and had to come to work, and while I was cruisin' down the freeway, Rush Limbaugh was reporting that this Muhammed clown had attempted to register another car in Camden NJ on 911. He was told that he would need to establish proof of identity first because he did not have a NJ driver's license. This was at 8:52 am. At 9:00 am, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles received a bomb threat. Coinkydink? I kinda doubt it. (My apologies if this was posted already.)

[valleygal]

Thanks back dinasour...that was sweet of you! :)

I think I am going to spend the day doing things I need to do. I'm going to take a break from all this. I need to start eating again!:)

Have a wonderful day everyone!

[cyncooper]

I could be wrong, but I think it was FOX.

Thanks, but that's not what I meant by "where did that come from" I heard it on Fox first myself.

I meant who are the sources giving erroneous information to reporters.

[Kip Lange]

I could be wrong, but I think it was FOX.

Yep. The oh-so-intelligent Shep Smith screwed that one up. ;-) Was fun to watch him sweat. :p

[GirlNextDoor]

That thought had crossed my mind -instinct.
But I let it keep going...:)

Chances are the facts will prove you right. (yuck!)

[Grampa Dave]

Real coke and the best is the real coke right out of a fountain dispensing machine.

You put some real vanilla syrup on the bottom put in the coke and put a thin layer of vanilla syrup on top.

When we had a old fashioned soda fountains, beside the normal cokes, you could get cherry, vanilla and some people liked lemon or lime flavors.

When we mention a real vanilla coke or cherry coke we are aging our selves. You have to be probably at least 50 or older to know what they are and to appreciate them.

[Letitring]

There is alot of stuff going on in Baton Rouge. That whole area, really. New Iberia , Alexandria, several cities having big problems with ISSUES.

[Darlin']

I know, I'd like for someone to report where is the mother of the "step son" who isn't really a "step son" and how he came to be Mohammed's protege.