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.

[areafiftyone]

No I was born in snooty Bronxville but grew up in Mount Vermin (that's what we call it);-) that's when Mount Vernon was a nice place to live. I moved to Yonkers about 6 years ago. Live on Tuckahoe road, right off Central Avenue. :-)

[slimer]

Belafonte is a possessed demonic zombie from VooDooLand.

[Darlin']

Uh-huh. Different.

[Letitring]

That is interesting as their training manual calls for the use of "everyday" items to use as signals. ie position of blinds, etc. I will have to notice in some areas around this town and see what I see. :) Do you think they were used for directions, and where were they on the stop signs? I want to know what to look for.

[Freedom2specul8]

that was perfect! I had to laugh out loud at that and this.. (PS: I think moose did the best he could and have no criticisms at this time)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/backroom/774356/posts?page=45#45

[slimer]

DUH! I did'nt notise any mis-speled words.

[Darlin']

Oh, Lord. How many people were killed after Oct. 8th ?

[TexKat]

These guys are going to get the death penalty. No doubt about it.

[Chemist_Geek]

That is interesting as their training manual calls for the use of "everyday" items to use as signals. ie position of blinds, etc. I will have to notice in some areas around this town and see what I see. :) Do you think they were used for directions, and where were they on the stop signs? I want to know what to look for.

That kind of thing is in all of the better spy novels. Unfortunately, if the people in charge are well-adjusted to the target culture, then there will be virtually nothing out of the ordinary.

Our saving hope here is that since the Al Qaeda terrorists are Islamic fanatics and not familiar with U.S. culture, their "signs" will be... a little off, to someone who has grown up here.

[hispanarepublicana]

I know it's not the work of Allah that made this happen."

Hmmm, seems awfully familiar to me.....

[Route66]

""John Lee Malvo, one of the sniper suspects, had been in INS custody in Seattle and was released on Jan. 24, 2002 without a bond. He was ordered to return for a deportation hearing on November 20th. Malvo had been in custody for one month for immigration violations. He was released in the custody of his mother."

Okay- We know the FBI did interviews in a school in Bellingham (North of Seattle)concerning Malvo. I guess we can assume Malvo lived there at one time with his Mother. I think I read he was last in school there about 9 months ago. So he left home and was living on the street in Seattle where he met Muhammed.

Malvo is an illegal alien, so that means his mother is too. This is probably why we have not heard from her or about her. She is probably living somewhere in Washington in either Bellingham or Seattle. There may be more of his family with her, as well.
Does this sound reasonable?

[Nam Vet]

Those Moose pics are a hoot.

Pic #1 Caption "Get ready"

Pic #2 Caption "GO for the Gold!" heh heh

Nam Vet

[Chemist_Geek]

OBTW, everyone, there's a parallel Chechen/Islamic Moscow Hostage Terrorism commentary/analysis thread ongoing here.

[ZinGirl]

That is interesting as their training manual calls for the use of "everyday" items to use as signals

very interesting.....thanks....

FWIW...I've asked the local police if they've ever heard of anything with teabags as signals for drugs/gangs, etc. NOPE, he says...and he's never heard the detectives talk about it...BUT...he's jotting it down with the info about the two black males in the white vehicle with Alabama tags.

[slimer]

Oct. 8th....Baltimore Policeman finds John Muhammed sleeping in car and lets him go after taking car make and tags"

I was born in Baltimore but have not been there for many years and I don't miss anything about the place. Twice now in the past week I noticed that the Baltimore Police Dept. made National headlines - both times for being inept.

[Freedom2specul8]

I laugh everytime I look at 'em. I know it's bad to jest..but he's concentrating so hard.. 8-)

[meowmeow]

These guys are going to get the death penalty. No doubt about it.

Don't bet on it.

[rintense]

Is there a news conference coming up?

[slimer]

Malvo is an illegal alien, so that means his mother is too. This is probably why we have not heard from her or about her. She is probably living somewhere in Washington in either Bellingham or Seattle. There may be more of his family with her, as well. Does this sound reasonable?

Makes sense to me but I'm seriously sleep deprived.

[freeperfromnj]

I was just googling around to see if there was some sort of significance between tea bags and muslims -- came across one site with a muslim quote that was somewhat interesting. It said: "People are like tea bags-you have to put them in hot water before you know how strong they are."