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.

[Freedom2specul8]

FOXNEWS: White House Administration Official and "they believe the sniper case has been largely solved"

[Slip18]

Per FOX: President Bush has been told the sniper case is over.

[Mo1]

Fox is reporting that President Bush has been briefed and the Feds are reasonably sure the DC shootings have been solved ..

[Freedom2specul8]

See #834

[UKCajun]

"You asked us to say 'We have caught the sniper like a duck in a noose.' We understand that hearing us say that is important to you," Moose said.

Was this a message to other cells telling them to get to work? Reads like he wanted others to know his capture was imminent. Also, hearing the message was "important" to him! What gives here?

[rintense]

Oh Lord, I hope this is true.

[ZinGirl]

actually...my posting was about something that happened this AM....long after the suspects were already in custody.

[MasonGal]

Oh MY - I DID miss something, only being gone for a few minutes!!

YIKES!!

[mewzilla]

Here's something else to throw into the mix: the co-owner of the Chevy Caprice the alleged perps were driving lives in Camden, NJ. Co-incidence or something else? Isn't Camden known for being a hotbed for Muslim fundamentalists like the blind sheikh?

[commish]

FOXNEWS: White House Administration Official and "they believe the sniper case has been largely solved"

Key word there is LARGELY solved. That doesn't mean completely.

[moyden]

Skin color doesn't matter, but a religion which preaches the murder of all Americans might.

[xsrdx]

WTOP is standing by for a press conference, "within the next few minutes" from Montgomery County.

[MasonGal]

CNN and MSNBC are both saying things like "WHEW - glad this is over", etc. - as if the whole thing is supposed to be out of our minds, now. (I'm paraphrasing, of course)

[Mo1]

I just got back - does anyone know if there will be a press conference anytime soon?

MSNBC mentioned that MAYBE there would be one around noon time

[slimer]

Was this a message to other cells telling them to get to work? Reads like he wanted others to know his capture was imminent.

This sounds very logical to me.

[rangerwife]

Barf alert is right...I'm even getting irritated with FNC talking about this Muhammed guy being stationed at Ft. Lewis which is a "major training center for snipers" or something to that effect. This guy was an engineer in the Army, not a sniper. I've been waiting for the talking heads on tv to say, his military training made him violent. After the murders at Ft. Bragg and this whacko, I'm kind of tired of people (reporters, news outlets) trying to make all soldiers look like they're killers because of their training. Next there's going to be calls from the left wing nuts to dumb down military training even further...

[HairOfTheDog]

MSNBC just reported that a long cardboard box was observed to be removed from the car at the rest stop... but I think that is all they really know.

[dinasour]

CNN: POLICE believe snipers have been captured.

Reuters version: Freedom fighters accused in alleged shootings.

[antivenom]

Me too...went to bed early last night with a headache and WHHAAMMOOOO! They caught two goofballs sleeping in their car! LOL...I guess that confirms that they are INDEED part of a "SLEEPER CELL"! LOL!!!

[freeperfromnj]

Was this a message to other cells telling them to get to work? Reads like he wanted others to know his capture was imminent.

Very interesting observation - considering he started sniping very soon after after the Portland cell was captured.