[FairOpinion]

"You have indicated that you want us to do and say certain things. You've asked us to say, 'We have caught the sniper like a duck in a noose.' We understand that hearing us say this is important to you,"

"In the ancient story, passed down through generations of Cherokee Indians, a rabbit brags that he can catch a duck. He throws a noose over the neck of a duck, but it flies away with the rabbit hanging on. Eventually the rabbit must let go, landing in a hollow tree stump. The conceited animal has to eat his own fur for food and is embarrassed by his appearance when he finally escapes."

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My take on this is NOT what the FoxNews explanation is, that the sniper is the rabbit. From the sniper's point of view, since he asked Moose to say those words, I think the sniper is taunting them/us, that the police is the rabbit and the sniper is the duck, i.e. the police may have caught him, but the final laugh will be his, just as the rabbit thought he caught the duck, but the duck flew away and the rabbit ended up in trouble. IMO this explanation makes more sense -- the sniper would not DEMAND that the police say something which would make fun of the sniper? I think the sniper's request actually would indicate that he indeed IS part of some Al Qaeda cell, or at least in touch with them, and was telling us, that we may have caught him, but much worse things are in store for us, as the rabbit thought he was victorious, initially.

[jgrubbs]

I agree with this, that is why the sniper let himself get caught.

[RoseofTexas]

Very good observation! I too thought it was strange Moose quoted that at the end of the news brief! I pray, though, that we are wrong!

[Jeff Head]

I think you are right. Fox news and others think this too about what the sniper was feeling in saying this, but are just saying that the tables got turned on the guy.

That will be the case unless he was messaging to others who start doing the same thing.

[alethia]

I tend to agree with your synopsis. I also think more people than the two arrested were involved in the Greater DC sniper episode.

[spycatcher]

see above post