[Neanderthal]

I guess France hasn't gotten the word yet that reporting these types of facts is not politically correct. CNN and the NYT will have to explain how things work over here.

[Lion's Cub]

Actually, this story ran in the Bellingham Herald yesterday.

Suspect left danger signs in Bellingham (FBI had Terror Tip on Sniper Muhammad, October, 2001!)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/775714/posts

But, according to this,

California: Sniper suspect leads FBI, police, media swarm to sleepy'burb -
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/775851/posts"

Neighbors said that back around 1992, roughly the same time Muhammad lived in the Pinole house, FBI agents questioned them about the man.