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OU shouldn't take too long answering questions
Enid News and Eagle ^ | 6 Oct 2005 | Enid News and Eagle

Posted on 10/06/2005 6:47:46 PM PDT by gobucks

There still seem to be more questions than answers regarding last Saturday's explosion outside the University of Oklahoma's Memorial Stadium. According to law enforcement, Joel Henry Hinrichs III acted alone and was depressed when he strapped an explosive to himself, sat down 100 yards away from a stadium filled with 84,000 people and blew himself up.

University of Oklahoma President David Boren has made daily statements regarding the status of the investigation, the safety of students, faculty and fans and increased security measures that will be taken in the wake of the incident. He's also stated time and time again it appears there was no terrorist intent from Hinrichs or anyone he might have associated with.

Yet, this week we have learned Hinrichs attempted to buy a large quantity of ammonium nitrate at a local feed store. We have learned he had other explosive materials in his apartment, and we have learned his Muslim roommate and associates were held briefly by law enforcement immediately after the explosion.

It's clear the FBI, which is in charge of the investigation, is trying to be tight-lipped because they don't have all the answers. They can state they have no direct evidence "at this time" to support any reports Hinrichs was involved with terrorist organizations or he intended to do harm to the fans in the stadium.

They probably are doing the right thing by limiting their comments until they have confirmed answers to all their questions. But, the information that is being ferreted out by the media is starting to paint a disturbing picture. Why would Hinrichs try to buy large quantities of a known explosive material? What was his motive for committing the suicide in such a public and dramatic way? What kinds of associations has he been involved with recently and what were his political views?

We applaud Boren for the attention he has given the matter and his daily briefings regarding the status of the investigation. Yet, we also believe there are more layers to this story than are being publicly disclosed at this time.

We can be patient for a little awhile as the FBI does its job of investigating the situation. However, it's imperative the truth be presented in full as quickly as possible. And, the questions need to be answered sooner rather than later in order to best serve the OU students, faculty and the fans of its spectator sports.


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; US: Oklahoma; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: hinrichs; msm; normanbombing; oubombing; suicidebomber
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To: MizSterious

Last night I happened to stop on that Tucker Carlson show for a moment, while he was talking to a terrorism expert. They were discussing the NYC threat, but the expert did make mention of this OKC bomber, and in the context of it being terrorism (can't remember the exact wording he used). It was at the end of the segment, and got pretty soundly ignored, but it was the first time I've heard that on the TV *coverage*. I did also notice a few lines on the Foxcrawl this morning as well, altho they were pretty lame.
susie


41 posted on 10/07/2005 6:02:47 AM PDT by brytlea (All you need as ID to vote in FL is your Costco card...)
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To: brytlea

Young, really young men, influenced by older, violent, muslim type men.

What is going on here? What are these older men doing with these young men? What happens 'tranformationally'.

I don't think its just conversations over a beer about Allah and his buddy Mohetmad.


42 posted on 10/07/2005 6:05:24 AM PDT by gobucks (http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/classics/students/Ribeiro/Laocoon.htm)
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To: gobucks

OK, I think I know where you're going...
susie


43 posted on 10/07/2005 6:10:04 AM PDT by brytlea (All you need as ID to vote in FL is your Costco card...)
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To: gobucks
Why did the Justice Dept just request the search warrant for this scum's apartment be sealed if he was just a poor depressed lost student?
44 posted on 10/07/2005 6:10:46 AM PDT by Wurlitzer (I have the biggest organ in my town {;o))
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To: brytlea

Yes, that is exactly what I mean. And funny, the black out, the TOTAL blackout in the MSM regarding this particular angle is what I find to be utterly damning to the MSM itself.

The collusion b/t the maxists in the MSM and islamofacisicts could not be more plain - given the intersection of common interest.


45 posted on 10/07/2005 6:13:26 AM PDT by gobucks (http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/classics/students/Ribeiro/Laocoon.htm)
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To: Wurlitzer

Why would the Justice dept seal a search warrant for a 'depressed' kid? Good question.


46 posted on 10/07/2005 6:14:03 AM PDT by gobucks (http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/classics/students/Ribeiro/Laocoon.htm)
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To: gobucks
Do you have any links that fleshes this point out a bit more?? Esp MSM links?

I don't know if there are any MSM links on this subject. The resettling of IRG in OK is something that I learned here on FR back in '98. There are probably still some links here on the subject, but I don't know. The best source for info on this is Jayna Davis' book, "The Third Terrorist".

Here's a link:

http://www.infowars.com/transcript_schippers.html

47 posted on 10/07/2005 6:27:54 AM PDT by laz (They can bus 'em to the polls, but they can't bus 'em out of the path of a Cat 5 hurricane.)
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To: gobucks
Here's another one, just posted on another thread by someone else:

http://www.stoptheftaa.org/artman/publish/article_23.shtml

48 posted on 10/07/2005 6:32:43 AM PDT by laz (They can bus 'em to the polls, but they can't bus 'em out of the path of a Cat 5 hurricane.)
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To: gobucks; PhiKapMom; indcons; 2Jedismom
Just heard KRMG putting their morning spin on it. It went something like this:

"Norman police say that have nothing more than a mere suspicion that a student who committed suicide was up to something when he attempted to buy ammonium nitrate fertilizer..."

And... "It is not illegal to purchase ammonium nitrate, and police do not know why Hinrichs attempted to buy it before killing himself."

I wasn't recording, so I did these two quotes from memory. They're not verbatim, but the spin is the same.

49 posted on 10/07/2005 6:39:50 AM PDT by OKSooner
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To: 2Jedismom

Please ping.


50 posted on 10/07/2005 6:40:41 AM PDT by OKSooner
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To: OKSooner

Thanks for the update.


51 posted on 10/07/2005 6:41:03 AM PDT by gobucks (http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/classics/students/Ribeiro/Laocoon.htm)
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To: OKSooner; gobucks; PhiKapMom; indcons; 2Jedismom

Wonder is this station is owned by George Soros? They must be a bastion of leftist, PC cr@p-heads.

JustaCowgirl is looking for a Tulsa World editorial that calls for "better mental health services" for people like Joel Jihadi!!!! He had mental problems allright; they were caused by Islam!!


52 posted on 10/07/2005 6:46:06 AM PDT by indcons (Please FReepmail PhiKapMom and Indcons if you want on/off the Norman Bombing ping list.)
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To: laz

Bump


53 posted on 10/07/2005 6:46:43 AM PDT by indcons (Please FReepmail PhiKapMom and Indcons if you want on/off the Norman Bombing ping list.)
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To: indcons

Actually they're thought of as being pretty middleoftheroad. They recently dropped ABC and became a FoxNews outlet...


54 posted on 10/07/2005 6:50:07 AM PDT by OKSooner
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To: indcons; JustaCowgirl

For those who live in convenient driving distance of Tulsa, back issues of the Tulsa World are available at their main office downtown on Boulder Avenue.


55 posted on 10/07/2005 6:51:55 AM PDT by OKSooner
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To: OKSooner

Thanks for the clarification. However, the leftist reporters there seem to control the news spin. Does this make sense?


56 posted on 10/07/2005 7:21:28 AM PDT by indcons (Please FReepmail PhiKapMom and Indcons if you want on/off the Norman Bombing ping list.)
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To: indcons

Yes, that's more like it. Our side needs to avoid the perception of hyperbole.


57 posted on 10/07/2005 7:40:52 AM PDT by OKSooner
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To: Fred Nerks; Dark Skies; jan in Colorado; All
just decided to grow a disgusting jihadi beard to improve his looks, did he?

That beard is all you will see of them when the new French jihad chic terrorist fashion catches on. I suppose this is their idea of burkas for the men to hide themselves in.

Well, at least the idiots make themselves stand out in a crowd:


58 posted on 10/07/2005 9:29:23 AM PDT by USF (I see your Jihad and raise you a Crusade ™ © ®)
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To: weegee
(for a 3 hour tour)

a three hour tour lol

59 posted on 10/07/2005 9:53:26 AM PDT by txhurl
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To: indcons

FOX NEWS talking about it now


60 posted on 10/07/2005 9:54:20 AM PDT by s2baccha
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