Posted on 11/13/2006 10:21:14 AM PST by mucho muchacho
The man arrested on Saturday for sending more than a dozen envelopes containing "fake anthrax" to anti-war celebrities, journalists, and politicians may have ties to the conservative supersite Free Republic, RAW STORY has found.
Chad Castagana, a 39 year old Californian named as the FBI's prime suspect in the case, is due in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles today, where procecutors are expected to file criminal complaint against him for sending threatening letters through the U.S. mail. Castagana has an extensive online history, often writing about science fiction and conservative politics, and many bloggers are convinced that he is also a contributor at the conservative activist Free Republic website under the name Marc Costanzo.
Earlier today, users at the liberal websites Democratic Underground and Daily Kos brought to light the similarities between Castagana's Internet footprint and Costanzo's writings at Free Republic, and RAW STORY has found a series of eyebrow-raising connections between the two men.
Link (wasn't able to include it as a source URL)
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Fake_anthrax_hoax_by_conservative_blogger_1113.html
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That is true. If they only knew how many of my friends are lefties, they would'nt pick on me. Of course, I don't talk politics anymore with them...
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Wow. No wonder he didn't ping Costanzo.
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Exactly right.
So what? It's a free site with open registration (open as long as you don't post anything contrary to the prevailing dogma). They want us to believe that DU and other lefty sites don't have any nutbag posters?
Sounds more like a deep cover DU mission, to me.
They let me post here. The standards aren't too high...
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LOL! Self-deprecating humour is always welcome. :)
Turns out marc costanzo was also a retread troll.
Many DU users are also convinced that Santa Clause & the Easter Bunny are real; in addition they are equally convinced that it's a good thing that DEMOCRATS WERE WARNED BY AL QAEDA THEY BETTER KEEP THEIR CAMPAIGN PROMISES TO THEM (AQ) - or else. Seems to me the Secret Service probably should check DU first before they start on the thousands of FReepers.
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No kidding? Being a Mod here must be a full time job.
Google spider probably. Whoever had the time over at DU to google phrases managed to match up the same phrase structure being used and it led back to the poster here on FR.
Chad Castagana, a 39 From Mark Costanzo's FReeper page:
Im a white heterosexual male born in 64.
That don't add up...of course, not everything you read on the web is true...LOL
DU has gotten visits from the Secret Service. It can happen to anyone. FR has hundreds of thousands of "members." Perecntagewise, I'd say they have more nuts, as do lefties in general.
I was born in 64 and I'm 42.
Turns out marc costanzo is also looking at doing time in (what Office Space called) federal POUND HIM IN THE A$$ prison.
I don't believe in coincidences.
Having that "editing statement" ready to modify the wikepedia entry tells me that there is a highly organized group at work.
I do hope that they just don't stop with the hapless Mr. Castagana, DU operative or not...
"Having that "editing statement" ready to modify the wikepedia entry tells me that there is a highly organized group at work."
...or else a bunch of unemployed losers with time on their hands.
"The man arrested on Saturday ....."
which would be 11/11
I just realized something. That's exactly like the first line of my profile.
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