Posted on 10/01/2005 7:05:29 PM PDT by blogblogginaway
Edited on 10/01/2005 7:21:56 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
The explosion happened at the courtyard near the George Lynn Cross Hall, Botany-Microbiology Building on OU's campus, which is west of the stadium, according to Sgt. Gary Robinson of the University police department. The explosion happened during the second quarter of Oklahoma's game against Kansas State. After the explosion, police set up a perimeter of several blocks and made fans exit the stadium to the east.
NORMAN -- An explosion near the University of Oklahoma's Gaylord Family-Memorial Stadium killed one person Saturday, OU officials said.
Yes. And, just how does a tourist boat overturn? Sink, yes. Overturn?
I am looking at the World Clock and Bali isn't listed. Can you give me another country whose time zone is the same as Bali?
I don't know, pa mom. There seem to be enough indications that this story has more to it.
Spot on observation, livius.
I know - big city people (and I used to be one) sometimes overestimate their importance in the grand scheme of things.
Trust me having the feds in charge is a great idea especially if you knew our OU PD.
I know...this is what is bizarre. This makes me think the Feds have a clamp-down in effect because normally reporters do not act this way.
When was this book set? I think I've heard of it.
"If you actually read the posts, you'd see I was here since the beginning."
Good heavans! 2400 posts and counting? You even read my junk?
That possibility certainly exists.
Ah, so. Wink is difficult to see in text, sometimes. Unless made explict, anyway. ;)
"Some early reports indicated 2/3 middle-eastern men AKA Islamo-fascists."
Now see, here's a good example of how stories of cannabalism at the Dome get started. "Some early reports" basically is one story that PKMom told about a girl she heard of who said she saw two guys running towards the stadium and they may have been middle eastern. That's it - just one hearsay report that people were seen running around after an explosion.
Presumably the guy and his wallet were blown to smithereens so it would be near impossible to immediately discover his identity.
I suppose they would have to wait until a house/roommate reported someone missing. But what if they guy is from out of town? They may never discover his identity.
College stadiums are probably a better target since many are in smaller towns. A stadium in a town with a tiny police force is an easier target than one in Chicago or New York where they have specialized anti-terror police units.
However, I'm betting that this was a work accident and the "victim" was an eco-terrorist on his way to plant the bomb in a bio-science building. He was probably betting that the campus cops would be so focused on the game that he could slip into any building on campus without detection. Unfortunately for him, the bomb was unstable.
This is all starting to sound like the authorities DID get a tip and kept it under wraps.
That would be the key. Then again, if it was a muslim it still may not have been terrorism. But that would be hard to determine, perhaps. If he was a student, he could have been legitimate, or he could be a plant from a cell.
I have one to add which was confirmed. Some of the campus Parkview Apartments (about two blocks from the stadium) were evacuated and searched.
The early 20th century, the book was good and it got good reviews.
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