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Posted on 10/06/2005 11:48:06 AM PDT by DallasMike
The mainstream media has been largely silent on the Joel H. Hinrichs III, the University of Oklahoma student who blew himself up outide the stadium hosting a football game with Kansas State University on Saturday, October 2nd. We now know that Hinrichs tried several times to enter the stadium during the first half of the game:
One OU senior, Adam Smith, of Oklahoma City, however, said a stadium guard Saturday night told him "a guy had springed off" outside Gate 6 after refusing to let his backpack be searched.
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.
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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.
The Oklahoma Daily is reporting that area Muslims did not see Hinrichs visiting a particular local mosque, as some earlier reported. However, news reports have Boren attending a mosque somewhere.
Sources confirmed Tuesday that triacetone triperoxide (TATP) was one of the critical ingredients in the bomb. It's called the "Mother of Satan" by Muslim extremists. The ingredient is not common in the United States but has been used in the past by Muslim extremists, including the case of Richard Reid, the infamous shoe-bomber, who was unable to detonate the material. The material was also used in the July mass transit bombings in London. Other explosives were found at Hinrichs' apartment.
Blogger Mark Tapscott is reporting that authorities found 13 plastic bottles in Hinrichs' car trunk and small, round holes in a tree near the bomb site:
A Lincoln Town Car registered in the name of OU Suicide Bomber Joel Henry Hinrichs III remained as of 4:00 p.m. EST today in the parking lot of the apartment where he lived and a U.S. Department of Justice inventory of the contents found by law enforcement officials was visible on the seat, Tapscott's Copy Desk has learned.
Among the items listed on the inventory are "13 plastic bottles" in the trunk. The inventory did not note if there was anything in the bottles, their size or coloration. The blue Lincoln was registered in Oklahoma under Hinrichs' name in June of this year, according to state tag records. The expiration date on the tag was February 2006....
Tapscott's Copy Desk has also learned that a tree near where Hinrichs' bomb detonated displays a number of small round holes and some areas of a metallic substance. The holes and substance are only on the side facing the bench on which Hinrichs was seated when the bomb detonated. The holes appear to be about the size of the head of 16 penny nail.
Gateway Pundit confirms the Oklahoma City Channel 5 News report and Oklahoma City's News 9 that Hinrichs had inquired about purchasing large quantities of ammonium nitrate, which can be used to form an explosive. Hinrichs was apparently wearing vest with what appeared to be wires sticking out of it.
Dustin Ellison, the general manager of Ellison Feed & Seed on Porter Avenue, said that a man matching Hinrichs' description had come into the store days before he blew himself up on OU's campus. Ellison said the man asked about ammonium nitrate, but couldn't offer a reason why he needed it.
After the bombing, Ellison said he thought nothing of it. However, when he saw Hinrichs' photo, it triggered his memory.
Finally, Channel 5 news reports that Hinrichs' Pakistani Muslim roommate was detained briefly after the bombing:
NORMAN, Okla. -- The Pakistani roommate of a man authorities said died when he detonated an explosive device outside a crowded football stadium was led in handcuffs from a party shortly after Saturday's explosion, the head of an Islamic student group said.
Fazal M. Cheema, a finance major, shared a university-owned apartment with Joel Hinrichs III, 21, who died Saturday when a device attached to his body exploded as he sat on a bench outside George Lynn Cross Hall.
Cheema and three other Muslim students were led in handcuffs from a party by police after the blast, Ashraf Hussein, president of the Muslim Student Association, said Tuesday. They later were released.
It's time to put some pressure on the mainstream media to begin reporting these things. The more we learn about Hinrichs, the more questions we have about his beliefs and his behavior.
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Do you or does anyone know if the bomb had shrapnel or nails ect in it? That would confirm 100% that he wanted to take others with him. It is 99% confirmed already, but that would cinch it.
The Oklahoma Daily is reporting that area Muslims did not see Hinrichs visiting a particular local mosque, as some earlier reported. However, news reports have Boren attending a mosque somewhere.
I think you meant Hinrichs.....
There have been reports of holes in a tree with metal looking stuff in them. The holes were supposedly the size of a 16 penny nail. (is that big?)
"a stadium guard Saturday night told him "a guy had springed off" outside Gate 6 after refusing to let his backpack be searched."
I guess he meant "sprinted off?"
This stadium guard would seem to need some serious retraining, as to just what the purpose of his job might be, don't you think? Did he bother to report this? Was anyone made aware, outside of his gossiping after the fact?
BTTT
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like nothing new here except the pitch for visiting your blog.
Backhoe already started the same thing yesterday.
University of Oklahoma Bomber- Link Roundup
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1497194/posts
N'uff said. There are always these scumbag wierdos hovering around these mindless acts of violence.
Try this also - At the top of the page is a link of all OU Bombing threads.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=oubombing
Other good links at orbusmax.com (the Northwest's version of Drudge) too.
"it looks like nothing new here except the pitch for visiting your blog."
Even though FR is not a "blog," bloggers themselves seem to think FR is a blog, and hyperlinking blog to blog is just the way things work for them.
It does look a little self-promoting here, even though it's entirely normal for them in their sphere.
While I don't care for the blog pimping, I like this format much better than Backhoe's. I can read this more clearly, andanything red is a link to the source.
College kids dont want their backpacks searched...
Thousands at every football game ...no doubt...
RE: Drugs and alcohol
Yes, indeed! Almost twice the size of an 8 penny nail.
(Actually, about 4 1/2 " in length.)
"College kids dont want their backpacks searched..."
When they find out what a bullet they dodged, I'd imagine they will find a way to adapt. Maybe they could get their drunk on at a tailgate party before the game or something.
I don't like taking my shoes off in the airport, either, but it's the price I pay to fly these days.
That would be big. I am hardware illiterate. Upon completing the class, I immediately forgot everything from the mandatory 8th grade shop class.
"This stadium guard would seem to need some serious retraining, as to just what the purpose of his job might be, don't you think? Did he bother to report this? Was anyone made aware, outside of his gossiping after the fact?"
Absolutely. However, I expect this sort of thing may happen quite often when college kids realize that they can't sneak their booze past the guards in their backpacks.. (although you'd think most would know better by now since searches are done at all major stadium events AFAIK).
I just called the ticket office in Lincoln to see if I can bring my camera/camera bag to the Husker game Saturday. There was no problem whatsoever with it as long as it wasn't video.
I bet I have to open my bag at the gate though...I hope I have to open my bag at least.
"I expect this sort of thing may happen quite often when college kids realize that they can't sneak their booze past the guards in their backpacks"
If they were made aware that they would be chased down, detained and questioned, I think they'd catch on pretty quickly.
That would be a major buzz-kill, lol.
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