Vandals strike recruit center (anti-Americans strike)

Mercury News ^ | October 15, 2002 | Roxanne Stites

[adam stevens]

Vandals torched two military vehicles and defaced a recruiting center in San Jose on Monday, spray-painting an ominous warning across the building: ``Pre-emptive Attack.''

San Jose fire officials said the targeted vehicle was a minivan wrapped in military slogans and patriotic advertisements. Flames also spread to a second government car parked next to it.

[adam stevens]

Here is what Glenn Reynolds had to say

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October 15, 2002

VANDALS STRUCK A U.S. MILITARY RECRUTING CENTER in San Jose:

Vandals torched two military vehicles and defaced a recruiting center in San Jose on Monday, spray-painting an ominous warning across the building: ``Pre-emptive Attack.''

San Jose fire officials said the targeted vehicle was a minivan wrapped in military slogans and patriotic advertisements. Flames also spread to a second government car parked next to it.

Officials say they don't have a motive, but I think it's pretty obvious what this is about. Expect more such doings, interspersed with loud cries of outrage whenever the "antiwar" movement is characterized as unpatriotic.

Posted by Glenn Reynolds at October 15, 2002 10:23 AM

[adam stevens]

Radical Left Watch Ping!

I have begun a Ping list to keep track of the Radical Left. If you are interested in joining or have found a relevant story drop me a line.

[harpseal]

The people who attacked this recruiting center were making war on the United States of America and should pay the full and complete penalty for doing so they should be hunted down then executed (following a fair trial). If caught in the act they should be killed on sight.

Anything less is failure to defend our nation.

Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - yorktown

[Mo1]

Vandals torched two military vehicles and defaced a recruiting center in San Jose on Monday, spray-painting an ominous warning across the building: ``Pre-emptive Attack.''

Have ya seen this??

[the_Watchman]

Both of these stories are zingers!

The motive behind the arson remained unclear, though some officials privately acknowledged the graffiti could mean it was a reaction to plans being made to wage war against Iraq.

What, pray tell, is unclear about the motive?

loud cries of outrage whenever the "antiwar" movement is characterized as unpatriotic . . .

What, pray tell, is patriotic about torching military facilities? Based on these actions, why shouldn't we characterize the anti-war movement as criminal?

[adam stevens]

BUMP!

[evolved_rage]

Local Terrorism ping

[adam stevens]

We should!

[Davis]

We Americans have been lulled into the idea that our government will protect us from any and everything.

http://www.atrentino.com/INDEX.html

[jz638]

This isn't a wise move.

Recruiting centers are staffed by real soldiers pulled out of tanks and rifle ranges at reenlistment, not civil servents playing dress up. Most of them are itching to get back to their real jobs, a follow up attack by the vandals would be a very, very bad decision.

[sheik yerbouty]

Count me in!

[Mo1]

HUH???

[NormsRevenge]

Notice they didn't hit a Marine recruiting office... ;-)

[NormsRevenge]

Notice they didn't hit a Marine recruiting office...

Belay that, Maybe .. On TV last night, it showed Air Force and Navy, but not Marine decals on the shattered windows and doors.

[Damocles]

[Grampa Dave]

Ten to one this spokes babe was one of the PC Diversity Queens hired during Jake Reno's reign of terror with these comments:

``It's hard to know what this means,'' said Marti McKee, a spokeswoman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. ``Maybe there's a political motive for this,'' she said. ``Maybe somebody has a grudge. It's hard to speculate.''

Cracking the code, this was not an act of a crazy white cracker conservative gun nut. So we can't even say that this was a political/terrorist act!

She probably has a PHD in Urban Bravo Sierra from Portland University, like her soul brother, PC Moose in Montgomery County Maryland.

[concerned about politics]

Vandals torched two military vehicles and defaced a recruiting center in San Jose on Monday, spray-painting an ominous warning across the building: ``Pre-emptive Attack.''

Domestic terrorism.

[Pagey]

'Domestic terrorism'

It's about time for George W. Bush to announce that they're among us and they're here to kill us all.You darn right this is "Domestic Terrorism", and it should publicly be labelled as such!

[concerned about politics]

The president also questions the need for new gun laws in general, Fleischer added. "How many laws can we really have to stop crime if people are determined in their heart to violate them no matter how many there are or what they say?" he asked. ?

He knows the score. Unarmed = dead.

[adam stevens]

No it would be a very good decision for America.

[adam stevens]

BUMP!

[adam stevens]

BUMP!

[Yehuda]

enemy amongst us bump.

[let freedom sing]

Peter Principle proof-- spokes babe promoted to the greatest level of her incompetence.

[yankeedame]

This isn't a wise move.

Recruiting centers are staffed by real soldiers pulled out of tanks and rifle ranges at reenlistment, not civil servents playing dress up. Most of them are itching to get back to their real jobs, a follow up attack by the vandals would be a very, very bad decision.

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Or a very, very good decision depending on how you look at it.

[SAMWolf]

Bump.

[HiJinx]

San Jose Mercury?
San Francisco's back yard?
After visiting/recruiting High School students?

I'm not surprised someone in the area felt like vandalizing the recruiting center. I am surprised they actually did it. Well, maybe not. This kind of thing is done by amateurs, and they're probably being visited by the FBI right now. I wouldn't mind seeing them given an all expense paid tour of the US Correctional Facility at Leavenworth...

HJ

[radu]

Thanx for the ping Linda. Furious isn't a strong enough term for how this makes me feel. I'd better stop now before I say something that would get me banned.

[Dutchgirl]

Please ping me. I work in Corrine "Lexus" Brown's district.

[MonroeDNA]

Us ex-military are rooting for decisive action.

[adam stevens]

BUMP!

[adam stevens]

BUMP!

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for reminding me/us about the Peter Principle. It sure seems to apply to the world of the PCers, doesn't it!

You are right on target with this PC Spokes Babe.

[Snow Bunny]

This makes me furious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RaceBannon]

ping me

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

San Jose is that still part of the states? i thought that was part of the new Amerimexica