DonCoquixote
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Sat Nov-27-10 10:17 AM
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I may dislike the feds at times, but this is once case where they were doing their job. A possible criminal wanted to buy something to hurt people with, and they made sure he was harmless and useless.
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| -OMG a Terrorist at a tree lighting ceremony in Portland! |
boston bean |
Nov-27-10 09:37 AM |
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They still have to set people up |
notadmblnd |
Nov-27-10 09:39 AM |
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are we sure he couldn't get fertilizer and gasoline? |
Motown_Johnny |
Nov-27-10 09:44 AM |
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Every car, anus underside of breast and scrotum must be search for any public gathering. nt |
boston bean |
Nov-27-10 09:45 AM |
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Quickly followed by..."Dont touch my junker gate" |
NuclearDem |
Nov-27-10 10:39 AM |
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how about don't touch my "clunk"-er..... |
boston bean |
Nov-27-10 10:44 AM |
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probably. However, without the help of the feds- he probably wouldn't know what to do with it. |
notadmblnd |
Nov-27-10 10:23 AM |
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Nov-28-10 08:45 AM |
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We are safe now---Thanks Napolitano |
saigon68 |
Nov-27-10 09:39 AM |
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Another graduate of the FBI terrorist training program... |
rfranklin |
Nov-27-10 09:40 AM |
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Nov-28-10 08:46 AM |
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I recall having to go through metal detectors at an Air Force |
treestar |
Nov-27-10 09:43 AM |
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They don't here in Omaha |
NuclearDem |
Nov-27-10 10:25 AM |
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I love the smell of entrapment early in the morning - n/t |
coalition_unwilling |
Nov-27-10 09:43 AM |
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Do you know if it was? I don't know the full facts, I do know he is presumed innocent until proven |
still_one |
Nov-27-10 10:12 AM |
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I don't know if it was entrapment. But I get mighty suspicious when I |
coalition_unwilling |
Nov-27-10 10:26 AM |
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Especially if you are muslim, right? |
Xenotime |
Nov-27-10 10:18 AM |
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Maybe |
treestar |
Nov-27-10 11:02 PM |
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BS. |
HuckleB |
Nov-28-10 01:30 AM |
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Nov-28-10 08:48 AM |
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Okay, maybe it's just me, but I'm glad they got this guy off the streets. rop |
LiberalLoner |
Nov-27-10 09:46 AM |
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the point I was trying to make is what liberty would one be willing to give up if the guy had blown |
boston bean |
Nov-27-10 09:49 AM |
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Good point. n/t |
ChazII |
Nov-27-10 09:56 AM |
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If the guy had blown up the Portland Tree Lighting Ceremony, a lot of families w/little kids would |
Warren DeMontague |
Nov-27-10 08:25 PM |
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In other words, you're ignoring that the FBI did its job. |
HuckleB |
Nov-28-10 01:31 AM |
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I don't know if it was entrapment or not, hopefully, that will become clear |
still_one |
Nov-27-10 10:20 AM |
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No shit. |
Warren DeMontague |
Nov-28-10 12:29 AM |
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These stories are all over the country. |
Radical Activist |
Nov-27-10 09:56 AM |
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Same deal with the would be DC metro bomber.. |
HipChick |
Nov-27-10 10:04 AM |
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I'm still amazed at how he could get such a good parking spot. n/t |
rucky |
Nov-27-10 10:00 AM |
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Overlords, I don't want my rights, thanks for protecting me I must submit. |
sarcasmo |
Nov-27-10 10:02 AM |
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What rights did they violate? /nt |
still_one |
Nov-27-10 10:05 AM |
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What rights can they violate in the name of security? nt |
boston bean |
Nov-27-10 10:24 AM |
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Even in the name of security, they eventually would need to go to a FISA court to get authorization |
still_one |
Nov-27-10 10:28 AM |
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Did FISA give the TSA authority to take nude pictures of people and search their private parts? |
boston bean |
Nov-27-10 10:31 AM |
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As I said, previously, since the Patriot Act, I am not sure if FISA is even used, and that is a |
still_one |
Nov-27-10 10:41 AM |
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Nov-28-10 08:50 AM |
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You have a problem with the FBI finally doing their job? Remember the The Centennial Olympic Park |
still_one |
Nov-27-10 10:04 AM |
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You're right, we should subject all school age children to anal and vaginal probes |
boston bean |
Nov-27-10 10:12 AM |
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You sound like you've thought this out |
Renew Deal |
Nov-27-10 10:15 AM |
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Did you ever think you would need to have a naked picture of yourself taken at the airport? |
boston bean |
Nov-27-10 10:16 AM |
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Please provide the links since I have not seen these searches at movie theaters |
still_one |
Nov-27-10 10:16 AM |
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I have nothing to provide it isn't happening yet. But it's only common sense if a terrorist |
boston bean |
Nov-27-10 10:17 AM |
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bull. The way they did it with the ku klux klan is they infiltrated the organization |
still_one |
Nov-27-10 10:26 AM |
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What is bull, the fact that you are fighting with yourself. You and I are talking about two |
boston bean |
Nov-27-10 10:28 AM |
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You are absolutely correct, and I apologize. I mixed it up with another post, sorry /nt |
still_one |
Nov-27-10 10:30 AM |
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I really don't understand what you're so angry about. |
Warren DeMontague |
Nov-28-10 06:29 AM |
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What the fuck does that have to do with this story? |
Warren DeMontague |
Nov-27-10 08:26 PM |
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I'm just wondering, do you have a list of "homegrown" that were charged with terrorism? |
notadmblnd |
Nov-27-10 10:28 AM |
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I know two off the top of my head, the Oklahoma bombing, and the abortion clinic bomber |
still_one |
Nov-27-10 10:39 AM |
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My point is that they are not officially labled "terrorists" |
notadmblnd |
Nov-27-10 10:58 AM |
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Official or not, they are terrorists, and have been characterized as such not only by the press, but |
still_one |
Nov-27-10 09:54 PM |
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If the FBI had done this with Tim McVeigh, a lot of lives would have been saved. |
Warren DeMontague |
Nov-27-10 08:32 PM |
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WE NEED NAKED SCANNERS EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!1111!!!!! nt |
woo me with science |
Nov-27-10 10:14 AM |
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I want them to scan me when I go to the movies, the mall, the game, the concert. |
sarcasmo |
Nov-27-10 11:08 AM |
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entrapment? |
DonCoquixote |
Nov-27-10 10:17 AM |
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+1 n/t |
JTFrog |
Nov-27-10 10:18 AM |
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It depends. If this was done through investigation, tips, infiltration, etc. I don't think it is |
still_one |
Nov-27-10 10:36 AM |
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Exactly they just didn't go & target him....contrary to popular belief.. |
Historic NY |
Nov-27-10 10:51 AM |
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That is the unfortunate legacy of the bush administration, which is why some are skeptical /nt |
still_one |
Nov-27-10 10:55 AM |
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Right |
DonCoquixote |
Nov-27-10 08:09 PM |
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self delete. |
sarcasmo |
Nov-27-10 11:10 AM |
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why did they need to set this person up? without them there would be no crime? |
2Design |
Nov-27-10 10:22 AM |
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What if it was discovered during an investigation or a tip, before their involvement with the |
still_one |
Nov-27-10 10:43 AM |
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Next step is x-ray scan for every kid wanting to see Santa |
somone |
Nov-27-10 10:38 AM |
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Gives a new meaning to "war on Christmas", doesn't it? |
lightningandsnow |
Nov-27-10 11:00 AM |
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Moral of the story (again and again): |
CJCRANE |
Nov-27-10 11:07 AM |
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Yes, please, offer helpful advice to psychopaths who want to kill large numbers of people. |
Warren DeMontague |
Nov-27-10 08:27 PM |
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My helpful advice was not to do it! |
CJCRANE |
Nov-28-10 07:10 AM |
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did they have to wait till he pressed the button to arrest him? looks like showbiz |
spanone |
Nov-27-10 08:29 PM |
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this. |
KG |
Nov-28-10 06:34 AM |
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Shaken' & and a Quakin' |
The abyss |
Nov-27-10 08:29 PM |
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How is this bullshit? Hyped up? |
Warren DeMontague |
Nov-27-10 08:31 PM |
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The bottom line to this story is- this was a psychopath who repeatedly expressed intent |
Warren DeMontague |
Nov-27-10 08:30 PM |
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they only got one guy out of that? |
CreekDog |
Nov-27-10 08:30 PM |
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So, this guy wasn't a danger? |
HuckleB |
Nov-28-10 01:32 AM |
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Yeah, but he wasn't a pro |
CreekDog |
Nov-28-10 02:58 AM |
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Luckily, he wasn't a pro. |
HuckleB |
Nov-28-10 10:29 AM |
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"You know there's going to be a lot of children there?" |
Warren DeMontague |
Nov-27-10 10:56 PM |
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I, for one, am very glad they caught this guy. |
LisaL |
Nov-27-10 10:57 PM |
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No doubt. |
Warren DeMontague |
Nov-27-10 11:10 PM |
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This is an illogical OP. |
HuckleB |
Nov-28-10 01:29 AM |
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