The pipe bomber that was caught in Oklahoma?

[kentuck]

He says he forgot he had forgotten it was in his bags. Uh-huh? It was set to go off with a call from his cell phone. Does anyone think he was making these bombs by himself? Who else is out there ? Just a thought...

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Wonder what his purpose was in blowing people up? Think he had

a middle eastern man's passport to leave behind in the blast??

[Skidmore]

2. Why did they let him go? That is the important question.

Do we all go around just carrying bombs in our bags? Homeland Security? Why isn't there a Dem Congressperson or Senator out there pitching a fit? The JoeHawk Twins -- where are you?

[sniffa]

3. we don't have to worry about white peopLe

he was probabLy just pLanning on having some good-natured fun at a pLanned parenthood cLinic.

[kentuck]

4. They let him go ??

I hadn't heard that !!

[Skidmore]

6. He's out on bail.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/11/AR2005081100755.html

You and I would be in Gitmo by now.

[Ian David]

12. The mayor is his former landlord, his dad donated to the mayor's campaign

<snip>

But Dreyling's landlord, former Oklahoma City Mayor Kirk Humphreys, said he had created a "glorified firecracker" and forgot it was in his luggage.

"I know Charlie Dreyling quite well," Humphreys said. "I appreciate what the authorities are doing making our airlines safe. I have every confidence that they'll find out Charlie Dreyling is a fine young man and no terrorist."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/11/AR2005081100755.html



DREYLING, CHARLES A
OKLAHOMA CITY,OK 73162
ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL
4/16/2004
$500
Humphreys, Kirk (R-OK)
http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?NumOfThou=0&txtName=Dreyling&txtState=%28all+states%29&txtZip=&txtEmploy=&txtCand=&txt2006=Y&txt2004=Y&txt2002=Y&Order=N

[gratuitous]

9. Well, why not?

It's not like they have anything to fear from terrorism in Oklahoma, right?

[CBGLuthier]

5. Your information is inaccurate

It was not set to go off when called from a cell phone.

What was said was it COULD have been detonated by a battery such as the one he had in his cell phone.


The device was described in an FBI affidavit as a carbon dioxide cartridge filled with gunpowder that could be detonated when connected to a power source such as the batteries Dreyling had in his electric razor and in his cell phone, which were also in his carryon bag.

http://www.channeloklahoma.com/news/4840773/detail.html

I don't want to downplay that this guy is an idiot but it was, as one person described it, more than a firecracker but less than a pipe bomb.

[kentuck]

I read something different... ?

I'll try to find the other link...

[uncle ray]

16. exactly the type i and many others made many of as kids

to blow up little things, radios and stuff. i doubt it would be able to reasonably bring down a plane, it would just cause a few injuries and panic people if detonated.

of course i wouldn't dare be caught with one now.

[Ian David]

7. That was just an incentive to keep him from calling during peak minutes

Some people just don't have any willpower.

[ohio_liberal]

8. yes I often forget that I'm carrying explosive in my bags

:sarcasm:

[Ian David]

13. I knew a kid forgot he had an army surplus defused grenade (in 7th grade)

Boy, did they scare the hell out of him.

But I'm talking about a 7th grade kid and a fake grenade.

This is a little different.

[Solly Mack]

10. White folks are so good and pure they can make a bomb -

attempt to get it on a plane, and everyone knows it was just a honest mistake.

Wouldn't matter how many helped him..as long as they were white too.

But yeah, I worry who else was involved...call me crazy

[alarcojon]

15. Ain't that the truth!

Just another upstanding white guy with an explosive device and the means to detonate it in his bags. Homeland security is color-blind, dont'cha know?

:wtf:

[Solly Mack]

17. The real terror alert color code is:

If you're white, it's alright
If you're brown or black, it's an attack.

[Ian David]

11. Related thread: Charles A. Dreyling gave $500 to Kirk Humphreys (R)

See related thread:
Reuters: Oklahoma Man Held Before Boarding Plane w/ Bomb
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1693148


A Charles A. Dreyling gave $500 to Kirk Humphreys (R)...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1693148#1693173

[Ysolde]

14. There's another thread with more on this...

here's my post...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4328253&mesg_id=4328790