I suspect that they might have had sympathies with the Islamicists. In the post this morning there was an article about some anti-American statements one of the suspects made in the past. To quote from the article:
-- Contrary to a theory that prompted wide speculation, no evidence has emerged that Muhammad or Malvo is connected to a terrorist organization, law enforcement sources said. But detectives are examining reports from acquaintances that Muhammad may have sympathized with Osama bin Laden and applauded the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. -- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14158-2002Oct24.html larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Harkins,Patrick [mailto:HarkinPA@;MapleLeaf.ca] > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 9:34 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: CNN NEWS break > > > just a comment: > what these guys were doing was an attack on people's sense of > security, > people who had never been literally or figuratively a target > before.... in > that way it was similar to the Sept. 11 attacks. > I tend to agree though that calling them terrorists is > sensationalizing, > unless in fact they were ideologically motivated in sympathy > with other > terrorists. I see terrorism as a very goal-oriented activity > although the > goals may be hidden... Maybe what we are seeing here is a > kind of copy-cat > behaviour, perhaps without the same end goals...? > > > > Patrick Harkins > > Research Application Support Specialist > > Shur-Gain > > 150 Research Lane Suite 200 > > Guelph ON > > N1G 4T2 > > (519) 823-7017 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dan Haley [mailto:DanH@;telect.com] > > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 3:06 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: CNN NEWS break > > > > > > Yeah, the lack of control would be a big factor. Again, it's > > easy for me to > > spout from many miles away. The WTC terror and this aren't > > comprehendable > > (word?) by me ... never been through anything where my life > > is at stake and > > I'm not in control, so my opinions on the news media's > > reaction are from the > > outside looking in. Absolute worst thing I've been through > > is my youngest > > being blue and not breathing after she was born (in the > > basement of our > > house!) ... no control over the situation really did a number > > on me there, > > so maybe I need to remember that in these cases ... > > > > I just wonder if the news honchos salivate privately at what > > this kind of > > thing does to their bottom line. > > > > Dan > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_community Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
