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Pastimes : DC Sniper - Theories? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bob who wrote (805)	10/15/2002 1:43:13 PM
From: LPS5	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2746

Yeah, I'm pretty much on board with that theory, Bob. Plus the idea that if this one is captured, another may reappear a few days later, local or elsewhere...and when he/she are captured, another...Maybe, eventually, several at once, and they're just now testing the viability of the suburban sniping concept. That might be their new plan, jointly or severally: a domestically-waged war of exhaustion. LPS5

To: Bob who wrote (805)	10/15/2002 2:19:04 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2746

I'm sure the people in the DC area are terrorized, but I'm not at all afraid to visit the mall or fill my tank with gas and I doubt the "rest" of the country is either (save the fear of copycat attacks). The 9-11 disaster sent shivers from anyone visiting Disneyworld to those who commute over the Golden Gate Bridge. A true Al Qaeda plot would likely entail lots more planning and lots more volunteers. To inflict maximum terror, they'd likely plant bombs, use automatic weapons, or at least use military caliber bullets. If they were truly bent on using sniping to terrorize, why not just send a bunch of people off on random routes across the US to pick off people as they go, so no one anywhere feels safe? That being said, certainly whoever is doing this must be considered some form of terrorist. They very well may be Al Qaeda sympathizers. But I, as of now, see many more reasons counter to the Al Qaeda operative theory than that support it. - Jeff