Read an e-mail from a friend this a.m. who was trumpeting the DC Sniper/al-Qaeda conspiracy theory. Same friend doubts the link between al-Qaeda and Iraq. Hmmm!
If your fetish for hysterical, competitve cable network coverage has begun to sour, check out these sites: Jim Henley's Unqualied Offerings, which includes the following delicious passage:
Upon Further Review - Note that the police deprecation does more than kick the props out from under the "an AK-74 makes it more likely we're dealing with middle eastern terrorists" theory. It also wrecks UO's "He's getting more brazen, so it's less likely he's an al Qaeda operative" deduction too.
Gosh this detective stuff is hard.
NB: Kevin Maroney didn't think much of the "cool, collected al Qaeda operative" theory anyway. He e-mailed
Unqualified Offerings thinks simply that his al Qaeda guidance counselors assessed Richard Reid's talents pretty well when they slotted him for a one-and-done "martyrdom operation." Theoretically the shooter is not a total clown, based on his ability to elude capture so far. But it no longer matters. We're back to square one.
Remember that Richard Reid, the shoe bomber, was a "cool, collected al Qaeda operative", but many people probably owe their lives to the fact that he couldn't resist showing off. He could have gone to the bathroom to light the bombs, but he apparently wanted to see the faces of his fellow passengers as he did so.
And don't miss Glenn Reynolds, who does a brilliant job synthesizing a massive amount of information.
Great reading.
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