Pipe bomb found at Arizona nuclear plant, but officials won't call it terrorism

[babylonsister]

http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/10816

Pipe bomb found at Arizona nuclear plant, but officials won't call it terrorism
by Mary Shaw | Nov 3 2007



On Friday, they caught a contract worker trying to bring a pipe bomb into a nuclear power plant located 50 miles west of Phoenix, Arizona.

According to a report in USA Today, bomb squad tests determined that the capped pipe was a credible explosive device. It was the real deal.

But, for some reason, Capt. Paul Chagolla of the local sheriff's office told the press, "At this point I don't have any information that would indicate that you have domestic terrorism at hand."

Wait a minute.

As the article in USA Today explains, "Two elementary schools and a high school in the area were locked down briefly when a plant employee notified the district."

And the FBI was called in.

Of course they were! There was a pipe bomb at a nuclear plant!

But somehow it's not terrorism.

So I'm guessing that the suspect here is not of Middle Eastern ancestry. Otherwise, the terror alert level would surely have been elevated to orange (at least), and the suspect would now be on his way to Gitmo.

Sleep well.

[elehhhhna]

1. "At this point I don't have any information that would indicate that you have domestic terrorism..."

Uh, I do. It' a bomb. In a nuclear plant.

[babylonsister]

2. Yes, that's a big fat 'duh', isn't it. But no, no terrorism here. Sigh. nt

[tuckessee]

3. "credible explosive device" ? WTF is that?

I guarantee it's not the same as a functional explosive device.

When all is said and done of this incident it will turn out be just another case of dumb ass cops overreacting, exaggerating and lying.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

4. I't not terrorism unless THEY say its terrorism.

[lonestarnot]

5. The dude says he didn't know it was there.

[gratuitous]

7. See? There ya go

I mean, I can't remember the number of times I've stumbled across a pipe bomb that I just left laying around. They're like dirty socks, you know? Who keeps track of them all, except at laundry time?

[lonestarnot]

9. It was in the back of his fucking truck. Open bed truck. Anyone could have put it there.

[mitchum]

11. I suspect that someone with a grudge against him put it there

[lonestarnot]

13. That is what I suspect.

[gratuitous]

6. Of course it's not terrorism

It was a white guy. In Arizona. Probably driving a pick up. How could any of that be terroristic?

[Atman]

8. It was NOT a "credible explosive device" and no way in hell was it terrorism

Please read this exchange...this whole thing is just silly if you apple even a modicum of common sense...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2200826&mesg_id=2200934

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[lonestarnot]

10. But but a terrorist could have put it in the back of the truck.

:rofl: They are here you know. LOL

[tekisui]

12. If it had gone off, regardless of who was involved, we would all hear:

AL-QUEDA!!!

If it went off at the nuclear reactor we'd hear:

IRANIAN CONNECTED AL-QUEDA!!

The administration is prepared to blame Al-Queda and Iran for any act of aggression on Americans, here or abroad. They have their response ready.