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October 3, 2005

Oklahoma Bombing: Suicide or Attempted Suicide Bombing Gone Awry?

Topics: Terrorism

A site called The Northeast Intelligence Network is reporting, allegedly based on information from law enforcement sources, that the person who blew himself up outside the Oklahoma University football stadium, Joel Henry Hinrichs III, had "Islamic jihad literature" in his apartment. Powerline writes that the suggestion that Hinrichs's death was a suicide bombing gone awry seems inconsistent with what is being reported elsewhere. Initial reports of a second explosive device turned out to be inaccurate. Powerline writes that the police routinely checked a backpack they found in the area, but it turned out to be harmless.

However, Northeast Intelligence Network writes:

Law enforcement sources close to the Northeast Intelligence Network have confirmed that search and seizure warrants were served today upon the residence of the "suicide bomber, 21-year-old Joel Henry Hinrichs III of Colorado Springs, CO, who was a resident of the Park View Apartments on campus. Speaking strictly "off the record," the officials stated that they recovered "a significant amount" of Islamic "Jihad" type literature, some possibly written in Arabic, along with the suspect's computer. Some of the documentation included material on how to construct bomb-making vests.

Further reports by the same officials indicated that the bomb was detonated prematurely when the suspect was either arming a bomb vest or backpack, which contained TATP, a homemade explosive. TATP (triacetone triperoxide) is a very potent but relatively easily manufactured explosive compound that was used in the July London bombings. It is important to note that TATP has been cited in numerous Jihad bomb-making manuals.

[Image (Right via Northeast Intel. Network) -Location of Blast; Crime scene tape indicates where a heavy wooden bench sat prior to the detonation of the bomb carried by 21-year-old Joel Henry Hinrichs III near the O.U. Football Stadium where 84,000 were in attendance Saturday evening.]

The same officials, requiring anonymity as the investigation is ongoing, continued to confirm that "other un-detonated explosive devices were found in the area cordoned off by police and federal officials." Those devices WERE NOT DETONATED, but carefully confiscated for further forensic testing. Initially, information provided to the Northeast Intelligence Network suggested that that the so-called "suicide-bomber" was attempting to attach bombs to the buses parked in the area when one of the bombs detonated prematurely. The investigation has expanded into the possibility that others might have been involved.

So, which is it - an "out of touch" (with reality) student is depressed and happens to make a bomb out of materials very similar to that of Islamic terrorists and may or may not have had Islamic materials in his apartment, and commits suicide; or, alternatively, a suicide bombing attempt is made by another sick minded individual that for whatever reason, subscibes to the Islamic ideal of jihad - and blows himself up prematurely, accidentally?

And by the way, if this is a case of a suicide bombing gone awry, others just might be involved - someone would have had to lead the guy into the attempt to blow people up in a crowded stadium or on a bus or buses.

I watched the entire video of the press conference, available at the site. My own reaction is that this guy is spinning so fast he's breaking out in a cold sweat! Watch it and see what you think! His comments about the ongoing investigation and the student housing issue don't make a lot of sense.

Hat tip - GOPINION