First of all, we are most likely looking at a TEAM of people.
I've glanced at the moronic news coverage which seems designed solely to baffle and terrorize the public.
Some of the things that were obvious immediately to anyone with a lick of sense and knowledge, but have somehow not been mentioned in the press:
1. Snipers work in teams (that's finally dawning on them) 2. Leaving death cards is an old Vietnam trick (intended to add to the terror of the situation) 3. In spite of their seemingly unsophisticated weapons, these guys are military-level practitioners
This is NOT simply a lone marksman and it quite possibly is more than just two people.
Why?
Being a sniper requires: 1) getting into position undetected, 2) maintaining cover while waiting for the shot, 3) taking the shot, and 4) getting away undetected.
5)If it were a terrorist he would not target blacks or muslims and so far he has hit people from all colors and race. Does it not sound logical that whoever is doing this is targeting all groups to gain support for war from all these groups??
You don't learn that at a rifle range and even law enforcement trained snipers (of which there are many) don't learn and practice the last, vital, trick and are not well trained in skills #1 and #2.
A standard sniper team includes a shooter and a spotter. The latter helps the shooter find the target and assists in the getaway. He's a second mind and pair of eyes in a very stressful and challenging situation.
Why do I think this is a team of more than two?
Common sense. One person to find the shot. One person to take it - and at least one person to be sitting behind the wheel ready to drive away at a second's notice. Neither the spotter nor the shooter are in a mental state to be able to do that last thing as effectively as these guys are doing. Can you imagine them running to the car, fumbling with keys (can't leave them in the ignition, can you?) etc?
There may be another team member - or three - to monitor police radio, plan and navigate escape routes (which probably change depending on conditions), and provide lookouts and diversions.
If the team is as big as I think it might be, it will have to have a leader, someone to be in charge of overall management and security for the group. They will also need some mundane things: food, places to stay - and they need to be controlled.
Speaking of providing diversions... the white panel truck. This team could also include additional vehicles, including a white panel truck, which would be noisily and conspicuously present at every shooting as a red herring.
So who is doing this?
A government. You need a lot of resources and a good sized pool of highly trained and well disciplined people to pull this off.
What government? Either our own or someone else's. There sure is a lot of motivation floating around right now, particularly after the Bush administration's announced 'one bullet' diplomacy initiative in Iraq.
Domestic motivations:
1. Casts further negative light on private ownership of guns, essential for moving the coup to the next level
2. Maintains the atmosphere of tension and terror Bush & Co. need to continue the ongoing coup at a relatively low cost
3. Blocks the headline space so that there is room for no news of substance to be reported
4. Conducts an experiment in social control
The fact that this operation is taking place in the United States and so near to the largest concentration of supposedly sophisticated law enforcement and intelligence practitioners in the country - and that this team has not been even close to getting caught - leads me to favor the hypothesis that this is a domestic operation, or a foreign operation that is being permitted to take place to serve the interests of the ongoing coup.
I sure wish this wasn't the case. It would be more comforting to think this is another lone 'gun nut,' but it doesn't add up. Even if such a person is 'apprehended,' I will have to doubt the veracity of the report.
Logistics, it all boils down to logistics, and this looks like big league stuff.
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