> David Boren Undermines Investigation of University of Oklahoma Bomb
3 October 2005, 19:56
MICHAEL WRIGHT REPLIES ON INTENSITY OF BOMB (10/3/05)
I inquired at the building today and was told that two windows were blown out. Additionally, the bench where the bomber was sitting was destroyed and has already been replaced. A woman living four blocks from campus told me yesterday that she felt the impact of the explosion vibrating her floor. The Oklahoma Daily (campus newspaper) reports today that the blast was heard as far as five miles away. Why would someone whose only intention was to kill himself need a bomb that powerful? The Oklahoman (OkC newspaper) quotes police as saying that it might take as long as 24 hours to remove all the bomb-making materials from the bomber’s apartment. The newspaper also states that investigators have not commented on whether they believe the bomber intended to go inside the stadium before the detonation happened. Of course, had he been planning a terrorist attack, obstructed by an accidental detonation, he could have accomplished it by mingling with the crowd after the game. If that were his intention, and if other people assisted him in obtaining explosives, then a terrorist conspiracy existed. I do not claim to have the answers to these questions, but I strenuously condemn OU president David Boren, mentor and patron of George Tenet, for interfering with the investigation and sending signals to the cops that he does not want these questions explored.
MICHAEL WRIGHT REPLIES ON INTENSITY OF BOMB (10/3/05)
I inquired at the building today and was told that two windows were blown out. Additionally, the bench where the bomber was sitting was destroyed and has already been replaced. A woman living four blocks from campus told me yesterday that she felt the impact of the explosion vibrating her floor. The Oklahoma Daily (campus newspaper) reports today that the blast was heard as far as five miles away. Why would someone whose only intention was to kill himself need a bomb that powerful? The Oklahoman (OkC newspaper) quotes police as saying that it might take as long as 24 hours to remove all the bomb-making materials from the bomber’s apartment. The newspaper also states that investigators have not commented on whether they believe the bomber intended to go inside the stadium before the detonation happened. Of course, had he been planning a terrorist attack, obstructed by an accidental detonation, he could have accomplished it by mingling with the crowd after the game. If that were his intention, and if other people assisted him in obtaining explosives, then a terrorist conspiracy existed. I do not claim to have the answers to these questions, but I strenuously condemn OU president David Boren, mentor and patron of George Tenet, for interfering with the investigation and sending signals to the cops that he does not want these questions explored.