Falwell's terrorists

RushlimboRushlimbo Posts: 832
edited May 2007 in A Moving Train
That Falwell was a great man though.
Even in death, the Rev. Jerry Falwell rouses the most volatile of emotions.

A small group of protesters gathered near the funeral services to criticize the man who mobilized Christian evangelicals and made them a major force in American politics -- often by playing on social prejudices.

A group of students from Falwell's Liberty University staged a counterprotest.

And Campbell County authorities arrested a Liberty University student for having several homemade bombs in his car.

The student, 19-year-old Mark D. Uhl of Amissville, Va., reportedly told authorities that he was making the bombs to stop protesters from disrupting the funeral service. The devices were made of a combination of gasoline and detergent, a law enforcement official told ABC News' Pierre Thomas. They were "slow burn," according to the official, and would not have been very destructive.

"There were indications that there were others involved in the manufacturing of these devices and we are still investigating these individuals with the assistance of ATF [Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms], Virginia State Police and FBI. At this time it is not believed that these devices were going to be used to interrupt the funeral services at Liberty University," the Campbell County Sheriff's Office said in a release.

Three other suspects are being sought, one of whom is a soldier from Fort Benning, Ga., and another is a high school student. No information was available on the third suspect.

Authorities were alerted to the potential bomb plot after relative of Uhl called to say that he had homemade bombs in his possession. Officials searched Uhl's car where they found five incendiary devices in the trunk.

Uhl is currently being held under no bond at the Campbell County Adult Detention Center.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3201543
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  • Uncle LeoUncle Leo Posts: 1,059
    Those protesters are just as bad as Fred Phelps. Falwell deserves tons of criticism and his death does not stop that from being true. But protesting at someone's funeral is just flat wrong.

    As for bringing bombs, well obviously...
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  • peepspeeps Posts: 79
    regarding your sig, i'm pretty sure Falwell wasn't buried that day. in fact, has he even been buried yet?
  • godpt3godpt3 Posts: 1,020
    Uncle Leo wrote:
    Those protesters are just as bad as Fred Phelps. Falwell deserves tons of criticism and his death does not stop that from being true. But protesting at someone's funeral is just flat wrong.

    As for bringing bombs, well obviously...

    I think the bombers were aiming for Fred. Couldn't we let the terrorists win, just once? Please.
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  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    Rushlimbo wrote:
    The student, 19-year-old Mark D. Uhl of Amissville, Va., reportedly told authorities that he was making the bombs to stop protesters from disrupting the funeral service.


    And bombs wouldn't disrupt the funeral service more than a handful of picketers?
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  • Eliot RosewaterEliot Rosewater Posts: 2,659
    godpt3 wrote:
    I think the bombers were aiming for Fred. Couldn't we let the terrorists win, just once? Please.
    twenty bucks says Phelps is gay. do not try to shrink me, gypsy. i serious.
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