Letter sent to Senator laced with ricin

[eddie]

A letter sent to Sen. Wicker was intercepted in Washington DC, that tested positive for ricin.

What the heck is going on?

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/16/us/tai...html?hpt=hp_t1

[Tchocky]

Good news just pouring across the pond this week

[Platapus]

What these morons don't understand is that all the mail is checked at a separately secured checking facility. This means that some low level employee will be most likely exposed and not the target.

[Oberon]

So soon after Boston one does have to wonder...

Wicker was one of the Republicans who voted to approve the debate on the Democrat gun bill, IIRC, although I think he is against any gun control law, so how much that factors into it is another matter.

[August]

Originally Posted by Oberon

So soon after Boston one does have to wonder...

Wicker was one of the Republicans who voted to approve the debate on the Democrat gun bill, IIRC, although I think he is against any gun control law, so how much that factors into it is another matter.

I don't think I like your implication Oberon. There are what another dozen republicans who also voted to approve debate. Did they get ricin in the mail too?

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Oberon

So soon after Boston one does have to wonder...

One also has to recognize the chance of coincidence. Not everything is a coordinated conspiracy.

Simply because incident B follows incident A does not mean that B is related to A.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by August

I don't think I like your implication Oberon. There are what another dozen republicans who also voted to approve debate. Did they get ricin in the mail too?

I don't know, like I said, he's also against any gun law, so it could be something, it could be nothing. If any other senators do get ricin parcels then perhaps a pattern will emerge, but until then it's idle guesswork on my behalf. I can't see anything on Wikipedia that would single him out as a priority target by an Islamic militant, although I must concede it could just be random, perhaps a hope that his mail wouldn't be checked as throughly as the head of the Senate? Again, idle guesswork, it could equally be a nutjob of either political demographic.
Or maybe SecDef holds grudges?

Originally Posted by Platapus

One also has to recognize the chance of coincidence. Not everything is a coordinated conspiracy.

Simply because incident B follows incident A does not mean that B is related to A.

True, this is true.

[August]

Originally Posted by Oberon

I don't know, like I said, he's also against any gun law, so it could be something, it could be nothing. If any other senators do get ricin parcels then perhaps a pattern will emerge, but until then it's idle guesswork on my behalf. I can't see anything on Wikipedia that would single him out as a priority target by an Islamic militant, although I must concede it could just be random, perhaps a hope that his mail wouldn't be checked as throughly as the head of the Senate? Again, idle guesswork, it could equally be a nutjob of either political demographic.
Or maybe SecDef holds grudges?

Well speaking of idle guesswork my personal guess is nazis.

They have been knocking off prosecutors lately, they have a history of using bombs and they would love to get the country into a civil war.

[Platapus]

Perhaps there is something in his background that made him a target?

Wicker committees

Wicker serves as Deputy Whip and is a member of the Armed Services Committee; the Budget Committee; the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; the Environment and Public Works Committee; and the Joint Economic Committee.


A list of legislation he has recently sponsored is listed

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquer...cker,+Roger%29

Nothing in his legislation that is especially controversial.

He does not have a very good record of sponsoring legislation that becomes law. Last three Congresses 0.0% of his bills became law

According to Opencongress.org he votes with the party 88% of the time. Nothing special there either.

Does not look like there is anything especially "target worthy" in his Senatorial duties.

Could always be a personal issue. Never know about them senators.

[nikimcbee]

would love to get the country into a civil war.

Sweet, cuz I got uniforms for both sides. I'm totally ready.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by August

Well speaking of idle guesswork my personal guess is nazis.

They have been knocking off prosecutors lately, they have a history of using bombs and they would love to get the country into a civil war.

[19Herr_Rapp86]

Don't forget 9/11. The anthrax letters. Those were completely unrelated to the events of 9/11.

[soopaman2]

Originally Posted by August

Well speaking of idle guesswork my personal guess is nazis.

They have been knocking off prosecutors lately, they have a history of using bombs and they would love to get the country into a civil war.

Alot of American Nazis idolize a book called the Turner Diaries.

It is an interesting read, not so well written, but a decent plot. Pretty much the efforts to start a race war, to overthrow the oppressive blacks, who persecuted them (alot of blacks searched their houses, and worked as thugs for the government) Really paranoid crap, funny as hell at times, but not a bad read IMHO.

Your theory is a possibility, just based on how this book is idolized by such people.

[mookiemookie]

This has not been a good week to be a human being.

[Wolferz]

It seems that evolution is in full reverse and the Neanderthals are attempting a come back.
Knuckle dragging twits!