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by nopriorarrests 2001 days ago
Something does not add up here. Making RV full of explosives and exploding it in a right place not a small feat. Oklahoma City Bombing, for example, took 8 month from start to final blast.

5G paranoids, IMHO, have attention span of a fly and, frankly speaking, just too dumb. I just don't see one of them executing such complex project, and avoiding FBI attention while doing it.
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ianleeclark 2001 days ago
> Making RV full of explosives and exploding it in a right place not a small feat.

I don't see why not. The United States is absolutely stuffed to the gills with explosive materials. Tannerite is basically everywhere, for example.

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nopriorarrests 2001 days ago
But how much can you acquire without triggering some FBI/police alarm? I honestly don't know, but I think it's harder now than in 1995.
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ianleeclark 2001 days ago
As another commenter mentioned, diesel fuel and fertilizer are ubiquitous. Tannerite, as you specifically mentioned, can be purchased in bulk by tens-of-lbs at single stores. In fact, you're likely to save a good chunk of change doing so.

I'm not being sarcastic when I say that the US is awash in explosive materials.

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lflux 2001 days ago
If you’re a farmer, plenty, as the components for one compound are diesel fuel and fertilizer, both of which are part of “running a farm”
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Waterluvian 2001 days ago
I think people way overestimate the FBI and police department capabilities for detecting these activities.
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Mountain_Skies 2001 days ago
It's one of about a dozen different theories that have come out over the past two days. Sounds like everyone is grasping at straws right now. In the early days of an investigation, that's understandable for investigators, but the press grabs each of these theories as they come out and runs with them. If it turns out that the 5G paranoid theory is incorrect, doubt there will be even a token retraction or clarification. Instead it will be move on to the next thing and pretend the previous one was never suggested.
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djohnston 2001 days ago
I wonder if Ted Kaczynski is 5G paranoid.
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rasz 2001 days ago
Preparations might go a bit faster when you are trained and groomed by FBI to bomb something.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/ev974m/isis-fake-bomb-terror...

https://www.france24.com/en/20121018-new-york-bomb-plot-arre...

etc

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