On Mon, 3 May 2010 18:56:06 -0500, "William Wixon"
wrote:


"Wes" wrote in message
...
"Buerste" wrote:

What's an "M-88" firecracker?

Low power M-80.

It was a pathetic bomb attempt. I'd bet a fair number of the regulars
here could have
built a bomb that would actually work if so inclined. Just to raise the
bar, I bet that
subgroup could do it without googling though it would help refine the
device.

Wes


almost sounded to me like it wasn't actually really intended to blow up,
just create a to-do on the news. didn't really want to hurt anyone. maybe a
distraction from the oil well crisis. prolly a right-winger. :-)

b.w.

Or a Leftwinger or Islamic fundies rather pathetic attempt to either
make an actual bomb, or a bomb statement using everything but an actual
explosive.

The fertilizer being non explosive...either its a statement of "We could
have...."

Or damned poor preperation and no field trial.

And yes..there are people here that if sufficiently prompted..could make
McVeighs device look like a party favor.

Gunner

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