[SodaPop]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/02/09/marines.arrested/index.html

These people don't have Islamic sounding names??? This is about an hour from where I live.:uhoh:

What the heck is going on ????? Do I have to watch out for Marines that might try and blow up stuff in my home state?:uhoh:

[geekWithA.45]

It doesn't say what they meant by "use them"...
It doesn't say what threats where made, against whom, or why.

Whatever happened to kindergarten level journalism: Who, What, Where, When and Why?

[NewShooter78]

That article is a little to vauge. I would like a little more info, but that sounds pretty bad anyway.

[AZTOY]

Wilkes-Barre, PA
Police: Marines from Camp Lejeune charged in Internet bomb case

ASSOCIATED PRESS

TUNKHANNOCK, Pa., Feb. 10 - Two Marines from Camp Lejeune in North Carolina and a third person downloaded bomb-making information from the Internet and threatened to use the explosives at the base, state police said.

Richard D. Morrison Jr., 21, of Tunkhannock, and Richard Thomas Medders, 22, of Trussville, Ala., were arrested Saturday along with Janna Rebecca Lynn Smith, 27, of Richlands, N.C., police said. They remained in custody Monday in lieu of $100,000 bail each.
They were charged with conspiracy to risk a catastrophe, a felony, plus misdemeanor charges of making bomb threats and terroristic threats.
Prosecutor George Skumanick said they were turned in by a sister of Morrison.
"Morrison's sister and a friend heard them talk about this and observed them on the Internet," said Skumanick told the News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C. The newspaper did not identify the sister.
Morrison and Medders allegedly left Camp Lejeune about two weeks ago, state police said.
It was not clear if they were authorized to be off base. Marine Corps officials did not return calls seeking comment Monday.
Tunkhannock is about 135 miles northwest of Philadelphia.


http://www.msnbc.com/local/WBRE/PoliceMaTwo.asp

[Roadkill Coyote]

AP Wire 02/10/03 (http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/local/5148679.htm)

The investigation began after Morrison's sister went to police and complained that the group had been talking for several days about planting a bomb at Camp Lejeune to kill a supervisor they did not like, prosecutors said.

Morrison and Medders are stationed at Camp Lejeune, but were on an unexcused leave from the base, Skumanick said. Calls to military officials at Camp Lejeune were not immediately returned.

If this is terrorism related, the plot was probably the work of Moe-sama, and his famous cohorts Larry-sama and Curly-sama.:rolleyes:

[gun-fucious]

"downloaded bomb-making information from the Internet"

you might as well join the club:
http://www.google.com/search?q=bomb-making+information (http://www.google.com/search?q=bomb-making+information&btnG=Google+Search&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&safe=off)

[Airwolf]

http://www.al.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/newsflash/get_story.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?j4644_BC_PA--MarinesCharged&&news&newsflash-al

Woman says Marines who talked about planting a bomb were only joking

The Associated Press
2/10/03 3:58 PM

TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. (AP) -- Two U.S. Marines arrested after they were overheard talking about planting a bomb at a military base were only joking around, according to a third person charged in the alleged plot.

Police said Janna Rebecca Lynn Smith, 27, of Richlands, N.C, told investigators that she and the soldiers had made comments in private about wanting to blow up the Camp Lejeune base in North Carolina, and had even downloaded bomb-making instructions from the Internet.
But Smith said the trio didn't actually want to plant a bomb, and had simply made the cracks out of frustration with the military, according to a summary of her remarks printed in police reports.

"She related that they talked a lot ... about it, but they did not have any plans to actually do it," state police Trooper Robert A. Kennedy said in his report.

Smith and the two soldiers -- Lance Cpl. Richard D. Morrison Jr. of Tunkhannock, Pa., and Lance Cpl. Richard Thomas Medders, 22, of Trussville, Ala. -- were arrested Friday on charges including conspiracy to cause a risk of catastrophe and making bomb threats.

The investigation began after Morrison's sister went to police and complained that the group had been talking for several days about planting a bomb at Camp Lejeune to kill a supervisor they did not like, prosecutors said.

The woman provided state police with a computer disk and a printout containing files she said the men had downloaded from the Internet, including sections of "The Anarchist's Cookbook," a manual on how to make weapons with common household products.

Wyoming County District Attorney George Skumanick said no weapons or bombs were found during a search of the Tunkhannock home where the three were staying.
Each was being held Monday on $100,000 bail at a county jail. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Feb. 18.

Morrison and Medders are stationed at Camp Lejeune, but were on an unexcused leave from the base, Skumanick said.

Staff Sgt. Jay Connolly, a spokesman for the base, said the men had been absent since Jan. 24. He declined to comment on the case, other than to say that "the behavior that is alleged is certainly not in keeping with the values of the Marine Corps."

Tunkhannock is about 135 miles northwest of Philadelphia.

[El Tejon]

Yeah, good idea, joke about a bomb now.:rolleyes:

[TexasVet]

Marines??? I thought fragging was an Army tradition!

[Don Gwinn]

I've heard it's a bad idea to try to build the explosives listed in the Anarchist's Cookbook. Supposedly it was written by a rabid conservative back in the day for the purpose of screwing with left-wing anarcho-terrorists, and some of the mixtures recommended are very dangerous.
I have no idea whether this is true.

[Viking6]

As a former Army guy, I think being referred to as "soldiers" by the press is punishment enough for the Marines, from a Marine point of view. :D

[AZTOY]

So want is the story with Anarchist's Cookbook and Jolly Roger?
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