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Bomb Tha Base [Updated]
Bomb Plot Thwarted at Falwell’s Funeral
Student Arrested With Homemade Bombs, Three Other Suspects SoughtEven in death, the Rev. Jerry Falwell rouses the most volatile of emotions.
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, 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.
The victims would most likely have been Fred Phelps’s crew, who were planning to disrupt the funeral (.pdf) with their famous God-hates-X iconography, accusing Falwell of being soft on fags and thus writhing in Hell, or some variation of that basic line.
Above: Westboro Baptist Church crew with regalia
Honestly, in contemplating Fred Phelps getting blown up by a right-wing terrorist while waving anti-gay placards at Jerry Falwell’s funeral, ‘a tragedy averted’ is not the phrase that comes most readily to mind.
On the plus side, not even Debbie Schlussel is likely to shriek, this time, that the alleged bomber is a stealth-Muslim exhibiting ’sudden jihadi syndrome.’
Then again, she’s surprised us before.
Update:
Yup, the bombs were intended for Phelps’s people. (Our site clock is on German time, by the way, which keeps us from ever getting credit for anything.) And okay, tell me if I’m just some crazy person here, but it’s starting to seem almost as though the WingNet is less than excited by these right-wing terrorism stories. Conservative commentary on the Falwell napalm plot currently rounds to zero.
What’s with these people? This story has everything! Boom, Hollywood script. Cash money.
FADE IN EXT. MEDIUM SHOT FUNERAL OF JERRY FALWELL:
Phelps: “God Hates…”
NAPALM EXPLOSION, FUNERAL IN FLAMES, FALWELL’S CORPSE FALLS BURNING FROM CASKET
Onlooker: “Aieee! Everyone’s on fire!”
FADE OUT.
Is that not movie magic?
Amid the dearth of furore, here’s Malkin ho-hummingly announcing a show on how some brown people ran a prostitution ring, plus a special edition of The Liberal Media Won’t Tell You About The Killer Negroes:
A blogger-friendly No-Spin Zone tonight
By Michelle Malkin · May 22, 2007 07:33 PMJust a reminder: I’m guest-hosting The O’Reilly Factor tonight at 8pm Eastern. know, I know. This TV stuff is getting in the way of my blogging! But tune in tonight for a blogger-friendly show. Scott Johnson of Power Line will be reporting on an illegal immigrant prostitution bust in Minneapolis that has the open-borders people up in arms. We’re also covering the blogger-driven Christian/Newsom murders. And lots more.
Sure, it might’ve been a pain to change the lineup at the last minute. But Scott Johnson is a prize booking?
D. Sidhe said,
May 23, 2007 at 0:09
You really think her reading comprehension is that good?
a different brad said,
May 23, 2007 at 0:16
More bias by the press.
WHAT ABOUT ECO-TERRORISM, DAMMIT?
It’s only bad for white people to be violent when they threaten our nation’s sacred accumulated capital, like SUV dealerships.
This is just dedication to a cause mixed with harmless pranks.
On the other hand, what are the odds a Liberty U student would be able to successfully build…. anything?
My guess is said bombs were huge bags of bang-snaps and/or smoke bombs.
Or do they sell fireworks in that state? Probably. So bottlerockets with the tail snapped off.
a different brad said,
May 23, 2007 at 0:18
I should finish reading before commenting. Slow burn devices that wouldn’t have worked very well. That fits.
Eli said,
May 23, 2007 at 0:24
Ya know, “too soft on fags” is just about the last sin I would ever expect anyone to accuse Falwell of, but I guess everything’s relative.
Robert Green said,
May 23, 2007 at 0:29
eli:
seriously. seriously.
i’m looking for equivalents here.
Edmund Schluessel said,
May 23, 2007 at 0:32
All Christian terrorists, no matter how well-connected to national networks (e.g. Eric Rudolph), are acting independently and do not represent Christianity. All Muslim terrorists, even if acting entirely on their own, are members of Al Qaeda and just another example of how the religion of the moon-god is a death cult.
PoliHack said,
May 23, 2007 at 0:38
Edmund,
Not all Muslim terrorists are “Al-Qaeda.” Hamas, Hezbollah, etc. are distinctively separate groups from Al-Qaeda.
But thanks for playing.
AkaDad said,
May 23, 2007 at 0:39
I bet that Liberty University student learned his bomb making from reading the Koran…
Edmund Schluessel said,
May 23, 2007 at 0:41
PoliHack: I’m kidding, you silly person :-p
PoliHack said,
May 23, 2007 at 0:44
Ahh, I did not catch the sarcasm. Play ball.
J— said,
May 23, 2007 at 1:02
A couple of tidbits on Uhl. From the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star (7/7/06):
And from the Fauquier Times-Democrat (11/1/05):
Smiling Mortician said,
May 23, 2007 at 1:26
accusing Falwell of being soft on fags
Now that’s a mental image I’d just as soon not have.
mikey said,
May 23, 2007 at 1:30
9 parts gasoline (higher octane is better, you can get avgas at the local muni airport) to one part ivory liquid, shaken, not stirred, is the well known formula for homemade napalm. Perhaps everybody’s stuck on the belief that in order to be effective bombs need to go bang. In a large gathering, like, say, a funeral, napalm dispersal will cause more, grievous casualties than low velocity explosions, even with lots of shrapnel. It sounds to me like they had a specific plan, and quite possibly the right weapons for the job…
just sayin…
mikey
Karl Rove II said,
May 23, 2007 at 1:33
“Honestly, in contemplating Fred Phelps getting blown up by a right-wing terrorist while waving anti-gay placards at Jerry Falwell’s funeral, ‘a tragedy averted’ is not the phrase that comes most readily to mind.”
It would have been glorious, a barbecue to remember. We could have watched the video over and over and over and….yeah.
“Burn baby burn…”
Righteous Bubba said,
May 23, 2007 at 1:47
accusing Falwell of being soft on fags and thus writhing in Hell
I think he’d be jiggling in hell. Maybe waddling.
ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said,
May 23, 2007 at 1:52
Did somebody say Burn Baby Burn!?!!11eleven!!
Rachel said,
May 23, 2007 at 2:07
Something’s amiss in Amissville …
Eli said,
May 23, 2007 at 2:13
Now that’s a mental image I’d just as soon not have.
You don’t think the opposite would be even worse?
Leonard Pierce said,
May 23, 2007 at 2:31
If history has taught us anything, it’s that Debbie Schussel can blame anything on Muslims. If Jesus and Buddha came back to life and had a superhero punchout inside Temple Emanu-el over who was the most awesome deity, and the synagogue subsequently collapsed, killing all the Jews inside except for the ones personally rescued by the ghost of Mohammed, she would still blame it on the Muslims.
Brian Eno said,
May 23, 2007 at 2:53
Rescuers row row
Do your best to change the subject
Blow the wind blow blow
Lend some assistance to the object
Photographers snip snap
Take your time she’s only burning
This kind of experience
Is necessary for her learning
Thom said,
May 23, 2007 at 2:53
The kid in the show is an exchange student, as she says, but she prefaces the post by saying it’s about an “illegal alien.”
There were brontosauruses who had higher brain to body ratios than that boob.
maddie said,
May 23, 2007 at 3:55
Or do they sell fireworks in that state?
Are you kidding?? It’s Virginia fer chrissakes!
Some Guy said,
May 23, 2007 at 4:00
Ha!
Those signs need a photo-edit. “Someone set us up the bomb!”
Though, I must say, those good ol’ boys look miiiighty baby blue and effeminate for fag-bashers. I’m just sayin’, there might be some hands-on research into the evils of faggotry goin’s on in the ol bunkhouse, iffen you catch my drift. Especially Glasses on the right, there. He sets off my gaydar like mad.
Some Guy said,
May 23, 2007 at 4:03
Maddie, fireworks are illegal in Virginia, except near or around the 4th of July. And even then, you’re limited to ground-based displays, i believe the maximum allowed hight of any firework is 20 feet.
It’s not unusual for Troopers to sit on the boarder to NoCal, WV, and Maryland around that time of year and others to catch people bringing illegal fireworks into the state.
tfo said,
May 23, 2007 at 4:21
So I am spamming a little bit, but … here is Mr. Uhl’s MySpace profile.
There is quite a bit of delicious irony in it. Music interests include hiphop, country, and naturally, WORSHIP.
Enjoy!
J— said,
May 23, 2007 at 4:23
From WSET (Lynchburg, VA), May 22, 2007 6:55pm
AkaDad said,
May 23, 2007 at 4:35
Christianity: Religion of peace?
Herr Doktor Bimler said,
May 23, 2007 at 4:37
Especially Glasses on the right, there.
Guy on the left with the YMCA t-shirt is a Village People fan for sure.
mikey said,
May 23, 2007 at 4:43
Uhl is charged with manufacturing an explosive device, a felony in the state of Virginia.
It’s so hard to be a patriot in the city…
mikey
J— said,
May 23, 2007 at 4:46
Three other suspects are being sought, one of whom is a soldier from Fort Benning, Ga., and another is a high school student.
In addition to Uhl’s MySpace page cited above, law enforcement might want to check this, that, and the other one.
tfo said,
May 23, 2007 at 4:57
J—
I was just about to post that. Excellent work.
Also question — who will be the first to get them on record? I want moar revelations, dammit.
xoxo
tfo
mat said,
May 23, 2007 at 5:06
WHAT ABOUT ECO-TERRORISM, DAMMIT?
This Uhl kid sounds more like an ick-o-terrorist.
tfo said,
May 23, 2007 at 5:13
He looks like a closet case. MUST DEFEND THE (sadly deceased) DOOR OF THE CLOSET AT ALL COSTS.
J— said,
May 23, 2007 at 5:14
Two more.
tfo said,
May 23, 2007 at 5:20
This dilutes it somewhat.
ALSO YOU SEXIST, WHY DO THEY HAVE TO BE MALE. OPPRESSION.
Matt T. said,
May 23, 2007 at 5:37
Man. I just spent a very pleasent weekend in Alabama, of all places, eating crawdads and smoking weed with displaced Cajuns and regular South Alabama good ol’ boys. And I come back to hear some yay-hoos got snatched for making bombs to blow up Fred Phelps and his bunch protesting Jerry Falwell’s funeral because the old fat bastard was “too soft on gays”.
Son of a bitch. That was some good smoke. I’m still sane, but apparently the rest of reality has decided to go for a walk down to the creek, perhaps to steal some underwear.
Brian Schlosser said,
May 23, 2007 at 5:39
Fred Phelp’s greatest desire is, I’m sure, to be killed at one of his protests, presumably the more horrific death, the better. He’s that kinda guy. So for that reason alone its a good thing this little plot was foiled. We don’t need his little band of lunatics waving “FRED WAS MARTYRED BY TEH FAGGOTZ!” signs at every funeral for the next 10 years.
And yet, I also have to agree that I get a tiny smile of amusement at anyone saying Falwel went to hell for being too soft on gays.
mikey said,
May 23, 2007 at 5:55
Son of a bitch. That was some good smoke. I’m still sane, but apparently the rest of reality has decided to go for a walk down to the creek, perhaps to steal some underwear.
Dude. No. No underpants for peace. I’m beginning to wonder where the soft pla-doh and pork rind limits to my funky little world might lie. And do y’need scuba gear when y’get there? Y’know?
mikey
Herr Doktor Bimler said,
May 23, 2007 at 6:11
Just don’t get PP started on pork snorkels. Or AA, for that matter.
Smiling Mortician said,
May 23, 2007 at 6:12
Matt T., that’s it. My next vacation I want to hang out with you for a weekend. Alabama’s fine, seriously. Mikey, you wanna come along and bring your early Bruce allusions? I’m paying.
Matt T. said,
May 23, 2007 at 6:28
Hell, y’all come. We can’t get crawdads, we’ll drive to Tuscaloosa to Dreamland to get some barbecue. That shit’s good. You’ll drink the sauce like it was lemonade, I swear to God.
Doug Watts said,
May 23, 2007 at 6:56
If everybody had loved and worshipped Jerry Falwell, there would have been no need for any Liberty U. students to feel so threatened that they needed to make bombs just in case their lives were at risk from teh protestors.
err … do I get a pajamas blog site now … ?
Inconsiderate Yank-me said,
May 23, 2007 at 6:58
SHIT !!!
SADDAM HUSSEIN HID THE WMDS AT LIBERTY UNIVERSITY !!!!
Some Guy said,
May 23, 2007 at 7:12
Things are obviously getting confusing, so I’m going to clear up exactly what happened.
This Christian guy died, and a whole bunch of other Christians were going to mourn him, but these other Christians didn’t like that Christian guy, because he wasn’t Christian enough for their Christian beliefs, and he didn’t hate the Christian enemy, the fags, enough. So in order to stop those Christians from being an annoyance at the funeral for this Christian, this other Christian decided he was going to make some bombs and blow up the Christians. In the name of Christ.
In other news, Islam is SO not the religion of peace. That title is reserved for the Amish. And they will fuck up ANYONE who tries to take it away from them, bitches…
The Devil's Advocate said,
May 23, 2007 at 9:59
Honestly, in contemplating Fred Phelps getting blown up by a right-wing terrorist while waving anti-gay placards at Jerry Falwell’s funeral, ‘a tragedy averted’ is not the phrase that comes most readily to mind.
Am I the only one who would be genuinely sad to see the Phelpses hurt or killed?
Patkin said,
May 23, 2007 at 10:09
The symbolic value of a dead Phelps, based purely on its value to a lunatic reactionary martyr cause, would make me sad.
A dead Phelps, by itself, would make me less sad.
It’s very similar to how David Koresh or Jim Jones’ deaths make me sad. Not because they especially warrant the Sad Face by themselves, but because their value as batshit iconography is too much to stand.
Personally, I suspect Phelps was just protesting Falwell’s funeral to wrench the withered black soul from the corpse and use it in his dark necromantic arts in order to continue extending his unnatural life and dark brood, but that’s me.
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Cicken said,
May 23, 2007 at 10:53
“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.”
==
Effing Pigs! There goes the Rapture. FUCK!
I BET you they busted him on cuz of a phone call.
Shit!
marco said,
May 23, 2007 at 11:39
Oddly, Malkin has yet to mention this case of a would-be terrorist. Perhaps he isn’t brown enough?
Brian Schlosser said,
May 23, 2007 at 12:52
“the blogger-driven Christian/Newsom murders”
What? The Bloggers killed those kids? Or is she saying the Bloggers DROVE those scary negroes to where they killed those kids? Or, as usual, is she just making little clicking and sucking noise just to bug the teacher?
MCH said,
May 23, 2007 at 15:23
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.
Cuz after all, bombs aren’t disruptive, PEOPLE are disruptive.
Legalize said,
May 23, 2007 at 15:56
An explosive device going off in the immediate vicintity of Fred Phelps and a bunch of Liberty University students would be a terrible terrible terrible tragedy.
GoatBoy said,
May 23, 2007 at 16:12
Heaven knows this ain’t no Margaret Mitchell
where the oak trees meet the pines
I know it might sound kinda simple
oh but it’s mine oh it’s mine
Thought I heard a logman cuttin’ timber
down the Mississippi line
I’m up the old Tombigbee river
high as the pines, all the time
Elegamment les batos passant
ben on la flota vec du van
all I’m trying to say is I’m
never far away from
Alabama frame of mind
Jubilation risin’ on the bayou
celebration in the wind
Father Pat gives benediction
cross the Coden bridge again
Crickets spreadin’ rumors by the shoreline
with the lonesome lady whine
crab trap full of nothin
I’m high as the tide, all the time
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May 23, 2007 at 16:16
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Karl Rove II said,
May 23, 2007 at 17:23
“Am I the only one who would be genuinely sad to see the Phelpses hurt or killed?”
I’m pretty sure the answer to that is yes…you are the only one who would feel sad if that sack of shit was set on fire along with his family.
mat said,
May 23, 2007 at 17:53
Are they handing out The Anarchist Cookbok in Sunday school classes in Jesusland these days? Why bother bother with rote memorization of meaningless and banal Biblical passages when little Billy and Missy can learn how to make pipe bombs to be flung at godless hippies in the name of Jesus, America, and King George W.?
Here in Philly people went bonkers when the F Troop of jihadists, the infamous Dix Six, were busted a few weeks ago. And these morons had yet to even purchase their weapons or make any bombs.
The press coverage so far over Uhl has been remarkably restrained. Isn’t that curious?
cleek said,
May 23, 2007 at 17:58
just so you know, the Phelphs Crew are liberal hatemongers. so, i think that makes it OK for them to be the targets of right-wing terrorism.
t4toby said,
May 23, 2007 at 19:07
Why are you guys on German time?
Seriously, Why?
justme said,
May 23, 2007 at 21:29
Here’s a sweet little tidbit of Phelpsian love, their version of “We Are the World”. They’ve changed the lyric a bit, though.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=720_1179383603
Matt T. said,
May 23, 2007 at 21:40
Am I the only one who would be genuinely sad to see the Phelpses hurt or killed?
Nah, I would. I find it depressing as hell to know there’s folks like Fred Phelps in this world, so full of hate and anger and rage, and whatever pain’s causing has led him to completely warp the minds of his children and grandchildren. Think about growing up with that much hate in you. You know these aren’t happy people. You know there’s so little joy in their lives. I mean, I had it relatively rough growing up, but I knew there was love in the world and there could be love in my heart. The Phelpes don’t know or have that, and were they to get hurt or die in one of their hate-filled little displays, they’d never learn they don’t have to live their lives that way.
That makes me sad. For what it’s worth, I feel the same way about Ace of Spades or one of those guys, though I freely admit I think the entire lot of them are complete and total douchebags of the highest order. It depresses me to know they don’t have to be that way but, because of the hate, they’ll probably never change.
The Devil's Advocate said,
May 24, 2007 at 3:52
I’m pretty sure the answer to that is yes…you are the only one who would feel sad if that sack of shit was set on fire along with his family.
But Phelps is the spiteful hatemonger. Gotcha.
Bill S said,
May 25, 2007 at 1:05
Oh, please, Devil’s Advocate, enlighten us as to what would be sad about the death of Fred Phelps, a man who’s spent the last 15 years of his life dragging his nasty brood around to intrude of the grief of families by behaving like a heartless douchebag? Some people become a nuisance by vandalizing their neighbors’ property for kicks. This guy got off on vandalizing people internally. How many hundreds of people had to put up with his crap over the years? How many parents, coping with the loss of a child (which, having seen what my mother went through when one of my brothers committed suicide, FUCKING HURTS LIKE NOTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE) had to walk by a bunch of assholes waving signs around saying their kid’s in Hell? And for no reason other than sating his sorry-ass ego (like a lot of religeous cult leaders, he loves himself more than his God.) ‘Cause they sure weren’t trying to win converts to their fucked-up religeon. What could be a less effective enlistment tactic?
Maybe you’re holding out some hope of redemption for him. Unfortunately, I have zero confidence in his capacity to seek any.
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Righteous Bubba said,
May 27, 2007 at 19:40
Are they handing out The Anarchist Cookbok in Sunday school classes in Jesusland these days?
Any book that counsels you to make a grenade launcher out of a toilet plunger and a shotgun is at least as dangerous as the bible.