22-year-old Man Attempts to Finish What Apex Started

[Brownie]

A 22-year-old Lebanese Man has been arrested for trying to bomb Slugger's and the surrounding area Saturday night/Sunday morning. Slugger's, of course, was the site of Apex v. Steve Garvey's portrait.

[Gilgamesh]

A 22-year-old Lebanese Man has been arrested for trying to bomb Slugger's and the surrounding area Saturday night/Sunday morning. Slugger's, of course, was the site of Apex v. Steve Garvey's portrait.

I'm sure people won't irrationally bloviate over this.

[Gilgamesh]

A 22-year-old Lebanese Man has been arrested for trying to bomb Slugger's and the surrounding area Saturday night/Sunday morning. Slugger's, of course, was the site of Apex v. Steve Garvey's portrait.

Also, Weebs?

[Tinker to Evers to Chance]

A 22-year-old Lebanese Man has been arrested for trying to bomb Slugger's and the surrounding area Saturday night/Sunday morning. Slugger's, of course, was the site of Apex v. Steve Garvey's portrait.

I was there a couple of days afterword.  They took out the glass from the picture.  I was tempted to swipe it, but I figured it would be a bad idea to get tossed in jail while I was on mid-tour leave.

[Gilgamesh]

A 22-year-old Lebanese Man has been arrested for trying to bomb Slugger's and the surrounding area Saturday night/Sunday morning. Slugger's, of course, was the site of Apex v. Steve Garvey's portrait.

Also, Weebs?

Alas, no.

"Sami Samir Hassoun, 22, of the 4700 block of North Kedzie Avenue, was arrested as he placed a backpack containing what he thought were high-explosives in a trash can in front of Sluggers on Clark Street, about a block south of Wrigley Field, according to the FBI."

But the G men came close: "'He was acting alone,' said Robert Grant, head of the FBI's office in Chicago. 'He was not, I would say, highly skilled but definitely desirous of finding the material he needed to carry out his attack.'"

[Brownie]

A 22-year-old Lebanese Man has been arrested for trying to bomb Slugger's and the surrounding area Saturday night/Sunday morning. Slugger's, of course, was the site of Apex v. Steve Garvey's portrait.

Also, Weebs?

Alas, no.

"Sami Samir Hassoun, 22, of the 4700 block of North Kedzie Avenue, was arrested as he placed a backpack containing what he thought were high-explosives in a trash can in front of Sluggers on Clark Street, about a block south of Wrigley Field, according to the FBI."

But the G men came close: "'He was acting alone,' said Robert Grant, head of the FBI's office in Chicago. 'He was not, I would say, highly skilled but definitely desirous of finding the material he needed to carry out his attack.'"

The description "highly skilled" was the tipoff it wasn't Weebs?

The guy's motivation was to expose how unsecure the city was and force Daley's ouster. According to the complaint the planning started in the spring. He apparently wasn't keen on killing too many people, but then decided some casualties would be necessary to show how ineffective Daley is.

But, wouldn't you abort once you heard the news Daley was not running for re-election?

[Gilgamesh]

A 22-year-old Lebanese Man has been arrested for trying to bomb Slugger's and the surrounding area Saturday night/Sunday morning. Slugger's, of course, was the site of Apex v. Steve Garvey's portrait.

Also, Weebs?

Alas, no.

"Sami Samir Hassoun, 22, of the 4700 block of North Kedzie Avenue, was arrested as he placed a backpack containing what he thought were high-explosives in a trash can in front of Sluggers on Clark Street, about a block south of Wrigley Field, according to the FBI."

But the G men came close: "'He was acting alone,' said Robert Grant, head of the FBI's office in Chicago. 'He was not, I would say, highly skilled but definitely desirous of finding the material he needed to carry out his attack.'"

The description "highly skilled" was the tipoff it wasn't Weebs?

The guy's motivation was to expose how unsecure the city was and force Daley's ouster. According to the complaint the planning started in the spring. He apparently wasn't keen on killing too many people, but then decided some casualties would be necessary to show how ineffective Daley is.

But, wouldn't you abort once you heard the news Daley was not running for re-election?

Ah ah ah, the quote was "not...highly skilled."  So, no, that was not the tip off, but the guy's name was.

And like I just said to TEC in the SBox, I take solace in the fact that some of the world's dumbest criminals live in the United States of America.

ISA!  ISA!  ISA!

[MidgetSellingWater]

This is truly horrifying considering that the streets of Wrigleyville were filled with thousands of Dave Matthews Band fans on Saturday night - which means that the neighborhood was even whiter than your typical Cubs/Brewers tilt.  Oh the humanity.

[Armchair_QB]

Fucking Cardinal fans.

[Yeti]

Too bad the stadium didn't get blowed up

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

The comments are especially awesome.

[Gilgamesh]

john on September 20, 2010 8:56 PM
Good job FBI.
We'll miss you when your department is disbanded under President Palin's small government initiative.

Bravo, sir. Bravo.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

john on September 20, 2010 8:56 PM
Good job FBI.
We'll miss you when your department is disbanded under President Palin's small government initiative.

Bravo, sir. Bravo.

That's good; I missed that.  I was actually referring to the non-irreverent, fire-breathing comments, though, like this one:

Once he is free seems like the smartest thing would be to send him back to Lebanese. But that would be the most sensible thing to do so that won't work!

What would people from Lebanese be called?  Lebanesians?

[Bort]

john on September 20, 2010 8:56 PM
Good job FBI.
We'll miss you when your department is disbanded under President Palin's small government initiative.

Bravo, sir. Bravo.

That's good; I missed that.  I was actually referring to the non-irreverent, fire-breathing comments, though, like this one:

Once he is free seems like the smartest thing would be to send him back to Lebanese. But that would be the most sensible thing to do so that won't work!

What would people from Lebanese be called?  Lebanesians?

My landlord's parents actually grew up in Lebanesia. They used to call Bierutville "The Pariston of the Middle Easterberg."

[Powdered Toast Man]

john on September 20, 2010 8:56 PM
Good job FBI.
We'll miss you when your department is disbanded under President Palin's small government initiative.

Bravo, sir. Bravo.

Why does everyone hate Sarah Palin so much?  She's a bit of a goober, sure, but she's harmless.