Photo of Santa Monica Terror Target
A federal source has confirmed that Los Angeles area terror suspects Gregory Vernon Patterson, 21, and Levar Haney Washington, 25, planned to drive a van to an armed forces recruiting station at 2020 Santa Monica Blvd. in Santa Monica. It appears their plan was to attack the place with rifles while dressed in camouflage clothing and ski masks. Here is the building:
You can see that the building is a typical office building and not a military base. It is certain that many, many bystanders would have been caught up in the spree they were plotting. To make things worse — the recruiting offices moved from this address in June, 2005.
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Let’s also remember what Patterson’s mom said right after that arrest: “My son has never done anything wrong.” We beg to differ. At a minimum, conspiring to kill as many people as possible counts as “doing something wrong” in our book. Of course, Scott Peterson’s parents appear to still think he is innocent and he’s already been convicted.
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Read about the original arrest that lead to the discovery of the terror plot. Detailed coverage of this story is at Greg Ransom’s Presto Pundit.
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August 19th, 2005 at 9:02 pm
Terrorist plots that may or may not be true are one thing. But here’s an important story for Los Angeles that occurred right before our eyes over the past two decades. Check out how progressives and racists have derailed a real subway in Los Angeles, and what the new mayor is trying to do about it:
http://www.laweekly.com/ink/05/39/features-berkowitz.php