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While that's true, I think two factors strongly indicate that this was targeted at the ATT building. The first observation is, of course, that the ATT building
by joshuakelly 6y ago
While that's true, I think two factors strongly indicate that this was targeted at the ATT building. The first observation is, of course, that the ATT building was the closest to the explosion. A direct witness to the RV broadcasting the evacuation message, who lives across the street, describes this fact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iag6cTWpgq8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iag6cTWpgq8. The second observation is the evacuation message itself. How often do we hear about bombings where the bombers broadcast an evacuation message on a loudspeaker for 15 minutes prior to the explosion? Telling people to evacuate doesn't sound like the kind of thing you would do if your primary intent was to inflict loss of life.
- anonymouse008 6y agoIt was also around 6am that the bomb went off and the ‘gun shot‘ alarm clock was 4ish
- ckarmann 6y agoObviously the primary intent was not loss of life. But there are multiple possible intents, one being obviously to instill fear: "We didn't kill you this time, but we totally could have". Imagine living in the area now. Anyway, it's better to wait for more information than to speculate.
- uxp100 6y agoI think bombers broadcasting warning messages is somewhat more common with certain types of political violence. I know weather underground bombings tried to choose times for their bombings when buildings would not be inhabited, not always successfully.
- Symmetry 6y agoIf a group is hoping for a negotiated settlement they basically have to do it that way, both because mass casualty bombings tend to make negotiations impossible and because it increases confidence that a group could stop the bombings if their demands are met. Deadly bombings only seem to work when the group using them is trying to start a war.
- bigbubba 6y ago> How often do we hear about bombings where the bombers broadcast an evacuation message on a loudspeaker for 15 minutes prior to the explosion? This is how the Provisional Irish Republican Army operated, at least some of the time. For instance they telephoned in warnings 90 minutes before the 1996 Manchester bombing (1500 kg bomb, 212 injuries and no fatalities.) I've read somewhere they had established codewords with British authorities so those authorities knew which warnings to take seriously.
- nodesocket 6y agoMy theory is just a suicide, where the person did not want to hurt or kill anybody else, but wanted the notoriety. Additionally my theory is current or ex military who did it. Terrorist attack does not make any sense. For what's it's worth, I live in Nashville.
- Reason077 6y agoAlso, consider the timing. If you wanted to detonate a bomb downtown with the minimum possible casualties, early AM on December 25th seems about the best possible choice.