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1. #1
   On August 13th, 2008 at 10:21 am, 30 pcs of silver said:

   I’m glad that the only person he harmed was himself.

2. #2
   On August 13th, 2008 at 10:27 am, see-dubya said:

   “Foul play is not suspected…”

   Sure,cyanide deaths happen all the time. Reminds me of this story (Second item).

3. #3
   On August 13th, 2008 at 10:32 am, BlameAmericaLast said:

   Maybe he was trying to see if it worked!

4. #4
   On August 13th, 2008 at 10:34 am, RCWolf said:

   No, nothing suspicious here. Just a coincidence that the Dems have their convention in the same city in less than two weeks.

5. #5
   On August 13th, 2008 at 10:34 am, Surveyor said:

   chainsaws and cyanide….

   nothing to see here folks…move along now.

6. #6
   On August 13th, 2008 at 10:38 am, DBNinKY said:

   “…Wright emphasized that agents do not have information that would lead them to believe that the victim was a “terrorist or has terrorist ties.”

   How is it possible to know nothing and everything at the same time? Why say something so indeterminate before enough conclusive evidence has been gathered to decisively say whether or not the guy was a terrorist?

7. #7
   On August 13th, 2008 at 10:40 am, Goldwater Knight said:

   I guess Saleman ain’t no Rasputin.

8. #8
   On August 13th, 2008 at 10:40 am, jdtruly said:

   Hearing that he would be forced to volunteer to have access to his free seat at “The Speech” was just too much for him.

9. #9
   On August 13th, 2008 at 10:41 am, DaveC said:

   reminds me of a cartoon I saw once..

   sheriff and his deputies in the deep south in the 40s looking at a corpse that is hanging by the neck in a tree, hands tied behind his back, a few arrows in him, and has been set on fire…

   Sheriff says, “Worst case of suicide I’ve ever seen”

10. #10
    On August 13th, 2008 at 10:43 am, Ron Rockstar said:

    “Until all the facts are in, we will not know if this is a drive-by media hack job or true journalism”, a source close to the investigation said. “Currently we do not suspect journalism”.

11. #11
    On August 13th, 2008 at 10:48 am, davidleerothmann said:

    Moozlim men? Deadly toxins in hand? Suspect nothing, sheeple. Go back to your lives and wait for the big boom, or your children to start dropping with horrible diseases, then we will cover up who is responsible. We cannot have reality that conflicts with political correctness!!! So PC trumps our security yet again!

    Fools, you are being led to your death. Do you care yet? Do you love your children? Wake up!

12. #12
    On August 13th, 2008 at 10:49 am, amboytimes said:

    It reminds me of this story. Not terrorism, nope…can’t be, no way, nuh-uh…

    Everyone remain calm and enjoy the latest Brittney Spears ‘news’.

13. #13
    On August 13th, 2008 at 10:51 am, Concerned Citizen said:

    Any chance that he “worked” with Hillary? Suspicious suicides tend to follow her.

14. #14
    On August 13th, 2008 at 10:54 am, jangar said:

    Sounds more like a set up puff piece for Obama to go into deadly Denver for the convention with such bravery!

    Gag!

15. #15
    On August 13th, 2008 at 11:07 am, Fat Jolly Penguin said:

    We were digging into this over the past few days on LGF. Seems that the surname Dirie is a very common Somalian one. Additionally, he didn’t even have a passport.

    But of course, that’s entirely irrelevant to the discussion. *feh*

16. #16
    On August 13th, 2008 at 11:08 am, BrianNY said:

    A 29-year-old Canadian named Saleman Abdirahman Dirie + found dead in a Denver hotel + with a foreign substance that might be cyanide = No information that would lead to believe that the victim was a “terrorist or has terrorist ties” and “Foul play is not suspected…”

    Huh? Does anyone else remember when, just two days into their Columbia University Noose investigation, the NYPD quickly excused Professor Madonna Constantine from suspicion by saying, “our victim is a victim?”

    Since then, Professor Madonna Constantine has been terminated from Columbia University for plagiarism, and false charges of plagiarism against those students she initially plagiarized…and nary a credible suspect has been found.

    How’s that NYPD investigation been going?

    This Denver case smells fishier than a John Edwards paternity denial. Knee-jerk statements are never helpful.

17. #17
    On August 13th, 2008 at 11:20 am, 30 pcs of silver said:

    Goldwater,
    Where ya been?

18. #18
    On August 13th, 2008 at 11:23 am, Dandapani said:

    Typical government response: “We don’t know what’s going on here, but we do know it’s NOT terrorism!” Plu-eeze! Gives us more credit than that.

19. #19
    On August 13th, 2008 at 11:38 am, denver republican said:

    I’m beginning to rethink my decision to stay in town and go to my downtown job during the Democrat convention. I think I’d be better off going . . . well, anywhere, really.

20. #20
    On August 13th, 2008 at 11:39 am, cpodug said:

    You’re not supposed to question authority – haven’t you learned that yet? They’ll tell you everything you need to know. Now, go back to sleep!

    /sarc

21. #21
    On August 13th, 2008 at 11:43 am, LibTired said:

    Nothing suspicious here. He was just trying out for the broadway version of this.

22. #22
    On August 13th, 2008 at 11:44 am, formerwm said:

    Didn’t something like this happen in Las Vegas earlier this year?

23. #23
    On August 13th, 2008 at 11:59 am, denver republican said:

    Ugh. Just saw this in today’s Rocky:

    Now that’s a party. Trojan, yes, the condom folks, and Rolling Stone magazine are hosting Evolve America – An Evening of Sex, Politics and Rock ‘n’ Roll featuring a 45-minute stand-up routine by political satirist Bill Maher from 8 p.m. to midnight Aug. 25 at the Sherman Events Center, the opening day of the Democratic National Convention here.

    Hollywood invades Denver. If the cyanide story wasn’t terrorism, surely this is.

24. #24
    On August 13th, 2008 at 12:06 pm, Silkyinfamous said:

    A Canadian, Muslim, Denver, Convention, and cyanide. Well I’m no Angela Lansbury, but something surely does not add up.

    Foul play is not suspected

    Yea, I always mistakenly take the bottle of poison out of the fridge instead of the V8.

25. #25
    On August 13th, 2008 at 12:20 pm, greenfairie said:

    Let me guess, the late Mr. Dirie was a Seventh Day Adventist.

26. #26
    On August 13th, 2008 at 12:20 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

    Yum, tastes just like chicken. A little tart though…

27. #27
    On August 13th, 2008 at 12:23 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    Remember the good old days when we would find a dead foreigner next to a huge pile of unidentified white powder and it would just turn out to be a Columbian Drug Lord and a pile of cocaine?

    I guess the age of innocence over in for America.

28. #28
    On August 13th, 2008 at 12:24 pm, theoldpath said:

    With the convention right around the corner, I am pretty sure that Barak Hussein Obama would not be a target of Muslim terrorism. The question becomes, “I wonder who the cyanide was intended for?” Just asking.

29. #29
    On August 13th, 2008 at 12:39 pm, cpodug said:

    *picture of lightbulb* I’ve got it! he was practicing to be a suicide bomber! Mystery solved!

30. #30
    On August 13th, 2008 at 12:50 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    So the Burnsley Hotel imports Somalian bed bug exterminators that don’t use proper safety precautions. Why the FBI, isn’t this a job for OSHA?

31. #31
    On August 13th, 2008 at 1:56 pm, Christian Soldier said:

    Crossed the border from Canada w/o passport …in other words an ILLEGAL follower of Islam:

    http://ibloga.blogspot.com/

    scroll to …_____ name…..

32. #32
    On August 13th, 2008 at 2:24 pm, RTater said:

    Update (sort of) – DENVER (AP) – Authorities in Denver say they have found about a pound of highly toxic sodium cyanide in a hotel room where a man’s body was discovered.

    Police on Wednesday identified a white powder found in the room as sodium cyanide, which can be used as a pesticide or to extract gold from ore.

    OR TO MURDER PEOPLE

33. #33
    On August 13th, 2008 at 2:29 pm, Little Ma said:

    So Dirie is a very common Somalian surname, according to F.J. Penguin and LGF? Well, that explains everything.

    He was on his way to Shelbyville and took a wrong turn.

34. #34
    On August 13th, 2008 at 2:32 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    It is not all gloom and doom. A little sunshine from time to time.
    Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman in Critical Condition Following Shooting

    Or is that uncouth of me? I can be such a clone. Fowl play? Hell, it is Arkansas.

35. #35
    On August 13th, 2008 at 2:34 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    Just another dead body in a hotel with a pound of toxic, deadly substances.

    Obviously a tragic accident involving an inexperienced exterminator. Should have called ORKIN.

    Nothing to see here. Move on.

36. #36
    On August 13th, 2008 at 3:34 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Police on Wednesday identified a white powder found in the room as sodium cyanide, which can be used as a pesticide or to extract gold from ore.

    Terrorists are mining gold in Colorado?

37. #37
    On August 13th, 2008 at 3:39 pm, Leatherneck said:

    Check the Mosque he is from.

38. #38
    On August 13th, 2008 at 4:49 pm, Papa Louie said:

    …Although the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force was alerted and is helping in the investigation, Wright emphasized that agents do not have information that would lead them to believe that the victim was a “terrorist or has terrorist ties.”

    And they wouldn’t say so if they did. They say the same thing in every case. Their first priority is to calm the ignorant masses and protect the local tourism industry. Most of the time, they’ll end up being right just by chance. But they’ve lost a lot of credibility with me because they justify deceiving the public to prevent panic or Mob action. They just don’t trust the American people and I don’t trust half of what they say because of it.

39. #39
    On August 13th, 2008 at 5:16 pm, Common Sense said:

    Just another reason not to be in the downtown area during the convention. Between the Dems, their lefty moonbat protesters threatening violence, closed roads, extra security, and potential terrorists, it’s not worth it.

    I have a meeting scheduled for the 26th, I’ll be calling in.

40. #40
    On August 13th, 2008 at 6:06 pm, jbh45 said:

    The suicide is no surprise. The dude just realized what a hopleless situation it will be with a BO presidency…..

41. #41
    On August 13th, 2008 at 9:00 pm, tiredofit08 said:

    On August 13th, 2008 at 2:34 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    Just another dead body in a hotel with a pound of toxic, deadly substances.

    Obviously a tragic accident involving an inexperienced exterminator. Should have called ORKIN.

    Nothing to see here. Move on.

    guess he forgot to wear his gloves and mask….

42. #42
    On August 13th, 2008 at 9:15 pm, Mixer14 said:

    I guess there are a few folks out there ready to party like it’s 1968!

43. #43
    On August 13th, 2008 at 9:20 pm, Lindsay said:

    I am actually surprised they released his name and nationality so quickly (unlike the mall massacre in Salt Lake City).

44. #44
    On August 13th, 2008 at 10:49 pm, fulldroolcup said:

    MM, has your “reporting” turned up something different than what the FBI is telling us? If so, blog away. In the meantime, I’ll wait for updates from the FBI as their investigation progresses.

    dakine: would you have taken this tack if you read in a blog about Moussaoui’s arrest before 9/11?

    Initially there was nothing suspicious about him, either.

    Just what’s wrong with putting the spotlight on cases like this?

    What libertarian conservative principle is violated by doing so? Since the guy is DEAD and was never/never will be charged with anything you can’t use “innocent until proven guilty”.

    So: what’s yer beef??

    Meantime I suggest you read Richard Posner’s “The Death of Common Sense”.
    REAL libertarian conservatives believe in facts, reasoning, logic, and experience.

    It’s not too late to get with the program.

45. #45
    On August 13th, 2008 at 11:45 pm, fulldroolcup said:

    theoldpath: “With the convention right around the corner, I am pretty sure that Barak Hussein Obama would not be a target of Muslim terrorism. The question becomes, “I wonder who the cyanide was intended for?” Just asking.”

    Oh yeah? Well, why is THAT???

    Are you saying Obama and his supporters are allied with Muslim terrorists, or they are sympathetic to them?

    You’ll have to look pretty effing hard to find anyone at this—or any other—conservative site who believes that.

    Have you considered that Muslim terrorists would be happy to kill Obama supporters too?

    So…what’s the basis for your “pretty sure”?