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Originally posted by mikeyspizza:
People are believing/relying on what the FBI says why?

Because despite all their shortcomings, it's still more trustworthy than whatever bullshit some random 4chan troll is spewing "for the lulz"?

Why would anyone believe anything the Federal Bungler Idiots spew? They have proven their worth(less-ness).

So this guy blew himself and a whole city block up because he has a beef with 5G?

I gotta be honest, thats the most normal thing Ive heard in 2020.

"The explosion knocked several officers to the ground but none were seriously injured. [Nashville Police Officer James] Wells, who temporarily lost hearing from the blast, recounted how he was headed toward the RV before he "heard the voice of God" and turned around to walk in the direction of Officer Amanda Topping, who was standing alone on the street. The explosion went off shortly after he changed course.

He credited the voice for allowing him to return home safely to see his wife and children for Christmas."

Fox News

Nashville Bomber’s Motivation Remains a Mystery; Residents Were Warned for an Hour

In the early hours of Christmas Day, Anthony Quinn Warner parked a motorhome in front of the AT&T network center on Second Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee.

Several hours later, at around 5 a.m., several loud bangs, recognized by locals as gunshots, were heard. Some 5 to 15 minutes later, there were more gunshots, prompting people to call 911. Around 5:30 a.m., a recorded message began blasting from the recreational vehicle, warning that vehicle was going to explode.

A 15-minute countdown followed and then, a massive, fiery explosion.
In short order, the FBI assigned 250 agents to the task of determining who had just bombed downtown Nashville. The investigation focused on Warner, 63, of nearby Antioch, who had an RV in his backyard that looked identical to the one Nashville police identified as the source of the explosion.

Human tissue found at the blast scene confirmed Warner’s identity, FBI Memphis announced on Dec. 27, and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Don Cochran said he died there.
There’s no clear indication of what may have motivated the attack. Some media reported, based on anonymous sources, that one of the theories agents pursued was whether the bomber attacked AT&T because of fears over government surveillance through the 5G wireless network operated by the company.

But Warner’s neighbors and one of his business clients mentioned nothing about 5G in media interviews. Warner was a quiet, nice “techie guy,” whose most eccentric behavior included placing an antenna on his house and putting up “No Trespassing” signs on his yard fence, they said. The RV can be seen in his backyard as far back as 2007, based on Google Street View images.

It seems clear, however, that whoever was responsible went to some lengths to avoid casualties. Authorities reported three injuries, none of them serious.

Multiple witnesses said they first heard several gunshots between 5 a.m. and 5:30 a.m.
“That woke us up,” one woman told News Channel 5, noting that it wasn’t enough to rattle her, having lived in downtown Nashville for 15 years. But then more gunshots came some 5 to 15 minutes later, based on slightly differing witness accounts. That was enough to prompt the woman to place a 911 call at 5:32 a.m. She was informed that police were already responding to the scene.

She went downstairs and saw through the blinders the RV parked across the street.
As if through a loudspeaker, a recorded message was playing from the motorhome, witnesses said.
“Evacuate now. There is a bomb. A bomb is in this vehicle and will explode,” the message said, as Betsy Williams, the owner of a restaurant across the street from the explosion, told The Tennessean.
That went on for about 30 minutes, the Channel 5 witness said.
Then the message turned into a 15-minute countdown. By then, police were already positioned at both ends of the block, the witness said.

At some point, the 1963 song “Downtown” by Petula Clark was heard playing from the vehicle.
Immediately before the explosion, the message was, “this area must be evacuated now” and then, just seconds before the explosion, the voice said, “If you can hear this message, evacuate now,” as captured in footage from a security camera that appears to be mounted on the façade of the Studio 154 Luxury Hotel just a few yards down the street from the blast.
At least one witness said the gunshots came in identical-sounding volleys, suggesting they were also prerecorded.
The clearest footage of the explosion appears to come from a traffic camera at the intersection of Commerce Street and Second Avenue. It shows two cars parked on the left side of the street and behind them a white object that could be the RV, but is difficult to discern.

The footage shows police officer James Wells walking away from the blast area, seconds before it occurred.
“This might not be politically correct, but it’s my truth. I literally heard God tell me to turn around and go check on [another officer],” he said later during a press conference.
In one piece of footage from further away, a thin line of smoke appeared to be quickly rising from the area before the large plume of smoke from the blast emerged.

The explosion set at least two cars on fire and nearly demolished buildings at 170, 172, and 174 Second Avenue. Photos from the scene show windows shattered and storefronts destroyed in the adjacent buildings as well.
No discernible wreckage of the RV appears in the many images and videos from the scene.
There didn’t appear to be much structural damage to the AT&T building. The company said the blast damaged the building’s power supply, disrupting internet and phone services for its clients. Customers as far as Florida complained of service outages, although most were back up by Dec. 27.
About three feet of water was pumped out of the building’s basement.

Nashville Mayor John Cooper suggested the attack targeted the AT&T infrastructure.
Some media and internet sleuths noticed that Warner had transferred ownership of two houses worth over $400,000 virtually for free to a 29-year-old woman in Los Angeles to whom he has no apparent connection.
One of the properties was transferred on Nov. 25. The woman told The Daily Mail that she wasn’t aware of the transfer.
Warner transferred the other home to her last year. She then transferred it for free to another woman. The home used to belong to Warner’s brother and was eventually transferred to Warner’s mother, who still lives in Tennessee, The Tennessean reported.
Warner, who had lived in Antioch at least since the 1990s, used to own an electronic alarm company, but its license expired more than 20 years ago. Recently, he was doing IT work for realtor Steve Fridrich, who confirmed to WSMV that he had contacted the FBI to provide information about the man.
Warner never shared his political or religious views, neighbors said. He used to own dogs and took good care of them, one neighbor said.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/...o-leave_3634092.html

The more you read about what the media says about this guy, the more the media seems to paint him with the same brush as the Las Vegas shooter.

“NSA style building”

Just curious why we haven't seen any body cam or dashcam footage from Nashville PD? Surely it captured the RV and where it was parked. Probably even captured this audio that was playing.

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
So anybody driving a box truck or RV and playing Downtown by Petula Clark is now subject to being detained?

I'd arrest anybody playing Petula Clark just for that alone.

“That woke us up,” one woman told News Channel 5, noting that it wasn’t enough to rattle her, having lived in downtown Nashville for 15 years.

Not enough neighbourhood gunfire to give her cause for concern? WTH? That's a pretty awful indictment of a city in the USA in 2020.

from the video above posted by kkina


RV is on the left side about half way down




next frame:



not from video:

What was the cause of this, “In one piece of footage from further away, a thin line of smoke appeared to be quickly rising from the area before the large plume of smoke from the blast emerged.”?

^^I think it might have been an incidental projectile that preceded the main blast. A piece of the RV that got launched. If the explosive was propane as has been suggested, perhaps a propane tank that went ballistic.

Unfortunately none of us will ever know the “whole story”. I’m thankful there wasn’t significant loss of life. There is certainly property damage which can be repaired. I hope this doesn’t inspire potential copycats or worse to carry out similar acts in the future.
I’m a Christian and I have complete faith in God. I’m thankful the officer changed course when he did. I don’t necessarily understand why he was walking toward the RV when the loud, clearly spoken countdown was nearing zero though. Commonsense would say to go the other direction as the countdown nears zero but only the officer can answer that question.

A sobering look at how fragile our infrastructure actually is. Cell service knocked out as far away as Atlanta, planes grounded, all from a nutjob with a bomb and an RV.

My roofing contractor who is by all outward appearances a normal, well adjusted individual chatted me up one day about how he believes 5G created Covid-19. No joke. These people actually exist.

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Originally posted by armedmd:
I’m thankful the officer changed course when he did. I don’t necessarily understand why he was walking toward the RV when the loud, clearly spoken countdown was nearing zero though. Commonsense would say to go the other direction as the countdown nears zero but only the officer can answer that question.

This is such a bullshit story about the officer. Why the hell some people need to elevate themselves in these situations is beyond me. He wasn't walking towards the RV or had any intention of going any closer than where he stopped. He obviously walked to the intersection to just get a look at the scene out of curiosity or whatever. The idea that he was about to stroll up to the RV is absurd. Unless I'm overestimating the guy's intelligence.

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Originally posted by coloradohunter44:
Why would anyone believe anything the Federal Bungler Idiots spew? They have proven their worth(less-ness).

Simple answer: Because it's a local event with a multi-agency response that the FBI can't exert total control control over.

Unlike the baseless/political attack on Trump and his supporters, the upper echelon of DOJ and the FBI are unable to effectively mislead, distract, and conceal facts from Nashville PD, BATFE, and the other agencies conducting this investigation. Too many people involved with their own concerns, responsibilities, and "need to know-right to know" bona-fides. I'm not saying there isn't a potential that some FBI personnel wouldn't try to hide info that others need (out of embarrassment maybe?), but their ability to do so successfully is significantly compromised. Word(s) will get out.

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Originally posted by armedmd:
I don’t necessarily understand why he was walking toward the RV when the loud, clearly spoken countdown was nearing zero though.

Although it’s become much less common in recent times, many law enforcement officers have been killed by ignoring obvious threats from armed criminals. In my small rural community a couple of former agency heads could have easily met their ends more than once by doing some really stupid things. In this case, though, the officer may not have understood the danger because the incident was so unusual.

The bombing itself was very uncommon, but the warning was even more so. Bombers have given advance warnings going back at least as far as the “Mad Bomber” in the 1940s and ’50s New York, but just as some members here evidently could not believe that was something that ever happened, the officer may have been thinking, “Yeah, right; someone’s going to explode a bomb, and yet still broadcast a warning in advance—? Uh-huh, sure.”

Where'd they get his DNA to match the tissue which was found on site?

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Originally posted by Rev. A. J. Forsyth:
A sobering look at how fragile our infrastructure actually is. Cell service knocked out as far away as Atlanta, planes grounded, all from a nutjob with a bomb and an RV.

My roofing contractor who is by all outward appearances a normal, well adjusted individual chatted me up one day about how he believes 5G created Covid-19. No joke. These people actually exist.

Not that I am onboard with the 5G possibly but I have been in the cellular industry for 25+ years and these crazies exist. They have burned cell sites...even putting razors around cables to cut tech's.

Early last year we got daily briefings from Homeland defense on threats, I know that AT&T got them as well.

Damaging a CO centeal office, ain't easy....most were built during the cold war and are pretty robust but if you want to "turn off" local comms it's would be the number one target since both voice backhaul and data must go through it.

Their is redundant switching that can help direct around damaged POPs....not as much for damaged COs.

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Originally posted by Excam_Man:
Where'd they get his DNA to match the tissue which was found on site?

It was probably available from countless things in his house: toothbrush; hair on comb or in a shower drain; cigarette butts; unwashed drinking glasses or tableware; etc.; etc.