A Colorado NAACP Office Was Bombed Today

[99th_Monkey]

A Colorado NAACP Office Was Bombed Today
BY IAN MILLHISER * JANUARY 6, 2015 * Think Progress

In what appears to be an attack on a well-known civil rights organization, an “improvised explosive device” detonated on Tuesday at the headquarters of the Colorado Springs, Colorado NAACP, according to a statement by the FBI. No one was killed or injured in the explosion, and there was “only minimal surface charring to the exterior wall of the building,” which also includes a hair salon. The explosion could have been much worse, however, as the explosive device was placed next to a gasoline can in an apparent attempt to increase the force of the explosion. The gasoline did not ignite.



The FBI statement adds that a “potential person of interest in this investigation is a Caucasian male, approximately 40 years of age, and balding. He may be driving a 2000 or older model dirty, white pick-up truck with paneling, a dark colored bed liner, open tailgate, and a missing or covered license plate.”

Although the apparent bomber’s motives are not yet known, bombings were a common terrorist tactic during the Jim Crow era. The city of Birmingham, Alabama became known as “Bombingham” due to a rash of bombings targeting black homes and churches, including a 1963 church bombing that killed four girls. The aftermath of that bombing is depicted in the picture at the top of this post.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/01/06/3608722/a-colorado-naacp-office-was-apparently-bombed-today/

[Stellar]

1. Whoa! KnR

That's awful!

[pinboy3niner]

2. Deja vu

At least no one was harmed, unlike the past...





The Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin, was dedicated on November 11, 1989.
http://www.splcenter.org/civil-rights-memorial

[99th_Monkey]

3. Gratefully no loss of life

but a very sobering 'shot across the bow' for anyone who's watching,
and who remembers.

[RandiFan1290]

4. The tea party and republicans need to call off their dogs!

This isn't helping your cause guys!

Could be connected to tea terrorist Eric Frein making his first court appearance Monday.

[Dwayne Hicks]

6. I don't think so

It likely has more to do with the recent protests.

[RandiFan1290]

8. Like the cop killers

Jerad and Amanda Miller?

The teabaggers connected the Cliven Bundy gangsters and Fox News.

The 'publicons need to call off their domestic terror cells.

[Fred Sanders]

5. Why is there a photo of the 1963 Birmingham church bombing with the story?

[99th_Monkey]

10. Maybe because it's sadly reminiscent

of church bombings in deep south.

Just a wild guess

[Scuba]

7. But, but, but ....

... didn't John Roberts say that racism was over?

[davidpdx]

9. I guess an APB on people wearing white hoods won't help

Most of them are cops anyway.

[grahamhgreen]

11. This is terrorism.

[PatSeg]

12. Interesting that this

home-grown terrorist attack has gotten so little media coverage, though not surprising I guess.