Comments on: The Spokane Bomb Attempt: Who Is Kevin William Harpham? http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/ Hatewatch is a blog of the Southern Poverty Law Center Thu, 23 May 2013 16:12:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jim http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-265786 Jim Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:39:09 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-265786 Recently, Kevin Harpham's father from Kettle Falls was quoted as saying that his son was at his home helping him recover from a debilitating medical condition and couldn't have been in Spokane on January 17th. This flies in the face of the "lone wolf"theory. My guess is that Harpham assisted in making the Rat Poison I.E.D. and his father admitted that that was a probability recently. A militia cell perhaps?? I attended a Militia of Montana presentation at the Fort Colville Grange in the mid-1990's and attendance there exceeded 100 enthusiastic people...no doubt others will be implicated upon the F.B.I. review of Harpham's computer and we will have a closer look at who else could have been involved..no more lone wolves in this story... Jim Colville Recently, Kevin Harpham’s father from Kettle Falls was quoted as saying that his son was at his home helping him recover from a debilitating medical condition and couldn’t have been in Spokane on January 17th. This flies in the face of the “lone wolf”theory. My guess is that Harpham assisted in making the Rat Poison I.E.D. and his father admitted that that was a probability recently. A militia cell perhaps?? I attended a Militia of Montana presentation at the Fort Colville Grange in the mid-1990’s and attendance there exceeded 100 enthusiastic people…no doubt others will be implicated upon the F.B.I. review of Harpham’s computer and we will have a closer look at who else could have been involved..no more lone wolves in this story…

Jim
Colville

]]> By: Reynardine http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-265668 Reynardine Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:30:23 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-265668 Velveeta has blown up many people fatally, but not thataway. Re: that comparison of the common cold and ebola: your chances of getting ebola are mighty slim, and although I can't assess how many people have died of respiratory complications of the common cold, I'll wager it's more than ebola. Velveeta has blown up many people fatally, but not thataway.
Re: that comparison of the common cold and ebola: your chances of getting ebola are mighty slim, and although I can’t assess how many people have died of respiratory complications of the common cold, I’ll wager it’s more than ebola.

]]> By: Jordan http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-265073 Jordan Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:57:51 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-265073 Laura, No one doubts that well funded organized groups like Al-Qaeda are more dangerous than lone nut jobs, but we do doubt Kings delusional claims like that 80% of Muslims are extremists. All religions have fanatics and terrorists, Islam has such well organized groups as al-Qaeda because of the third world nature of certain Muslim-majority nations, do not mistake difference for inferiority or supremecy. People are mad at fanatics but they are targeting their anger at an entire minority rather than where it belongs. Laura,
No one doubts that well funded organized groups like Al-Qaeda are more dangerous than lone nut jobs, but we do doubt Kings delusional claims like that 80% of Muslims are extremists. All religions have fanatics and terrorists, Islam has such well organized groups as al-Qaeda because of the third world nature of certain Muslim-majority nations, do not mistake difference for inferiority or supremecy. People are mad at fanatics but they are targeting their anger at an entire minority rather than where it belongs.

]]> By: Laura Stilwell http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-263165 Laura Stilwell Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:35:18 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-263165 This dude is nothing but a disturbed loner, he acted alone, and is obviously delusional with deranged views reflecting extensive confusion about who was responsible for 9-11. The Government, or the Jews, who are trying to take over the world? To compare this lone loser's supposed "terror" attempt to the epic disproportionate magnitude of Radical Islam's multiple attempts and massive devastating terrorist attacks resulting in countless deaths, is like comparing a common cold outbreak to an epidemic of the Ebola virus. Peter King's hearings had multiple instances and straight up facts that are and have been, undeniably conclusive that there is a group here on our soil, AND in other countries who want to kill non-muslims in the name of their cultish ideology. They collectively ban together for this agenda, and have succeeded in enacting atrocious terror attacks that have killed many thousands in the U.S, Europe and around the world. This stupid hillbilly needs a padded room and electroshock therapy, not an investigation by a far right reaching group of incompetent uninformed has beens. This dude is nothing but a disturbed loner, he acted alone, and is obviously delusional with deranged views reflecting extensive confusion about who was responsible for 9-11. The Government, or the Jews, who are trying to take over the world? To compare this lone loser’s supposed “terror” attempt to the epic disproportionate magnitude of Radical Islam’s multiple attempts and massive devastating terrorist attacks resulting in countless deaths, is like comparing a common cold outbreak to an epidemic of the Ebola virus.

Peter King’s hearings had multiple instances and straight up facts that are and have been, undeniably conclusive that there is a group here on our soil, AND in other countries who want to kill non-muslims in the name of their cultish ideology. They collectively ban together for this agenda, and have succeeded in enacting atrocious terror attacks that have killed many thousands in the U.S, Europe and around the world. This stupid hillbilly needs a padded room and electroshock therapy, not an investigation by a far right reaching group of incompetent uninformed has beens.

]]> By: Difluoroethene http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-263062 Difluoroethene Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:08:11 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-263062 He was apparently an anti-religious bigot, too; he frequently expressed his disdain for (all) religion in his posts, according to this website: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/mar/13/postings-reveal-suspects-views/ Considering that Martin Luther King Jr. was a pastor, this may have been an additional factor (besides racism) in his motives. He was apparently an anti-religious bigot, too; he frequently expressed his disdain for (all) religion in his posts, according to this website:

http://www.spokesman.com/stori.....cts-views/

Considering that Martin Luther King Jr. was a pastor, this may have been an additional factor (besides racism) in his motives.

]]> By: Ruslan Amirkhanov http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-262855 Ruslan Amirkhanov Sun, 13 Mar 2011 08:07:51 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-262855 If you hollow out a stick of velveeta for some kind of bursting charge, there is a remote chance that people would involuntarily ingest the velveeta at a range of maybe 30-50 meters or so. Just sayin'. If you hollow out a stick of velveeta for some kind of bursting charge, there is a remote chance that people would involuntarily ingest the velveeta at a range of maybe 30-50 meters or so. Just sayin’.

]]> By: Reynardine http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-262119 Reynardine Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:25:53 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-262119 Well, if you're ingenious you could turn lots of things into weapons of mass destruction. A week or so ago, some of us wondered if that might include Velveeta. However, you can engage in a public display of Velveeta and remain within the law, because people have a choice about whether to put it into their bodies or not. That isn't true of shrapnel covered with Warfarin. Well, if you’re ingenious you could turn lots of things into weapons of mass destruction. A week or so ago, some of us wondered if that might include Velveeta. However, you can engage in a public display of Velveeta and remain within the law, because people have a choice about whether to put it into their bodies or not. That isn’t true of shrapnel covered with Warfarin.

]]> By: Walt http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-262062 Walt Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:23:26 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-262062 What ISN'T a weapon of mass destruction any more? What ISN’T a weapon of mass destruction any more?

]]> By: Cinnamonape http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-261971 Cinnamonape Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:44:12 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-261971 Interesting that Harpham offered a "basement room" to a Canadian Neo-Nazi just a few days before the MLK day bombing. Yet he lives in a mobile home? I woulder if that might mean that he has another place...a "safe-house"? If the bomb actually contained Warfarin- an anti-coagulant- then it's clear that it was a weapon of mass-destruction...intended to cause death on a mass-scale. Interesting that Harpham offered a “basement room” to a Canadian Neo-Nazi just a few days before the MLK day bombing. Yet he lives in a mobile home? I woulder if that might mean that he has another place…a “safe-house”?

If the bomb actually contained Warfarin- an anti-coagulant- then it’s clear that it was a weapon of mass-destruction…intended to cause death on a mass-scale.

]]> By: Reynardine http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-261815 Reynardine Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:45:35 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-261815 The name Harpham is not a common one. I wonder if his father came from the Chicago area. The name Harpham is not a common one. I wonder if his father came from the Chicago area.

]]> By: John H http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-261597 John H Fri, 11 Mar 2011 04:20:41 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-261597 I would love to know what his discharge code was. If he was only in the military from 1996-97 chances are he was not given an Honorable Discharge. The question is was it General, Less than Honorable (any version of less than honorable) or medical? If he was in 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment at Fort Lewis, Wash. chances are he did not have much training in exposure to improvised explosive devices except how to recognize them. It is not an artillery function to make or disarm improvised explosive devices, beyond the training all soldiers get. He could have gone to a school for a Special Skills Qualifier, but someone only in 2 years would not have gone to many of those types of schools. I could not imagine any commander trusting a newby to go to that sort of training. I would love to know what his discharge code was. If he was only in the military from 1996-97 chances are he was not given an Honorable Discharge. The question is was it General, Less than Honorable (any version of less than honorable) or medical?

If he was in 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment at Fort Lewis, Wash. chances are he did not have much training in exposure to improvised explosive devices except how to recognize them. It is not an artillery function to make or disarm improvised explosive devices, beyond the training all soldiers get.

He could have gone to a school for a Special Skills Qualifier, but someone only in 2 years would not have gone to many of those types of schools. I could not imagine any commander trusting a newby to go to that sort of training.

]]> By: Ruslan Amirkhanov http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-261594 Ruslan Amirkhanov Fri, 11 Mar 2011 04:03:14 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-261594 "Has the definition of WMD changed since 2003?" It changed just before then to include chemical weapons, which were previously not considered WMDs. “Has the definition of WMD changed since 2003?”

It changed just before then to include chemical weapons, which were previously not considered WMDs.

]]> By: Stoner Witch http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-261592 Stoner Witch Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:50:02 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-261592 A weapon of mass destruction is anything that can cause destruction on a massive level to humans or other living things and/or man-made structures. A weapon of mass destruction is anything that can cause destruction on a massive level to humans or other living things and/or man-made structures.

]]> By: Beefeater http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-261551 Beefeater Fri, 11 Mar 2011 01:23:25 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-261551 Interesting that we have another anti-semitic, 9-11 troofer on our hands. I wonder what his democraticunderground name is. They have a large 9-11 truther forum on their board, I'll bet I know which one he is from the sound of it. Interesting that we have another anti-semitic, 9-11 troofer on our hands. I wonder what his democraticunderground name is. They have a large 9-11 truther forum on their board, I’ll bet I know which one he is from the sound of it.

]]> By: o http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-261457 o Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:25:42 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-261457 "Weapon of Mass Destruction" Really? Not to sound like I'm defending the guy, but shouldn't there be a mention in the article about how extreme the charge is? Has the definition of WMD changed since 2003? “Weapon of Mass Destruction”

Really? Not to sound like I’m defending the guy, but shouldn’t there be a mention in the article about how extreme the charge is?

Has the definition of WMD changed since 2003?

]]> By: Bob http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-261422 Bob Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:20:30 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-261422 Thank You for all the work you do.. if only Congressman King would also do hearings on Christian groups, former Army, NASCAR (current and former) fans and people who drink water will I feel fair treatment. I am a loner who formerly lived in Spokane and am white. Thank You for all the work you do.. if only Congressman King would also do hearings on Christian groups, former Army, NASCAR (current and former) fans and people who drink water will I feel fair treatment. I am a loner who formerly lived in Spokane and am white.

]]> By: Snorlax http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-261358 Snorlax Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:31:45 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-261358 Ordnance is stuff that goes boom. Ordinance is a local law. Ordnance is stuff that goes boom. Ordinance is a local law.

]]> By: Ruslan Amirkhanov http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-261325 Ruslan Amirkhanov Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:22:27 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-261325 Right wing, white, domestic terrorist? He MUST be just some lone nut. No need to hold congressional hearings on right-wing extremism or anything. Right wing, white, domestic terrorist? He MUST be just some lone nut. No need to hold congressional hearings on right-wing extremism or anything.

]]> By: Jim http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-261279 Jim Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:11:12 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-261279 It's "ordnance", not "ordinance". It’s “ordnance”, not “ordinance”.

]]> By: Hatewatch http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-261276 Hatewatch Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:06:30 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-261276 Tom, you're right. We've corrected that typo. Thanks! Tom, you’re right. We’ve corrected that typo. Thanks!

]]> By: Ian http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-261271 Ian Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:50:27 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-261271 Amazing reporting once again. Amazing reporting once again.

]]> By: Tom http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/03/10/the-spokane-bomb-attempt-who-is-kevin-william-harpham/comment-page-1/#comment-261268 Tom Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:37:10 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=5984#comment-261268 "Harpham is either a flight risk or danger to the community, or both, and should be released under any circumstances." should NOT be released, right? “Harpham is either a flight risk or danger to the community, or both, and should be released under any circumstances.”

should NOT be released, right?

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