The whole exchange was unfortunate.
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>Subject: [OM] OT Threats from list members
> From: David Cochran <cochran@xxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 22:26:56 -0400
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
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>Hi Thomas and all members:
>
>I got this today from a very angry James McBride. I just wanted to share
>this with you all for it came through the listing of my personal e-mail to
>this list. I just find it childish, extremely paranoid and out of
>proportion.
>When someone starts a thread that involves politics or sensitive social
>issues we all have a crack at dissenting. I, in no small or big measure did
>suggest I WAS GOING TO KILL BUSH and have no links to anyone mad enough to
>do so. We can let those thing for the biggies we all trust with our votes,
>hey, no matter which country we live in. They are all the same. But some
>people beleive they own us under their views be it religious, political or
>corporate and try to push them into us.
>I enjoy this list very much for I do love photography. If the intention is
>to scare me, it did not worked James. Go ahead, if you have not done so,
>send it to the authorities. They have offices close where I work it will be
>a question of asking for extra time during my lunch hour. If the intention
>was to quiet me, well, I am no expert at politics or religion or anything of
>the sort that my views are that important. If the intention is to have me
>leave the list, well, that is not in my hands.
>If this post ever appears on the list I hope people just read it and trash
>it. I dont want to start anything with this, but, James got my email trhough
>the list.
>Peace, James. Lets keep shooting PICTURES and may the best print win.
>
>peace to all
>
>David Cochran
>Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
>
>here is the email
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>Didn't go the first time.....
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: James N. McBride [mailto:jnmcbr@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 10:47 AM
>To: cochran@xxxxxxxx
>Subject: Your recommendation to exterminate George Bush
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>
>I will forward your recommendation to the FBI. Should he be exterminated you
>should expect a contact from them. Everyone is entitled to their opinion on
>everything. Your statement on the Oly List was over the edge and totally
>inappropriate. I've never been a big fan of Bush but he, thankfully,
>surrounded himself with skilled people. I shudder to think what might have
>happened if Albert Gore was President when the 9/11 mess happened. That man
>is mentally ill. Bill Clinton had a total distain for security in almost
>every aspect. His mandates literally gutted the effectiveness of the CIA in
>many countries and we have paid for that. Iraq was exporting and financing
>terrorism with the "Oil for Food" money and that was known to the CIA even
>though they could not prove it to the satisfaction of many governments. I
>hope the invasion of Iraq was done for the right reasons but there are many
>things the public doesn't know. Equating Bush with Bin Laden and Hussein is
>a big stretch on your part. /jim
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