UC-Santa Cruz Grad Shot, Killed at Pentagon
From Bedell's Facebook .
Hollister resident John Patrick Bedell, 36, was shot and killed last night after pulling a handgun at the Pentagon entrance and firing at guards. Bedell held a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of California, Santa Cruz (we're going to guess he was at Kresge), and also attended San Jose State University to study biochemistry.
Bedell, it seems, had a strong "distrust of the federal government.," and suspected that "a criminal enterprise run out of the government could have staged the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks" -- a bizarre, though possibly true, line of thought typically held among straight white men.
The DimeWars Research staff obtained some of John Patrick Bedell's rants on Wikipedia.
I have an intense personal desire for freedom, and I need your help so that we can, together, continue to enjoy the benefits of freedom and work toward the more perfect realization of liberty and justice in our society. My effort to realize greater freedom in our world is a long-term effort and this message is a first step to begin a dialogue with you that I expect will enable us to take action in the future to have more secure more prosperous and happier lives.
My desire for freedom is inevitably centered on the role of government in society. From a practical perspective, my desire is to see the cost of governmental services reduced and the quality of those services increased. On a philosophical level, I personally perceive a responsibility to do what I can to continue the admirable legacy of justice, prosperity and tranquility that has been established in the United States and directly confront the forces that undermine that legacy.".............
I am determined to see that justice is served in the death of Colonel James Sabow, as a step toward establishing the truth of events such as the September 11 demolitions and institutions such as the coup regime of 1963 that maintains itself in power through the global drug trade, financial corruption, and murder, among other crimes.
Bedell was concealing two 9 millimeter semiautomatic weapons and rounds of ammunition when he arrived at the Pentagon, with loads more ammo inside his car One officers was injured, and is expected to live.