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November 17, 2011 - 09:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A man arrested in an alleged shooting near the White House has "Israel" tattooed on his neck. According to JTA, in a Nov. 12 web posting, the U.S. Park Police say they are seeking Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, 21, in the Nov. 11 shooting in the 1600 block of Constitution Avenue in Washington, between the White House and the Washington Monument. Pennsylvania State police on Wednesday, November 16, arrested Ortega-Hernandez, whom they said may be mentally ill.
Police reportedly have asked demonstrators with the Occupy Wall Street movement encamped nearby if they have seen Ortega among them.
Nice try at deflection but he looks and probably smells like OWS.
The tattoo is nothing the real story here is how someone got close enough with a weapon to shoot the White House which means a abject failure of security there. How did no one see a dude carrying a gun and Pennsylvania avenue is closed off to vehicle traffic thanks to security measure upgrades from the Oklahoma bombing,
Who cares if he has tattoos, or what they are?
Why is having "Israel" tattooed on his neck, or any other part of his body, remotely relevant? If he had "I Love Barack!" on his neck, it still wouldn't be relevant.
Originally posted by phishyblankwaters
reply to post by GringoViejo
Who cares if he has tattoos, or what they are?
Ok then, lets say his tattoo read "Palestine" and he took a shot at the whitehouse, would THAT be a non story?
The web posting describes Ortega-Hernandez, who is from Idaho, as 5 feet, 11 inches and 160 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair and with the following marks: "His right hand has a tattoo of three dots, he has a tattoo stating 'Ortega' on his upper back, a tattoo on his right chest of rosary beads and hands clasped in prayer, a tattoo of folded hands on left chest, and the words 'Israel' tattooed on left side of neck."
Photos of a bearded Ortega pictured outdoors and smiling, and showing his "Israel" tattoo in a flowery script, appear on the web posting. It is not clear how the police obtained the photos.
Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez was arrested Wednesday by Pennsylvania State Police acting on a tip from the Secret Service. There are indications that Mr. Ortega-Hernandez felt he was part of a “personal mission from God,” the Associated Press reported, quoting investigative authorities. The AP also said there are signs the alleged shooter was obsessed with President Obama. The president and Mrs. Obama were on a trip outside Washington at the time of the shooting Friday night.
Many questions about the incident remain, and federal officials continue to investigate. Shots were fired at the White House at about 9:30 p.m. Friday, from a car driving on Constitution Avenue, behind the executive mansion’s south lawn. Ortega-Hernandez’s car was found several blocks from the area where the shots were fired, and an assault-style weapon was found inside his vehicle. Authorities have not conclusively linked that weapon to rounds found at the White House.
This is a case of a genuine 'Lone Gunman' with psychiatric problems......why try to read anything into it, by examining his beliefs? (which I imagine made little sense to anyone but him anyway)