More anti-government, 9/11 conspiracy Internet postings linked to Pentagon shooting suspect

More anti-gov’t writing linked to Pentagon shooter

WASHINGTON — Internet postings linked to the suspected gunman in a Pentagon subway shooting suggest long-held frustration with the government’s reach into the private life of Americans.

The suspect, John Patrick Bedell, died after exchanging gunfire with two police officers.

A blog connected to him via the social networking site LinkedIn outlines a growing distrust of the federal government. The blog suggests a criminal enterprise run out of the government could have staged the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

It’s the latest batch of conspiracy-laden Internet postings to surface since Thursday night’s shooting.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — There are emerging signs that the suspect in a Pentagon subway station shooting may have harbored resentment for the military and had doubts about the facts behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The suspect, John Patrick Bedell, died after exchanging gunfire with two police officers.

In an Internet posting, a user named JPatrickBedell wrote he was determined to see justice for the 1991 death of a Marine in California. The death was ruled a suicide but has long been the source of coverup theories. The writer said the case would be a step toward revealing the truth behind 9/11.

The user also railed against enforcement of marijuana laws.

The screen name can be linked to the suspect in Thursday’s attack through documents about a marijuana arrest that were posted on the site, which match the date of birth of the shooter and official court records available online.