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Al Gore’s "An Inconvenient Truth” inspired Hostage-taker at Discovery Channel Headquarters

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Al Gore’s "An Inconvenient Truth” inspired Hostage-taker at Discovery Channel Headquarters

Disgusted about Discovery Channel’s programming, a gunman took hostages at its headquarters Wednesday, AP reports. The gunman is said to have metallic canisters strapped to his body.

As of this writing police are negotiating with the hostage-taker. The gunman was identified as James J. Lee who had previously protested outside the building. He was arrested in 2008 after he threw thousands of dollars in the air.

According to reports, Lee has planned the protest because Discovery Channel has done nothing to save the earth. He was believed to have inspired by a novel “Ismael” by environmentalist Daniel Quinn and Al Gore’s documentary “An Inconvenient Truth.” After he was laid off from work, he started working to save the planet.

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Posted By cactuscrusader cactuscrusader | over 1 year ago
Whose report? I have followed this story and have seen nothing mentioning "An Inconvenient Truth" not even his myspace page? Are you making it up?
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Reply By marivicmalinao marivicmalinao | over 1 year ago
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/09/01/2010-09-01_reports_of_gunman_shots_fired_at_discovery_channel_hq_in_maryland.html#ixzz0yNWgWk90
Please check this site for your clarification. Thanks for your query.
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Posted By KurtIndySteelerEmmert KurtIndySteelerEmmert | over 1 year ago
Lee said at the time that he experienced an ‘‘awakening” when he watched former Vice President Al Gore’s environmental documentary ‘‘An Inconvenient Truth.”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38957020/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
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Reply By marivicmalinao marivicmalinao | over 1 year ago
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/09/01/2010-09-01_reports_of_gunman_shots_fired_at_discovery_channel_hq_in_maryland.html#ixzz0yNWgWk90
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Posted By texasgrandma texasgrandma | over 1 year ago
Wait a minute...this nut job was inspired by a book of FICTION? I love to read...Dean Koontz...and others who write an interesting story with animals...get real people...animals DO NOT TALK...it's FICTION...Pretending...Made-up Stories!

So is Al Gore's movie...just FICTION...and he has made a lot of money with his Fiction! Now he has a death to add to his foolishness!
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