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'My Ishmael': The Book That Inspired the Alleged Discovery Channel Gunman?

By Katie DrummondSep 2nd 2010 – 9:45AM

(Sept. 2) -- "My Ishmael," a 1997 novel by American author and environmentalist Daniel Quinn, gets top billing in the manifesto of Discovery TV gunman James Jae Lee, which is being widely circulated online after Lee held the company's Washington headquarters hostage on Wednesday. "The Discovery Channel and it's [sic]...

Does Discovery Channel Hostage-Taker Qualify as Eco-Terrorist?

By Dana ChivvisSep 1st 2010 – 6:39PM

(Sept. 1) -- James J. Lee, the man who police say held the Discovery Communications headquarters building hostage today, reportedly wrote a rambling manifesto that calls for the end of human procreation as a means to solving the world's environmental woes. In a press conference after the incident, police said that the...

Alleged Discovery Gunman James J. Lee's Bizarre Demands

By Dana ChivvisSep 1st 2010 – 4:46PM

(Sept. 1) -- James J. Lee, the man believed to be the gunman holding one person hostage at the headquarters of Discovery Communications in Silver Spring, Md., has allegedly called for the end of human procreation as a means of solving the world's environmental problems. That was the main idea among other violent and...

Discovery Channel Employee Reacts to Hostage Situation

By Steven HofferSep 1st 2010 – 4:10PM

(Sept. 1) -- As the hostage situation at the Discovery building in Silver Spring, Md., continues to develop, here is a selection of Twitter reactions from Dr. Ian O'Neill, a Los Angeles producer for Discovery News. .bbpBox22727212750...

LIVE VIDEO: Discovery Building Hostage Situation

By David KnowlesSep 1st 2010 – 2:59PM

(Sept. 1) -- Courtesy of MSNBC, here is live video of the hostage situation unfolding at the Discovery Building in Silver Spring, Md. Police believe that the suspect, James J. Lee, is inside and holding a "small number" of people. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Other Live...

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