Regarding the subject of the 'bomber' being bipolar, does that really make any difference even after the fact? I'm not completely hip on bipolarism, but does it make one delusional to the point they might believe they have an 'imaginary' bomb?
My ex-wife
(we were married for seven years and have been divorced for 11 glorious years) was diagnosed as being bipolar a couple of years ago. She actually has a severe case which results in an inability to even hold a job, so she receives a disability check from the government each month. Now my current wife thinks she is
milking the system, but I firmly believe that if anyone deserves disability for being mentally ill - it IS my ex-wife.
I'm being a bit flip in saying that, but I'm actually quite serious. Her diagnosis answers many questions for me.
My point is, despite her being hard (even impossible)to get along with and being somewhat paranoid, she was never prone to fantasy (not even when it would have helped the marriage
). I'm sure bipolarism manifests in many way and to varying degrees, but it seems strange to me that the fact the 'would be bomber' was or was not bipolar plays into this story anymore than if he were obsessive/compulsive...
Now, I haven't been to this forum in quite a while, so if someone could go ahead and tear into me for this post, it would certainly make me feel like I'm home again.
[ 12-14-2005, 09:09 PM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ]