As we pointed out earlier today, the Toronto Sun reported the recent news from the Byron Sonne trial in breathless terms. Over at OpenFile, freelance reporter—and frequent Toronto Life contributor—Denise Balkissoon also laid out the contents of Sonne’s basement lab, only her account focused more on the equipment and the chemicals and far less on fear mongering. Read the entire story [OpenFile] »
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This is why Toronto Life is more relevant and respected then The Sun. Tradition journalism, rather than tripe, has precedent.
December 16, 2011 at 5:03 pm | by Madison KellyIn addition to gathering chemicals needed for manufacturing explosives…
Byron Leon Sonne was in the process of acquiring seeds for a secret garden.
For example he was interested in growing the castor oil plant which gives us the lethal toxin, ricin.
He also had plans on growing other poison containing organisms such as the deadly Belladonna plant.
December 16, 2011 at 5:16 pm | by Heart of Darknesshigh explosives and lethal toxins
Why ?
December 16, 2011 at 5:31 pm | by Heart of Darkness“Why ?”
Obviously he was up to no good. He’s a terrorist, just like Maher Arar and Bradley Manning. Speaking as a true patriot and a true conservative, anyone who takes ANY step towards revolution, even baby steps that may not lead to revolution, are guilty of treason.
December 18, 2011 at 2:28 pm | by Joe ToryLike a black market, organized crime chemist or biochemist who synthesizes Ecstacy and other incapacitating agents…
December 19, 2011 at 9:25 pm | by LedZeppelinPhosphorus acid (nerve agents) too? It’s chemical warfare.
This stuff is crazy. No wonder the army gets consulted.
Exactly. From what I’ve been able to read, with the high-explosives AND the rockets, it’s quite possible Byron Sonne was planning to blow up the sun.
Laugh, if you must, but also seriously consider the ramifications of his plan.
Without the sun, the Earth would be forever plunged into darkness. It’s the ultimate horror – the slow, suffocating death of everything, with nowhere to run. The coldness of empty space will wash over us and drain all life from our world as we struggle to say “Goodbye” to our loved ones in the dying amber glow of once-mighty Sol.
Truly, Byron was an evil man to conceive of such a plot, and I’m glad we are giving the authorities new powers to arbitrarily detain people. I, for one, do not want to see my children die weeping in the amber glow of once-mighty Sol.
December 20, 2011 at 11:53 am | by Joe ToryHe could be a freemason. He just needs to learn the secret handshake and he might still get a job at IBM! Or he could get a job with the Mafia making bombs and sourcing drugs for them.
January 19, 2012 at 6:20 pm | by AnotherTwistedFreemasonIBM should get into the business of building pyramids.
January 23, 2012 at 1:37 pm | by NotSoFreeMasona pyramid shaped computer. All the (not so free) freemasons will get really excited. Mr.Sonne could be Ra.
January 23, 2012 at 2:00 pm | by NotSeFreeMasonRa? He used the name ‘ Goatmaster ‘. This is Baphomet, the masonic ram or goat god.
January 24, 2012 at 6:21 pm | by AnotherTwistedFreeMasonThe secret is ” G “.
January 26, 2012 at 6:09 pm | by Martha StewartHehe! Hahahahaha !
February 9, 2012 at 4:59 pm | by MrPolyesterPantsMason