Hi Ryan,
Well, I don't think "lucid" is the right word, considering that the guns/drugs activities of the military are well-documented, as is the evidence that Colonel Shabaw was murdered.
However, to the point, your theory that his opinions towards the military were milder is impossible. If we acknowledge what his brother, Jeffrey, has told the police as truth, then Bedell had strong opinions towards the military/government since his teenage years.
http://www.statesman.com/news/nation/brother-describes-pentagon-gunmans-mental-struggles-326136.html
"The law enforcement department was investigating a second man, who may be an accomplice of Bedell."
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Pentagon-86442007.html
"Three law enforcement officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation, said authorities were also scrutinizing a second man who may have accompanied the shooting suspect."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g2V4QkafgHPtiEjMDh8C2ZjRfZNwD9E876SO4
I don't think that there is any possibility that these reports were entirely mistaken. It is inconceivable that the police would tell the media that they were questioning/investigating someone in connection with Bedell and the shooting if they were not.
Security footage of crimes are usually released to the press. There is no reason to conceal it when the suspect is dead.
Some circumstantial evidence suggests that Bedell had trained with the firearm prior to the shooting.
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=98078
Mere "drills" are not suspicious at all, but when those drills:
-Eerily resemble an event that coincides with them or occurs shortly after.
-Occur in a way that is convenient for a quick/efficient response (Hazmat in Austin)
..Then the words of
Deception 101 haunt us.
The Garrison Investigation, Operation Mockingbird, and many, many other things tell us that the mass media is a tool of those in power. CBS is owned by the CBS Corporation -- formerly Westinghouse, a US Defense Contractor.