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Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon [W:162, 896, 911]]

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Terrorist? Or just a crazy guy? I don't think we should fly off the handle here.

Aren't terrorists kinda by definition crazy?
 
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The date and place hardly appear to be random: it's April 15 in Boston. But we'll see.

It's random.. Tax day in Boston.. hitting the Marathon is not making a statement on taxes. There are more bigger and better targets to make a statement..
 
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Yeah. I was thinking with it being tax day it could have been someone screwed over by the IRS, or some other severe anti-government radical but those types tend to attack government buildings, terrorists tend to hit civilian targets, but it's too early to know right now.

Or it could be some madman with knowledge in explosive making.
 
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Or it could be some madman with knowledge in explosive making.
That too, lot's of factors and a public event with lots of cover. Too many variables for anyone to make any kinds of guesses right now.
 
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Aren't terrorists kinda by definition crazy?

Yeah, for the most part. But I fear that people are going to freak out and start excusing all sorts of government involvement for something that comes down to isolated crazy jerks.
 
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It will be interesting to see the times the dogs were deployed, the bombs could have been placed after their drill.
I have no idea of a bomb sniffer dogs effectiveness or whether they searched along the route where the bombs were placed.

I've also heard that more undetonated bombs were found? but at the moment news reports appear to contradict eachother concrete facts appear not to have been established.

Forensic analysis of the bombs will likely give answers should this be accurate information.

Did someone mention gunpowder on this thread earlier?

Canine bomb detectors do not work continuously. After a short while, their nose tires out, so it is possible the bombs were brought in after the dogs had been used
 
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I know I saw two people who said they had friends and family in the area in this thread. Just saw this link in an article at CNN.com.

Google Person Finder: Boston Marathon Explosions

Google's Crisis Response team created a "Person Finder" tool to help marathon runners, their families and friends, and spectactors keep track of each other and quickly share information about people they know, Google spokeswoman Susan Cadrecha said. The web address is Google Person Finder: Boston Marathon Explosions.
 
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It certainly reeks Right wing extremist. Jihadists are prone to taking credit for their terror. No one claiming responsibility is suspect and the longer it goes unsolved the more it looks domestic.


I'll simply state there is a JFK Federal Building in Boston.. which houses the IRS. IRS or Marathon which makes a bigger statement on Tax day?
 
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Or it could be some madman with knowledge in explosive making.

Anyone with an internet connection and access to a drugstore and lowes can make one. It absolutely does not need particular knowledge to make the bang and build the bomb....
 
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I do find it interesting they rather quickly shut down cell service throughout Boston to curb against more explosions in case they were cell detonated.
 
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I'll simply state there is a JFK Federal Building in Boston.. which houses the IRS. IRS or Marathon which makes a bigger statement on Tax day?

I thought the joggers had already crossed the finish line by the time the bombs went off? If the culprit was targeting the marathon would he be targeting the joggers?
 
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It certainly reeks Right wing extremist. Jihadists are prone to taking credit for their terror. No one claiming responsibility is suspect and the longer it goes unsolved the more it looks domestic.



I'll agree that it looks like some kind of extremist(s) did this.

Until the trial(s) over with, that's as far as I'm going to go.
 
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Canine bomb detectors do not work continuously. After a short while, their nose tires out, so it is possible the bombs were brought in after the dogs had been used

Add to that dogs are not infallible even when fresh. It is possible to hide materials from a dog. Dogs can indicate there "may" be something there. They cannot verify that there is nothing there.
 
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It certainly reeks Right wing extremist. Jihadists are prone to taking credit for their terror. No one claiming responsibility is suspect and the longer it goes unsolved the more it looks domestic.

Yep. We never hear of those on the left using bombs. ;)
 
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I'll agree that it looks like some kind of extremist(s) did this.

Until the trial(s) over with, that's as far as I'm going to go.
Thank you for being consistant
 
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I thought the joggers had already crossed the finish line by the time the bombs went off? If the culprit was targeting the marathon would he be targeting the joggers?
From the direction of the blasts it looked like a statement. I don't think the runners were the target but rather the spectators, though the bomber probably would have taken a few runners as a "bonus". The person who planted would have to know that the concussive force of the blast would be absorbed by the crowd so I am pretty sure they were the primary target.
 
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The date and place hardly appear to be random: it's April 15 in Boston. But we'll see.

So? Centennial Olympic Park Bombing happened on July 27th.
 
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You forgot Fort Hood. But your suppose to forget Fort Hood, it was just violence in the workplace according to Obama as the Islamist yelled "Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar" as he murdered 13 and wounded another 30.

Glad to see you and Jerry taking advantage of the tragedy to remind us how we should all hate Obama, real class act there.
 
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I thought the joggers had already crossed the finish line by the time the bombs went off? If the culprit was targeting the marathon would he be targeting the joggers?

Just the winners, the bulk come in waves after that.
 
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I know what day it is in Boston.. and that means nothing yet. If a right winger did it.. you would see a Patriot related target.. like the IRS. This smells more of other motive.
 
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From the direction of the blasts it looked like a statement. I don't think the runners were the target but rather the spectators, though the bomber probably would have taken a few runners as a "bonus". The person who planted would have to know that the concussive force of the blast would be absorbed by the crowd so I am pretty sure they were the primary target.

Maybe this was the work of a new group, one not on any watch list?
 
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I thought the joggers had already crossed the finish line by the time the bombs went off? If the culprit was targeting the marathon would he be targeting the joggers?

Joggers are moving targets - innocent people lining the streets are sitting ducks - terrorists love sitting ducks.
 
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I'll have to say, the President's comments were perfect for this stage of the event.
 
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