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

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Redress said:
During war, yes. During peace, not so much.
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During times of rebellion and protest as well. You don't need to "declare" war, our government doesn't anymore so why should we? Proactive, interventionist policies to fight them there instead of here; yes? Though here vs. there is a lot different for localized revolt vs. State sponsored Imperial Interventionism.
 
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Cyrylek said:
I lived in Boston for 25 years. Most of my friends are there....

April 15. The Tax Day, of course. But that kind of terrorists would not target a crowd of civilians.

April 15 is also the birthday of Kim Il-sung, the god-founder of North Korea.
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And there we finally have the North Korean connection - nuke em! :shock:
 
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WWGWD said:
I just want to throw this out there, for the record in case I end up being right. Let me preface this by saying, I'm absolutely going on on my own personal gut feeling.

When I saw this happen, my memory instantly flashed back to the story about the guy who got into a shoot out with a Texas cops back in March. I remember reading the part of the story that he had bomb making materials in his trunk. My thought at the time, was 'oh crap, what was that intended for, and who else was involved?' Obviously, it's entirely possible that its a sick coincidence, but my gut is screaming at me, that the two are connected. Obviously, we will see as events unfold, but I wanted to put it out there. I definitely have no experience or qualifications to make assumptions, I'm just throwing it my first instinct.

Did anyone else experience this twinge, or was it just me?
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Right Wing extremist ? The Aryan Brother hood?

No, not for a millisecond.

The only people that brought that nonsense up was of course.....MSNBC.

Actually what came to mind was Islamic terrorist.
 
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As if this story is close enough to my heart, a fellow BU student is one of the one's who is critical injured.
 
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Redress said:
During war, yes. During peace, not so much.
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Yeah, but also consider that extremists of any ideology are always at war in their own minds even if it's one sided.
 
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soccerboy22 said:
As if this story is close enough to my heart, a fellow BU student is one of the one's who is critical injured.
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Sorry man, hope your friend pulls through and makes a speedy recovery.
 
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Jerry said:
Do we know if the owner passed a background check before getting the bomb, and was the bomb properly registered? It may be time we re-evaluate an assault-bomb ban.
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We definitely need to re-evaluate the Federal bomb regulations.
 
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soccerboy22 said:
As if this story is close enough to my heart, a fellow BU student is one of the one's who is critical injured.
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Very sorry to read this.
 
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They just reported someone is in custody and they are searching for a truck that tried to gain access to the marathon route and was turned away.

Also that doctors at the hospitals are reporting pulling ball bearings from the wounded.
 
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Cyrylek said:
I lived in Boston for 25 years. Most of my friends are there....

April 15. The Tax Day, of course. But that kind of terrorists would not target a crowd of civilians.

April 15 is also the birthday of Kim Il-sung, the god-founder of North Korea.
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So lets blame North Korea. There it's solved.
 
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austrianecon said:
So lets blame North Korea. There it's solved.
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Whatever gets us into a new theater for war.
 
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soccerboy22 said:
As if this story is close enough to my heart, a fellow BU student is one of the one's who is critical injured.
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Good luck to your bro, bro.
 
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Ikari said:
During times of rebellion and protest as well. You don't need to "declare" war, our government doesn't anymore so why should we? Proactive, interventionist policies to fight them there instead of here; yes? Though here vs. there is a lot different for localized revolt vs. State sponsored Imperial Interventionism.
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Blowing up buildings is not protest, it is terrorism. Trying to justify it by giving it a pretty name is very lame.
 
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Wiggen said:
And what were the people killed in Oklahoma City? Hardcore Federal employees out to 'get' the right wing extremists?

But it's good to know you don't think Timothy McVeigh was a cowardly terrorist.
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Yeah, right - never let an opportunity for misinterpretation go by if you can deliver a cheap shot - must make you so proud.
 
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soccerboy22 said:
As if this story is close enough to my heart, a fellow BU student is one of the one's who is critical injured.
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I'm sorry about your friend..............
 
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soccerboy22 said:
As if this story is close enough to my heart, a fellow BU student is one of the one's who is critical injured.
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Me and my family, our prayers go out to your fellow student.
 
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Jerry said:
Do we know if the owner passed a background check before getting the bomb, and was the bomb properly registered? It may be time we re-evaluate an assault-bomb ban.
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Way to be a complete ass.
 
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LaMidRighter said:
Yeah, but also consider that extremists of any ideology are always at war in their own minds even if it's one sided.
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Their psychosis does not change reality.
 
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Redress said:
Blowing up buildings is not protest, it is terrorism. Trying to justify it by giving it a pretty name is very lame.
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Fighting the government and its tyranny is sometimes necessary. There's no such thing as infinity, and it's illogical to keep thinking so.
 
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clownboy said:
They just reported someone is in custody and they are seraching for a truck that tried to gain access to the marathon route and was turned away.

Also that doctors at the hospitals are reporting pulling ball bearings from the wounded.
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Basically turned the area into a shotgun blast if true, sick.
 
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Redress said:
Their psychosis does not change reality.
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True, but if they are at war it's also our reality. I mean, McVeigh, the Unibomber, the Weathermen proclaimed war on their targets but only they new about it. The consequences were still real.
 
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clownboy said:
They just reported someone is in custody and they are seraching for a truck that tried to gain access to the marathon route and was turned away.

Also that doctors at the hospitals are reporting pulling ball bearings from the wounded.
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These were definitely frags.

I just saw some footage and it sure as hell wasn't a gas main explosion.
 
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soccerboy22 said:
As if this story is close enough to my heart, a fellow BU student is one of the one's who is critical injured.
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I'm so sorry to hear that soccer. My heart goes out to him, his family and you. All are in my thoughts and prayers.
 
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LaMidRighter said:
True, but if they are at war it's also our reality. I mean, McVeigh, the Unibomber, the Weathermen proclaimed war on their targets but only they new about it. The consequences were still real.
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The consequences are very real. My point is that their psychosis does not make their war "real".
 
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