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Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon [W:162, 896, 911]]
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Re: Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon
Universal background checks at Home Depot when buying a 10 pound bag of bull ####.
Universal background checks at Home Depot when buying a 10 pound bag of bull ####.
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Re: Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon
That's not how you make a fertilizer bomb.
That's not how you make a fertilizer bomb.
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Re: Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon
God damn. Why runners? Why them?
God damn. Why runners? Why them?
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Re: Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon
View attachment 67146141The reality of this bombing is in the multiple of photos that are now circulating the net...
View attachment 67146141The reality of this bombing is in the multiple of photos that are now circulating the net...
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Re: Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon
Guaranteed press coverage of the blast(s).
Guaranteed press coverage of the blast(s).
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Yes. I hope more facts are available by then.
Yes. I hope more facts are available by then.
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Re: Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon
Sure. They do it when you try to buy one lonely package of Sudafed at Walgreens.
Sure. They do it when you try to buy one lonely package of Sudafed at Walgreens.
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There are over 50 Runners from other Countries.....so it is World Wide event.
There are over 50 Runners from other Countries.....so it is World Wide event.
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You should've warned us that your pic was so graphic.
The reality of this bombing is in the multiple of photos that are now circulating the net...
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Yep. As soon as his teleprompter tells him what to say.
Yep. As soon as his teleprompter tells him what to say.
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The only thing Obama needs to do is resign. He doesn't need to concern himself with anything else.
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yeah, regardless of what I think of the man, this IS a time to hear from the President.
yeah, regardless of what I think of the man, this IS a time to hear from the President.
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Re: Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon
The bomber may have also expected to harm more people.
Boston Marathon is a huge event, look at the media coverage today.
The bomber may have also expected to harm more people.
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I guess you could say he....went out with a bang.
YYyyayaaaaahhhh
The reality of this bombing is in the multiple of photos that are now circulating the net...
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I guess you could say he....went out with a bang.
YYyyayaaaaahhhh
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Re: Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon
Interesting report:
UM Coach: Bomb Sniffing Dogs Were at Start, Finish Lines for
Says authorities were there with bomb sniffing dogs, and announcing it was a drill. No doubt this will be made into CT fodder, but it's interesting for what it is.
Interesting report:
UM Coach: Bomb Sniffing Dogs Were at Start, Finish Lines for
Says authorities were there with bomb sniffing dogs, and announcing it was a drill. No doubt this will be made into CT fodder, but it's interesting for what it is.
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Photo's like that SHOULD be published. Iv'e seen photo's of 9/11, photos of what was left of the jumpers that made the decision to end their lives rather than burn to death, photos of the human remains that were strewn all over the World Trade Center Site before the towers collapsed.
It's the actual human toll and it shouldn't be hidden.
Photo's like that SHOULD be published. Iv'e seen photo's of 9/11, photos of what was left of the jumpers that made the decision to end their lives rather than burn to death, photos of the human remains that were strewn all over the World Trade Center Site before the towers collapsed.
It's the actual human toll and it shouldn't be hidden.
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The FBI has now taken over the Investigation.....there wont be any other news unless it is for totals on injured and dead. Obama to come on in a few minutes.
Obama Speaking Now!
The FBI has now taken over the Investigation.....there wont be any other news unless it is for totals on injured and dead. Obama to come on in a few minutes.
Obama Speaking Now!
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This thread is about a bombing. What kind of pictures did you expect? Common sense when reading the thread title was all the warning you needed.
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Re: Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon
Today's smokeless gun powders smell almost like cordite. I still today refer to the smell while shooting as being the smell of cordite but I know it's technically not.
The smell of the gases of TNT when it's detonated smells different from C-4.
Most explosive devices do need a "kicker charge", a detonator of some kind usually a small explosive that sets off the main charge.
Remember the Al Qaeda Underwear Bomber ? He was able to ignite the fuse but the fuse failed to ignite the kicker charge that would have detonated the main charge. That terrorist attack happened in America, he was able to lite the fuse but the kicker charge failed. It wasn't a failed terrorist attack, the attack happened. Like the early American torpedoes during WW ll, the torpedo hit the ship but the torpedo didn't explode. The ship was still attacked and hit by a torpedo.
Today's smokeless gun powders smell almost like cordite. I still today refer to the smell while shooting as being the smell of cordite but I know it's technically not.
The smell of the gases of TNT when it's detonated smells different from C-4.
Most explosive devices do need a "kicker charge", a detonator of some kind usually a small explosive that sets off the main charge.
Remember the Al Qaeda Underwear Bomber ? He was able to ignite the fuse but the fuse failed to ignite the kicker charge that would have detonated the main charge. That terrorist attack happened in America, he was able to lite the fuse but the kicker charge failed. It wasn't a failed terrorist attack, the attack happened. Like the early American torpedoes during WW ll, the torpedo hit the ship but the torpedo didn't explode. The ship was still attacked and hit by a torpedo.
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Re: Explosions reported near finish line at Boston Marathon
Yes, this is the ultimate moment to redo the lost presidential election why don't we. At times of crises it is always best to bring partisan politics of lost presidential elections into it :doh
Yes, this is the ultimate moment to redo the lost presidential election why don't we. At times of crises it is always best to bring partisan politics of lost presidential elections into it :doh