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

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sangha said:
Ball bearing qualify as shrapnel
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true, that is what a claymore mine is loaded with

anyone know the actual KIA's. I heard two than twelve and then back to two again
 
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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 terribly sorry to hear this. I hope the student pulls through and makes a complete recovery. *hugs*
 
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TurtleDude said:
true, that is what a claymore mine is loaded with

anyone know the actual KIA's. I heard two than twelve and then back to two again
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The latest is now 3.
 
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Ikari said:
Then so be it. I am only urging caution in response to this event. Rational and logical thinking MUST prevail.
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I'm only pointing out the evidence. The evidence points to someone with training. Using two bombs, the first as a diversion, the second as the main casualty producer, is classic tactics used in anti-personel attacks.
 
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poweRob said:
The latest is now 3.
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thanks, when I first heard the news it was mainly injuries

than two deaths

than when I was last listening on the radio in my office it was up to 12 but on my way home from work at 6.15 down to two with several critically injured

I also heard that the JFK thing might not have been a bomb-I haven't been watching the news tonight.
 
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LaMidRighter said:
Yeah, I wasn't clear in that response, mia culpa. What I thought he was referring to was a claymore type of uni directional blast with the fragment material being put in front of the charge. It is a nasty way to spread a wall of fast moving dangerous shrapnel but with the concussion I think they used a less focused blast pattern, either way they were looking to maim, wound, and kill.
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Yes, and they didn't care who. Several children are at Boston's Children's Hospital; others are elsewhere. One of the three confirmed dead was an 8-year old. Whatever their cause or delusion, I hope they're apprehended soon.
 
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Let's be honest. The biggest surprise of this event is that anyone could give a crap about a marathon.
 
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CanadaJohn said:
You think the century old Boston Marathon was overshadowed by tax day? Your tea party obsession suffers no restrictions, does it.
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I think April 15/Boston tea party has an obvious meaning to most Americans, and in particular the sovereign citizen types. The Boston marathon -- not so much. I think to deny that is silly.

Doesn't mean the tax protester types did it; just that they srping to mind.
 
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TurtleDude said:
thanks, when I first heard the news it was mainly injuries

than two deaths

than when I was last listening on the radio in my office it was up to 12 but on my way home from work at 6.15 down to two with several critically injured

I also heard that the JFK thing might not have been a bomb-I haven't been watching the news tonight.
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Like I said a couple pages ago I'm not commenting much on most of this because the reporting is all over the place. I read earlier not long after it happened 50 killed. It's too crazy to know the facts. Too much speculation... and speculation by what's supposed to be journalists.
 
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ecofarm said:
Let's be honest. The biggest surprise of this event is that anyone could give a crap about a marathon.
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Marathons aren't really my thing but I love tradition and it means a lot to people.
 
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ecofarm said:
Let's be honest. The biggest surprise of this event is that anyone could give a crap about a marathon.
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Wrong.

Lots of people are interested and involved in marathons all over the world.
 
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LaMidRighter said:
Marathons aren't really my thing but I love tradition and it means a lot to people.
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Not to mention the city itself.
 
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iguanaman said:
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.
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It does indeed.

It's also curious that nobody has claimed responsibility. Well oiled terrorist groups like al Qaeda immediately claim credit; that's why they do it. There is something amateurish about this whole thing, which suggests a Timothy McVeigh type.
 
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ecofarm said:
Let's be honest. The biggest surprise of this event is that anyone could give a crap about a marathon.
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The Boston Marathon is actually one of the bigger publicized races.
 
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poweRob said:
Like I said a couple pages ago I'm not commenting much on most of this because the reporting is all over the place. I read earlier not long after it happened 50 killed. It's too crazy to know the facts. Too much speculation... and speculation by what's supposed to be journalists.
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Downside of the insta-info generation.
 
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clownboy said:
It's also Patriot's Day in PA, big state holiday.
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I believe you, but frankly I don't even know what Patriot's day is, and I suspect 90% of Americans don't either. If Patriot's Day is the key, again, it looks domestic. I can't believe al Qaedatypes would find Patriots Day a big symbolic event.
 
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OK, time for logic.

Islamic terrorism? Unlikely, or else some jihadist would've claimed responsibility by now. Furthermore, the area struck had no military/strategic significance (Boston marathon finish line? ?)

Paleo-right wing terrorism? Possibly. The bombing was in Boston, a liberal town, so it would make it a potential target.

Neo-conservative terrorism? Unlikely. The GOP establishment (or their sponsors) is certainly able and willing to launch domestic terrorist attacks (and has the big $$ to do so) to try to scare the public into voting for more neocon pols. But Boston--a mecca of liberalism--doesn't seem like an ideal target. Disneyland/Disneyworld would've been better.

CONCLUSION: Most likely paleo-conservative terrorist attack. Probably some right-wingers who decided to blame "librelism" for all their woes and attacked what they thought was the center of it
 
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Iron Yank said:
Thats right, Joaquin and the genius Janet Napolitano tell us that its those right wing gun owning tea partiers to look out fer... :reoll::feroll:
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Touchy!
 
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clownboy said:
Aaargh, now CNN has decided to end it's reporting and put that numbnuts Morgan on.
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He is horrible, isn't he. I'm not a conservative but this Morgan guy is certainly not my cup of tea, or coffee since Morgan is from England.
 
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solletica said:
OK, time for logic.

Islamic terrorism? Unlikely, or else some jihadist would've claimed responsibility by now. Furthermore, the area struck had no military/strategic significance (Boston marathon finish line? ?)

Paleo-right wing terrorism? Possibly. The bombing was in Boston, a liberal town, so it would make it a potential target.

Neo-conservative terrorism? Unlikely. The GOP establishment (or their sponsors) is certainly able and willing to launch domestic terrorist attacks (and has the big $$ to do so) to try to scare the public into voting for more neocon pols. But Boston--a mecca of liberalism--doesn't seem like an ideal target. Disneyland/Disneyworld would've been better.

CONCLUSION: Most likely paleo-conservative terrorist attack. Probably some inbred dorks who decided to blame "librelism" for all their woes and attacked what they thought was the center of it
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You're confusing logic with speculation.
 
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austrianecon said:
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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Boston Tea Party. April 15. A big public event.

The connection seems obvious to me, but like I say, the real culprits will probably somebody we don't suspect yet.
 
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WHY don't the hacks stop speculating as to who did this crime until the facts become known. I remember when the Murrow Building was bombed and the rumors were Islamists. Lets not jump to silly conclusions or use this to bash a group since there apparently is no hints yet as to who could have done this?

the Marathon isn't exactly something that attracts only liberals or conservatives, democrats or Republicans.
 
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austrianecon said:
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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Pretty hard to bomb the IRS building. Indeed, all but impossible. The marathon, however . . .
 
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poweRob said:
Like I said a couple pages ago I'm not commenting much on most of this because the reporting is all over the place. I read earlier not long after it happened 50 killed. It's too crazy to know the facts. Too much speculation... and speculation by what's supposed to be journalists.
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I read it was 10,000 killed, by a North Korean missile. :)
 
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