I think it's some sick amateur. Could just as easily be a fucked up white guy. Like the kook who pulled off Newtown.
Although the bombs did kill and maim they really weren't that powerful. I would think a "true" terrorist would be capable of, and aiming at, far more devastation.
Sick and sad whoever it was. Those are truly innocents who were taken out today. People there cheering in their heros. Many families are along that Marathon route.
Although the bombs did kill and maim they really weren't that powerful. I would think a "true" terrorist would be capable of, and aiming at, far more devastation.
Sick and sad whoever it was. Those are truly innocents who were taken out today. People there cheering in their heros. Many families are along that Marathon route.
When I first heard about it I drew no conclusions. However what made me believe it was an islamist group behind it was when I heard two explosions occurred. It has become the modus operandi for jihadi groups to plant two bombs, the second more powerful than the first. This has occurred in many attacks recently. The purpose is to cause mass casualties while also targeting soldiers and police, and rescue workers. A bomb is detonated. Cops or soldiers (depending upon nation and type of war being waged) and first responders race to the scene. Then a second more powerful explosion occurs.
I also think, and I hate to use this term when people are murdered and maimed - This may have been a 'failed attack' in that it was designed to kill hundreds of people. If the blast was detonated by cell phone the second blast was too close in timing to the first, which is why the loss of life was limited. Authorities were smart to turn off cell phone service immediately. Maybe Michelangelo is right. It was an amateur.
I have another prediction - We will see attacks by Muslim males who have lived here their entire lives and raised in moderate households with parents who are fully integrated into American society. These young men may come to hate America, or become fundamentalists for whatever reason, and with or without outside help -- being recruited online by foreign radicals, etc begin to launch attacks here in the US.
I also think, and I hate to use this term when people are murdered and maimed - This may have been a 'failed attack' in that it was designed to kill hundreds of people. If the blast was detonated by cell phone the second blast was too close in timing to the first, which is why the loss of life was limited. Authorities were smart to turn off cell phone service immediately. Maybe Michelangelo is right. It was an amateur.
I have another prediction - We will see attacks by Muslim males who have lived here their entire lives and raised in moderate households with parents who are fully integrated into American society. These young men may come to hate America, or become fundamentalists for whatever reason, and with or without outside help -- being recruited online by foreign radicals, etc begin to launch attacks here in the US.
hno:
Guys my shop is 3 miles for the OKC bombing site and that blast rattled by overhead doors big time. Actually the blast was felt as far as 30 miles away. We have our marathon run coming up later this month and right now we are still on a go. Those blasts in Boston may not have been as strong as those in OKC but look at the damage inflicted. It is overwhelming and a terrible reminder to those who have been through it.
Believe me this can happen anyplace at any time. No matter who is responsible they need to be hunted down and brought to justice. Obama still has not acknowledged this as a terrorist attack. Well it is not work place related that is for sure.
Believe me this can happen anyplace at any time. No matter who is responsible they need to be hunted down and brought to justice. Obama still has not acknowledged this as a terrorist attack. Well it is not work place related that is for sure.
[h=1]CNN Analyst: 'Right-Wing Extremists' Could Be Behind Boston Marathon Bombing[/h]
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[h=2]--[/h]Less than two hours after the horrific bombing at the Boston Marathon, CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen was already speculating that "right-wing extremists" could be behind the attack. He told CNN anchor Jake Tapper:
I'm reminded of Oklahoma City, which was a bombing, which was initially treated as a gas explosion. First reports are often erroneous.
Then Bergen went on to offer up this "first" report:
Once the device -- if it is a device -- is found; what kind of explosives were used. So for instance, if it was hydrogen peroxide, this is a signature of al Qaeda. If it was more conventional explosives, which are much harder to get hold of now -- that might be some other kind of right-wing extremist. … We've also seen, for instance, right-wing groups trying to attack the Martin Luther King parade in Oregon in 2010.
So Bergen starts off with comparing what happened at the Boston Marathon to Oklahoma City and then suggests right-wing extremism, even though -- like the rest of us -- he knows nothing.
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NOTE: There has been speculation on Twitter that CNN's Wolf Blitzer said something similar. I have found nothing that indicates that is true.
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[h=2]--[/h]Less than two hours after the horrific bombing at the Boston Marathon, CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen was already speculating that "right-wing extremists" could be behind the attack. He told CNN anchor Jake Tapper:
I'm reminded of Oklahoma City, which was a bombing, which was initially treated as a gas explosion. First reports are often erroneous.
Then Bergen went on to offer up this "first" report:
Once the device -- if it is a device -- is found; what kind of explosives were used. So for instance, if it was hydrogen peroxide, this is a signature of al Qaeda. If it was more conventional explosives, which are much harder to get hold of now -- that might be some other kind of right-wing extremist. … We've also seen, for instance, right-wing groups trying to attack the Martin Luther King parade in Oregon in 2010.
So Bergen starts off with comparing what happened at the Boston Marathon to Oklahoma City and then suggests right-wing extremism, even though -- like the rest of us -- he knows nothing.
"The Most Trusted Name In News."
NOTE: There has been speculation on Twitter that CNN's Wolf Blitzer said something similar. I have found nothing that indicates that is true.
Honestly Fletch it is almost as pointless to try to guess who was behind this as it is to exclude anyone when you stop and think of it. McVeigh was just a sickpup and they abound in this country as well as others. The funny thing is I have not heard anyone claiming it which really makes one wonder. I guess now we ban the sale of gun powder etc. The timing is curious at best. Still you have to think that security could have been better at least in the vicinity of the finish line. Axelrod making a thin connect to tax day now that is a reach. I wonder if bombing the JFK Library is some kind of indicator or not. It seems like a disconnet but could be a link.
would you like me to go through the amount of mass murders and bombings in the US since 9/11 from whites with no particular religious affiliation and compare that to the ones domestically that had a Muslim component? didn't think so as it wouldn't fit very well with yours and Scott's overt racism
this one very well might get attributed to a muslim...but to fire off the blame game before the dismembered folks are even in an ambulance is as bad as vit creating an anti-gun post before the dead kids were pulled off the ground in newtown
folks in this forum lack a lot of respect and a ton of IQ points
Bombing the library? I thought it was an unrelated fire? I agree 100% with you that trying to pin the tail on the suspect is impossible and meaningless for us at this point. I think a radical anti government nut could be likely. Probable? No, but the day is eerie. My response was to Zit bringing up Obama giving "them" f-16's. Unless he was talking about Israel he was talking about Egypt, although we all know he was making a broad stroke to everyone in the ME. I was just pointing out how silly that was is all.
nah, useless to put facts in front of folks that already have their minds made up regardless if the amount of terror plots by domestic white supremacists & anarchists alone nearly doubles that of Muslims since 9/11. toss in the anti-abortion, anarchist, anti-tax extremists, etc and muslims don't even account for 1/3 of domestic terrorism. hell, i'm only talking terrorism and not mass murders...
f it
I was going by this:
"Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis told the Associated Press earlier that the fire may have been caused by an incendiary device, but it is unclear if it was related to the explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line. "
I understood what you said regarding zit. I think he was just pointing out that we keep giving weapons to people we don't know much less can trust. As far as this Boston Marathon Bombing goes, it is a grim reminder to never drop your guard. They said they made a couple of sweeps of the area but apparently there was no one dedicated to monitoring the areas involved. Seems like a discarded bag should draw attention or have at least been noticed by someone. Lesson learned, be vigilent, take nothing for granted.
