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Dan8267 says

That said, there haven't been any news stories yet about who planted the bombs. We do not yet have any reason to believe it was a religious, nonetheless Islamic, group.

Vicente says

http://www.hawaiireporter.com/ny-post-saudi-national-suspect-in-the-boston-marathon-bombing-under-guard-in-boston-hospital/123

Don't think we'll nuke our oil jvolstad.

leo707 says

Good point, and it may turn out to be true, but don't they already have a
Saudi national in custody for the bombings?

Another is the price of gold dropping and Glenn Beck harping that the apocalypse is on it's way, and it's ALL Obama's fault too.

upisdown says

Glenn Beck harping that the apocalypse is on it's way, and it's ALL Obama's fault too.

So, business as usual for Beck.

Was the bomber trying to assassinate someone in particular?

http://screwtapefiles.blogspot.com/2013/04/bombings-and-bombers.html

I had heard that the explosion was caused by one of Howard Stern's farts.

leo707 says

http://www.hawaiireporter.com/ny-post-saudi-national-suspect-in-the-boston-marathon-bombing-under-guard-in-boston-hospital/123

Don't think we'll nuke our oil jvolstad.

I stand corrected. But he's still just a suspect. Still too soon for conclusions. Unfortunately, the article doesn't say why he's a suspect.

WSJ reports:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323346304578424950102614148.html

Don't terrorist groups usually claim their bombings?

Vicente says

Don't terrorist groups usually claim their bombings?

Kind of pointless if they don't.

It's just such a weird target. Not really symbolic of anything as far as I can tell yet.

Maybe the tax-day Boston thing does implicate Tea Party types. Or maybe someone else wants to implicate them.

I think it's a demonstration of the awesome power of a North Korean ICBM.

It's just such a weird target. Not really symbolic of anything as far as I can tell yet.

I believe it is the oldest, and most prestigious, American marathon.

Yuchhh, the biggest propagandist named Tom brokaw is now trying to capitalize on the tradgedy, the cry-on-command war monger that hasn't met a fascist movement he hasn't endorsed. What a sorry sac-of-shit.

FYI Brokaw, Bohemian Grove called and they want Dick Cheney's dildo back.

leo707 says

It's just such a weird target. Not really symbolic of anything as far as I can tell yet.

I believe it is the oldest, and most prestigious, American marathon.

Patriot's Day also marks the beginning of the American revolution, which is why it's a state holiday for Massachusetts. The actual fighting had occurred in the towns/cities, northwest of Boston, from Concord to Cambridge on April 19th 1775.

Rin says

Patriot's Day also marks the beginning of the American revolution,

That's why I think that the tea party extremist nutjobs did that, because they love the symbolism of things and the dates of such.

upisdown says

That's why I think that the tea party extremist nutjobs did that, because they love the symbolism of things and the dates of such.

tea party love the symbolism of dates? Never heard that one before. The tea party wasn't formed yet during Tim McVeigh's time, and there has been no bombing or killing in the name of tea partiers. You are pulling that one out of your hind region.

For me an explosion was to turning attention of public and police to do something else.

Yes, absolutely terrible. My heart goes out to those affected and I hope that the perpetrators are brought to justice.

Oh, and Alex Jones is a shithead:
http://www.policymic.com/articles/35477/alex-jones-and-company-send-idiotic-tweets-after-boston-marathon-terrorist-attack

Vicente says

Don't terrorist groups usually claim their bombings?

are you expecting the IRA, Red Brigade, or Baader-Meinhof Gang to send you note ?

thomaswong.1986 says

are you expecting the IRA, Red Brigade, or Baader-Meinhof Gang to send you note ?

God, you really are Rip Van Winkle, waking up from 1986.

I don't know. It just seems like more often than not, there's a video dropped to media with a "see what you made us do!" message.

I hate terrorist,especially some of those that call themselves religious as in "God Bless America"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-125820/US-bomb-kills-30-Afghan-wedding.html

"There are no Taliban or al Qaeda or Arabs here. These people were all civilians, women and children."

Lots of violence in the world. Check out the Second Battle of Fallujah. Syria. Somalia. What is the point of any of it?

Blurtman says

Lots of violence in the world. Check out the Second Battle of Fallujah. Syria. Somalia. What is the point of any of it?

Sell weapons and possibly start a new war.

MsBennet says

tea party love the symbolism of dates? Never heard that one before. The tea
party wasn't formed yet during Tim McVeigh's time, and there has been no bombing
or killing in the name of tea partiers. You are pulling that one out of your
hind region.

Stop defending your fellow extremists. McVeigh used the date he did because of the significance of it and what had happened previously on that date. Waco, and Ruby Ridge, were also a bunch of right wing extremists that the government had to deal with lethally, and now they're a bunch of martyrs to the right wing extremists today.

Dan8267 says

I stand corrected. But he's still just a suspect. Still too soon for
conclusions. Unfortunately, the article doesn't say why he's a suspect.

Yes there was a Saudi national at the finish line that was questioned, but he was let go as a non-suspect. The right wing media sites are running the BS story that you refer to, and have now progressed on to a "dark skinned person in a black sweatshirt". Go figure, like we wouldn't of guessed that they would resort to their usual line of dogma, and obviously have made the link that this looks like the doings of a right wing extremist, and are trying to mislead/misdirect AS USUAL.

2 of 4 bombs went off, and the 2 that didn't were defused rather quickly leading people to believe that they were low-level in their sophistication, with apparently no booby traps or secondary fail-safe triggers. That and the type of and placement of the bombs that did detonate leads people to believe that it's not a sophisticated network or organized group, and more than likely radical, domestic extremists.

3 dead and 27 injured,,,,how is this such big news?

Just another Monday in philadelphia,,,,I don't ever seem to hear all the public outcry about these daily tragedys,,,but then again, its not like poor, politically disprivileged folk run marathons. Hell, there's weekends in Harrisburg with larger death tolls that never make the news, because people don't bother to report the events to the police

Vicente says

thomaswong.1986 says

are you expecting the IRA, Red Brigade, or Baader-Meinhof Gang to send you note ?

God, you really are Rip Van Winkle, waking up from 1986.

I don't know. It just seems like more often than not, there's a video dropped to media with a "see what you made us do!" message.

The RED BRIGADE! Wow Tom, you really know how to bring back one's childhood. Those guys were the talk of the town when I was a kid, kidnapping a NATO general and then, the army using a psychic to hone in on his location. They were the inspiration for 'The Men Who Stare At Goats' with Clooney & Bridges.

Now today after reporting all yesterday,
"There were no other bombs found."

Every network was reporting that they found unexploded bombs, now they say they did not. How does that mix up happen?
The same way they reported Bin Laden was dead after the bunker buster blast in a cave in Fallujah, just weeks after the start of the Afghan conflict.

APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich says

Hospital reports are that they are removing ball bearings from the victims, leading to the belief that the bombs, though reported to be crude, were packed with the bearings and other shrapnel.

http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/tygrrrr-express/2013/apr/15/bolo-be-look-out-darker-skinned-male-issued/

Amateurs! Someone who really wanted to do damage would have packed it with nails instead of ball bearings.

dodgerfanjohn says

Yeah, a society of brainwashed zombies with government controlled/monitored speech patterns is clearly preferable to self determination of religious views.

I was going to respond, but Dan said pretty much all of it already.

Good people do good things. Bad people do bad things. To get good people to do bad things you need religion.

I'm guessing a lone nut rather than a terror cell, however. I think Religion is the most likely, since a tax protestor or anti-abortionist generally attack facilities directly tied to their pet peeve.

upisdown says

Dan8267 says

I stand corrected. But he's still just a suspect. Still too soon for

conclusions. Unfortunately, the article doesn't say why he's a suspect.

Yes there was a Saudi national at the finish line that was questioned, but he was let go as a non-suspect. The right wing media sites are running the BS story that you refer to, and have now progressed on to a "dark skinned person in a black sweatshirt". Go figure

I once thought I was wrong, but I was mistaken.

"This will be a worldwide investigation," said Rick DesLauriers, head of the FBI's Boston office.

"We will go to the ends of the Earth to identify the subject or subjects responsible for this despicable crime," he added. "We are using full capacities of the FBI, to its fullest worldwide extent."

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/opinion/sunday/terrorist-plots-helped-along-by-the-fbi.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

zzyzzx says

Amateurs! Someone who really wanted to do damage would have packed it with nails instead of ball bearings.

Are you some sort of mad bomber yourself?

"One of the explosives contained shards of metal and ball bearings, and another contained nails, the person said."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/16/boston-bombs-pressure-cookers_n_3093288.html

Vicente says

Are you some sort of mad bomber yourself?

No. But the whole ball bearings thing makes me wonder since it's way easier to buy nails than it is to buy ball bearings. Ball bearings are practically a mail order only item.

IDDQD says

Translation: "It must be rednecks, because camelfuckers are sooo much more sophisticated."

I don't know. I'm thinking that ball bearings probably are easier to buy in third world countries. That's because people there actually replace and repack them where as here one normally does not replace ball bearings or if so, they usually buy them ad part of a package retainer:

Some hardware stores carry loose ball bearings in small quantities, but for things like my bicycle, I have to buy them through the mail just to get them loose, in bags.

dodgerfanjohn says

thunderlips11 says

Imagine no religion.

Yeah, a society of brainwashed zombies with government controlled/monitored speech patterns is clearly preferable to self determination of religious views.

"self determination of religious views". Now that is funny!

rooemoore says

"self determination of religious views". Now that is funny!

Yeah, RM, sure is funny how so many people are 'lucky' to have been raised in the "One True Religion". Funny how so many Baptists end up with Baptist kids and not buddhist, muslim, jewish, catholic, etc. children; ditto for Mormons, Catholics, etc.

It looks more and more like a lone nut to me. Being Patriots Day, which is not generally known outside New England, much less outside the US, makes me think "Homegrown". We shall see what we shall see!

thunderlips11 says

I'm guessing a lone nut rather than a terror cell, however. I think Religion is the most likely, since a tax protestor or anti-abortionist generally attack facilities directly tied to their pet peeve.

it would NOT be the first time anarchists - marxist groups planted bombs during public
events in the USA. Its been going on over the past 100 years. so you can forget trying to associate Religion to this crime.

How many bombs went off during the late 60s early 70s week in week out over the course of several years. Weatherman Underground ring a fucking bell !!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Red_Scare#Anarchist_bombings

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Weatherman_actions

AP: Explosives Used in Bombings Contained in ‘Pressure Cookers’ and Placed in Duffel Bags — Same Type Described in How-To Section of Al-Qaeda Mag

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naser_Jason_Abdo

At Abdo's hotel room, Killeen police found a handgun and the ingredients for an explosive device, including gunpowder, shrapnel and pressure cookers.[7] Also in the room was an article entitled, "Make a bomb in the kitchen of your Mom," from Inspire magazine, the English-language publication of Al Qaeda.[14] According to Daniel Pipes of The Washington Times, the "materials in Pfc. Abdo’s possession corresponded precisely to the “ingredients” listed in the Inspire magazine article on bomb-making." Abdo had bought a uniform with Fort Hood patches from a military surplus store to fit in with local soldiers.[15]