One thing this shoots down is the ‘Lone Wolf’ argument. Based on the age, it could be a lot of things. Islamist, eco-terrorist (albeit, targeting a running event doesn’t fit what they usually do), Occupy types (like the eco-terrorist, not exactly their type of target). Usually a nut though is a loner so working in pairs like this implies coordination and at least less than an anti-social personality or mental illness. The age could indicate either a religious motivation like an Islamist or something like Anonymous (not their style). Too young for ‘right wing anti-government type’ the media pushes. Those are usually old loners. Keeps coming around to an Islamist type terrorist it seems. There is the possibility of some unknown cult like Branch Dividians that would attract young members.
Of course, we could have a Columbine type of case. A pair of young, isolated nutjobs working together.
I know WHITE when I see WHITE and these guys AIN’T white! They are of Middle Eastern decent. Any WHITE person looking at these images objectively would NOT call these guys WHITE yet FauxNews keeps saying they’re WHITE! As WHITE as Faisal Shazad, maybe.
I just can’t fathom ilk like the Columbine nutjobs pulling off something as well planned and coordinated as this.
Most of the Columbine type nutjobs still live at home (because they are mentally imbalanced and can’t live on their own) and you’d think Mommy and Daddy would notice junior buying or ordering strange things like pressure cookers and electronic circuitry and assembling a bomb with said materials in the basement. Often, nutjobs like these act on impulse. Even though they may have been disgruntled for a long time, they don’t plan out sophisticated attacks.
The attack has the hallmarks of Islamic terrorism (except for the suicide vest - which would have been discovered in a pat down). If these two are the perpetrators, you can bet they didn’t act on their own. There was a mastermind directing the action down to the minute.