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BREAKING: Two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon result in injuries
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Posted on 04/15/2013 12:08:02 PM PDT by Pyro7480

AP: BREAKING: Two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon result in injuries

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; bluesityattacked; boston; bostonmarathon; bostonmarathonattack; livebostonthread; marathon; muslims; rop; saudinational; terrorism; terroristattack
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To: DallasDeb

Looks like Dick Cheney on the roof.


1,261 posted on 04/15/2013 6:57:09 PM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: Mears

Earlier (roughly 7 eastern) ABC had a brief live report (video) of an apparent SWAT team showing up at a hospital (looks like Mass Gen, I used to live there?), ...Fox is just now getting to this.


1,262 posted on 04/15/2013 6:58:40 PM PDT by cookcounty
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To: penelopesire

FBI were on the scene very early, regardless what “code Black” wanted to call it, everybody knew otherwise just what this was about...He’s not trusted..and he earned that.

But yes a good sign he “pissed” them off...


1,263 posted on 04/15/2013 6:58:51 PM PDT by caww
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To: Lowell978
Ok too Who ever had too bring up me not being a first time poster. I looked it up and Deval still sucks.

That was me, and yes he does.

Good point, though, why go through all that bother to NOT risk killing any VIPs?

1,264 posted on 04/15/2013 6:59:30 PM PDT by null and void (Republicans create the tools of oppression and Democrats use them. Gun confiscation enables tyranny.)
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To: caww
Could be someone was on to them so they set these off sooner...at any rate..they did make their point...

Also it’s my understanding the number of fatalities, or size of the bomb isn’t important to them...as long as whatever it is gets the press. So location in a crowd is sough

That is a key difference between an international terrorist and our homegrown mass shooter types.

The homegrown sort wants to outdo the body count of the one before him.

1,265 posted on 04/15/2013 6:59:57 PM PDT by lightman (If the Patriarchate of the East held a state like the Vatican I would apply for political asylum.)
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To: Dysart
We will, that, eventually, and how “we need to understand them and we are ultimately to blame. Let me clear, the current regime is working hard to undo all the previous damage wrought by the Bush administration. These amends will take time. Now, let's get back to plundering and demonizing white people while we work hard to disarm all lawful American citizens.”

Exactly, and I'm sure the Obama administration will find some angle to put a gun control spin on the bombings too.

And if Obama does find a way to blame this on the Bush administration, that would be doubly ironic, since it was Bush who started the whole "religion of peace" nonsense.

1,266 posted on 04/15/2013 7:14:24 PM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: Yaelle
I mean, if you want to terrorize the Boston marathon, why not hit within the first 30 min of runners coming in? Why wait a couple hours?

If the objective is terror, that means psychological impact. When the leaders pass through with no problems, it underscores normalcy, and that means greater disorientation (psychological impact) later when all hell breaks loose.

The more the act seems senseless, the more terror it generates. If it made perfect sense to the average person, they'd know how to better their odds to avoid it and it would not have the same impact as a seemingly random event.

As an added attraction for terrorists, there will be more victims in the fat part of the bell curve for finishing runners than in the thin end of that curve which finishes first.

It's all sick. But if the timing was planned that way, that would likely be why--to maximize impact.

1,267 posted on 04/15/2013 7:18:41 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
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To: Smokin' Joe; All

Swear I just heard the Boston police mentioning ‘Elizabeth Warren’ on the scanner. Then it all went silent. Weird.


1,268 posted on 04/15/2013 7:24:21 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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To: penelopesire
I haven't seen this article posted, but thought it worth adding to this main thread: Who is this person? Individual seen walking on roof directly overhead as bomb goes off at Boston Marathon

May be nothing.

1,269 posted on 04/15/2013 7:30:28 PM PDT by onemiddleamerican (FUBO and all your terrorist buddies)
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To: lightman
....”That is a key difference between an international terrorist and our homegrown mass shooter types......The homegrown sort wants to outdo the body count of the one before him.”.......

Unless of course they are ‘recruited’ to pull it off. Which I understand the Terrorist now look for Americans to do the work, often thru the prison system who can reveal contacts etc.....usually have poor family relations, often with at least a minor police record.

So even if home grown......I tend to think they'll be some pretty dark, murky creatures lurking behind the scenes in this case.

1,270 posted on 04/15/2013 7:34:07 PM PDT by caww
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To: onemiddleamerican

Interesting...FBI can zero right in on that individual shot......which since it’s on the web I tend to think he’s likely not affiliated or they wouldn’t let it out there.


1,271 posted on 04/15/2013 7:37:10 PM PDT by caww
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To: Smokin' Joe
Joe...

Seems to me if they wanted to make a profound statement they would have planted the bombs under the grandstands rather than on the street...where the dignitaries and VIPS sat.

However I tend to think if this is terrorism...possible they hired some of our kids to try to pull this off....they do recruit for such a thing...and kids don't think much about what they're doing...they act and run!

1,272 posted on 04/15/2013 7:42:27 PM PDT by caww
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To: Pyro7480

Looking at some of the pictures, the damage seems to be very directional. Military Claymores?

In one video, there is a blue banner that gets puffed out by the blast, and the people in the street get shock effects but no shrapnel. Unfortunates on the other side get, frankly, shredded. Windows in the direct line get turned to dust but windows a few feet away are OK.

A Claymore or some other directional device is my guess. If so it raises the bar as to who did this.


1,273 posted on 04/15/2013 7:43:43 PM PDT by DBrow
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To: onemiddleamerican

Pretty interesting cause you know those of us who know these animals know they always have someone to film the act. Could just be someone wondering what the hey just happened too. A little skeptical of the source on that...’Anonymous’ group of hackers. Other photos are leaking of others on rooftops..but would not be unheard of at a big event...i.e. security.


1,274 posted on 04/15/2013 7:43:59 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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To: Gene Eric

Yes, “Shots” as in photographs.

There are always those who will take those shots anyway, and creeps who will buy them and print them. ....we live in evil times..


1,275 posted on 04/15/2013 7:45:29 PM PDT by caww
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To: null and void

“Good point, though, why go through all that bother to NOT risk killing any VIPs? “

maybe more security near the VIPs made placement difficult.


1,276 posted on 04/15/2013 7:46:00 PM PDT by DBrow
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To: penelopesire

I think from now onward there’s going to be alot of wrong information getting out there....also the media will milk this out til it’s dry.


1,277 posted on 04/15/2013 7:47:42 PM PDT by caww
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To: DBrow

Windows on the second floor were broken.....and if you watch the Boston.com video you can see the huge fire flare as the bomb goes off....I have concerns some have bad burns.


1,278 posted on 04/15/2013 7:50:17 PM PDT by caww
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To: DBrow

The implications of that are a lot less disturbing.


1,279 posted on 04/15/2013 7:50:36 PM PDT by null and void (Republicans create the tools of oppression and Democrats use them. Gun confiscation enables tyranny.)
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To: Chipper

The Head Surgeon called these “waves”......as people entered the Hospital....apparently people who work in tramatic events know and are prepared for this...and the timing involved as they come.


1,280 posted on 04/15/2013 7:52:47 PM PDT by caww
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