Boston receives threat from Dirty Bomb: ABC radio news

[Former Proud Canadian]

Age, take a DEEP breath. Is it possible? Yes. Is it practical? I don't think so. See my previous posts. Anybody sailing across the ocean on a yacht with a dirty bomb would be DEAD from the radiation long before they reach North America. If they had enough shielding to make it, the boat would be swamped. A fishing trawler? Sorry those boats are being watched and are intercepted when they reach the 200 mile limit. There is a domestic fishing industry that needs to be protected.

Ok. Can the authorities account for EVERY eventuality? Probably not. That's why the US is taking it to the terrs in Afghanistan and Iraq and soon to Syria and Iran.

[unbalanced but fair]

They had a concert scheduled tonight "A Celebration of Freedom." Tuesday they had the salute to the military and the youth concerts.

[processing please hold]

yesterday

Nice of our government to let us know.

[glock rocks]

Leading on the half hour update from FoxNews, Dari Alexander:

"From America's newsroom, I'm Dari Alexander. The FBI warning Boston area police to be on the lookout for four terror suspects. They got an uncorroborated tip that four Chinese nationals may have entered the U.S. from Mexico, and are headed to Boston."

[nicmarlo]

At the top of the hour, mixed in with other headline news, they mentioned the dirty bomb threat in Massachusetts, 4 suspects....they didn't spend much time on it...but they did make the announcement.

At FOX website, they have the AP report regarding the threat...in part, it states:

Boston on Alert for Four Terror Suspects

A federal law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the matter remains under investigation, told The Associated Press that the FBI's joint terrorism task force has not yet corroborated a tip that the suspects entered the United States through Mexico in recent days, possibly bound for Boston.

[mewzilla]

Well, good for the governor, false alarm or not.

[nicmarlo]

thanks, glock...I missed the "Chinese" suspects part....

[sarah_f]

It should have happened 9/12.

The world would know 500 years of peace afterward.

[The Turbanator]

How do they recommend washing it out of your lungs?

[rwfromkansas]

post 553 for pictures of the people sought so far.

[bvw]

I mean are the "chinese" chinese muslim from the western provinces or Indonesia?

[Las Vegas Dave]

They do look young, and what's up with the wallpaper behind their photos?

[cmsgop]

WOW! Great Pics, What do we think that writing is behind there heads

[Fitzcarraldo]

You can be sure that a protest from the Chinese Embassy is forthcoming...

[glock rocks]

tivo :o)

[mewzilla]

I'm having a hard time thinking AQ jobbed this out to some Chinese/ N. Korean loonies. Why would the perps do this, unless of course it's for money and they're not about to be homicide bombers. If they're not in it for ideological reasons, maybe they'd be more inclined to give up if the Feds are on their trail.

[brooklin]

Thanks, I'm getting used to snippy though.

[cmsgop]

Boy they are young,.......

[hoosiermama]

Could they be Indonesian?

[nicmarlo]

Economic damage would be "greater" than the loss of life.

Sounds like you are correct, after reading some posts here about how simple it is to wash off.