Why would terrorists threaten to attack Beanf*rtsville, when the US Senators from there are the best friends they have in America?
Pure BS.
Terrorists don't care if you sympathize with them.
Heck, even though they will try to warn Muslims that an attack is coming, they won't stop it just to save them.
If you live in an enemy country, you are an enemy.
Do keep in mind that they struck NYC after all, despite that being a liberal haven.
(and don't tell me that because they struck the financial district it made it an anti-Republican thing.....)
I think it has something to do with the ratio of security-to-really-expensive-real-estate that would suddenly become worthless (think economic disaster) if a dirty bomb hit...
You may be right that the Boston angle is B.S., but that doesn't mean they don't want us looking there instead of elsewhere...