Explosions at Boston Marathon (1 Viewer)

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Confirmed explosion at JFK library according to police scanner...

 

[joffer]

Boston PD news conference coming shortly....

 

[mcintyre1]

All of you people trying to speculate on those responsible or lay blame on some person or group you want to score political points against are about the lowest scum on here. Take your trash somewhere else.This is horrific and sad. Let's save the blame game for another day and another thread.T&P to all those affected.

I'm sorry, when did you become the morality police of the world? Obviously we're all concerned for those who were there and affected by this tragedy. Ever consider that some people deal with these situations by trying to make sense of it? I find talking about these events in an analytical way to be helpful in processing it. I don't appreciate being called the "lowest scum" because of it.

 

[Slapdash]

Everyone is eager to criticize the news stations whenever these events happen. They are bound to make mistakes, report stupid things, ask really dumb questions, make absurd predictions often based on their political POV. That's all to be anticipated. They are under tremendous pressure to give us immediate answers. It's a good idea to temper our expectations.

I've been watching MSNBC and it seems pretty restrained as far as speculation or anything like that. Lot's of dumb questions tho.

 

[Usual21]

All of this just makes me feel sick to my stomach.

 

[mcintyre1]

I'm going disgruntled taxpayer.

Careful. Some people in here find that to be unfunny.

I'm serious, not trying to be funny. My prediction is this is domestic and it's someone angry about taxes.

So was I. If Vegas would let me put money on this, I put it on the line for some Tea Party extremist wanting a 21st century tea party event.

That's what I was thinking, too. A lot of symbolism for a domestic terrorist (Boston, "Patriot Day", Tax Day), but a seemingly odd target for an Islamic radical.

Trying to kill innocent people is an odd target for an Islamic radical?

No, obviously not. But you're oversimplifying this. High profile terrorist attacks in the US tend to have a specific significance attached to the act. I'm merely stating that the motivations make more sense for a domestic terrorist. Given the political climate of the day, I'd also say that the chances of a domestic terrorist being a right wing looney are much higher than it being a modern version of the Weather Underground.

Huh? I don't think 9/11 had a specific significance attached to it. The WTC bombing years before didn't as well.

Seriously? I'm not going to derail this thread by going there, but please read up on the subject. If you have and think the choice of the WTC wasn't symbolic, I can't help.

 

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Everyone is eager to criticize the news stations whenever these events happen. They are bound to make mistakes, report stupid things, ask really dumb questions, make absurd predictions often based on their political POV. That's all to be anticipated. They are under tremendous pressure to give us immediate answers. It's a good idea to temper our expectations.

I've been watching MSNBC and it seems pretty restrained as far as speculation or anything like that. Lot's of dumb questions tho.

To be expected. Reporters say lots of dumb things when they don't have a script.

 

[badmojo1006]

Mom dukes is a-ok - luckily for me she is a quick runner and finished before the explosion. Just spoke with her. She was pretty messed up though talking about it.

I don't know much else - she had to go. Will speak to her tomorrow hopefully.

Best wishes to everyone else out there though.

Good to hear

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Fire at JFK library not related, police say.

 

[Slapdash]

Attacks on "soft-targets" like this have always been a terrifying prospect. I always thought it would happen after A LOT after 9/11

 

[Clifford]

CNN was hanging up so I came here for the latest. Seems we're already to the betting stage.

My father-in-law is running in the marathon. When I get details from him I'll update with those. He's ok, that's all I know. He hit halfway at about 2:20 meaning he would have been far away during the blast. Still I'd imagine the evacuation and subsequent panic experience will be something to tell.

 

[TPW]

It's nice to see some here jumping to the same predictable mainstream media conclusion of a Tea Party, anti-government extremist being the most likely culprit. Time after time you have been proven wrong.

Let's see:

1. Mutiple simultaenous explosions - Known al-Qaeda calling card.

2. There was a wave of al-Qaeda linked bombings in Iraq today. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/15/iraq-bombings-wave-attacks.html

3. Boston was used as the departure point for two of the four hijacked flights on 9-11 so al-Qaeda has a history of operating there

4. The Boston Marathon is an internationally known and well-televised event allowing for maximum media exposure for a terrorist group

Could this end up being some kind of domestic incident? Sure, but the left's never ending rush to judgement to blame the poltical opposition for every incident which occurs in this nation is pathetic. I would say some of you should be ashamed of yourselves but considering you don't appear to have an ounce of moral fiber in your collective bodies, there's no point.

 

[AcerFC]

Confirmed explosion at JFK library according to police scanner...

WTF. How far away is this from other two

 

[B-Deep]

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Are all the FBGs that were running the race accounted for?

 

[dozer]

A friend in police says chatter is saying it's the middle east variety of the "T" word which our current administration cannot bring themselves to utter... but who knwos if he knows anything more than anyone else.

Is this shtick?

No a reference to an earlier post from someone else.

I'm not sure what you mean, you probably don't know either.

Post No. 25. Others commented on it. That's pretty much it.

Oh, I get it now.

Can't believe RBM didn't unload on you with a long rant. But since it was anti-Obama I guess you're probably safe.

I'd say I touched on that issue as gingerly a could be.

We're talking about a president who could barely use the T-word at a speech memorializing the 9/11/01 attacks just days after the terrorist attacks at the Lybian consulate had been blamed on a youtube video for political purposes.

No, don't worry, not going there.

Too late Mr. Beck.

 

[B-Deep]

CNN was hanging up so I came here for the latest. Seems we're already to the betting stage.

My father-in-law is running in the marathon. When I get details from him I'll update with those. He's ok, that's all I know. He hit halfway at about 2:20 meaning he would have been far away during the blast. Still I'd imagine the evacuation and subsequent panic experience will be something to tell.

that is good news

 

[wazoo11]

From BPD scanner:

"Suspicious package found near Boylston and Dartmouth"

"Package found near corner of St.James and Berkeley"

 

[Plorfu]

Are all the FBGs that were running the race accounted for?

I don't think so. I've been checking the ran a 10K thread as well.

 

[Angry Beavers]

Mom dukes is a-ok - luckily for me she is a quick runner and finished before the explosion. Just spoke with her. She was pretty messed up though talking about it.

I don't know much else - she had to go. Will speak to her tomorrow hopefully.

Best wishes to everyone else out there though.

Just saw this - glad to hear RC/JB

 

[Otis]

Jesus. T&P

 

[JuniorNB]

All of you people trying to speculate on those responsible or lay blame on some person or group you want to score political points against are about the lowest scum on here. Take your trash somewhere else.This is horrific and sad. Let's save the blame game for another day and another thread.T&P to all those affected.

I'm sorry, when did you become the morality police of the world? Obviously we're all concerned for those who were there and affected by this tragedy. Ever consider that some people deal with these situations by trying to make sense of it? I find talking about these events in an analytical way to be helpful in processing it. I don't appreciate being called the "lowest scum" because of it.

Sorry, but you are. At least you still care what people think. Maybe there's hope for you yet.

 

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Confirmed explosion at JFK library according to police scanner...

WTF. How far away is this from other two

According to twitter, this is a pic of library...https://twitter.com/DaveWedge/status/323877195313463296/photo/1

I had heard there was a fire at the library. Seems like a heck of a coincidence, but who knows.

 

[HellToupee]

guy working at the medical tent said he saw numerous victims with missing limbs

 

[Doctor Detroit]

It's nice to see some here jumping to the same predictable mainstream media conclusion of a Tea Party, anti-government extremist being the most likely culprit. Time after time you have been proven wrong.

Let's see:

1. Mutiple simultaenous explosions - Known al-Qaeda calling card.

2. There was a wave of al-Qaeda linked bombings in Iraq today. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/15/iraq-bombings-wave-attacks.html

3. Boston was used as the departure point for two of the four hiajcked flights on 9-11 so al-Qaeda has a history of operating there

4. The Boston Marathon is an internationally known and well-televised event allowing for maximum media exposure for a terrorist group

Could this end up being some kind of domestic incident? Sure, but the left's never ending rush to judgement to blame the poltical opposition for every incident which occurs in this nation is pathetic. I would say some of you should be ashamed of yourselves but considering you don't appear to have an ounce of moral fiber in your collective bodies, there's no point.

You know that flight originated in Maine right?

Also the bolded sentence below after you obviously figured everything out is equally pathetic. What alias is this?

 

[collective]

Video of the first explosion

 

[Fennis]

:(

 

[oso diablo]

Seriously? I'm not going to derail this thread by going there, but please read up on the subject. If you have and think the choice of the WTC wasn't symbolic, I can't help.

my assumption was that he was referring to the date, not the location.

 

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From BPD scanner:

"Suspicious package found near Boylston and Dartmouth"

"Package found near corner of St.James and Berkeley"

I'm starting to think that listening to the scanner, while extremely interesting, isn't a great place for posting news. (I'm indicting myself here as I've done it in this thread too). After all, they are checking every single suspicious package and tip they get, many of which probably turn out to be duds.

 

[Judge Smails]

Looking at the blood soaked pavement just makes me ill. What is this world coming to?

 

[Clifford]

Youtube link to all videos on coverage, updated live

 

[JuniorNB]

A friend in police says chatter is saying it's the middle east variety of the "T" word which our current administration cannot bring themselves to utter... but who knwos if he knows anything more than anyone else.

Is this shtick?

No a reference to an earlier post from someone else.

I'm not sure what you mean, you probably don't know either.

Post No. 25. Others commented on it. That's pretty much it.

Oh, I get it now.

Can't believe RBM didn't unload on you with a long rant. But since it was anti-Obama I guess you're probably safe.

I'd say I touched on that issue as gingerly a could be.

We're talking about a president who could barely use the T-word at a speech memorializing the 9/11/01 attacks just days after the terrorist attacks at the Lybian consulate had been blamed on a youtube video for political purposes.

No, don't worry, not going there.

Maybe I'm wrong, but wasn't the world's biggest terrorist leader finally killed under this administration's leadership? I respect everyone's opinion, but you seem to be extremely confused.

 

[mcintyre1]

I'm going disgruntled taxpayer.

Careful. Some people in here find that to be unfunny.

I'm serious, not trying to be funny. My prediction is this is domestic and it's someone angry about taxes.

So was I. If Vegas would let me put money on this, I put it on the line for some Tea Party extremist wanting a 21st century tea party event.

Jesus H Christ are you ####### kidding me. You politico nutjobs never cease to amaze

You do know that almost all terrorism in this country is home grown right? And you do know most of that is right wingers right? If he was placing a bet the odds would be on his side. He may be wrong but he isn't saying anything crazy.

I'll take a link or GTFO.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-wing_terrorism#United_States

To summarize, we've got a defunct communist organization, the Black Panthers, and the Weather Underground, none of which have been active in decades.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_terrorism#United_States

"During the 1980s, more than 75 right-wing extremists were prosecuted in the United States for acts of terrorism, although they carried out only six attacks during the decade." Then we've got McVeigh. And lastly: "Right-wing extremists have committed at least eight lethal terrorist attacks in the United States that have resulted in the deaths of nine people since 9/11, according to data compiled by the New America Foundation."

And most recently, a report from West Point about the dangers of right-wing extremism in the United States titled "Challengers from the Sidelines

Understanding America’s Violent Far-Right": http://www.ctc.usma.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ChallengersFromtheSidelines.pdf

 

[Fennis]

Video of the first explosion

pretty strong blast

 

[The Ref]

ESPN is reporting the two additonal devices are legit.

 

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http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/two_explosions_at_boston_marathon_iMR0LCkcwASg0RQfVsH1yI

12 dead?

 

[sho nuff]

Are all the FBGs that were running the race accounted for?

I don't think so. I've been checking the ran a 10K thread as well.

They were all already finished...but if they lingered they could have been around that area.

 

[Politician Spock]

It's nice to see some here jumping to the same predictable mainstream media conclusion of a Tea Party, anti-government extremist being the most likely culprit. Time after time you have been proven wrong.

Let's see:

1. Mutiple simultaenous explosions - Known al-Qaeda calling card.

2. There was a wave of al-Qaeda linked bombings in Iraq today. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/15/iraq-bombings-wave-attacks.html

3. Boston was used as the departure point for two of the four hijacked flights on 9-11 so al-Qaeda has a history of operating there

4. The Boston Marathon is an internationally known and well-televised event allowing for maximum media exposure for a terrorist group

Could this end up being some kind of domestic incident? Sure, but the left's never ending rush to judgement to blame the poltical opposition for every incident which occurs in this nation is pathetic. I would say some of you should be ashamed of yourselves but considering you don't appear to have an ounce of moral fiber in your collective bodies, there's no point.

I don't think you understand the difference between one who is placing blame on what happened, and one who is placing a bet on what happened.

I don't know who to blame. I am betting it's a tea party extremist. If I'm wrong, I bet wrong. I never blamed anyone.

 

[Dentist]

guy working at the medical tent said he saw numerous victims with missing limbs

that's really awful.

how is it that limbs just kind of "blow off"

you'd think an explosion would just kind of blow you up, or hurt you as a whole, but it's weird how limbs come off in these explosions or in explosions like land mines, etc.

Man, this whole thing really sucks.

 

[Frostillicus]

It's nice to see some here jumping to the same predictable mainstream media conclusion of a Tea Party, anti-government extremist being the most likely culprit. Time after time you have been proven wrong.

Let's see:

1. Mutiple simultaenous explosions - Known al-Qaeda calling card.

2. There was a wave of al-Qaeda linked bombings in Iraq today. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/15/iraq-bombings-wave-attacks.html

3. Boston was used as the departure point for two of the four hiajcked flights on 9-11 so al-Qaeda has a history of operating there

4. The Boston Marathon is an internationally known and well-televised event allowing for maximum media exposure for a terrorist group

Could this end up being some kind of domestic incident? Sure, but the left's never ending rush to judgement to blame the poltical opposition for every incident which occurs in this nation is pathetic. I would say some of you should be ashamed of yourselves but considering you don't appear to have an ounce of moral fiber in your collective bodies, there's no point.

You know that flight originated in Maine right?

Also the bolded sentence below after you obviously figured everything out is equally pathetic. What alias is this?

The craziest

 

[Tango]

"Paging this incident's Sheriff Dupnik...Paging Sheriff Dupnik, please make your way to a news conference to make an a** out of yourself...(yet somehow still get the useful idiots to believe your big, runny load of cra*)."

 

[shader]

Anyone down at ground zero searching for bombs are brave people. They've already found a few undetonated devices and are dismantling them.

 

[BeaverCleaver]

Seriously? I'm not going to derail this thread by going there, but please read up on the subject. If you have and think the choice of the WTC wasn't symbolic, I can't help.

my assumption was that he was referring to the date, not the location.

I was. Of course the WTC had significance as does the Boston Marathon. It's sad that mcintyre1 is trying to bring politics into this at this point.

 

[Joe T]

I'm going disgruntled taxpayer.

Careful. Some people in here find that to be unfunny.

I'm serious, not trying to be funny. My prediction is this is domestic and it's someone angry about taxes.

So was I. If Vegas would let me put money on this, I put it on the line for some Tea Party extremist wanting a 21st century tea party event.

Jesus H Christ are you ####### kidding me. You politico nutjobs never cease to amaze

You do know that almost all terrorism in this country is home grown right? And you do know most of that is right wingers right? If he was placing a bet the odds would be on his side. He may be wrong but he isn't saying anything crazy.

I'll take a link or GTFO.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-wing_terrorism#United_States

To summarize, we've got a defunct communist organization, the Black Panthers, and the Weather Underground, none of which have been active in decades.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_terrorism#United_States

"During the 1980s, more than 75 right-wing extremists were prosecuted in the United States for acts of terrorism, although they carried out only six attacks during the decade." Then we've got McVeigh. And lastly: "Right-wing extremists have committed at least eight lethal terrorist attacks in the United States that have resulted in the deaths of nine people since 9/11, according to data compiled by the New America Foundation."

And most recently, a report from West Point about the dangers of right-wing extremism in the United States titled "Challengers from the Sidelines

Understanding America’s Violent Far-Right": http://www.ctc.usma.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ChallengersFromtheSidelines.pdf

Thanks for proving my point.

 

[Hawks64]

TPW to all that have been affected by this. Very sad.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

How far were the two other devices located from the ones that went off? Anyone know? Any Boston guys in here?

 

[NCCommish]

It's nice to see some here jumping to the same predictable mainstream media conclusion of a Tea Party, anti-government extremist being the most likely culprit. Time after time you have been proven wrong.

Let's see:

1. Mutiple simultaenous explosions - Known al-Qaeda calling card.

2. There was a wave of al-Qaeda linked bombings in Iraq today. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/15/iraq-bombings-wave-attacks.html

3. Boston was used as the departure point for two of the four hijacked flights on 9-11 so al-Qaeda has a history of operating there

4. The Boston Marathon is an internationally known and well-televised event allowing for maximum media exposure for a terrorist group

Could this end up being some kind of domestic incident? Sure, but the left's never ending rush to judgement to blame the poltical opposition for every incident which occurs in this nation is pathetic. I would say some of you should be ashamed of yourselves but considering you don't appear to have an ounce of moral fiber in your collective bodies, there's no point.

Since McVeigh in 1995 56% of all terrorist acts in the US have been domestic and right wing in origin. 12% have been due to Islamic extremism. And then we have the idiot eco-terrorist types. I guess the left has to take them although we'll give them and a draft choice to anyone who wants them but they are good for roughly 30%.

So it is simply the reality that it is more likely to be right wing extremists. Sorry if that hurts your feelings but the numbers are the numbers.

 

[HellToupee]

reports of a device found in Charlestown , the JFK Library & a USPS by the pres of Boston city council

 

[TPW]

It's nice to see some here jumping to the same predictable mainstream media conclusion of a Tea Party, anti-government extremist being the most likely culprit. Time after time you have been proven wrong.

Let's see:

1. Mutiple simultaenous explosions - Known al-Qaeda calling card.

2. There was a wave of al-Qaeda linked bombings in Iraq today. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/15/iraq-bombings-wave-attacks.html

3. Boston was used as the departure point for two of the four hiajcked flights on 9-11 so al-Qaeda has a history of operating there

4. The Boston Marathon is an internationally known and well-televised event allowing for maximum media exposure for a terrorist group

Could this end up being some kind of domestic incident? Sure, but the left's never ending rush to judgement to blame the poltical opposition for every incident which occurs in this nation is pathetic. I would say some of you should be ashamed of yourselves but considering you don't appear to have an ounce of moral fiber in your collective bodies, there's no point.

You know that flight originated in Maine right?

Also the bolded sentence below after you obviously figured everything out is equally pathetic. What alias is this?

http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/911/report/911Report_Ch1.htm

Atta and Omari arrived in Boston at 6:45. Seven minutes later, Atta apparently took a call from Marwan al Shehhi, a longtime colleague who was at another terminal at Logan Airport. They spoke for three minutes.3 It would be their final conversation.

Between 6:45 and 7:40, Atta and Omari, along with Satam al Suqami, Wail al Shehri, and Waleed al Shehri, checked in and boarded American Airlines Flight 11, bound for Los Angeles. The flight was scheduled to depart at 7:45.4

The hijackers boarded in Boston. What the hell difference does it make where the plane originated? Using semantics to deflect away from all the typical leftist insanity exhibited here isn't going to work.

 

[HellToupee]

How far were the two other devices located from the ones that went off? Anyone know? Any Boston guys in here?

about 100 yards