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[Doctor Detroit]

The death total is up to 46, and the injured total has passed 300. talking about the incident in Iraq today.

Where is this?

In Iraq today.

You're sickening dude. You're everything that is wrong with this country.

Why is he sickening and everything wrong with America? Also, he is wrong in a sense. Those deaths and injuries in Iraq were not a single event. There were 20 separate bombings in Iraq today.

I heard 26 bombs and 25 dead. I thought for a moment, at least hoped, that 25 bombers died and one got away.

 

[Rayderr]

12 dead now?

CNN still showing 2. But injured now up to 132.

 

[Politician Spock]

The death total is up to 46, and the injured total has passed 300. talking about the incident in Iraq today.

Where is this?

In Iraq today.

You're sickening dude. You're everything that is wrong with this country.

Why is he sickening and everything wrong with America? Also, he is wrong in a sense. Those deaths and injuries in Iraq were not a single event. There were 20 separate bombings in Iraq today.

There's not much reporting about it. Most of the articles I've found all lump the death and injured totals together. Some say the bombings were in six different provinces. Have to dig pretty deep to find it was a series of 20 seperate bombing attacks.

 

[Nikki2200]

When did the words terrorist and terrorism become "the T-word"?You blow up innocent people with bombs it doesn't matter what color, religion, political party, sex or anything else. You're a terrorist. Why is anybody, any person, so afraid to state that fact?

Because when the government says "terrorist", a good chunk of the public immediately thinks "Muslim". And that can lead to all sorts of unfortunate acts of bigotry (such as those that occurred against many Muslim Americans directly after 9/11. That's the main reason they are cautious. And that's why I think it was really irresponsible of the New York Post to run with the story about the Saudi national. We don't know ANYTHING yet.

There are easy ways around that. A simple "We do not yet know who is responsible for this act of terrorism, or whether it is foreign or domestic." But regardless, this shouldn't be such a big story. At least not now.

Again, the minute the government says "terrorism", the reaction for some is immediate. Clarifying it afterwards may be too late.

Or maybe they just don't know if it was terrorism or not, domestic or otherwise, so they aren't saying it is. This seems like a pretty simple concept to me.

 

[Politician Spock]

The death total is up to 46, and the injured total has passed 300. talking about the incident in Iraq today.

Where is this?

In Iraq today.

You're sickening dude. You're everything that is wrong with this country.

Why is he sickening and everything wrong with America? Also, he is wrong in a sense. Those deaths and injuries in Iraq were not a single event. There were 20 separate bombings in Iraq today.

I heard 26 bombs and 25 dead. I thought for a moment, at least hoped, that 25 bombers died and one got away.

Careful... you'll be hated in here for acknowledging that it happened today too.

 

[Buckfast 1]

When did the words terrorist and terrorism become "the T-word"?

You blow up innocent people with bombs it doesn't matter what color, religion, political party, sex or anything else. You're a terrorist. Why are they so afraid to state that fact?

If it applies to all such bombings, then what difference does it make whether they use a stupid word or not? Mind-boggling the inane #### people will obsess about in the wake of a tragedy.

Because the issue is that it should apply to all such bombings and yet the political leaders still tap dance around using it. It

9;s ridiculous.

There is no single, universally accepted, definition of terrorism. Terrorism is defined in the Code of Federal Regulations as the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives (28 C.F.R. Section 0.85).

The FBI further describes terrorism as either domestic or international, depending on the origin, base, and objectives of the terrorist organization. For the purpose of this report, the FBI will use the following definitions:

[*]Domestic terrorism is the unlawful use, or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or individual based and operating entirely within the United States or Puerto Rico without foreign direction committed against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof in furtherance of political or social objectives.

[*]International terrorism involves violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or any state, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any state. These acts appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping. International terrorist acts occur outside the United States or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to coerce or intimidate, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum.</li>

http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/terrorism-2002-2005



Maybe you all think it is all terrorism, but it's not.



Why do we care about this? Seriously.

Read your own definitions - they all contain the same language with only slight variations. Thanks for proving my point.

I never said there was some sort of difference between domestic or foreign terrorism. You read the wrong part. You missed the part about "in furtherance of political or social objectives". That's the part where the act is labelled "terrorism" or not. And it's way too early to say if that is the case right now. So the POTUS is correct in refusing to call this an act of terrorism, because we have absolutely no idea if it is.

Any criticism of the President not using the word "terrorism" to describe this attack at this point is premature and unwarranted.

The intended goal of using violence to coerce a government to yield to political or social objectives is an essential aspect of what makes something "terrorism." That is why we generally do not refer to Sandy Hook or the Aurora theater shootings as acts of "terrorism" because the aggressors were not inflicting violence as a means of advancing some political or social agenda.

The early signs certainly seem to suggest that this was likely an act of "terrorism," as it was committed at the center of a highly publicized world event which is guaranteed to have maximum media coverage which helps to advance the terrorist's intended goal of provoking terror and panic amongst the populace. However, given that we do not know who committed this horrible act or why he committed it, no one can be sure whether this was an act of "terrorism" or rather the work of a lone madman with no ulterior motives but to kill innocent people.

At this point, the issue of whether or not the President refers to the tragedy as "terrorism" is nothing more than a unwarranted politically-motovated distraction from the horrible nature of what occurred today.

 

[flapgreen]

Ball bearings being removed from people? Doesn't sound like your run of the mill homemade bomb. This is some serious ####.

 

[Billy Bats]

12 dead now?

NY Post has been reporting that for awhile, but no one else is.

 

[sporthenry]

I think we need to change our policy on what we consider justice when it comes to these lunatics who try to take out as many people as possible for effect. I say due process and then public castration in the town square televised on every channel to every country and moon base from here to Zeta Reticuli. No morphine, just a rusty dull scalpel and a guy with shaky hands performing the deed. Just as the 'terrorist' has almost bled out, release the mountain lions to clean up the mess.

I think the victims should just shoot metal BBs into him until he dies. I try not to be vengeful but sometimes it just feels impossible.

 

[Stinger Ray]

The death total is up to 46, and the injured total has passed 300. talking about the incident in Iraq today.

Where is this?

In Iraq today.

You're sickening dude. You're everything that is wrong with this country.

Why is he sickening and everything wrong with America? Also, he is wrong in a sense. Those deaths and injuries in Iraq were not a single event. There were 20 separate bombings in Iraq today.

There's not much reporting about it. Most of the articles I've found all lump the death and injured totals together. Some say the bombings were in six different provinces. Have to dig pretty deep to find it was a series of 20 seperate bombing attacks.

I wonder if an 8 year old boy watching a marathon was one of those killed in Iraq today? You're pathetic.

 

[matuski]

The death total is up to 46, and the injured total has passed 300. talking about the incident in Iraq today.

Where is this?

In Iraq today.

You're sickening dude. You're everything that is wrong with this country.

At least you are here to show us all how to keep from going off the deep end.

 

[Stinger Ray]

The death total is up to 46, and the injured total has passed 300. talking about the incident in Iraq today.

Where is this?

In Iraq today.

You're sickening dude. You're everything that is wrong with this country.

Why is he sickening and everything wrong with America? Also, he is wrong in a sense. Those deaths and injuries in Iraq were not a single event. There were 20 separate bombings in Iraq today.

I heard 26 bombs and 25 dead. I thought for a moment, at least hoped, that 25 bombers died and one got away.

Careful... you'll be hated in here for acknowledging that it happened today too.

Obviously you get off on this crap but this isn't the thread to bring this up.

 

[CurlyNight]

The death total is up to 46, and the injured total has passed 300.

talking about the incident in Iraq today.

10 are amputees. So so sad for the victims and their families.

 

[The Comedian]

Ball bearings being removed from people? Doesn't sound like your run of the mill homemade bomb. This is some serious ####.

I don't know a lot about this stuff, but it seems like the bomb was designed to maim more than kill. That explains the seemingly large number of lost limbs and the high injury:death ratio.

Total speculation on my part, not a bomb expert, I just watch movies.

 

[sporthenry]

Ball bearings being removed from people? Doesn't sound like your run of the mill homemade bomb. This is some serious ####.

I'd say it sounds more like a homemade bomb than a professional job. They said it wasn't as explosive as it could have been. And as others have mentioned, it could have been much worse, which of course is no solace to the victims but means something.

 

[timschochet]

I think we need to change our policy on what we consider justice when it comes to these lunatics who try to take out as many people as possible for effect. I say due process and then public castration in the town square televised on every channel to every country and moon base from here to Zeta Reticuli. No morphine, just a rusty dull scalpel and a guy with shaky hands performing the deed. Just as the 'terrorist' has almost bled out, release the mountain lions to clean up the mess.

I think the victims should just shoot metal BBs into him until he dies. I try not to be vengeful but sometimes it just feels impossible.

We're not them. We're better than them. Let's try to stay that way.

 

[T Bell]

12 dead now?

CNN still showing 2. But injured now up to 132.

I don't know what the final number will be, but there's no way that only two people died where this many were injured, including a fair amount with severed limbs.

These pics are awful.

 

[Ilov80s]

The death total is up to 46, and the injured total has passed 300. talking about the incident in Iraq today.

Where is this?

In Iraq today.

You're sickening dude. You're everything that is wrong with this country.

Why is he sickening and everything wrong with America? Also, he is wrong in a sense. Those deaths and injuries in Iraq were not a single event. There were 20 separate bombings in Iraq today.

There's not much reporting about it. Most of the articles I've found all lump the death and injured totals together. Some say the bombings were in six different provinces. Have to dig pretty deep to find it was a series of 20 seperate bombing attacks.

I wonder if an 8 year old boy watching a marathon was one of those killed in Iraq today? You're pathetic.

I am perplexed by this reaction. One of the car bombs went off at a suburban bus stop right in front of a school. There very well may be dead children that were just trying to get an education. This isn't terrorists bombing other terrorists. Al Qaeda is trying to stop the upcoming Iraqi election.

 

[Fennis]

Ball bearings being removed from people? Doesn't sound like your run of the mill homemade bomb. This is some serious ####.

I'd say it sounds more like a homemade bomb than a professional job. They said it wasn't as explosive as it could have been. And as others have mentioned, it could have been much worse, which of course is no solace to the victims but means something.

What do you mean by a professional job? Who would be a professional in this circumstance?

 

[belljr]

Without sorting through all the garbage posted do they have suspects or anyone claiming the bombings

 

[GDogg]

12 dead now?

CNN still showing 2. But injured now up to 132.

I don't know what the final number will be, but there's no way that only two people died where this many were injured, including a fair amount with severed limbs.

These pics are awful.

Agreed. There's one picture with two women laying (with partially amputated limbs) with an emergency personnel checking their pulse. This is pretty awful speculation, but sadly, at least one of those women appears to be dead from various pictures of her.

This is so tragic.

 

[got_nugs]

Ball bearings being removed from people? Doesn't sound like your run of the mill homemade bomb. This is some serious ####.

I'd say it sounds more like a homemade bomb than a professional job. They said it wasn't as explosive as it could have been. And as others have mentioned, it could have been much worse, which of course is no solace to the victims but means something.

What do you mean by a professional job? Who would be a professional in this circumstance?

Pop quiz, hotshot.

 

[The Kerminator]

When did the words terrorist and terrorism become "the T-word"?

You blow up innocent people with bombs it doesn't matter what color, religion, political party, sex or anything else. You're a terrorist. Why are they so afraid to state that fact?

If it applies to all such bombings, then what difference does it make whether they use a stupid word or not? Mind-boggling the inane #### people will obsess about in the wake of a tragedy.

Because the issue is that it should apply to all such bombings and yet the political leaders still tap dance around using it. It

9;s ridiculous.

There is no single, universally accepted, definition of terrorism. Terrorism is defined in the Code of Federal Regulations as the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives (28 C.F.R. Section 0.85).

The FBI further describes terrorism as either domestic or international, depending on the origin, base, and objectives of the terrorist organization. For the purpose of this report, the FBI will use the following definitions:

[*]Domestic terrorism is the unlawful use, or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or individual based and operating entirely within the United States or Puerto Rico without foreign direction committed against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof in furtherance of political or social objectives.

[*]International terrorism involves violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or any state, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any state. These acts appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping. International terrorist acts occur outside the United States or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to coerce or intimidate, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum.</li>

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http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/terrorism-2002-2005



Maybe you all think it is all terrorism, but it's not.



Why do we care about this? Seriously.

Read your own definitions - they all contain the same language with only slight variations. Thanks for proving my point.

I never said there was some sort of difference between domestic or foreign terrorism. You read the wrong part. You missed the part about "in furtherance of political or social objectives". That's the part where the act is labelled "terrorism" or not. And it's way too early to say if that is the case right now. So the POTUS is correct in refusing to call this an act of terrorism, because we have absolutely no idea if it is.

Any criticism of the President not using the word "terrorism" to describe this attack at this point is premature and unwarranted.

I have no problem with the WH not calling today's attacks terrorism but to say that any criticism is unwarranted is wrong. The WH was less then forthcoming on the terrorist attacks in Libya. I think that opens themselves up for criticism here. But that is a discussion for another time and another place. Let's focus on the bombings at the Boston Marathon and put the political criticism aside for now.

 

[CrossEyed]

Hard to believe that the death toll won't climb after seeing some of those pictures.

 

[CurlyNight]

Without sorting through all the garbage posted do they have suspects or anyone claiming the bombings

They are looking for a darker skinned/possibly black man with a black backpack in a black sweatshirt.

 

[Stinger Ray]

The death total is up to 46, and the injured total has passed 300. talking about the incident in Iraq today.

Where is this?

In Iraq today.

You're sickening dude. You're everything that is wrong with this country.

Why is he sickening and everything wrong with America? Also, he is wrong in a sense. Those deaths and injuries in Iraq were not a single event. There were 20 separate bombings in Iraq today.

There's not much reporting about it. Most of the articles I've found all lump the death and injured totals together. Some say the bombings were in six different provinces. Have to dig pretty deep to find it was a series of 20 seperate bombing attacks.

I wonder if an 8 year old boy watching a marathon was one of those killed in Iraq today? You're pathetic.

I am perplexed by this reaction. One of the car bombs went off at a suburban bus stop right in front of a school. There very well may be dead children that were just trying to get an education. This isn't terrorists bombing other terrorists. Al Qaeda is trying to stop the upcoming Iraqi election.

So Al Qaeda is behind the bombs in Boston?

 

[Rayderr]

Ball bearings being removed from people? Doesn't sound like your run of the mill homemade bomb. This is some serious ####.

Not that hard to get ball bearings. And not high brow of a concept to think that ball bearings around the explosive will do more damage.

 

[T Bell]

Ball bearings being removed from people? Doesn't sound like your run of the mill homemade bomb. This is some serious ####.

I'd say it sounds more like a homemade bomb than a professional job. They said it wasn't as explosive as it could have been. And as others have mentioned, it could have been much worse, which of course is no solace to the victims but means something.

What do you mean by a professional job? Who would be a professional in this circumstance?

A professional terror- um, baddie.

 

[flapgreen]

Ball bearings being removed from people? Doesn't sound like your run of the mill homemade bomb. This is some serious ####.

Not that hard to get ball bearings. And not high brow of a concept to think that ball bearings around the explosive will do more damage.

Sounded bad. Shows what I know about bombs.

 

[Ilov80s]

The death total is up to 46, and the injured total has passed 300. talking about the incident in Iraq today.

Where is this?

In Iraq today.

You're sickening dude. You're everything that is wrong with this country.

Why is he sickening and everything wrong with America? Also, he is wrong in a sense. Those deaths and injuries in Iraq were not a single event. There were 20 separate bombings in Iraq today.

There's not much reporting about it. Most of the articles I've found all lump the death and injured totals together. Some say the bombings were in six different provinces. Have to dig pretty deep to find it was a series of 20 seperate bombing attacks.

I wonder if an 8 year old boy watching a marathon was one of those killed in Iraq today? You're pathetic.

I am perplexed by this reaction. One of the car bombs went off at a suburban bus stop right in front of a school. There very well may be dead children that were just trying to get an education. This isn't terrorists bombing other terrorists. Al Qaeda is trying to stop the upcoming Iraqi election.

So Al Qaeda is behind the bombs in Boston?

Possibly, we don't know. They didn't take credit for the bombings in Iraq, but are certainly the main suspect there. This may or may not be connected. Sad day in many parts of the world.

 

[jon_mx]

My dentist is Iranian; he has lived here for 30 years. But he told me once that every time there is an event like this he prays that it was not caused by a Muslim, because he is afraid of the way he and his family will be treated. He said that after 9/11 it was awful- his son was bullied at school, he was treated rudely by a number of people, he was hassled by police. And of course, talk show personality Michele Malkin wrote a book called In Defense of Internment, in which, after she defended the imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II, she called for the internment of all Muslim Americans after 9/11. She was praised for this book by a number of other talk show hosts such as Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity.

So this is why the government needs to be cautious- because people can be stupid, and prejudiced.

She called for profiling of Muslims, she did not call for internment. Thanks Mr. MSNBC for your spin.

 

[DocHolliday]

Remember the feeling in America after 9/11? I hope this act of terrorism backfires on these *ussies. I hope citizens and politicians come together to make this country stronger and destroy our enemies both internal and external.

This type of violence irritates me greatly. I hate the thought of the innocent lives crushed by these explosions. The physical and mental trauma has to be so extreme.

 

[Fennis]

Ball bearings being removed from people? Doesn't sound like your run of the mill homemade bomb. This is some serious ####.

I'd say it sounds more like a homemade bomb than a professional job. They said it wasn't as explosive as it could have been. And as others have mentioned, it could have been much worse, which of course is no solace to the victims but means something.

What do you mean by a professional job? Who would be a professional in this circumstance?

A professional terror- um, baddie.

my understanding is those bombs are pretty crude too. However, they do use a lot shrapnel (nails, ball bearings, etc.)

 

[belljr]

Ball bearings being removed from people? Doesn't sound like your run of the mill homemade bomb. This is some serious ####.

Not that hard to get ball bearings. And not high brow of a concept to think that ball bearings around the explosive will do more damage.

Sounded bad. Shows what I know about bombs.

Ball bearings, nails all just multiple projectiles flying at a high velocity.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Remember the feeling in America after 9/11? I hope this act of terrorism backfires on these *ussies. I hope citizens and politicians come together to make this country stronger and destroy our enemies both internal and external.

This type of violence irritates me greatly. I hate the thought of the innocent lives crushed by these explosions. The physical and mental trauma has to be so extreme.

I think most feel this way. In general we Americans do well standing by each other in times of tragedy, the politicians not so much.

 

[The Kerminator]

The death total is up to 46, and the injured total has passed 300. talking about the incident in Iraq today.

Where is this?

In Iraq today.

You're sickening dude. You're everything that is wrong with this country.

Why is he sickening and everything wrong with America? Also, he is wrong in a sense. Those deaths and injuries in Iraq were not a single event. There were 20 separate bombings in Iraq today.

There's not much reporting about it. Most of the articles I've found all lump the death and injured totals together. Some say the bombings were in six different provinces. Have to dig pretty deep to find it was a series of 20 seperate bombing attacks.

So what exactly is your complaint? That the U.S. media doesn't carry as big of story on the bombings in Iraq as they do on a bombing within the U.S.?

 

[sporthenry]

Ball bearings being removed from people? Doesn't sound like your run of the mill homemade bomb. This is some serious ####.

I'd say it sounds more like a homemade bomb than a professional job. They said it wasn't as explosive as it could have been. And as others have mentioned, it could have been much worse, which of course is no solace to the victims but means something.

What do you mean by a professional job? Who would be a professional in this circumstance?

A professional terror- um, baddie.

my understanding is those bombs are pretty crude too. However, they do use a lot shrapnel (nails, ball bearings, etc.)

That is what I'm going off. Every report is that the devices were very crude. That the explosion for the size of the device was actually smaller than what could have been and the traditional explosives like C4 weren't used. And if this is a well thought out process, I would expect there to be more than 2 deaths. I guess professional might be the wrong word but this seems like more of a homemade thing than something designed by an expert.

 

[gump]

Without sorting through all the garbage posted do they have suspects or anyone claiming the bombings

TPW posted this link from the Ny Post:http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/authorities_under_suspect_guard_y2m8cJO29uC2PDGIjYBalO?utm_source=SFnewyorkpost&utm_medium=SFnewyorkpost

That's where I got the 12 dead.

 

[Foosball God]

The dooshbag quotient sure is high in here.

 

[comfortably numb]

The dooshbag quotient sure is high in here.

Unfortunately the recent FBG forum upgrade raised the previous limit.

 

[Politician Spock]

The death total is up to 46, and the injured total has passed 300. talking about the incident in Iraq today.

Where is this?

In Iraq today.

You're sickening dude. You're everything that is wrong with this country.

Why is he sickening and everything wrong with America? Also, he is wrong in a sense. Those deaths and injuries in Iraq were not a single event. There were 20 separate bombings in Iraq today.

There's not much reporting about it. Most of the articles I've found all lump the death and injured totals together. Some say the bombings were in six different provinces. Have to dig pretty deep to find it was a series of 20 seperate bombing attacks.

So what exactly is your complaint? That the U.S. media doesn't carry as big of story on the bombings in Iraq as they do on a bombing within the U.S.?

Why are you expecting me to complain about something?

I've found that dozens of events similar to Boston happened today accross Iraq. That seems pretty relevant to bring up in this thread. I wish there were more details about what happened in Iraq, but there isn't much out there about it without digging deep.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Remember the feeling in America after 9/11? I hope this act of terrorism backfires on these *ussies. I hope citizens and politicians come together to make this country stronger and destroy our enemies both internal and external.

This type of violence irritates me greatly. I hate the thought of the innocent lives crushed by these explosions. The physical and mental trauma has to be so extreme.

I think most feel this way. In general we Americans do well standing by each other in times of tragedy, the politicians not so much.

This thread provides strong evidence to the contrary.

 

[T Bell]

City of Boston telling people to go to work tomorrow unless you work in the area immediately affected by the bomb blast (essentially Boylston St).

 

[Stinger Ray]

The death total is up to 46, and the injured total has passed 300. talking about the incident in Iraq today.

Where is this?

In Iraq today.

You're sickening dude. You're everything that is wrong with this country.

Why is he sickening and everything wrong with America? Also, he is wrong in a sense. Those deaths and injuries in Iraq were not a single event. There were 20 separate bombings in Iraq today.

There's not much reporting about it. Most of the articles I've found all lump the death and injured totals together. Some say the bombings were in six different provinces. Have to dig pretty deep to find it was a series of 20 seperate bombing attacks.

So what exactly is your complaint? That the U.S. media doesn't carry as big of story on the bombings in Iraq as they do on a bombing within the U.S.?

Why are you expecting me to complain about something? I've found that dozens of events similar to Boston happened today accross Iraq. That seems pretty relevant to bring up in this thread. I wish there were more details about what happened in Iraq, but there isn't much out there about it without digging deep.

Start a separate thread.

 

[Politician Spock]

The death total is up to 46, and the injured total has passed 300. talking about the incident in Iraq today.

Where is this?

In Iraq today.

You're sickening dude. You're everything that is wrong with this country.

Why is he sickening and everything wrong with America? Also, he is wrong in a sense. Those deaths and injuries in Iraq were not a single event. There were 20 separate bombings in Iraq today.

There's not much reporting about it. Most of the articles I've found all lump the death and injured totals together. Some say the bombings were in six different provinces. Have to dig pretty deep to find it was a series of 20 seperate bombing attacks.

So what exactly is your complaint? That the U.S. media doesn't carry as big of story on the bombings in Iraq as they do on a bombing within the U.S.?

Why are you expecting me to complain about something? I've found that dozens of events similar to Boston happened today accross Iraq. That seems pretty relevant to bring up in this thread. I wish there were more details about what happened in Iraq, but there isn't much out there about it without digging deep.

Start a separate thread.

For each of the 26 bombing incidents?

 

[Gandalf the Grey]

The death total is up to 46, and the injured total has passed 300. talking about the incident in Iraq today.

Where is this?

In Iraq today.

You're sickening dude. You're everything that is wrong with this country.

Why is he sickening and everything wrong with America? Also, he is wrong in a sense. Those deaths and injuries in Iraq were not a single event. There were 20 separate bombings in Iraq today.

I heard 26 bombs and 25 dead. I thought for a moment, at least hoped, that 25 bombers died and one got away.

Careful... you'll be hated in here for acknowledging that it happened today too.

Don't be purposely obtuse. As if you were just "acknowledging" it. More like attempting to make some lame point in an entirely inappropriate manner.

 

[Raider Nation]

I had to go out when we were on page 2. Just caught up on the last 13 pages.

Here's a brief recap...











To those of you who didn't completely suck.... thanks.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Remember the feeling in America after 9/11? I hope this act of terrorism backfires on these *ussies. I hope citizens and politicians come together to make this country stronger and destroy our enemies both internal and external.

This type of violence irritates me greatly. I hate the thought of the innocent lives crushed by these explosions. The physical and mental trauma has to be so extreme.

I think most feel this way. In general we Americans do well standing by each other in times of tragedy, the politicians not so much.

This thread provides strong evidence to the contrary.

All these terrorism threads get this way. Not sure if the school shooting ones do, I just can't get into those because they are so damn sad. This is national security stuff, otherwise I'd be in the baseball forum.

 

[Nugget]

The death total is up to 46, and the injured total has passed 300.

talking about the incident in Iraq today.

Why the smaller font for the 2nd line? Are you really trying to be cute?

 

[Fennis]

I'm usually the first one to make fun of FB ####, but I thought this post by Patton Oswalt was spot on, at least for me.

Boston. ####### horrible.I remember, when 9/11 went down, my reaction was, "Well, I've had it with humanity."But I was wrong. I don't know what's going to be revealed to be behind all of this mayhem. One human insect or a poisonous mass of broken sociopaths.But here's what I DO know. If it's one person or a HUNDRED people, that number is not even a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the population on this planet. You watch the videos of the carnage and there are people running TOWARDS the destruction to help out. (Thanks FAKE Gallery founder and owner Paul Kozlowski for pointing this out to me). This is a giant planet and we're lucky to live on it but there are prices and penalties incurred for the daily miracle of existence. One of them is, every once in awhile, the wiring of a tiny sliver of the species gets snarled and they're pointed towards darkness.But the vast majority stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evil doers and, more importantly, the damage they wreak. This is beyond religion or creed or nation. We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, "The good outnumber you, and we always will."