Explosions at Boston Marathon

[Alexander's Horse]

talk of other bombs defused now debunked, so back to square one...

[DinoDoc]

http://bostonmarathonconspiracy.com/

I BOUGHT THIS DOMAIN TO KEEP SOME CONSPIRACY THEORY KOOK FROM OWNING IT.
PLEASE KEEP THE VICTIMS OF THIS EVENT AND THEIR FAMILIES IN YOUR THOUGHTS.

THANK YOU.

Someone needs to buy this guy a beer.

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally Posted by Docfeelgood

Damn!
I think I have a pic of this kid, I don't want to post it.
I thought it was just a short person.
Yes, I'm pretty sure that the boy being examined by the EMT is deceased. The background story is that his mother and sister were also injured. They were wating for his father to finish the race. I note that there appears to be a circle of people with their legs blown off in some of the other pics that include him. They must have been standing next to the bomb.

I take it back. Photos of the 8 year old fatality on the internet show a skinny boy with short brown hair, so evidently the kid in that pic survived, at least for now.

[Docfeelgood]

Originally Posted by Docfeelgood


I take it back. Photos of the 8 year old fatality on the internet show a skinny boy with short brown hair, so evidently the kid in that pic survived, at least for now.

[snoopy369]

http://wfld.m0bl.net/r/1h9ocf

Report of a plane grounded for having some guys speaking Arabic on it. This is from Fox (local station)... True? If so... Blech.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE93F0WD20130416

Reuters has the story as well; there is some conflating/detail changes, so I wonder if this is just a fabrication. If so, one that made it a long ways...

[Dr Strangelove]

OTOH the poor kid will probably lose one or both of his or her legs.

[Docfeelgood]

She had been identified as Krystle Campbell, the second victim.

[DaShi]

My main issue with that is that those "temporary" taxes and tolls have a habit of sticking around long after their goals have been met.

Like Bush tax cuts.

[DaShi]

Businesses that overspend tend not to be businesses for long -- excepting, of course, those with government contracts.

You'd be surprised how long some businesses can last with total incompetence in management...actually, you really shouldn't be.

[Alexander's Horse]

according to the FBI news conference the device was heavy. That would suggest at least two people involved in placing them.

[Sava]

So what happens if the investigation doesn't turn up anything and nobody claims responsibility?

[Docfeelgood]

then they will find a scapegoat, Iran, N. Korea or the Tea party

[Dinner]

Still nothing about how did this. In other news yesterday some anti-government nut in Orange County, CA blew himself up while trying to make home made pipe bombs (which might or might not have been like the ones used in the tax day bombing) while in D.C. some nutjob mailed a letter with powder ricin in it to Sen. Wicker (R-MS). I honestly don't know anything about Sen. Wicker other than he was one of the first Republicans to cross the aisle and call for comprehensive immigration reform (what the right wing in America claim is "amnesty").

[Alexander's Horse]

So what happens if the investigation doesn't turn up anything and nobody claims responsibility?

If noone claims responsibility that might suggest state sponsored terrorism - if you think about it, nutjobs like the uni-bomber want the notoriety and terror groups want the publicity but states want to cause problems without retaliation. My picks would be Iran, Syria or North Korea, all of which have a long record of using or supporting terrorist activity to further their foreign policy aims.

[DaShi]

Not sure how this would help them in any way.