....at the finish line of an international race (the Boston having been one of the marquee events in its genre for some time).
Not a key factor. Location was chosen for maximum casualtiess and likelihood of cameras at finish of race.
I favor the idea of a foreign operative/source because the target was NOT connected to the USG (which makes me think the domestic points noted by Lemur are less likely to apply in this case) and because they were smaller, anti-personnel explosions. The USA mentality is usually "Bigger is Better" with things that go boom -- hence Oklahoma.
"The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And that's why it's so essential to preserving individual freedom.” -- Milton Friedman
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -- H. L. Mencken
Still maintain that crying on the pitch should warrant a 3 match ban
And now there has been a blast in Bangalore. Luckily no one was injured.
All this is really depressing.
Last edited by rajpoot; 04-17-2013 at 15:49.
The horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.
Looks like there's a suspect. Good.
[V]ideo footage from the Lord and Taylor department store and from a local Boston television station has led investigators to believe that they have "clearly identified" the individual who placed one of the explosive devices at the site of the second explosion. The department store on Boylston Street is located near the site of the second explosion. [...]
A separate report by the Boston Globe indicated that authorities have an image showing a suspect "carrying, and perhaps dropping, a black bag at the second bombing scene on Boylston Street." The Globe quoted a source who said authorities are "very close" in the investigation.
There's a ton of stuff going on the 4chan boards about this. Apparently there's been a number of pretty damn good "dissections" of all the "evidence" and they seem to have identified upwards of two people that seem to have been potential bombers. Someone's also posted an analysis of the bombing materials found and it looks like really common stuff, a low-expertise build, and the bomber may have had to have been within several hundred feet when it went off. Some of the stuff makes sense, it's amazing what the Internet enables folks to do these days.
"The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And that's why it's so essential to preserving individual freedom.” -- Milton Friedman
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -- H. L. Mencken
I wonder why someone would think a poisoned letter would be a good method to kill the president with.
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