Thread: Boston marathon

Originally Posted by donv

I hadn't thought of that, you're probably right. It is so screwed up when anyone, for any reason, targets innocents to show their angst or somehow bring attention to their cause. Cowardly is the right choice of words.

thats the problem with groups or individuals who have the mind set that they are at war against what ever it maybe , cause in there minds the only innocent are the ones who think like them ..

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Glen <------ Has decided that if I hear the words "Pressure Cooker" one more time today, I am going to have to punch somebody... Just saying

Just because I live far enough away from you Glen...PRESSURE COOKER! Sorry, couldn't resist.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Glen <------ Has decided that if I hear the words "Pressure Cooker" one more time today, I am going to have to punch somebody... Just saying

You should probably not read geezers last post in the workshop then

Just heard they have a suspect. Hopefully they catch everyone involved.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

To those that feel this was Domestic,why do you think so??

Personally,when I first saw it,my son and I both thought it was made from fireworks,all that smoke looked like a stadium morter going off,today they said it was blackpowder,and in my opinion,that say's amature,as a trained operitive would most likley know how to make symptex. JMHO.

Originally Posted by Grizzley1

Personally,when I first saw it,my son and I both thought it was made from fireworks,all that smoke looked like a stadium morter going off,today they said it was blackpowder,and in my opinion,that say's amature,as a trained operitive would most likley know how to make symptex. JMHO.

I think the difference is more loners - pro orgs.
Because a pro org would easily get their hands on high explosives, even if it would only be demolition dynamite, and have people skilled in making a professional bomb. A loner would have more difficulty doing that or even making homemade semtex with a detonator.

This design otoh is dead simple, all parts are inncent and available off the shelf, and the bomb design is almost foolproof. That points imo to a loner who has limited resources and want to be certain that his design works.

And when you get down to it: for the purpose of getting the desired effect, it doesn't matter if the death toll is 3 or 30. Especially considering the fact that there are now lots of severely injured people who can spread their personal fear. As sun tzu already indicated: it is better to leave wounded for the enemy. They drain morale and resources much more than dead people.

Btw, when I saw the explosion on tv, it did look like bad firework instead of a big explosion.

I knew it would happen, and I wasn't a bit surprised to hear that there were some politicians who have made some very ignorant comments. Using this tragic event to get their voices heard. I'll just leave it at that. I'm sure more is on the way, sadly.

How about the fact the bomb went off "late" The news said if the bombs had gone off an hour earlier there would have been around 5000 more people in the general area. If it was a "professional" terrorist attack that mistake wouldnt have been made. Screams more like amature or attention seeker to me

So Facebook and the Right Wing Blogs lit up last night with "False Flag" alerts seems the Saudi Non-Suspect is being very quickly deported on a National Security ticket.

So far I see only one source for this info, and everyone else is bandwagoning more about it, but I am seeing no new sources so take the info with a large grain of salt...

Much like all the news so far, you have to wait for more sources before believing it (Yep that was a dig at CNN)

Originally Posted by Bruno

It all depends on the motivations. A 'pro' org usually claims responsibility not too long after the fact.
If that does not happen, I'd find it more likely that it is either a smaller group or a loner.

There could actually be a very good reason not to claim anything. You make it harder for someone to come looking for you because they have to look at everyone. And perhaps, the date is more important and the responsible party wants to leave the carnage on that specific date stand as a statement on its own?

I believe that to some the acknowledgement of their act by their Deity is all that they seek.