Author Topic: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.  (Read 166971 times)

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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #50 on: April 15, 2013, 05:26:12 PM »
Can the runners still finish to get their official times?
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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #51 on: April 15, 2013, 05:27:18 PM »
I started and restarted posting 3 or 4 times....  

For today, I will pray for the victims, and be thankful that more people weren't injured or killed.
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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #52 on: April 15, 2013, 05:29:23 PM »
Yikes!

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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #53 on: April 15, 2013, 05:31:51 PM »
Third device being reported at the Boston JFK library with no injuries.


Damn.  Just damn.

Feeling the usual relief-then-pseudo-guilt-at-feeling-relieved to hear there's a probable Islamic/middle eastern connection with the suspect.

It is "tax day" after all, and the MSM was starting to speculate.

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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #54 on: April 15, 2013, 05:33:17 PM »
JFK is now being reported as just a fire or related to a fire.
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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #55 on: April 15, 2013, 05:34:02 PM »
I started and restarted posting 3 or 4 times....  

For today, I will pray for the victims, and be thankful that more people weren't injured or killed.

I'm in the same boat.

My heart truly goes out to those hurt or killed and their families.   =(

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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #56 on: April 15, 2013, 05:35:50 PM »
Can the runners still finish to get their official times?

 Would they really be all that bothered if they can't, given the circumstances?
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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #58 on: April 15, 2013, 05:37:22 PM »
NBC broadcast reported the JFK library  situation does appear  to be an unnrelated electrical fire.  Nk reports of suspects, arrests, motives, etc.

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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #59 on: April 15, 2013, 05:39:45 PM »
NBC broadcast reported the JFK library  situation does appear  to be an unnrelated electrical fire.  Nk reports of suspects, arrests, motives, etc.

HLN is   stiill covering Jodi Arius nonstop.....

CBS and ABC are also saying that it's not a bomb at the libary.

It was a fire in a mechanical room (according to CBS)

And no mention of suspects being held.
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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #60 on: April 15, 2013, 05:47:35 PM »
North Korea had better NOT launch a damned thing, today.  Or anytime soon.  I somehow don't think they'd much like the response.

That said, we'll have to wait and see (as per usual, with these kinds of incidents) and see just what exactly happened and who is reponsible.  Plus, to see if this is over or just the beginning.
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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #61 on: April 15, 2013, 05:56:18 PM »
It only took CNN a few minute to start talking about the explosion looking like black powder and the the fact that it is Patriot's Day there.

But of course that was followed up by "We can't jump to conclusions."

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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #62 on: April 15, 2013, 06:01:12 PM »
Alright. The Police cheif has said that there is no suspects being held.
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Re: Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #63 on: April 15, 2013, 06:14:32 PM »
Just saw it, same thoughts, low order explosions.


It would have been a lot bigger than what I just saw if it was someone with even a modicum of training.


TNT or C4 would have been much larger. Half a kilogram can demolish an uparmored humvee. Low frequency boom, lots of smoke, limited frag range. SWAG: pipe bomb with either smokeless or black powder.

I did demo training as part of my MOS school. TNT especially isn't as big as you're indicating.
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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #64 on: April 15, 2013, 06:35:34 PM »
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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #65 on: April 15, 2013, 06:47:57 PM »
Can the runners still finish to get their official times?

The faster runners had already finished. Those who were still on the course were being diverted away from the finish line area so, no, they won't be allowed to finish and get an official time. The organizers aborted the race.
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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #66 on: April 15, 2013, 06:50:00 PM »
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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #67 on: April 15, 2013, 06:57:47 PM »
North Korea had better NOT launch a damned thing, today.  Or anytime soon.  I somehow don't think they'd much like the response.

That said, we'll have to wait and see (as per usual, with these kinds of incidents) and see just what exactly happened and who is reponsible.  Plus, to see if this is over or just the beginning.


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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #68 on: April 15, 2013, 07:04:29 PM »
You give this administration too much credit. Remember, a sovereign nation allowed our ambassador to be ripped from the consulate, buggered and murdered, and we did jack diddle *expletive deleted*.

Actually, the administration did do something about it. They said, "who cares?"
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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #69 on: April 15, 2013, 07:09:39 PM »
Actually, the administration did do something about it. They said, "who cares?"
Sure they did something - before the attack they reduced security (to make the Libyans feel better about our trusting them), they denied additional security when requested, and by some accounts - admittedly uncorroborated - they prevented a US military response during the attack.
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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #70 on: April 15, 2013, 07:10:05 PM »
Actually, the administration did do something about it. They said, "who cares?"

Yeah, what does it matter at this point, right?



FNC reporting over 70 injuries.  Two more devices are being reported, doesn't sound like they were detonated.
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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #71 on: April 15, 2013, 07:10:43 PM »
OK.  How many people's first or second thought was "how are they going to use this against us?".  "They" being 0. and associates.
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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #72 on: April 15, 2013, 07:16:43 PM »
OK.  How many people's first or second thought was "how are they going to use this against us?".  "They" being 0. and associates.

I think we're probably too early to wade into that conversation, and we should be careful how far over that way we speculate in a public forum, IMHO. [tinfoil]
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Re: Two explosions close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
« Reply #74 on: April 15, 2013, 07:34:55 PM »
I think we're probably too early to wade into that conversation, and we should be careful how far over that way we speculate in a public forum, IMHO. [tinfoil]
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