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Two explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, witnesses told NBC News.
The Associated Press reported that bloody spectators were being carried to a medical tent that had been set up to care for tired runners. Video from the finish line showed screams and an enormous cloud of white smoke, and about 20 seconds between the explosions.
Will Ritter, the spokesman for a Massachusetts Senate candidate, told NBC News that he heard what sounded like two explosions and saw smoke rising near the Boston Public Library. He said that he saw three fire engines and police running to the site.
“We heard two really large explosions in rapid succession, about a second apart from each other,” Ritter said. “Everybody kind of ducked and hit the ground.”
Janet Wu, a reporter for NBC affiliate WHDH, told NBC News that she heard two loud explosions. Jackie Bruno, a reporter for New England Cable News, said on Twitter that she saw people’s legs blown off.
“Runners were coming in and saw unspeakable horror,” she said.
This just happened and so information is just now coming in.
However it certainly looks like a terrorist attack and not an accident.
I hope I am wrong about that.
Update: Here is video of the explosions.
Update 2: This is the most current report on fatalities and injuries.
Update 23 injuries2 dead #tweetfromthebeat via @cherylfiandaca
— Boston Police Dept. (@Boston_Police) April 15, 2013
RT @drgrist: RT @nbcnightlynews BREAKING: Multiple explosive devices found, at least 2 which exploded, officials tell NBC News
— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) April 15, 2013
President has been on phone w/Mass. Gov. Patrick and Boston mayor Menino; federal govt. offering whatever help needed, WH saysUpdate 3: Here is more video of the explosion and its aftermath. There are many journalists who are being very cautious about calling this a terrorist attack, but with two explosive devices going off, and a few unexploded ones currently being diffused I don't know what else we should call it.
— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) April 15, 2013
Remember just because it is labeled a "terrorist attack" that does NOT mean it is related to al-Qaeda or our problems overseas. There are certainly those in THIS country capable of pulling something like this off as well.
RT @bostonglobe: MARATHON EXPLOSION: Toll rises to 2 dead, 64 wounded in Boston Marathon explosions.Update 4: According to Boston police there was a third explosion at the JFK library.
— Slate (@Slate) April 15, 2013
I think the label "terrorist attack" is more than appropriate at this time.
As a human being, a Bostonian, and a runner I am really shaken by this! A beautiful city, a great event devastated by this! Prayer to all the victims!
ReplyDeleteThe look on DH's face tells me how you feel. I'm sad for you both.
DeleteThe first suspect is in custody... He is a 20 year old Saudi national with severe burns and shrapnel wounds. He is being guarded in a Boston hospital
DeleteA Penske truck tried to access the finish line claiming they had medical supplies, but sped away when questioned further.
3 bombs went off, 2 more were dismantled by officers.
That report came from the NY Post, a gossip rag first class.
DeleteNo confirmation AT ALL about a suspect taken into custody...
It is pronable that any middle easterner will be suspected.
DeleteI believe the police are denying the claim about the Saudi suspect.
DeleteI am finally reading "The Shadow factory" about the NSA. I wonder if they picked this one up too late also?
DeleteOr is this a domestic terrorist?
The last leg was for Newtown! I don't know why but at first reports were coming from TX?
Was very weird. I thought why Boston Marathon in TX? And why one a Mon?
So sad that people have to destroy each other.
A child was killed I heard. :(
Gryphen, you do amazing work. You should get a Pulitzer for picking up on the stuff we need to know about in a very timely manner.
ReplyDeleteTerrifying Event!!!!
RJ in Brownbackistan
So very true, I'm grateful for all Gryphen's hard work. The way he handled this "breaking" story could teach the media a lesson.
DeleteI've caught bits and pieces of it on the news today, it's just happening when I have a lot on my plate, and it's almost too much to deal with.
DeleteMy husband's been ill for about a week, he presented with flu symptoms, and now he's paralyzed and on a respirator. We found out it's an auto immune illness called Guilliam Barre Syndrome. Apparently he's got a bad case of it, it's not a virus, but they're cleansing his blood and have him on a respirator. The doctors are "cautiously optimistic" and are taking a "wait and see" approach. I'm hoping for the best and prepared for the worse.
Even with this going on, my heart just breaks for those killed, maimed and emotionally wounded by this attack. It'll take time for me to absorb it all, had there not been those tents and medical personnel in place, I'm sure the damage would have been a lot worse.
Anitawinecooler,
DeleteOMG, I hope he has a speedy recovery. Does'nt aspirin or something cause that? So many strange thing.
I will send good energies to you both.
I'm very sorry to hear this about one of our IM favorite peeps.{{{HUGS}}}
cwl
Thanks so much for your kind words,
DeleteHe's slowly coming around. Today he was able to to move his index finger, they're doing his fifth, and hopefully last cleansing treatment tomorrow, depending on the results. No one knows what causes it but the doctors seem more optimistic than they did before.
Thanks again, hugs always help!
same here, this is madness
ReplyDeleteOMG my daughter called because she was taking my son to see the race but they weren't at the finish line. Just glad to know they are okay. My landlord RUNS the medical tent and my daughter who is a nurse is on call for emergencies said she was waiting to see if they call her in.... Kudos to you Gryph. I was on the phone working from home and I logged into IM and this was the first news I saw on this incident.
ReplyDeleteSo SAD!!
shocking
ReplyDeleteThey are already blaming president Obama over at C4p.
ReplyDeleteThose people are totally disgusting.
Has their Dear Leader Sarah tweeted "As a runner... blah, blah, blah... Obama bad, guns good!" yet?
DeleteScrew them. Really.. What a group of sickos.
DeleteThe motherfuckers
ReplyDeletehorrible news - limbs were blown off multiple people - serious casualties of 60 or more
ReplyDeleteconfirmed bombs in backpacks - 3 more have been discovered in the city, the police just set one off
As a runner myself, it's even worse knowing that to most of these runners their legs are their freedom and happiness. Some of them run 6-15 miles every day. The loss of limbs makes this attack seem even more darkly personal, though I wouldn't venture to guess that it was intended that way.
DeleteThe ONLY bright side I can think of is that these marathoners are in peak physical condition, many spend (at minimum) 3 months preparing for their big races. So they honestly stand a great chance at survival and recovery... but even that seems hollow. It's the only comfort I can take from this atrocity.
... that said, I'm honestly writing this through tears of horror. Horror is too slight a word. I had to log off HuffPo because the photos of bone sticking out through skin, blood and terror on faces... Somehow this attack has cut deep. It is beyond senseless violence-- this was obviously planned.
Let's see... today is Patriots' Day and the marathon was being run in honor of Newtown victims. Sounds like the work of gun nut teabagger domestic terrorists. The only question is how did they figure out how to make a bomb?
ReplyDeleteI hope the hell you are wrong
DeleteBREAKING: Small homemade bomb is preliminary cause of explosion at Boston Marathon, law enforcement officials tell NBC News
DeleteAP: 2 More Explosive Devices Found, Being Dismantled
DeleteIt's also tax day.
DeleteMy thoughts exactly. Sounds like a home-grown terrorist attack to me.
DeleteThat's what I was thinking. Domestic terrorists - right wing variety.
DeleteCNN National Security Analyst Warns Of ‘Right-Wing Extremists’ Behind Boston Bombings
Deletehttp://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnn-national-security-analyst-warns-of-right-wing-extremists-behind-boston-bombings/
Has anyone accounted for Ted Nugent's whereabouts today?
DeleteThanks, Mr. Nasty. Your comment made me smile for a second, and I really needed that!
DeleteYour comment rings true. I grimly wondered how long it would take some GOP ass to snark "look how many people were injured? And there were NO guns involved!" I pray that's not the case (and I haven't prayed in over a decade).
Deletehttp://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/two_explosions_at_boston_marathon_iMR0LCkcwASg0RQfVsH1yI
ReplyDeleteThe post is full of shit !
DeleteThe official are warning the media not to say 'bomb'. WTF?? What do they think it was?
ReplyDeleteTons more here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/15/boston-marathon-explosion_n_3086665.html
They found two more bombs.
ReplyDeleteSomehow Tundra Turd will blame President Obama on this, just like the Underwear Bomber and Fort Hood.
ReplyDeleteAlex Jones already is more or less...:/
DeleteAlex jones is a whatck job! Prob one of his pals did it.
DeleteBOSTON (AP) — Two bombs exploded near the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people, injuring 22 others and sending authorities rushing to aid wounded spectators, race organizers and police said.
ReplyDeleteOne runner, a Rhode Island state trooper, said he saw at least two dozen people with very serious injuries, including missing limbs.
About two hours after the winners crossed the line, there was a loud explosion on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the photo bridge that marks the finish line. Another explosion could be heard a few seconds later.
The Boston Marathon said that bombs caused the two explosions and that organizers were working with authorities to determine what happened. The Boston Police Department said two people were killed and 23 others injured.
Competitors and race volunteers were crying as they fled the chaos. Bloody spectators were being carried to the medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners. Authorities went onto the course to carry away the injured while stragglers in the 26.2-mile race were rerouted away from the smoking site.
Roupen Bastajian, a 35-year-old state trooper from Greenville, R.I., had just finished the race when they put the heat blanket wrap on him and he heard the first blast.
“I started running toward the blast. And there were people all over the floor,” he said. “We started grabbing tourniquets and started tying legs. A lot of people amputated. … At least 25 to 30 people have at least one leg missing, or an ankle missing, or two legs missing.”
A Boston police officer was wheeled from the course with a leg injury that was bleeding.
“There are a lot of people down,” said one man, whose bib No. 17528 identified him as Frank Deruyter of North Carolina. He was not injured, but marathon workers were carrying one woman, who did not appear to be a runner, to the medical area as blood gushed from her leg.
Smoke rose from the blasts, fluttering through the national flags lining the route of the world’s oldest and most prestigious marathon. TV helicopter footage showed blood staining the pavement in the popular shopping and tourist area known as the Back Bay.
“There are people who are really, really bloody,” said Laura McLean, a runner from Toronto, who was in the medical tent being treated for dehydration when she was pulled out to make room for victims of the explosions. “They were pulling them into the medical tent.”
Cherie Falgoust was waiting for her husband, who was running the race.
“I was expecting my husband any minute,” she said. “I don’t know what this building is … it just blew. Just a big bomb, a loud boom, and then glass everywhere. Something hit my head. I don’t know what it was. I just ducked.”
Runners who had not finished the race were diverted straight down Commonwealth Avenue and into a family meeting area, according to an emergency plan that had been in place.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/pictures-from-boston-marathon-explosion
ReplyDeleteUpdate From The White House:
ReplyDelete"Shortly after being notified of the incident around 3pm EDT, the President received a briefing from Homeland Security adviser Lisa Monaco and other members of his senior White House staff in the Oval Office. The President called Boston Mayor Tom Menino and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to express his concern for those who were injured and to make clear that his administration is ready to provide needed support as they respond to the incident."
Warning! GRAPHIC!
ReplyDeletewww.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/04/photos-of-the-boston-marathon-bombing/100495/
ER Nurse: "Amputations Everywhere"
ReplyDeleteAn ER nurse at Carney Hospital in Dorchester tells AOL that she can’t get online but says: “I’m at work. This is awful. Amputations everywhere
Boston Marathon's Final Mile Was Dedicated to Newtown Victims
ReplyDeleteAdding further heartbreak to utter tragedy, the last mile of Monday's Boston Marathon, which was rocked by at least two explosions resulting in an unknown number of injuries and casualties Monday afternoon, was dedicated to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting massacre. Boston Athletic Association president Joanne Flaminio said before the race that had a "special significance" because it was 26.2 miles long and there was 26 victims in the Newtown attack. There was also a group of Newtown parents running as part of a group called Team Newtown Strong who were raising money for local charities. A banner honoring the victims, hung at the end of the 26th mile, can be seen in the photo above.
"In the first twenty miles we're honoring the twenty Sandy Hook first graders," Laura Nowacki, a spokesperson for Newtown Strong, explained to WBUR Boston. "When we crest Heartbreak Hill, and we're coming back towards Boston, we run the final six for our six fallen educators, including their lives, to protect our children."
There was a 26-second moment of silence for the victims before the race started.
Update 4:07 p.m.: Newtown families were reportedly seated in the VIP section right by where the explosions went off. There's no word whether they are among the 23 injured and two dead from the explosions.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/boston-marathons-final-mile-was-dedicated-newtown-victims/64250/
That 4:07 update scares me... and makes me wonder... there was so much vitriol thrown at the Newtown victim's families these last few days by the most despicable of the Far Right. I'm hoping this wasn't any sort of "message", but rather some lone nutcase.
DeleteRemember when Ann Coulter went after the 911 widows? These dirtbags will villainize anyone.
Delete4,300 Runners Skipped the Boston Marathon
ReplyDeletehttp://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/04/4300-runners-skipped-boston-marathon/51183/
Thanks for last years article. Anything more recent?
DeleteOops, so sorry, I didn't notice the date...
DeleteUpdate: 4:45 p.m. According to The New York Post, a suspect has been detained, though officials have not confirmed this:
ReplyDeleteNY Post: "Authorities have a identified a suspect, who is currently being guarded in a Boston hospital with shrapnel wounds."
— John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ) April 15, 2013
A Boston Globe photographer reported that he heard but did not see the third explosion, and Boston police were scrambling to contain the scene. "There were two booms heard from near the finish line inside the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel," reports the AP. And there are reports that another device has been found and will be detonated:
BREAKING NEWS: Police will have controlled explosion on 600 block on Boylston Street
— Boston.com News (@BostonDotCom) April 15, 2013
According to the AP and an unnamed intelligence official, two more devices are reportedly being defused: "Intelligence official: 2 more explosive devices found at Boston Marathon; being dismantled." The Boston Globe is reporting there was another device found near Harvard:
UPDATE: Another suspicious package was reported near the Harvard #MBTA station
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) April 15, 2013
NBC Nightly News is reporting that law enforcement officials say that a "small homemade bomb" was the cause of the explosion though officials have not officially confirmed this:
BREAKING: Small homemade bomb is preliminary cause of explosion at Boston Marathon, law enforcement officials tell NBC News
— NBC Nightly News (@nbcnightlynews) April 15, 2013
Here's a map of reported incidents and reported devices found today:
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/boston-marathon-explosions-live/64246/
I hope that the investigation into the unexploded devices that were found will help lead to the perpetrator(s) of this. Just awful at an event that is nothing but a joyous international celebration of life and health. I pray that whoever was responsible is found and brought to justice. And, by the way, Sarah Palin, it was not President Obama's fault.
DeleteBeaglemom
WTF? Homeland Security doesn't do any security for a high profile event like this? What are they good for other than molesting airline passengers.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you want? Every time you go anywhere in public you have to walk through a metal detector or be frisked? Do you have any idea how many people are in Boston to run or view the marathon? It would be unfeasible to make sure everyone is safe.
DeleteWhile I can understand your concern in that it is one of the jobs of government to protect its citizens, in order to make a country's population 100% safe it would have to be a totally police state with absolute controls over everything. I believe we definitely do NOT want the gestapo here!
DeleteNo thanks.
I'll take a few risks.
WakeUp, wake up. There were loads of police there, and lots of military too. We can't stop everything. Where was your anger at Bush, who was warned in August 2001 that Saudis were taking pilot training and they thought there would be an attack using a jet liner? He was 'too busy' on his vacation to worry his little brain about that, and 3000 died,plus 5000 troops. But I know, Benghazi and Sandy Hook and Newtown and Boston are horrendous and so much worse.
DeleteThe live video coming from the site of an explosion at the finish line of the Boston Marathon is fraught with journalistic pitfalls unique to a situation like this. On Monday afternoon, Fox News’ Shep Smith alternated studio coverage with raw, live footage from the scene, which contained images and information that would normally be checked or censored before broadcast. Case in point: this clip in which an apparent official on the scene is caught telling someone that “People have been blown apart…three for sure that are dead,” followed shortly by a shot of a man in a wheelchair whose legs have been blown off (WARNING: Extremely Graphic Video):
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mediaite.com/tv/live-video-from-boston-bombing-shows-man-with-legs-blown-off-official-talking-about-deaths/
NBC Reporter Luke Russert Speculates On Boston Explosions’ Link To 1993 Waco Siege
ReplyDeleteIn light of the explosions that have rocked Boston on Patriots’ Day, during the city’s annual marathon, NBC reporter Luke Russert took to Twitter to speculate that today’s horrific events could possibly be related to the 1993 government siege on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas — an incident often attached to conversations about “right-wing terrorism” and anti-government violence.
“I was at Fenway Park w my dad and @mikebarnicle during Waco which was on Patriots Day in 1993. Speculating on possible link,” Russert tweeted following the explosions.
http://www.mediaite.com/online/nbc-reporter-luke-russert-speculates-on-boston-explosions-link-to-1993-waco-siege/
In addition to the two blasts on Boylston St, there was a third incident at the JFK library, no injuries reported there. Any parcels, backpacks etc that were left behind as people scrambled from the area have to be treated as suspicious, there was one controlled explosion, there may be more.
ReplyDeleteAnyone with info that could help authorities with investigation - Boston Police Tipline
1-847-494-TIPS
WATCH LIVE: Boston Officials Hold Press Conference On Marathon Explosions
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mediaite.com/online/watch-live-boston-officials-hold-press-conference-on-marathon-explosions/
Boston + Tax day = _____________
ReplyDeleteIn what he descirbed as a "third incident," Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said at a Monday press conference that there was an explosion at the John F. Kennedy library.
ReplyDeleteDavis said that the explosion at the library occurred around 4:30 p.m. ET, and said it was still unclear if it was related to the explosions that erupted near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
"We are not certain that these incidents are related, but we are treating them as if they are," Davis said.
That was an unrelated fire.
DeleteCBS says the devices exploded in trash cans. CBS also says they have a surveillance photo of a man with "a couple of backpacks" in the area before the explosions. They also say they have an unexploded device. CBS sources this to law enforcement, but that's no guarantee of accuracy.
ReplyDeleteAnyone searching for a loved one should call 617 635 4500. Anyone with info should call 1 800 494 TIPS.
ReplyDeleteBoston Marathon bombing
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/15/1201981/-Boston-Marathon-bombing
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/15/1201968/-Twin-explosions-at-finish-line-of-Boston-Marathon
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/15/1201955/-Explosion-reported-at-Boston-Marathon-finish-line
Newtown families were at Boston Marathon
ReplyDeleteThey were in the VIP seats and were not injured.
As always, the Boston Marathon was held on Patriot's Day in Massachusetts. Per Charles Pierce, Patriot's Day was important to Timothy McVeigh, and possibly still is to others of that ilk.
Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House being closed off for security.
Boston NBC affiliate has an updated story. There was a memorial to the 26 victims of Newtown at the 26 mile point.
Confirmed that it was an intentional bombing. Three undetonated bombs found, one rendered "safe".
Good news: Per ABC, no radiological material was included in the bombs.
I also heard these were pretty unsophisticated bombs, or a LOT more would have died. I'm guessing some Tea Bag militia is to blame, but will try their hardest to blame Muslims.
DeleteLet's see how long it takes McCain, Graham and Bachman to start screaming "Another Benghazi!"
ReplyDeleteIgnorant shits.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/15/1201975/-More-Photos-Of-Boston-s-Explosion
ReplyDeleteKeep in mind that a lot of what you read in the next 72 hours about the Boston explosion will be BS
The media will be running (no pun intended) with every rumor and half-baked theory out there. Complete morons with no expertise will be paraded across the screen as "experts", probably the same experts who have been wrong a dozen times in the past.
Also, I am guessing that right-wing blogs have already blamed Muslims. Late reporting wingnuts will be going with "false flag operations" perpetrated by Obama.
Be VERY skeptical.
Well, the NY Post already has claimed there is a Saudi national being guarded at a local hospital... So, they already have started the rumor mill, facts be damned! Breitfart, Alex Jones, et al have already chimed in...
DeletePolice are denying the Saudi suspect last I heard.
DeleteA Saudi man was tackled by a fellow bystander after he ran after the explosion. (Terribly suspicious, running after an explosion.) Assuming the guy had nothing to do with this, talk about wrong place, wrong time
DeleteTalk about the wrong ETHNICITY at the wrong time.
DeleteRunning while Middle Eastern = suspicious
These Tech Tools Can Help You Find People At The Boston Marathon
ReplyDeleteRead more: http://www.businessinsider.com#ixzz2QZMH3NQk
Don't forget today is tax day. Trying not to jump to any conclusions but that along with a marathon honoring Sandy Hook victims, the JFK Library and Harvard as targets makes me wonder ...
ReplyDeleteI, too, learned of the attack here. Thanks, G.
ReplyDeleteMy heart goes out to the victims, their families, and all who were terrorized by the attack. The Boston police seem to have prevented an even worse outcome.
I hope the perpetrator is caught soon. The speculation by some on the right is sickening. Fox News contributor Erik Rush is already blaming Muslims: "They're all evil. Kill them all."
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/erik-rush-kill-all-muslims-response-boston-marathon-attack
Alex Jones Declares Boston A ‘False Flag’ Operation, ‘FBI Behind’ ‘Every Domestic Terror Plot’
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mediaite.com/online/alex-jones-declares-boston-a-false-flag-operation-fbi-behind-every-domestic-terror-plot/
The guy is a fucking wacko and I'm getting sick of them ruining our country.
DeleteThe only people following sarah palin these days are the same whackadoodle doos.
DeleteYou should read the crazy things they are saying over there today about the bombing. I'm actually kind of surprised that $arah doesn't just shut down the site what with the weirdos that frequent it. Can't possibly be good for her image, or even safe!
The level of crazy seems to have shot up 10 or 20 fold over the past couple of days and I didn't think it was possible for them to get even nuttier.
The sad thing is that if this is a domestic terrorist thing, people will have forgotten about it by next week. (Except for people in Boston.) because "only two people" died....
ReplyDeleteand if this is an Al Qeda thing, people will be freaking out for weeks and SOME people will be calling for Obama to be impeached because TWO people died.
Both reactions are ridiculous, IMO.
Boston Cellular Service Shut Down As Security Measure
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/15/boston-explosions-cellphones_n_3087522.html
Results for #BostonMarathon
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/search?q=%23BostonMarathon&src=tren
He was running in honor of the Newtown kids and lost his legs. #PrayForBoston pic.twitter.com/ApxwRYxRdG
Results for #prayforboston
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/search?q=%23prayforboston&src=tren
Many marathoners who finished continued running to the hospital to donate blood - truly inspiring
ReplyDelete2 children were killed who were waiting for their father
ReplyDeletethe first suspect is a Saudi.... It was Saudi hijackers that were responsible for the tragedy of 911.
ReplyDeleteAre we going to attack Saudi yet?
The first SUSPECT is a Saudi...calm your pits. There's no confirmation of that and that informations came from the NY post.
DeletePolice are denying that suspect.
DeleteThere is no suspect. Just because some guy tackles the first middle eastern guy he sees running away from a bombing thinking that he is a terrorist doesn't mean he is.
Delete"we thought it was fireworks for us at first then we were told they were bombs" My heart just shattered
ReplyDeletePerson Finder: Boston Marathon Explosions
ReplyDeletehttp://google.org/personfinder/2013-boston-explosions/
Who's that guy on the roof?
ReplyDeletePicture of "suspicious roof spectator" at the Boston Marathon earlier today. http://i.imgur.com/O6bDJHM.jpg
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23bostonmarathon%20roof&src=rela
First explosion and immediate aftermath. So impressive to see First Responders and men in army uniform working so quickly and effectively. What is hard to tell is that there were lots of people on the sidewalk, behind the metal barricades, watching the end of the race. The bomb, reportedly in a trash can, was devastating to them and their limbs.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=046MuD1pYJg&feature=player_embedded#!
h/t The Dish
Is this true?
ReplyDeletehttp://hollywoodlife.com/2013/04/15/newtown-victims-boston-marathon-bombing-attack-sandy-hook/
Positive energy to all affected, their friends and families. I have that same hollow, sick feeling I had on a certain Tuesday in September.
Patriot Day in Boston today along with tax day, i'm gonna jump to conclusions and just guess >>> 'domestic terrorist'
ReplyDeleteGranted, the NY Post does get the occasional "scoop", but I hesitate to take their word on late-breaking news because... well, Rupert Murdoch.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure who's behind Business Insider... but I think their "news" section is an aggregator for top news stories... like HP and Drudge (and many, many others).
Anyway, I take any late-breaking news bulletins from either with a grain of salt until confirmed by other reliable sources.
Well, not surprisingly, CNN ran a streamer that noted that President Obama did not use the word "terror" without, of course, quoting anything from what the President did say. I am sure that President Obama, being a Constitutional lawyer, was very careful in his wording. It all seemed extremely appropriate to me but then, I'm not a fan of either Fox News or CNN.
ReplyDeleteBeaglemom
At 8:30 pm eastern time, O'Reilly declares this "an act of war" and he is bothered the president did not say that. Bill O is ratcheting up Fox fear factor.
DeleteHey Bill, what if it turns out that one of your precious 'militias' thought a few bombs in Boston would be a swell idea? Still call it war then?
DeleteAs if the Newtown families didn't have enough violence in their lives they have to have this happen on a day they are being honored.
ReplyDeleteMy heart truly goes out to them.
Live stream of continuous coverage from ABC/Boston affiliate:
ReplyDeletehttp://livewire.wcvb.com/Event/117th_Running_of_Boston_Marathon/72958055?ss=1
They do tend, as most, to rerun and rerun same initial video...and repeat and repeat 'chaos', when actually the folks targeted most all turned around and helped each other very smoothly. Helped that the Medical Tent for the Marathon was right there...
Though it is a fact that the traffic will be disrupted badly for a good time; understandably.
What does it mean that we have gotten good at Emergency Preparedness?
or, that so many have served in those awful overseas wars, that it is almost a given that in any type of catastrophe, a military-trained First Responder will already be on scene and able to render aid...
Bill O'Reilly is trying to link this to 911 that Boston is "a well thought out military campaign". The only exercise he gets is leaping to conclusions. Shit, now he's saying some jihad targeted children. Backpeddlling now...
ReplyDeleteThe major terror for me is not knowing who did this and if more acts are planned.
I've heard the exact opposite, that this was and amateurish (albeit effective and not small) operation.
DeleteGryphen, I saw the following Tweet from "West Wing Reports":
ReplyDelete@WestWingReport 24m
Bad stuff often happens 3d week in April: Va. Tech massacre: Apr. 16. Waco siege Apr. 19; OKC bombing Apr. 19; Columbine: Apr. 20
I remember years ago reading here that the Palins believe the 18th of any month has a special significance for them. Thus, Trig's alleged birth date and the first announced birth date for Tripp (Dec 18th), the serendipitous (or induced) birth date for Bristol (Oct 18th), the nearly exact birth date for Track (April 20th) and Piper (March 19th).
Do you have a clue why they believe this? Does it have anything to do with the kind of people they hang with, the secessionists?
there was no third bombing - there was a fire at the JFK library.
ReplyDeleteAlthough the reports indicate that no suspect is in custody, bystanders tackled a Saudi national because he looked suspicious. He is still being guarded at Brigham & Womens hospital.
the bomb drill also in Boston at the same time was confusing.
This is what hate looks like, regardless of whether the person or people responsible were born in the USA or somewhere else. It’s a day in which more innocence was stolen by someone who hopes that it will be replaced with the sort of hatred that makes it possible to plan something this horrific. It’s also a day in which we pray for families and loved ones of the victims. We thank God for keeping our family and loved ones who were there, safe and as unscathed as one can be upon witnessing this sort of terror and destruction.
ReplyDeleteFor all the things we don’t know there are a few things that are abundantly clear. This crime was against much that is great about humanity: Sportsmanship, charity, family, and yes, patriotism (not to be confused with nationalism) . We do know that hatred will not prevail. For all the chaos, and the fact that this act represents the worst in humanity, the people who went into the smoke to help the injured showed us that the best in us still prevails.
CNN: Ball Bearings Used In Explosive Devices, Multiple Amputations Being Performed, Wounded 132+
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How sad. The violence is in many places today. I'm over 50 and not concerned for myself, BUT OH what a world our children are facing. MORE IMAGES HERE !!! http://infonetorg.blogspot.ro/2013/04/boston-usa-marathon-bombing.html
ReplyDeleteCome on "what a world our children are facing." If your over 50, how come you don't remember seeing the news footage of the Viet Nam war. This world is the same generation after generation. Same SHIT different day.
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