Boston Marathon Explosions...

[bzb]

Amateur?
1. Timed bomb attacks in the same area.
2. High-powered explosive device surrounded by low-budget shrapnel.

al Queda attempted other attacks with less success or lower degree of damage. al Queda doesn't have a high profile figure head, since he was deep 6'ed. They still exist and the anti-American extremist Muslims are still in the US.
I'm pretty disgusted by the overriding al Queda/Taliban sentiment here.

Time for more waterboarding.

aq's m.o. is usually more dramatic and devastating attacks. they go for higher profile targets and more kills. for example, look at the suicide bombings elsewhere across the world. they take out 20+ people at a time. not exactly something you get with an open air shrapnel bombing at a marathon. the timing of their bombs are also placed further apart in order to maximize causalities to first responders as well. if they wanted to maximize kills they easily could have placed this on a train, mall, airport terminal, etc.

sure they've had failures, but pretty much all of their failures were aimed at very high value targets and many kills. failed wtc bombing the first time and two failed airplane bombing attempts, for example. i also wouldn't consider this a failure since both bombs went off as planned.

considering the target and other circumstances, this just doesn't seem like an organized aq operation. it could be, but just doubtful...

 

[unit321]

aq's m.o. is usually more dramatic and devastating attacks. they go for higher profile targets and more kills. for example, look at the suicide bombings elsewhere across the world. they take out 20+ people at a time. not exactly something you get with an open air shrapnel bombing at a marathon. the timing of their bombs are also placed further apart in order to maximize causalities to first responders as well. if they wanted to maximize kills they easily could have placed this on a train, mall, airport terminal, etc.

sure they've had failures, but pretty much all of their failures were aimed at very high value targets and many kills. failed wtc bombing the first time and two failed airplane bombing attempts, for example. i also wouldn't consider this a failure since both bombs went off as planned.

considering the target and other circumstances, this just doesn't seem like an organized aq operation. it could be, but just doubtful...

1. The result was mass casualties. Over 100 people got injured. A terrorist attack is to cause terror, not necessarily have a high kill count.
2. organized al Queda operation? All their post 9-11 attacks in the US have been unorganized in nature, low-budget, and included the use of improvised resources.
3. considering the target and circumstances, this does appear to have al Queda written all over it .

 

[unit321]

you disappointed you couldnt come in here on some "look at all you blaming muslims again " steez?

Marhaba, there's a difference between Muslims and extremist Muslims.

 

[bzb]

1. The result was mass casualties. Over 100 people got injured. A terrorist attack is to cause terror, not necessarily have a high kill count.
2. organized al Queda operation? All their post 9-11 attacks in the US have been unorganized in nature, low-budget, and included the use of improvised resources.
3. considering the target and circumstances, this does appear to have al Queda written all over it.

again, look at how aq has conducted bombings in other countries. they use more devastating explosives and put them in more densely populated places. this bombing was not conducted in the same manner. you could almost say this bomb was intended more to maim than kill. maiming is not aq m.o., they go for the throat in all of their successful and failed attempts.

all of their post 9/11 attacks in the u.s. also had more extravagant aims and were intended to kill way more people.

how so? boston, tea party, tax day, marathon...doesn't really have aq written all over it to me. considering recent aq bombings in other countries, i think it's a reach to say this has aq written all over it. maybe you can explain how this target and these circumstances have aq written all over it...

 

[Mac Milli]

Do we have a suspect yet?

 

[RhymesWell]

AQ would've went with something much bigger. This is homegrown.

 

[Shogun]

This fits their style.

1. High profile attack.
2. Use of bombs in public area.
3. IED device design of al Queda origin.

No, it doesn't.

 

[Mr. Somebody]

So we're looking at former military or low budget constitutionalist or bigot.

 

[Reality Check]

One suspect possibly identified.

Authorities believe they have identified a suspect from video footage in the Boston Marathon bombings, Reuters reported Wednesday.

The FBI is holding a press conference at 5 p.m. and is expected to announce the news then. CNN reported that the breakthrough in the investigation came from analyzing department store surveillance video and video from a news station.

The Boston Globe reported that officials have found an image of "a suspect carrying, and perhaps dropping, a black bag at the second bombing scene."

An FBI spokesman in Boston declined to comment on the reports to Yahoo News.

Boston Marathon investigation: FBI may have suspect in bombings

 

[Rain]

[ame]https://twitter.com/AP/status/324578507290185728[/ame]

 

[Reality Check]

No longer imminent. Arrest has been made according to CNN

 

[FreeNuggz]

looks like an inside job

 

[theworldismine13]

this should be interesting....

 

[RAX 010]

Tea party did it

 

[Robbie3000]

crosses fingers that it's a white guy.