Blixo Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 46 killed & almost 300 injured in Iraq today. 31 and 200 (the fish was this big) - but I know what you're saying. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22149863 Depends on whether you believe the BBC and its use of conservative estimates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Awful situation. I don't get some people though still making sure they stop their watches as they cross the line, suppose it's just inbuilt to do that. I suppose when you've run 26 miles all your energy and thoughts are focused on the task that you're not going to be diverted in the last 100 yards. You'd feel foolish if it wasn't a bomb. Also it probably made sense to continue running, it would get you out of the way, towards the medical facilities and towards the exit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blixo Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Let's see who they blame this time. Awful tragedy, innocent people killed. No doubt whoever it was, Goobermints will be using it as an excuse to expand and intrude further on citizens lives/privacy. I thought the big Utah desert data spying centre was supposed to stop this sort of thing?. I've been looking at the footage and the explosions were not especially big luckily, probably small concealed explosives. The orange smoke looks like that of an ammonium nitrate and aluminium powder binary explosive. What if it was a member the Gun nut lobby? The significance of Boston may have been lost on you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blixo Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 46 killed & almost 300 injured in Iraq today. And an almost weekly affair that no one cares about. Started by the West, we make Saddam look like a f@#king saint. Sunni-Shia killings apparently. You trot this out like its nowt to do with us and actions of our gubberments (as you say) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Let's see who they blame this time. Awful tragedy, innocent people killed. No doubt whoever it was, Goobermints will be using it as an excuse to expand and intrude further on citizens lives/privacy. I thought the big Utah desert data spying centre was supposed to stop this sort of thing?. I've been looking at the footage and the explosions were not especially big luckily, probably small concealed explosives. The orange smoke looks like that of an ammonium nitrate and aluminium powder binary explosive. What if it was a member the Gun nut lobby? The significance of Boston may have been lost on you? Large patriot, anti-tax, pro-constitution event in Boston yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambon Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I think it was some nutter from Mid-West US who forgot to change the times on clocks to Eastern Standard. The bombs went off at 4 hours and 9 minutes into the race. Had they gone off two hours earlier at 2 hours and 9 minutes, when the race was ending and all the media and spectators would have been there it would have been far worse. As it is most people had already left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 46 killed & almost 300 injured in Iraq today. “The exchange rate between first-world lives and third-world lives in disaster stories in the media is about 50:1.” Craig Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I think it was some nutter from Mid-West US who forgot to change the times on clocks to Eastern Standard. The bombs went off at 4 hours and 9 minutes into the race. Had they gone off two hours earlier at 2 hours and 9 minutes, when the race was ending and all the media and spectators would have been there it would have been far worse. As it is most people had already left. Mate of mine who works in anti-terrorism in the US says a serious school of thought is that it is indeed home-grown although the bombs used are very similar to those in Iraq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Let's see who they blame this time. Awful tragedy, innocent people killed. No doubt whoever it was, Goobermints will be using it as an excuse to expand and intrude further on citizens lives/privacy. I thought the big Utah desert data spying centre was supposed to stop this sort of thing?. I've been looking at the footage and the explosions were not especially big luckily, probably small concealed explosives. The orange smoke looks like that of an ammonium nitrate and aluminium powder binary explosive. What if it was a member the Gun nut lobby? The significance of Boston may have been lost on you? What if?. Who knows, more likely someone on the other side considering the target, and the fact they have achieved very little politically, maybe it was Michael Moore, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prism10 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Let's see who they blame this time. Awful tragedy, innocent people killed. Well if you're a Fox news contributor you blame 'the muslims' of course - Erik Rush. Reading his twitter feed is like a car crash in slow motion. https://twitter.com/erikrush This Erik sounds like a classy guy If any Muslim made that type of comment online he would be locked up for 30 years or more. Strange no one has claimed responsibility which tends to signify a lone nut job or domestic terrorism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Didn't a lot of Boston residents help fund the IRA?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Git Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Didn't a lot of Boston residents help fund the IRA?... I believe so, but possible less than they used to before 9/11 and the "war on terror" I've travelled a fair bit in the USA, and Boston, whilst mainly being very friendly, was the only place where Irish Americans gave me any attitude for being a "Brit". Rather ironic, given the huge skeleton in the cupboard on the maternal side of my family tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 An explosives expert being interviewed on Jeremy Vine's show reckoned that the smoke indicated a low level explosive and more likely to have been lone nutcase or domestic terrorist. Al Quaeda would use Semtex or such like apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Al Quaeda would use Semtex or such like apparently. Available at all good explosives stores? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prism10 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Didn't a lot of Boston residents help fund the IRA?... I believe so, but possible less than they used to before 9/11 and the "war on terror" I've travelled a fair bit in the USA, and Boston, whilst mainly being very friendly, was the only place where Irish Americans gave me any attitude for being a "Brit". Rather ironic, given the huge skeleton in the cupboard on the maternal side of my family tree. Irish terrorism was ALMOST all over by 2001, although I expect fundraising is still ongoing for political party purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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