Go Skins Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 RT @NBCSN: Reports of Marathon Runners that crossed finish line and continued to run to Mass General Hospital to give blood to victims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted April 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 I run marathons. Not fast so I am not showing off. There are 26 miles of people running through streets. How in the world will they be able to keep that safe? At the end there are thousands of people just lieing around trying to rehydrate, get their bodies back to some semblance of normal. I can't imagine this. This has really shaken me up and I was nowhere near it because of how close I feel to it. That pic is unbeilavable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigris Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 I sure hope the guy in the picture lived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBandJoeyV Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 My ex gf was running today and fortunately finished about half hour before the bombs went off. Fucked up and pretty scary. Fortunately she is safe. Some messed up people out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 My ex gf was running today and fortunately finished about half hour before the bombs went off. Fucked up and pretty scary. Fortunately she is safe. Some messed up people out there... That is good to hear. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_dish Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 I had a couple friends finish the race about an hour before the explosions. Luckily they didnt stick around. Whispers are that they have caught a 20 year old Saudi national suspect and he is being held in a hospital because of his burns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 http://bigstory.ap.org/article/jordan-extremist-praises-boston-bombing Jordan extremist praises Boston bombing AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The head of an extremist Jordanian Muslim Salafi group said early Tuesday that he was "happy to see the horror in America" after the explosions in Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 I had a couple friends finish the race about an hour before the explosions. Luckily they didnt stick around. Whispers are that they have caught a 20 year old Saudi national suspect and he is being held in a hospital because of his burns. They're not whispers. About 450 or so they had him at an undisclosed hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_dish Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 They're not whispers. About 450 or so they had him at an undisclosed hospital. I still haven't seen the mainstream media report it (ethnicity etc) yet. They have even been dancing around the "terrorism" word the whole time. Its obviously terrorism, you'd be an idiot to not call it that, but what is/was unknown is if it is homegrown or international. But it is a terror strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 I still haven't seen the mainstream media report it (ethnicity etc) yet. They have even been dancing around the "terrorism" word the whole time. Its obviously terrorism, you'd be an idiot to not call it that, but what is/was unknown is if it is homegrown or international. But it is a terror strike. I'm not so sure what is going on now after reading the following; http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/04/15/several-hurt-in-explosions-at-boston-marathon-finish-line/ CBS News senior correspondent John Miller said there is “an individual in custody,” a Saudi national who was near the scene of the blast. Miller said a civilian claims the person was acting suspiciously and chased him down and tackled him after the explosions. The man is said to be cooperating with investigators and denies any involvement. Adrenaline charged civilian saw an Arab looking individual and deems it suspicious and tackles him (my interpretation). Probably why he is in a hospital. I sincerely hope that there is more to acting suspicious than him looking like an Arab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 I still haven't seen the mainstream media report it (ethnicity etc) yet. They have even been dancing around the "terrorism" word the whole time. Its obviously terrorism, you'd be an idiot to not call it that, but what is/was unknown is if it is homegrown or international. But it is a terror strike. Nati Ice published it earlier. NY Post did so at 428 today. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/authorities_under_suspect_guard_y2m8cJO29uC2PDGIjYBalO Posted: 4:28 PM, April 15, 2013 Authorities ID suspect as Saudi national in marathon bombings, under guard at Boston hospital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/nbc-not-larger-threat_716402.html "Boston police say there was no specific intelligence warning of any kind of attack, and federal officials tonight say there is no reason to think that this is part of any larger threat. At this point they believe it is confined to Boston, but a meeting tonight will decide whether any kind of national alert will be sent out. There is no suspect in custody, authorities say, but some people are being questioned, including some with injuries who were taken to Boston hospitals. One of those, a person in whom there is some interest, is a young person who was here on a student visa," NBC reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_dish Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Now in the press conference they said there is no suspect at all, just people they are talking too... So who knows at this point. edit: and now when reporters are pushing them they say they cant comment on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDawgBengal Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 You almost just have to ignore the news when major events happen because half of it turns out to be wrong in the first few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 One last odd coincidence on this is that there was a major terrorism trial almost 1 year to the date in Boston. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i4ZtgKNlJkGSgh30c4G20VbUs6eQ?docId=CNG.d14710124aa663bbefb607c73e872293.301 US man gets 17 years prison on terror charges (AFP) – Apr 12, 2012 BOSTON, Massachusetts — A US District judge sentenced a Boston man to 17.5 years in federal prison Thursday on charges of plotting to kill Americans by joining militants in Yemen and spreading Al-Qaeda publicity. US District Judge George O'Toole delivered his sentence to Tarek Mehanna, 29, after a two-hour hearing. The prison sentence is to be followed by seven years of supervised release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted April 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Your friends and ex girlfriend are hella fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nati Ice Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Denying the existence of a "suspect," does not preclude a p.o.i. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBandJoeyV Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Your friends and ex girlfriend are hella fast. Fortunately... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_dish Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Your friends and ex girlfriend are hella fast. Yeah mine are crazy marathoner type people. Live/eat/breath distance and outdoor exercise regiments. I can barely run two miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khatmandude Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 The Waco Seige as well as Hitler's birthday. This week in April is also when OKC and Columbine happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted April 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Yeah mine are crazy marathoner type people. Live/eat/breath distance and outdoor exercise regiments. I can barely run two miles.The clock said 4:08 I finished Columbus this year at 4:02. Add in some lulls in the beginning before it thins out and I am running up, in the stalls or right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khatmandude Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 http://www.local15tv.com/mostpopular/story/UM-Coach-Bomb-Sniffing-Dogs-Spotters-on-Roofs/BrirjAzFPUKKN8z6eSDJEA.cspx Home : News : Most Popular UM Coach: Bomb Sniffing Dogs, Spotters on Roofs Before Explosions Video Images UM Coach Witnesses Boston Marathon Explosions UM Coach in Boston for Marathon Related Links Two Explosions at Boston Marathon Finish Line Reported by: John Dzenitis Email: jdzenitis@local15tv.com Print Story Published: 3:30 pm Share Updated: 6:25 pm University of Mobile’s Cross Country Coach, who was near the finish line of the Boston Marathon when a series of explosions went off, said he thought it was odd there were bomb sniffing dogs at the start and finish lines. "They kept making announcements to the participants do not worry, it's just a training exercise," Coach Ali Stevenson told Local 15. Stevenson said he saw law enforcement spotters on the roofs at the start of the race. He's been in plenty of marathons in Chicago, D.C., Chicago, London and other major metropolitan areas but has never seen that level of security before. "Evidently, I don't believe they were just having a training exercise," Stevenson said. "I think they must have had some sort of threat or suspicion called in." Stevenson had just finished the marathon before the explosions. Stevenson said his wife had been sitting in one of the seating sections where an explosion went off, but thankfully she left her seat and was walking to meet up with him. "We are just so thankful right now," Stevenson said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiliMVP Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Usually takes a few days before the media gets the real story for even the most minor of events, let alone a clusterfuck like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 I don't think at this point we know WTF is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khatmandude Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Agree....I posted it as it contained "new information". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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