Puterbac News Network and Political Discussion Thread

[AlabamAlum]

12 dead, nearly 50 injured after 2 explosions rock Boston Marathon, suspect identified and being guarded in hospital

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/t ... 0RQfVsH1yI

[10ac]

Too bad HS didn't use a few of their 1.6 billion rounds to stop this. I guess they were too busy riding around in their new armored Humvees.

[Professor Tiger]

According to early reporting, is this the work of the Tea Party, talk radio, the NRA or the Catholic Church?

[Professor Tiger]

According to this, a Saudi national is in custody:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/a ... PDGIjYBalO

ESPN and the NY Times say he started working for Auburn just before the 2010 season.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Leaning more towards a domestic terrorist, even a lone wolf...pretty crude devices, not a suicide attack, designed to be a made-for-tv attack, the symbolism of "Patriots Day"...

But who knows, more will be uncovered. Horrible stuff. I know a lot of people up there

[Dr. Strangelove]

According to this, a Saudi national is in custody:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/a ... PDGIjYBalO

ESPN and the NY Times say he started working for Auburn just before the 2010 season.

The police have called that report into question. They've said they don't have anyone in custody

[Dr. Strangelove]

Reports that a suspect is under guard at a hospital are "untrue" says Boston PD Chief

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/e ... en-made-in

[Dr. Strangelove]

There's been a bunch of bad info and rumors spread in just a few hours.

The police have a suspect under guard at the hospital. Two hours later the police state unequivocally that no suspects are in custody.

A 3rd bomb has gone off at the JFK Library. Two hours later, no just an unrelated fire.

The authorities ordered cellphone service be shut down because the bombs were set off by cellphone. Two hours later, Verizon and T-Mobile state that the networks were never shut down, just overloaded with traffic.

This is the effect of having 24/7 news channels with a lot of time to fill and people looking for any small scrap of info, however unconfirmed it may be

[10ac]

Rumor is the bombs were originally sold to a Mexican drug cartel by the ATF.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Gruesome photos being circulated...running into them by accident. At least 10 people had limbs amputated

[AlabamAlum]

Maybe the NY Post was right:

Sen. McCaul:
The chair of the House Homeland Security Committee told CNN Monday evening that officials have a person of interest in custody in connection with the explosions at the Boston Marathon.

"A person of interest is in custody and is being asked questions," Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) told the network. "That doesn't mean necessarily that this is the person who did it."

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/e ... in-custody

[Dr. Strangelove]

Maybe the NY Post was right:

Sen. McCaul:
The chair of the House Homeland Security Committee told CNN Monday evening that officials have a person of interest in custody in connection with the explosions at the Boston Marathon.

"A person of interest is in custody and is being asked questions," Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) told the network. "That doesn't mean necessarily that this is the person who did it."

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/e ... in-custody

Head of the PD just said at the news conference that absolutely no one at the hospital is a suspect. Perhaps that's playing words games, but that's what he said

[Dr. Strangelove]

Conspiracy theories already going strong

http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/201 ... ries_start

[Professor Tiger]

We'll know they have a Saudi suspect in custody when there is a wave of news stories and press conferences saying the bombings have nothing to do with Islam.

[Jungle Rat]

So many bullshit stories coming out of this.

[bluetick]

Tax Day makes those islamists crazy, you bet.

[sardis]

The hatred of taxes knows no ethnic or religious boundary...

[sardis]

No person of interest...Just searching this guy's place for the hell of it...

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/04/16/b ... -searched/

[crashcourse]

this has radical conservative right wing timothy mcveigh like gun nut survivalist written all over it

[Jungle Rat]

Whoever it was is a coward.