Large Explosions Reported At Boston Marathon - Photos Released

[madfranks]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/n...0,318317.story

“This was a heinous and cowardly act and given what we now know about what took place, the FBI is investigating it as an act of terrorism,” Obama said in televised comments from the White House. “Any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror.”

Only when other people do it to us, it's terrorism. When we do it to other people, it's collateral damage. The hypocrisy is sickening.

Police and uniformed soldiers were allowing guests at nearby hotels -- some still in marathon gear -- to enter the restricted zone to retrieve their belongings from their rooms. Canine units were in the area.

Uniformed soldiers? Possibly a test to see if there would be any resistance to military involvement in controlling domestic disturbances? Remember, posse comitatus was neutered in 2006 for this exact reason.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act

On September 26, 2006, President Bush urged Congress to consider revising federal laws so that U.S. armed forces could restore public order and enforce laws in the aftermath of a natural disaster, terrorist attack or incident, or other condition.

These changes were included in the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (H.R. 5122), which was signed into law on October 17, 2006.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said no unexploded bombs were found at the Boston Marathon, contradicting earlier reports. Only the two bombs that exploded were found, he said.

I thought the bomb squad found a third bomb a mile away and disposed of it.

Police eyed commuters in subways, cordons of security around landmarks were extended and everyone was urged to report suspicious packages and people.

Again, a test to see if there would be any resistance to a stronger police state?

“This should be a wake-up call to everyone, that the war against terrorism is far from over.”

Translation: The American people are starting to grow tired of our military exploits abroad, so we need to scare them into submission.