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04-15-2013 , 09:10 PM

#376

LetsGambool

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Neuge

Some ****wad at Deval Patrick's press conference asked about false flag attacks.

Response "no, next question"

04-15-2013 , 09:11 PM

#377

pokerzzfun

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So sick man, wishing all speedy recovery

04-15-2013 , 09:16 PM

#378

Dids

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LirvA,

The thing about cell phones is that they don't work super well when everybody is trying to use them. The notion that they're some sacrosanct tool in situations like this because of their utility in an emergency doesn't hold up. If somebody did make the choice to disable towers, they were only putting the finishing blow on the work already done by the situation itself.

04-15-2013 , 09:28 PM

#379

Go Get It

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Omar Comin

+1

04-15-2013 , 09:28 PM

#380

__harmless

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A pyro I know believes the devices were black powder, or pyrodex pipe bombs. He claims this because of low-velocity blast propagation + voluminous quantities of whiteish smoke. He says these are the bombs you build on a shoestring budget in a garage.

04-15-2013 , 09:28 PM

#381

MrWookie

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for ****'s sake

04-15-2013 , 09:33 PM

#382

AussieJack

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Quote:

Originally Posted by surftheiop

wtf is wrong with this world, can't anyone go anywhere without the threat of getting shot by a lunatic/terrorist, blown up, droned, etc.

come to Australia, none of that stuff happens down here

04-15-2013 , 09:33 PM

#383

kimoser22

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Quote:

Originally Posted by __harmless

A pyro I know believes the devices were black powder, or pyrodex pipe bombs. He claims this because of low-velocity blast propagation + voluminous quantities of whiteish smoke. He says these are the bombs you build on a shoestring budget in a garage.

from watching the Boston Globe vid it did seem (uneducated opinion) that a bomb expert would have caused more carnage, thankfully that wasn't the case.

04-15-2013 , 09:34 PM

#384

sofocused978

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AQ woulda already been bragging bout this **** right? My money is on some homegrown nutjobs.

04-15-2013 , 09:42 PM

#385

Jake7777

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sofocused978

AQ woulda already been bragging bout this **** right? My money is on some homegrown nutjobs.

Yeah I thought this earlier too. Wasn't there also a time pre-9/11 where anytime anything happened in the world there'd be like 2-3 groups that would immediately claim responsibility (even if they actually had nothing to do with it)? Or am I just imagining that from watching too many 80s/90s movies...

04-15-2013 , 09:46 PM

#386

Omar Comin

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fwiw Shephard Smith was fantastic in his reporting, and imo Fox was >CNN at reporting this.

04-15-2013 , 09:49 PM

#387

LirvA

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The explosions were around 2 pm? (central)

Last edited by LirvA; 04-15-2013 at 09:54 PM.

04-15-2013 , 09:49 PM

#388

drugsarebad

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Omar Comin

fwiw Shephard Smith was fantastic in his reporting, and imo Fox was >CNN at reporting this.

I was hoping I wasn't the only one that thought this

04-15-2013 , 09:49 PM

#389

Trolly McTrollson

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Omar Comin

fwiw Shephard Smith was fantastic in his reporting, and imo Fox was >CNN at reporting this.

Agree. Shep Smith is the last bastion of actual journalism at Fox.

04-15-2013 , 09:51 PM

#390

LirvA

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sofocused978

AQ woulda already been bragging bout this **** right? My money is on some homegrown nutjobs.

I'm ashamed to admit I don't even know how big AQ is any more. Surely they would have access to some media to get their message out even if they were abysmally small as an organization, right?

04-15-2013 , 09:51 PM

#391

Autocratic

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I usually like Shep, but I had to turn him off after 10 minutes. He kept speaking in attempted poetry, like he was trying to somehow ensure that he could say something deep and important.

04-15-2013 , 09:53 PM

#392

LetsGambool

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Quote:

Originally Posted by LirvA

The explosions were around 2 pm?

250 pm

04-15-2013 , 09:53 PM

#393

Karl.

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I hope this is an awakening moment for many Americans of what other civilians suffer on a daily basis in the rest of the world. I hope the emotion ITT is shown when non-American civilians are killed. I hope it's not merely "oh look, a drone killed 20 civilians. Oh well, collateral damage."

It's great to see the human side shown here and a respect for human lives. Let's extend it beyond our borders.

04-15-2013 , 09:55 PM

#394

LirvA

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Quote:

Originally Posted by LetsGambool

250 pm

Eastern? Sorry, I should have specified time zone.

04-15-2013 , 09:55 PM

#395

john voight

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CBS with Scott Pelly. He has no ego, and I like his nightly news. His coverage of the matter was noble.

04-15-2013 , 09:56 PM

#396

will1530

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Quote:

Originally Posted by LirvA

Eastern? Sorry, I should have specified time zone.

yes

04-15-2013 , 09:57 PM

#397

LirvA

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Karl.

I hope this is an awakening moment for many Americans of what other civilians suffer on a daily basis in the rest of the world. I hope the emotion ITT is shown when non-American civilians are killed. I hope it's not merely "oh look, a drone killed 20 civilians. Oh well, collateral damage."

It's great to see the human side shown here and a respect for human lives. Let's extend it beyond our borders.

Since you're new here, I'll tell you that pretty much all the regulars in this forum (and anyone who isn't a ****ing rock) feels disgusted when civilians in other countries are killed.

Truthfully, I don't know that I've seen a pro-drone war post. But you're right though that tragedies in other countries don't get much press here, and it's very unfortunate.

04-15-2013 , 09:58 PM

#398

sofocused978

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Quote:

Originally Posted by LirvA

I'm ashamed to admit I don't even know how big AQ is any more. Surely they would have access to some media to get their message out even if they were abysmally small as an organization, right?

Just yesterday one of their groups in Somalia blew up a bunch of **** and they were quick to take credit.

04-15-2013 , 10:00 PM

#399

MrWookie

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sofocused978

AQ woulda already been bragging bout this **** right? My money is on some homegrown nutjobs.

Per Wikipedia, AQ actually never claimed credit for 9/11, or at least they didn't for months afterward. They probably knew **** was going to hit the fan.

04-15-2013 , 10:07 PM

#400

Lavon Affair

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they would probably wait a few days to take credit so their dudes could get out of there whoever planned it.

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