Now saying a utility room fire and possibly unrelated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Koz
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Now saying a utility room fire and possibly unrelated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Koz
live news: BBC News - LIVE: Boston Marathon explosions
live blogs/twitters:
Live blog: Explosions in Copley Square
Live Updates on Explosions at the Boston Marathon - NYTimes.com
Officials: Boston Marathon bombs kill 2, hurt dozens
https://twitter.com/BostonGlobe
https://twitter.com/bostonherald
https://twitter.com/Boston_Police
https://twitter.com/cnnbrk
not good gloomy... family forum
Location: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=bosto...19.54,,0,14.92
Just trying to show the extent of the damage. I don't like sugar coating anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by donKey jote
I have a colleague currently in Boston whose wife was running the marathon. Just heard that they are both o.k.
I agree with Donks, gloomy, those pictures shouldn't have been posted.
As Donkey said, this is a Family forum and disturbing photos/videos are not allowed, so please do not post them.Quote:
Originally Posted by gloomyDAY
BBC News - Boston Marathon hit by twin explosions
Mr Obama stopped short of calling the incident an act of terrorism.
Why? Why not call a spade a spade? That's precisely what this is - a criminal act intended or calculated to provoke a state of terror in the general public. This is a hideous and disgusting thing.
I assume because as soon as he says "terrorism" it will automatically be taken to mean Islamic. And might cause retaliation attacks against that minority.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollo
And perhaps they don't want the word "terrorism" to be associated with domestic acts of terrorism, because it may lose value for rhetorical purpose?
Just like they use the word "torture" when the bad guys do it, but when we do it it's called "enhanced interrogation".
I don't believe "terrorism" will be used if this was domestic issue, rather than say Al Qaeda or related.