Bomb Exploded at Boston Marathon Finish Line

[Amnorix]

I've heard an unconfirmed report (a co-worker's girlfriend called him) that there was a bomb at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, with people injured. I am hearing multiple sirens, though I'm not in the Copley area.

[Sorter]

Poison was supposedly sent to a Republican Senator out of Mass.

I'm starting to think these attacks are purely domestic.

[HonestChieffan]

Originally Posted by Ponderception

Poison was supposedly sent to a Republican Senator out of Mass.

I'm starting to think these attacks are purely domestic.

Mississippi. Not Mass

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

Mississippi. Not Mass

Intradasting.

[Donger]

(CNN) -- The second edition of an online al Qaeda magazine has surfaced with frank essays, creatively designed imagery and ominous terror tips such as using a pickup truck as a weapon and shooting up a crowded restaurant in Washington.

The magazine is called "Inspire" and intelligence officials believe that an American citizen named Samir Khan, now living in Yemen, is the driving force behind the publication.

The latest edition was emerged on the 10th anniversary of the suicide attack on the guided missile destroyer USS Cole -- struck as it refueled in Aden, Yemen. The first edition came out in July.

Christopher Boucek, a Yemen expert with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said the timing is no coincidence.

"It also comes on the heels of a busy week for al Qaeda in Yemen. They released an hourlong video last week. There was also an attack on a British Convoy in Sanaa [Yemen's capital] last week. And an audiotape was released two days ago. Al Qaeda in Yemen is good at amplifying its message and that shows the organization is still active, that they're still able to function," he said.

An article titled "The Ultimate Mowing Machine" calls for using a pickup truck as a "mowing machine, not to mow grass but mow down the enemies of Allah."

The article says that such a plan could be implemented in countries where people back the "Israeli occupation of Palestine, the American invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq or countries that had a prominent role in the defamation of Muhammad."

It said a four-wheel-drive pickup truck is needed -- "the stronger the better."

"To achieve maximum carnage, you need to pick up as much speed as you can while still retaining good control of your vehicle in order to maximize your inertia and be able to strike as many people as possible in your first run," the article says.

Another tip in the magazine includes the use of firearms.

"For this choose the best location. A random hit at a crowded restaurant in Washington DC at lunch hour, for example, might end up knocking out a few government employees.

"Targeting such employees is paramount and the location would also give the operation additional media attention."

An idea in the first edition, "Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom," is touched on again.

"The pressurized cooker should be placed in crowded areas and left to blow up. More than one of these could be planted to explode at the same time. However, keep in mind that the range of the shrapnel in this operation is short range so the pressurized cooker or pipe should be placed close to the intended targets and should not be concealed from them by barriers such as walls."

[alnorth]

Why would someone bomb the Boston marathon, and send poison to a Mississippi senator?

[KChiefer]

Originally Posted by Donger

An idea in the first edition, "Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom," is touched on again.

I just saw this on CNN and had to lol.

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by Donger

(CNN) -- The second edition of an online al Qaeda magazine has surfaced with frank essays, creatively designed imagery and ominous terror tips such as using a pickup truck as a weapon and shooting up a crowded restaurant in Washington.

The magazine is called "Inspire" and intelligence officials believe that an American citizen named Samir Khan, now living in Yemen, is the driving force behind the publication.

The latest edition was emerged on the 10th anniversary of the suicide attack on the guided missile destroyer USS Cole -- struck as it refueled in Aden, Yemen. The first edition came out in July.

Christopher Boucek, a Yemen expert with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said the timing is no coincidence.

"It also comes on the heels of a busy week for al Qaeda in Yemen. They released an hourlong video last week. There was also an attack on a British Convoy in Sanaa [Yemen's capital] last week. And an audiotape was released two days ago. Al Qaeda in Yemen is good at amplifying its message and that shows the organization is still active, that they're still able to function," he said.

An article titled "The Ultimate Mowing Machine" calls for using a pickup truck as a "mowing machine, not to mow grass but mow down the enemies of Allah."

The article says that such a plan could be implemented in countries where people back the "Israeli occupation of Palestine, the American invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq or countries that had a prominent role in the defamation of Muhammad."

It said a four-wheel-drive pickup truck is needed -- "the stronger the better."

"To achieve maximum carnage, you need to pick up as much speed as you can while still retaining good control of your vehicle in order to maximize your inertia and be able to strike as many people as possible in your first run," the article says.

Another tip in the magazine includes the use of firearms.

"For this choose the best location. A random hit at a crowded restaurant in Washington DC at lunch hour, for example, might end up knocking out a few government employees.

"Targeting such employees is paramount and the location would also give the operation additional media attention."

An idea in the first edition, "Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom," is touched on again.

"The pressurized cooker should be placed in crowded areas and left to blow up. More than one of these could be planted to explode at the same time. However, keep in mind that the range of the shrapnel in this operation is short range so the pressurized cooker or pipe should be placed close to the intended targets and should not be concealed from them by barriers such as walls."

I wonder if all the dipshits in DC would be upset if we sent a drone to kill this American citizen.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

I wonder if all the dipshits in DC would be upset if we sent a drone to kill this American citizen.

I can think of a few who would be, yes.

[Beef Supreme]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

I wonder if all the dipshits in DC would be upset if we sent a drone to kill this American citizen.

I don't want to turn this into a DC thread, but I'm all for killing the guy if he is guilty. I just require a little more proof than "I heard it on the news" before I go decreeing someone's death. That's what trials are supposed to be for, to find out the truth.

[Hammock Parties]

This might be the goriest photo I've ever seen.

http://i.imgur.com/jQVEQUO.jpg

[FloridaMan88]

SI cover...

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by Wonton Prejudice

This might be the goriest photo I've ever seen.

http://i.imgur.com/jQVEQUO.jpg

So it's not an exaggeration when it's mentioned that the sciatic nerve looks like an extension cord.

[alnorth]

Starting to look like that Saudi was an example of "there's a brown guy, tackle him!" Then the citizen tells the cops he was acting suspicious before the bomb.

[mcaj22]

that cowboy hat guy has one crazy story.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Buzz_TinBalls

that dude with the blown up leg -- I was hoping it was you.

You have no idea...