Clues point as much towards a resurgence of "domestic" terrorism as to an attack sponsored by al-Qaeda or Muslim radicals. Gun control initiatives can trigger reactions from America's most dangerous fringes. Bombs in rubbish bins scattering deadly ball bearings were a hallmark of the IRA, and Boston has always been the home of American IRA sympathisers. One police officer pointed out that the technique for building a ball bearing bomb in a backpack is readily available on-line.
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And there are other people who suspect the IRA.
Boston Bombing Theory I want to share and get your opinion on.
Submitted by
Corbett
Like just about everyone else I've been thinking about the tragedy yesterday at the Boston Marathon. I've been picking it apart trying to figure out the hows and whys and I've come up with some ideas that I wanted to share for your consideration and opinion.
So lets get the nitty gritty out of the way. Here's what I gathered from what I've seen so far:
1.The placement was fairly well thought out. They appeared to be placed against buildings to force the direction of the blast across the pathway of the final stretch and finish line of the marathon and towards the grandstands across the street(for maximum affect). It's also possible (although I have my doubts) that they were placed so close together in order to create interlocking fields of fire with the shrapnel.
2.These would have been relatively small bombs, easy to conceal. They were meant to maim people not knock down buildings.
3.The timing of the explosions denotes a level of sophistication. Possibly remote detonated by phone (which has become very popular with bombers), timers are trickier when trying to get more than one thing to work concurrently.
4.The injuries seemed to be overwhelmingly below the torso with the exception of the child who's height put him in the kill zone of the blast, this would seem to indicate the explosive was placed on the sidewalk (perhaps hidden in a backpack, shopping bag or fast food bag). The injuries also would seem to indicate a type of home made anti personnel mine (perhaps a device wrapped in nails or ball bearings to increase the amount of shrapnel). I've herd some theories about trash bins being the hiding place and I'm not prepared to rule them out provided we are not talking about those permanent cement trash bins that have become so common in major cities (a cement container has the potential to dampen the blast and redirect the blast skyward) and provided we are not suggesting the device was placed on top of the container as the height would have changed the path of the blast and caused more torso injuries and deaths.
5. There was no secondary blasts waiting for first responders which would seem to indicate to me at least that the primary target was the public.
6. And all of the above would seem to indicate not only an experienced bomb maker but also somebody experienced in using them in the real world.
Now for the real guess: I think the bomber is or was possibly a member of the IRA or a faction of the IRA and here's why.
*Bombings have been one of their primary modus operandi for decades they are very good at them.
*If the IRA was to have a cell in America or a safe house (and they're sure to have both), it would probably be in Boston Massachusetts which has one of the largest Irish populations in the country and where they would blend in and hide the easiest.
*I think this was retaliation or possibly a warning for yesterday mornings Supreme Court ruling.(Yesterday morning the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that taped interviews (made by a Boston College) of members of the IRA candidly talking about bombings, kidnappings and assassinations had to be turned over to the United Kingdom to assist in their investigations and prosecutions.) (See Links)
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/US-Supreme-court-rejects-ap...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/apr/15/ira-tapes-police-su...
