This is a full blown radical islamic terrorist opperation.
Suspects kill a cop, they jack a Mercedes, police are after them, Suspect 2 runs over Suspect 1 and Suspect 1 is shot and killed, Suspect 2 is still on the run, there is an old man with a suicide bomb vest on right now but it's not clear who or what he is and if he was a willing participant.
Suspect 2 is a 19-year-old college student from Chechnya who has been living here for what appears to be a year or two. If I had to make an uneducated guess, I feel like his older brother, Suspect 1, was a radical from Chechnya and brainwashed his younger brother into being a terrorist. Suspect 1 was an abusive loner.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Reporter on MSNBC was just told "If you knew what was going on, you wouldn't be standing here right now."</p>— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanWolken/status/325262508149575681">April 19, 2013</a></blockquote>
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If they were both in the jacked Mercedes, how did suspect 2 run over suspect 1? Where did we get that info? Police scanner?
Suspects kill a cop, they jack a Mercedes, police are after them, Suspect 2 runs over Suspect 1 and Suspect 1 is shot and killed, Suspect 2 is still on the run, there is an old man with a suicide bomb vest on right now but it's not clear who or what he is and if he was a willing participant.
Suspect 2 is a 19-year-old college student from Chechnya who has been living here for what appears to be a year or two. If I had to make an uneducated guess, I feel like his older brother, Suspect 1, was a radical from Chechnya and brainwashed his younger brother into being a terrorist. Suspect 1 was an abusive loner.
MSNBC has the uncle of these kids on right now. These kids have been in the U.S. since 2003 and went to American schools. They are Americans.
I don't think they have their citizenship, do they?
They were in a gunfight with police outside of car. The one was hit apparently by gunfire and then other guy ran him over fleeing scene.
MSNBC has the uncle of these kids on right now. These kids have been in the U.S. since 2003 and went to American schools. They are Americans.
What the hell does that mean?! Should Boston be evacuating or something?
What the hell does that mean?! Should Boston be evacuating or something?
I'm pretty sure it is just two lunatics. I mean, maybe 3 or 4 or 5. But these guys aren't linked to islamic terror networks.
No, but they have been here for 10 years. They didn't come here to do this. That was my point.
If they are foreign, hope ever takes a deep breath for 3 months, simmers down, then make a decision on if you should go to war with a state/religion based on extremists.
MSNBC has the uncle of these kids on right now. These kids have been in the U.S. since 2003 and went to American schools. They are Americans.
I'm pretty sure it is just two lunatics. I mean, maybe 3 or 4 or 5. But these guys aren't linked to islamic terror networks.
I think that's pretty clear.
If they are foreign, hope ever takes a deep breath for 3 months, simmers down, then make a decision on if you should go to war with a state/religion based on extremists.
I don't think that's going to happen.
Besides, they're cheechy's, not russians.
So as a journalism student in an endangered occupation soon to be extirpated have you chosen your new major yet or will you be camping out in a park in a couple of years protesting your student loans and grim job prospects?
I hate to break this industry secret but the media have used police scanners for 70 or 80 years. Actually a scanner wasn't required as back then had the police bands as a tuneable feature on something called r-a-d-i-o.
To the credit of MSNBC, Fox, CNN, and the ABC affliate I watched tonight they ALL noted that they had information such as names but unlike the irresponsible bloggers and tweeters they ALL refrained from "confirming" information that law enforcement had not confirmed. They all connected the dots/similarities but noted they would await positive I.D. from law enforcement.
The on site media reported that they were told by law enforcement to turn off cell phones to minimize an accidental discharge of a possilbe bomb and they complied with that directive. The "eye witness" social media crowd kept those cell towers hopping getting their 15 minutes of fame without regard for anyone's safety.
And how do you know this, Mr Anti-speculation?
Remember the guys that planned 9/11? There were here for years learning to be pilots..acting like "normal americans".
The Uncle seems very angry in his press conference.
The Uncle seems very angry in his press conference.
If my nephews were terrorists I'd be angry too.
If my nephews were terrorists I'd be angry too.
If my nephews were terrorists I'd be angry too.