04-20-2013, 06:52 AM
(04-20-2013, 12:53 AM)kandrathe Wrote: My initial reaction was that due to it being tax day, it was probably some anti-tax group -- however it never squared with targeting the marathon rather than some government IRS related office. Most attacks target the object of their hatred -- even 911 (WTC, Pentagon, WH). In order to target the Marathon, you'd need to be pretty much anti-US as it represents "what is good about America" -- if the young man survives, I will be interested in the two brothers motivations. And... are there any co-conspirators.
Again with the limited information. Anything other than Islamic terrorism seems unlikely.
(and this comes from someone who has always been saying on the lounge that the chances of new Islamic terrorism in the US were exaggerated).
Again, these guys were Chechens. They are not known for their anti-marathon feelings. I also think it is highly unlikely that these pretty intelligent big city kids will have strong feelings about IRS.
About the remark that the bombs were specially made to target the legs of people. This also seems a bit unlikely to me. I think the bombs were just pretty amateurish in general. A more elaborate type of explosive could make a lot more victims in such an area with so many people around.