Boston Marathon Updates

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Old Guy is ok



Bill Iffrig, seen in video wearing an orange tank top and being blown over as he approached the finish line, told CNN's Piers Morgan that he was feeling OK after the blast.

"I got down to within about 15 feet of the finishing apron and heard just tremendous explosion, sounded like a bomb went off right next to me, and the shock waves just hit my whole body and my legs just started jittering around," he said. "I knew i was going down and so i ended up down on the blacktop."

Iffrig, 78, said he was assisted by one of the event volunteers, who helped him up so he could finish the race. After that, the worker looked for aid for Iffrig, who had just a scratch from his fall.

"He insisted on getting a wheelchair over there so we started to do that, but then before that was rounded up, i said my hotel's about six blocks away so I think I can make it okay. So they let me get out of there and I went on home to my wife."

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The Boston Marathon's Final Mile Was Dedicated to Newtown Victims

Adding further heartbreak to utter tragedy, the last mile of Monday's Boston Marathon, which was rocked by at least two explosions resulting in an unknown number of injuries and casualties Monday afternoon, was dedicated to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting massacre. Boston Athletic Association president Joanne Flaminio said before the race that had a "special significance" because it was 26.2 miles long and there was 26 victims in the Newtown attack. There was also a group of Newtown parents running as part of a group called Team Newtown Strong who were raising money for local charities. A banner honoring the victims, hung at the end of the 26th mile, can be seen in the photo above.

"In the first twenty miles we're honoring the twenty Sandy Hook first graders," Laura Nowacki, a spokesperson for Newtown Strong, explained to WBUR Boston. "When we crest Heartbreak Hill, and we're coming back towards Boston, we run the final six for our six fallen educators, including their lives, to protect our children."

There was a 26-second moment of silence for the victims before the race started. Newtown families were reportedly seated in the VIP section right by where the explosions went off. continue

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@Slate
The Boston Marathon bombs went off at the exact time that guaranteed the most possible casualties--CHART

@cnnbrk
Injuries in #Boston Marathon terror attack now at 183; 23 critical; at least 9 of the injured are children. continue

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"We were torn with possibly having to postpone or finding an alternative location out of respect for the victims," Kelli told the Daily News.

"But we really did not want to give in to terrorists — if that's truly what this was a result of — because that's their whole goal. They are trying to ruin things. They are trying to get you to change things like that. So we were not going to give in to that."

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Boston Updates
theatlanticwire.com

The second victim has been identified as Krystle Campbell, a 29-year-old resident of Medford, north of Boston. She was not running in the race, but was a spectator, cheering on a friend. Another friend who was also with her was seriously injured, according to Campbell's father. In a terrible and tragic twist, the Campbell family was actually told by doctors at the hospital that Krystle had survived, WCVB-TV reports, and that it was her friend that had died. Campbell's parents did not realize this until they were allowed to see the patient. WCVB writes:

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When William and Patty Campbell were finally allowed in to see the patient, they realized it was not their daughter. “I said, ‘That’s not my daughter, that’s Karen! Where’s my daughter?’" Patty Campbell said.

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EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Boston Marathon bomb

Crime scene photos obtained exclusively by FOX 5 Atlanta are the first look at what is left of the first deadly device.

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Who’s Behind the Boston Bombings? Some Initial Clues
time.com

Another variable that makes us consider American anti-government groups is the date of the attack. Patriots’ Day is a sacred holiday for these groups. First, it was the date, in 1985, that law-enforcement authorities invaded the compound of a white-supremacist anti-government group called the Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord. That group, which aimed to fight the ZOG (Zionist Occupied Government), had acquired a crude chemical device and plotted to blow up the Alfred E. Murrah Building. Ten years later, Timothy McVeigh, who had been in contact with the leadership of CSA, actually carried out the attack, choosing Patriots’ Day in part because it was the anniversary of the siege of Waco.

Since the late 1960s, Patriots’ Day is celebrated in Massachusetts on the third Monday in April, which this year was on April 15th, coinciding with tax day, another important day for anti-government groups. And while the choice of weapon might make authorities focus on leaderless jihadist groups, it’s worth noting that Inspire Magazine’s recipe for pressure-cooker bombs was promoted by the white supremacist website Stormfront.

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In Grisly Image, a Father Sees His Son
nytimes.com



BOSTON — When Jeff Bauman woke up in a hospital bed on Tuesday, an air tube was down his throat, both of his legs had been amputated at the knee, and his father was by his side. He tried to talk, but he could not.

When the explosions went off at the Boston Marathon, Jeff Bauman, 52, called his son’s cellphone again and again — no answer. He knew his son was there, to cheer for his girlfriend, Erin Hurley, who was running her first Boston Marathon. For an hour, he kept calling, calling. No answer.

Then his stepdaughter, Erika, called him. “Did you see the picture?” she asked. “Jeffrey’s on the news. He got hurt.”

“Are you sure? Are you sure?” He was shouting now.

“Yes! Yes! I’m sure!” she shouted back.

That night, Jeff’s half-brother, Alan, called from his boot camp at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Tex. His father told him Jeff had been hurt but did not say how badly. He planned to tell Alan the whole truth later.

The Baumans knew how lucky Jeff had been. “The man in the cowboy hat — he saved Jeff’s life,” Ms. Bauman said. Mr. Bauman’s eyes widened. He said: “There’s a video where he goes right to Jeff, picks him right up and puts him on the wheelchair and starts putting the tourniquet on him and pushing him out. I got to talk to this guy!”

The man in the cowboy hat, Carlos Arredondo, 52, had been handing out American flags to runners when the first explosion went off. His son Alexander was a Marine killed in Iraq in 2004, and in the years since he has handed out the flags as a tribute.
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Photo of Shredded Backpack
abcnews.go.com



A new security bulletin from the FBI showed images of one of the mangled, partially exploded “pressure cooker” bombs from the Boston Marathon explosions as well as a shredded backpack in which the bomb was reportedly hidden.

The advisory said there was “insufficient evidence” to determine if the second explosive, which was also hidden in a backpack less than a block away, was made from a pressure cooker as well.

Authorities have not yet determined the fusing system for the devices or what exactly set them off, the advisory said.

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Originally posted by Cheezers:
Too bad they have to use the justice system on him. Just leave him on the courthouse steps for the public to deal with. Would save all of us taxpayers a lot of money.

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Originally posted by section19:

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Originally posted by Cheezers:
Too bad they have to use the justice system on him. Just leave him on the courthouse steps for the public to deal with. Would save all of us taxpayers a lot of money.

Do we wanna make sure it's the right guy first? Or is that just stupid?

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Originally posted by Tdog:
do journalists still exist? I mean real ones, not the whores we have these days.

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Originally posted by Ryan Grant:
That's pretty bad. I should have been a journalist

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Originally posted by Fandame:

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Originally posted by Tdog:
do journalists still exist? I mean real ones, not the whores we have these days.

Try New York Times or Los Angeles Times. Everyone complains about how slow they are, but they usually get it right. Washington Post can work too. Don't do the TV or radio stations -- nothing but talking heads, which is another term for chickens without heads.