Explosion in NYC

[hvaces42]

source that ruled out terrorism?

BDB YMS

[TimT]

Events best described by this witness.

[aygart]

BDB YMS

My understanding is that it was not ruled out but not ruled in either.

[mmgfarb]

My understanding is that it was not ruled out but not ruled in either.

I don't understand, has it inspired fear in people? Most likely yes, therefore it's terrorism, pretty simple.

[JTZ]

I don't understand, has it inspired fear in people? Most likely yes, therefore it's terrorism, pretty simple.

Not that simple. Was there a political motive?
Was John Wayne Gacy a terrorist or just a murderer?

[TimT]

He follows in his predecessor's footsteps. King Mike blamed the Times Square car bomb on a right winger upset over obamacare.

[TimT]

Not that simple. Was there a political motive?

That early on in the investigation nothing can be ruled out.

[aygart]

That early on in the investigation nothing can be ruled out.

exactly which is why I would suspect any statement stating that it was or was not terrorism to be purely political.

[ExGingi]

Good point but I doubt it'll even be brought up, the media tends to ignore smaller terrorist attacks on Israel. Hopefully this will open people's eyes to what's really going on in the world.

מה שהיה הוא שיהיה

Don't expect the world view to change. Did the Netanyahu "Ethnic Cleansing" video change anything and open people's eyes? And in that video he actually spells things out and explains it. He also spoke to Congress after 9/11 and put the numbers in perspective, did that change anything?

[ExGingi]

I don't understand, has it inspired fear in people? Most likely yes, therefore it's terrorism, pretty simple.

It's all about the nuances of the language.

Following BHO's lead "Islamic Terror" is not an allowed term, so when they say "terrorism" it actually means "Islamic Terror" and that might be what they are trying to rule out or deny.

[Sammy82]

It's all about the nuances of the language.

Following BHO's lead "Islamic Terror" is not an allowed term, so when they say "terrorism" it actually means "Islamic Terror" and that might be what they are trying to rule out or deny.

Exactly

[Abebee]

NEW YORK: Authorities ID ‘person of interest’ in NYC bombing. Bombs were filled with shrapnel & designed to inflict maximum damage.

[JTZ]

NEW YORK: Authorities ID ‘person of interest’ in NYC bombing. Bombs were filled with shrapnel & designed to inflict maximum damage.

So why put them in a dumpster?

[TimT]

So why put them in a dumpster?

From CNN:

"In the video, the man leaves the duffel bag where police later found an unexploded pressure cooker. After he leaves, the video shows two men removing a white garbage bag believed to contain the pressure cooker from the duffel bag and leave it on the sidewalk, according to a senior law enforcement official and another source familiar with the video.
Investigators have not determined the relationship between the two men and the man dragging the duffel bag, the sources said."

This is the second bomb

[aygart]

So why put them in a dumpster?

I saw somewhere that it was outside the dumpster as evidenced by the hole bending inwards.

[Abebee]

So why put them in a dumpster?

The bomb in Manhattan was placed under a Dumpster made of heavy-gauge steel, and was powerful enough to catapult the metal box across the street

[TimT]

Meanwhile Cuomo announced that it wasn't "international" terrorism.
Thank g-d for that!! We can all sleep well now.
FYI San Bernardino, Orlando, & Boston weren't either international terrorism.

[JTZ]

The bomb in Manhattan was placed under a Dumpster made of heavy-gauge steel, and was powerful enough to catapult the metal box across the street

If it was filled with shrapnel you would think you would want out in the open for maximum damage.

[Abebee]

If it was filled with shrapnel you would think you would want out in the open for maximum damage.

Could be someone would notice it if it was out in the open

[TimT]

FBI currently taking people into custody near the Verrazanno Bridge.