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To: i-node who wrote (710665)	4/19/2013 8:29:00 PM
From: steve harris	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571903

This will all be buried as fast as Benghazi was. Then again, too many local resources involved, Jaba Napolitano may not be able to threaten everyone....

To: i-node who wrote (710665)

4/19/2013 8:38:22 PM

From: joseffy

Respond to of 1571903

AP Doubles Down on Boston Bombing T-Word Reluctance: 'The Blasts ... Raised Fears of a Terrorist Attack'

By Tom Blumer | April 16, 2013

Those who might have given the Associated Press's Jimmy Golen the benefit of the doubt early this morning for writing that the Boston Marathon bombings "raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the U.S." are going to have a tougher time doing so with his 8:15 a.m. report, in which he wrote that "the blasts among the throngs of spectators raised fears of a terrorist attack." In context, readers can insert "that it was" to replace "of." (If he meant to write "that there will be another terorrist attack," he would have. He didn't.)

The first several paragraphs of Golen's report (since revised; the referenced report is saved here for future reference, fair use and discussion purposes) follow they jump:

As noted earlier this morning, CNN, the Washington Times, and others have called yesterday's bombing a "terrorist attack." Despite the President's reluctance to use the T-word in his statement, the broadcast networks have been reporting since shortly after the President's statement that the White House is calling the bombings a "terrorist attack."

Incredibly, it seems as if Golen doesn't want to call the bombings a "terrorist attack" unless it involved a suicide bomber, based on these several paragraphs later in his report:

A European security official said Tuesday initial evidence indicates that the attacks were not the work of suicide bombers.

"So far, investigators believe it was not the work of suicide bombers, but it is still too early to rule it out completely," said the official, who spoke from the United States on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the U.S. investigation.

Uh, nobody has ever said anything about a suicide bomber. It's virtually inconceivable in a crowd of hundreds that a suicide bomber as detonator would go unnoticed. Why waste space on this except to discount the idea that this was "terrorism"? What is in the world -- Is it not "terrorism" unless a suicide bomber was involved?

Additionally, Golen seems to take a shot at Congresspersons who have been briefed who have the nerve to use the T-word:

With scant official information to guide them, members of Congress said there was little or no doubt it was an act of terrorism.

So how does Golen know that these members of Congress have "scant official information"?

As I asked this morning: "What is it with the AP's reluctance" to call the bombings what they are, no matter who the perpetrators were -- "terrorism"?

Read more: newsbusters.org

To: i-node who wrote (710665)	4/20/2013 1:45:52 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571903

Texas Plant Had No Sprinklers, Fire Walls 10 FIRST RESPONDERS BELIEVED TO BE AMONG THE DEAD: MAYOR By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff newser.com ( What follows from electing anti-regulation Republicans..) Posted Apr 19, 2013 7:15 AM CDT \| Updated Apr 19, 2013 8:00 AM CDT (NEWSER) – Authorities are coming to grips with the extent of the devastation following a Wednesday night explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant. About 200 people were injured and 12 bodies have been recovered so far, the AP reports. That's far fewer than the nearly 40 victims Mayor Tommy Muska had earlier estimated, the Dallas Morning News notes, but the Waco Tribune-Herald says a few more dead are expected. Among the victims are believed to be at least 10 first responders, the mayor tells USA Today, including firefighters and EMS workers who were battling a fire at the plant when the explosion occurred. Meanwhile, some 50 to 75 buildings were ruined or suffered severe damage. As to what caused the explosion, it could be six months before we know for sure, the Wall Street Journal notes—though nothing has suggested it wasn't simply an accident. The company didn't have sprinklers, blast walls, or fire walls installed because it wasn't dealing with flammable materials, it said in a 2011 federal filing, per the AP. It was fined $10,000 for safety violations last year, though the sum was lowered to $5,250.