Round and round it goes. Where it will stop? Nobody knows?

European official: Boston Marathon attacks unlikely the work of suicide bombers

 A European security official with knowledge of the investigation into twin bombings (buzz word) at the finish line of the Boston Marathon says initial evidence indicates they were not detonated by suicide bombers.

The official spoke from the United States on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the U.S. investigation. He says, “investigators believe it was not the work of suicide bombers” but it’s still too early to know for sure.

Possible ball bearing bombs?

The official said that the devices appeared to have been made with black powder and ball bearings, but that investigators were unsure how the two that exploded had been set off.

Police attended an apartment in Revere a suburb of Boston

The apartment that investigators went to was at 364 Ocean Ave., in the Boston suburb of Revere. Law enforcement officials interviewed two men there.

Boston police issued an alert for a rental van that may have sought access to the marathon route, and another alert for a man wearing dark clothes and a hood who was seeing leaving the blast zone.

Dark clothes and a hood, eh? Means no facial identity possible. Convenient.
That suggests to me "authorities" can wave a picture of anyone in front of  the target audiences face and the target audience will lap it up. Eagerly. Perception management works so well when presented along side trauma.

In all my years blogging, I recall a ball bearing attack taking place at a Moscow airport.

Suspect in Moscow Airport bombing, reported dead months ago?!

The suspect held extremist Wahhabi ideologies. So we are talking Chechen, most likely.
His family claimed at the time he ( alleged bomber)was already dead.
Perhaps he was? Perhaps he wasn't?

Why am I rehashing such old news at this time?
With all the tit for tat going on between the US and Russia. And the obvious intent of the US to destabilize Russia.... Let me put it this way, if Russia got the frame/ blame, I would not be the least bit surprised.
Not at this critical juncture.
Another UN Security council meeting on April 18th: Will Russia and China veto?
If Russia is blamed were the attacks timed to coincide with the UN meeting?
We shall see.

The news was spinning every angle yesterday. Rehashing 9/11. Iraq. Afghanistan. International/Domestic 'terrorism'
 But backpacks were a constant no matter what angle the corporate media presented
Oh and one other phrase that got mentioned. "IED's" IED's like those that are seen in Afghanistan and Iraq- These statements were being blathered by some talking head who might have been Diane Sawyer .
IED = improvised explosive device
Intelligence agencies like those for covert ops and operatives


Update: UM Coach: Bomb Sniffing Dogs, Spotters on Roofs Before Explosions

 University of Mobile’s Cross Country Coach, who was near the finish line of the Boston Marathon when a series of explosions went off, said he thought it was odd there were bomb sniffing dogs at the start and finish lines.　
"They kept making announcements to the participants do not worry, it's just a training exercise," Coach Ali Stevenson told Local 15.

Stevenson said he saw law enforcement spotters on the roofs at the start of the race. He's been in plenty of marathons in Chicago, D.C., Chicago, London and other major metropolitan areas but has never seen that level of security before.
Evidently, I don't believe they were just having a training exercise," Stevenson said. "I think they must have had some sort of threat or suspicion called in."

CNN reports a state government official said there were no credible threats before the race.

  Updated # 2: it is being reported that the explosives were pressure cookers "bombs" in backpacks

Homeland Security Warned In 2010 Of Pressure Cooker Bombs Like Those In Boston Marathon Explosion

  The bombs used to attack the Boston Marathon appear to have been homemade improvised explosive devices (IEDs) made with components easily available in chain big box retail or hardware stores.

 "IEDs represent the most ubiquitous threat to our nation for those intent on conducting physical attacks. Law enforcement and the private sector need tools to provide the capability to prevent such incidents," Robert Liscouski of Implant Sciences told Fast Company. Implant Sciences is a Boston-area company that manufactures portable explosives detectors.

 Fast Company, a Boston area company that just so happens to manufacture portable explosive detectors. Convenient.