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Explosions at the Boston Marathon

Posted by samzenpus on from the in-the-news dept.

Reports are coming in that the headquarters at the Boston Marathon have been locked down after two explosions were reported near the finish line. According to reports "dozens of people have been seriously injured." CNN has live coverage. Google has a Person Finder up for Boston.
Update: The Boston Police Dept. says 2 people have died and 23 are injured. News conference scheduled for 4:30 ET.

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  1. Re:tell me again by dkleinsc · · Score: 4, Interesting

    OT prediction:

    My OT predictions:
    1. Fox News is probably already in the process of finding a way to blame Barack Obama.
    2. MSNBC is probably already in the process of finding a way to blame Republicans.
    3. No one in power will blame the organization that actually was directly responsible for preventing this and similar attacks, the FBI's anti-terrorism unit.

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  2. Re:Well, crap by turp182 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It's call the Shock Doctrine.

    There's even a book about it (called the Shock Doctrine):
    http://www.amazon.com/The-Shock-Doctrine-Disaster-Capitalism/dp/0312427999

    From the Editorial Review:
    Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine advances a truly unnerving argument: historically, while people were reeling from natural disasters, wars and economic upheavals, savvy politicians and industry leaders nefariously implemented policies that would never have passed during less muddled times. As Klein demonstrates, this reprehensible game of bait-and-switch isn't just some relic from the bad old days. It's alive and well in contemporary society, and coming soon to a disaster area near you.

    This is why we have the Department of Homeland Security and the Patriot Act.

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