Boston Bombing - Update 3

Guardian: Reports the following on the Tsarnaev Brothers, " ..a picture has emerged of the older brother as someone embittered toward the US, increasingly vehement in his Muslim faith and influential over his younger brother. ".

Lets Get Real:

There have been reports that the elder of the Tsarnaev Brothers come under the influence of a radical cleric while in the US, then we have his six month stay in Russia, was it there that he might have been trained build the Boston Bombs, was the bombing a trial run for Al Qaeda to move to softer targets, from experts on terrorism there is the view that there is a debate within Al Qaeda about what to hit, the older 9/11 Al Qaeda want big hits, such as 9/11, 7/7. while the younger generation want to hit soft targets as the Boston Marathon, these days it is not easy to hijack a Plan or Planes and kill thousands of people, from the viewpoint of terrorist groups the Boston Bombing and its 24/7 press coverage might be the safer option but with the same result as a major operation.  One has to say that one has expect this kind of attack years ago, the lack of an attack has been the surprise, thus the Boston Bombings might have been a trial run, or a terrorist cell of two brothers, but one has doubts.  Lets see what the US Court Trial brings, a lot of dots to connect folks. 

Boston Bombing - Update 2

ACLU:  Has the following Statement, " The American Civil Liberties Union reacted to the apprehension of the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing and statements from federal officials that he would be questioned without being read his Miranda rights.

"The ACLU shares the public's relief that the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been apprehended," said Anthony D. Romero, ACLU executive director.

"Every criminal defendant is entitled to be read Miranda rights. The public safety exception should be read narrowly. It applies only when there is a continued threat to public safety and is not an open-ended exception to the Miranda rule. Additionally, every criminal defendant has a right to be brought before a judge and to have access to counsel. We must not waver from our tried-and-true justice system, even in the most difficult of times. Denial of rights is un-American and will only make it harder to obtain fair convictions.

"Our thoughts remain with the victims of this tragedy and with the entire Boston community.".

Lets Get Real:

Thus folks the pre 9/11 mind set of the uber liberal ACLU comes out, they want to treat the 2nd Boston Bomber as just another criminal, they seem not to get the fact, that the US is a long term War on Terror, what ever the Oval call its these days, they say in the above Statement that its " Denial of rights is un-American and will only make it harder to obtain fair convictions. " what planet are these people, the life of the 2nd Boston Bomber is OVER, one way or another, either he gets a death sentence or life in prison, its over for him, the point is to find out if he and his brother acted alone on were part of a conspiracy, a wise US Supreme Court Justice said that the US Constitution was not a suicide note, it seems that the very liberal ACLU has forgotten that warning, typical of the left at the end of the day, they  always act like the left, the US can not afford such weakness, the 2nd bomber should not get any rights, he is a terrorist. 

Boston Bombing - Update 1

BBC News: Reports that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev the surviving Boston Bomber  will not be read his Miranda rights.

Lets Get Real:

Even liberal Democrats might be cautious about pushing for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to be read his rights, what if he shuts up, what if there are other terror cells in the US or abroad, as the article notes the Republicans are arguing that Tsarnaev be thought of as a  "enemy combatant", in other words throw him in jail and throw away the key, he is dead either way, the Obama Administration can bring Federal charges that carry the death penalty or he gets life in prison.  Either way a death sentence.   The worry on the political front is that Democrats who have looked like national security hawks after the death of UBL, will look weak again if they treat Tsarnaev as your typical criminal.  The ramifications could play in to the 2014 Mid Terms and the US Presidential Election in 2016, thus Democrats will bail on the Oval if its in their political interest, a lame duck President is even lamer if he is  politically dead with his own Party, thus the Oval has to be careful, between the liberal agenda of the Oval and the political realities of US politics,. 

Hide - Doctor Who Review

The Doctor Who News Page: Reports that the good Doctor had five million viewers for last night's episode, it was the second most popular drama of the night, the total with time shift watching will be out next week.

Lets Get Real:

The is episode had to fight a nice Saturday night, it was even warm, thus people took the chance to go out, lets see the ratings when we include the time shift watchers, the Doctor is about Time Travel after all folks.  The episode was a haunted house theme but with science fiction at its base, it is interesting, are ghosts really ghosts or events in time due to some dramatic nature that become time loops, interesting thought, what if you could make a connection!  In Hide the ghost was a future time travel stuck in a bubble time warp, not of our time but not totally separate, it had a nice family link, no spoilers here folks.   The guest starts, Jessica Raine Dougray Scott had great on screen chemistry, it would be nice to see them come back later on, or even in a few years take over the Tardis, as the Doctor and his Companion.

It was interesting to see that the Doctor had a dark motive for turning up at the haunted house, the haunting interested him, but it was not the real reason he turned up, he wants to know who Clara is, he wants the clever, fun, sexy minx of the first episode of the season, he wants to know how she can be in different time streams and die, but come back, even  the ALL knowing Doctor is confused by Clara, it was very to the point when Jessica Raine's character told Clara not to trust the Doctor, as he had ice in his heart.  One does really have to wonder what his Doctor will be like when Rose turns up, what will Lady Who say about Rose, the wife and the EX, also two Doctors, I know what Captain Jack would be thinking about that, you might think that I could not possible comment ( source, House of Cards ).   The show really has to go back to March, the show faces stiff competition from the major reality shows in the UK, there are lot of shallow people out there that watch this kind of car crash television, they do not have much of a life.   The Doctor is for those that need thoughtful but dramatic TV, clever you ask, well as FU said you might think that etc. 

 

Boston Bombing - Update 11

Telegraph - Live Blog: Reports the following in its 3.20pm post, " Dzhokhar could be wearing an explosive vest, police fear, according to the Boston Globe.  ".

Lets Get Real:

Thus folks the Police want to make sure that no else dies, on the other hand they need the younger brother alive, at its most basic to tell the Police and the World, WHY?  If the younger brother dies and kills others there will be theories for years, you can see some of the left stating it was all the fault of the Bush 43, in their views everything is the fault of Republicans and those on the right.  On the other and the Republicans will argue that that Obama is seen as weak, and after 9/11 there was no major terrorist attack on the US, thus folks the need for clarity, if the younger brother is caught alive it will start a heated debate as to how he should be treated, it seems that the brothers were NOT US Citizens, that is the info now, thus the Republicans will argue that the younger brother should face a Military Tribunal, the left will want a Court Case.   Thus expect heated debate over the next few days and weeks folks. 

Update: as of 20/4/2013 - 02.16am ( UK )

The Suspect has been caught, he has injuries, the suspect is a US Citizen as of 9/11, thus has ALL the right of a US Citizen.   This blog will be very surprised if there is a not a major and heated debate between Democrats and Republicans on how the suspect should be tried, the Republicans one can postulate will want a Military Tribunal for Boston Bombing, the Democrats and Liberals see terrorism as a criminal matter, thus folks the echoes pre and after 9/11 are still with us, it will be an interesting debate, and the political ramifications could set the debate for 2014 and 2016. 

Boston Bombing - Update 10

Guardian - Live Blog: Reports the following in its 10.03am (US) post, " The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has released the name of acampus officer shot dead last night by the suspects as he sat in his car.  The officer is Sean Collier, 26...a metro transit officer was wounded last night in an altercation involving the bombing suspects. The officer, Richard H. Donahue Jr., 33, is undergoing surgery this morning,.. ".

Lets Get Real: 

There were some of the left who wanted the Boston Bombers to be white right wing terrorists as it would support their agenda, thus far it to early to dismiss the idea that the brothers were some right wing terrorists, but its a leap. One has two options, either the brothers were their own terror cell, and acted out due to some religious agenda or some where down the line there is links outside the US, this case could take months to work that out, did they have training outside the US, did they follow extreme Islamic cleric within the US or outside.   Thus a lot of questions folks, and its murky so far on the history of the brothers.  Lets us pray for Sean Collier and Richard Donahue and their families. 

Boston Bombing - Update 9

BBC News - Live Blog:  Reports in a 2.45pm(UK) post thta the  " Police in the neighbouring state of Connecticut have put on alert for a vehicle that could "possibly be occupied by a wanted suspect".

Lets Get Real: 

It could be that the 2nd Boston suspect has gotten over State lines, the entire Boston area is under lockdown, thus far here are the main points from this morning, the Bombers are brothers, their origins are  Chechen, one brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older of the two is dead after a Police shoot out,  in that shoot out a policeman was killed an one other was injured.   The younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is on the run, his Uncle in CBS interview stated that the younger brother was a medical student.   As to why the bombings that is still open to question, also how long the brothers were in the US has varied from under two years to 10 years.  Thus a lot of questions folks.  There will be a lot of speculation.