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To: Strategerist

It is just my theory, but the ball bearing signature gives a strong indication of who is behind the bomb making. Most domestic bombmakers would use nuts or nails from Home Depot, because they are so easily available. Ball bearings effective enough in a bomb need to follow a design that has been developed by people who know how to use them. I am not sure a novice will know how to do it right. The Islamic terrorists have lots of experience and they know what design works best. The nature of those bombs in Boston came from people who have experience making them. That experience sure paid of and that is why I suspect someone with Islamic terrorist experience made them.


68 posted on 04/15/2013 8:27:42 PM PDT by jonrick46 (The opium of Communists: other people's money.)
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To: jonrick46

The injuries inflicted also suggest that the bomb may have been a shaped charge design (like a claymore) that directed the force of the blast in a low, fan- shaped pattern. I have some projectiles from a Viet Cong anti-personnel mine that are pieces of steel reinforcing rod cut up with a bolt cutter. Those were wicked.


74 posted on 04/15/2013 9:01:49 PM PDT by Ben Hecks
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To: jonrick46
I think somebody accessed an Islamist web site and was able to get blueprints for an IED that used ball bearings as means to generate sharpnel. It sounds more like an bomber inspired by al-Qaeda, something terrorism experts are increasing fearing since the perp may not be able to be traced back to any al-Qaeda connections.
77 posted on 04/15/2013 9:16:41 PM PDT by RayChuang88
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