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Individual seen walking on roof directly overhead as bomb goes off at Boston Marathon
Daily Mail UK ^ | STAFF

Posted on 04/15/2013 10:17:47 PM PDT by Morgana

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To: Drill Thrawl

Ban people on roofs without background checks! //sarcasm


61 posted on 04/16/2013 4:48:56 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?)
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To: Morgana

The area of Boston is right near the Public Library, Trinity Church, Copley Sq, and Several Elegant High Rise Hotels and office Buildings. The two tallest Skyscrapers (The Pru and the Hancock) dominate the the skyline, and the streets are lined with elegant boutiques and restaurants.

I love that part of Boston and know it by heart. The preponderance of the particular demographic that you mention is due to the large amount of Taxi drivers, Hotel Workers, Food Service Personnel, etc concentrated in the area. So, the answer to your question is “Yes.”


62 posted on 04/16/2013 4:49:21 AM PDT by left that other site (Worry is the darkroom that developes negatives.)
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To: iowamark

agreed...happens in NY all the time..


63 posted on 04/16/2013 4:55:43 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: Morgana

It could be...shock... someone just happened to be on that roof. They could have been watching the race, repairing the air conditioner, who knows.


64 posted on 04/16/2013 5:21:14 AM PDT by mnehring
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To: iowamark
Someone watching the finish line of the Boston Marathon hardly seems unusual.

People watch the marathon from rooftops all over Boston. Yesterday cops ordered everyone off the rooftops, this person could have been a cop, the building owner, someone making sure everyone else was off the roof, or, it could be a perp.

65 posted on 04/16/2013 5:34:21 AM PDT by rockabyebaby (We are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
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To: LukeL
This was well after the elite runners had finished, so unless he knew someone in the race watching a bunch of amateur runners seems unlikely.

Most people at the marathon don't give a bleep about the "elites", they are there to see family and friends so it is highly likely this person was there watching a bunch of amateurs.

66 posted on 04/16/2013 5:38:43 AM PDT by rockabyebaby (We are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
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To: Morgana

Let’s see. If the guy has a beard, a turbine, an RPG, and a flying carpet, then we got our man.

On the other hand, the idea of a person standing on his roof to watch the Marathon go by doesn’t particularly strike me as suspicious. If you watch the rest of the race, you’ll see that there are other spectators too...some in some pretty funky orientations.


67 posted on 04/16/2013 5:47:59 AM PDT by BobL (Look up "CSCOPE" if you want to see something really scary)
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To: iowamark

That’s not the finish line. The guy on the roof is where the second explosion occurred. Look in the distance at the gray smoke on the same side of the street. That’s the finish line. That’s the site of the first explosion.


68 posted on 04/16/2013 5:51:31 AM PDT by toldyou (Even if the voices aren't real, they have some pretty good ideas.)
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To: Morgana
I don’t know that area of Boston. Are there a lot of Muzzie there?

My son goes to Boston Children's Hospital every month or so for his heart. The hospital is about two miles from the finish line, and the lobby often looks like an Iraqi market.

69 posted on 04/16/2013 5:51:40 AM PDT by 101stAirborneVet
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To: iowamark

I watch the local Air Show from the roof of my plant most years.


70 posted on 04/16/2013 5:58:00 AM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: 101stAirborneVet

Besides residents, there are 65,000 Saudi students now studying in the USA.

http://www.debbieschlussel.com/50441/obammigration-saudis-pay-5-3-billion-for-65000-saudi-students-now-studying-in-the-u-s/


71 posted on 04/16/2013 6:07:43 AM PDT by toldyou (Even if the voices aren't real, they have some pretty good ideas.)
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To: iowamark

yeah probably. or security. whoever placed those bombs was long gone


72 posted on 04/16/2013 6:22:06 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: prisoner6

I saw a photo this morning of several cops looking up towards the top of a building.


73 posted on 04/16/2013 6:24:20 AM PDT by sarasota
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To: bamahead

It’s Bigfoot.

Come on, people.


74 posted on 04/16/2013 6:27:44 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: Jonty30
The phones are likely disposable ones bought under false names, or stolen credit cards.

I know, but it would still be valuable information.

75 posted on 04/16/2013 6:36:57 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (An economy is not a zero-sum game, but politics usually is.)
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To: Amberdawn

The person who saw the canine units was a coach from the University of Mississippi or Missouri.

Also, IMO someone knew this was going down ahead of time...why did the markets around the planet tank PRIOR to the bombing and then bounce back today. Odd coincidence.


76 posted on 04/16/2013 6:42:19 AM PDT by madison10
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To: ctdonath2
And by the second blast, cell towers were jammed with 911 & other calls, interfering with further dial-a-detonator calls to remaining devices.

I doubt it. If it was a minute between blasts, I might agree with you. The first reaction is WTF, the second is OMG, and the third might be be 'dig out the phone and call 911.' The space between the two bombs was about twenty seconds.

77 posted on 04/16/2013 6:43:11 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (An economy is not a zero-sum game, but politics usually is.)
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To: prisoner6

That’s some new video. Can’t seem to find it yet, but that could be interesting. And I earlier didn’t think anything of this really.....so what somebody is on the roof at a major event.

But, that is a little bit interesting I must say.


78 posted on 04/16/2013 6:44:34 AM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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To: 101stAirborneVet

“and the lobby often looks like an Iraqi market. “

That says it all. This was a muzzie attack. bastards.


79 posted on 04/16/2013 6:47:37 AM PDT by Morgana (Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: madison10
why did the markets around the planet tank PRIOR to the bombing and then bounce back today

Markets were almost opposite from geopolitics of bombings (i.e. not related). What happened over the weekend was a gold takedown and a lot of margin calls and stop losses. Those all kicked in Monday with the tamking of the gold price and commodities in general. The markets simply followed since they are based on not much more than commodity speculation.

If terrorism were really on the minds of the markets we would have seen gold up 6% yesterday (like 9/11) instead of down 6%. In short the Boston bombing was a nonevent for world markets.

80 posted on 04/16/2013 6:49:42 AM PDT by palmer (Obama = Carter + affirmative action)
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