explosions at boston marathon

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by Danzig

just saw they have a suspect for the mailing.

You see this..

Letter sent to Obama tests positive for ricin, officials say.

A letter addressed to President Barack Obama tested positive for the poison ricin and was from the same sender who mailed a letter to a senator that also tested positive, officials told NBC News on Wednesday.

The letter to Obama was intercepted at an off-site White House mail facility Tuesday and was being tested further, a Secret Service official told NBC News. A federal law enforcement official said that the letter was “very similar” to one addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.

Federal officials told NBC News that they believe they know who sent the letters, but no arrest was made because authorities were waiting for further test results.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...cials-say?lite

[3kings]

I'm not trying to be glib here but have any of these poisoned pieces of mail ever worked? I know there have been successful mail bombs but these "poisoned letters" seem like a sure way to get arrested without any meaningful results.

[MaTH716]

The Associated Press ‏@AP 4m BREAKING: Law enforcement official: Arrest imminent in Boston Marathon bombing, suspect to be brought to court.

[3kings]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

The Associated Press ‏@AP 4m BREAKING: Law enforcement official: Arrest imminent in Boston Marathon bombing, suspect to be brought to court.

This means they have the suspected bomber. They would not risk him killing himself.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

The Associated Press ‏@AP 4m BREAKING: Law enforcement official: Arrest imminent in Boston Marathon bombing, suspect to be brought to court.

Some much for being imminent, still no arrests have been made.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by 3kings

I'm not trying to be glib here but have any of these poisoned pieces of mail ever worked? I know there have been successful mail bombs but these "poisoned letters" seem like a sure way to get arrested without any meaningful results.

i believe some people were sickened from some poisoned letters in the past, which is why they do the extra screening now for govt addressed mail-or maybe all mail?

edit~ found this:

The 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, also known as Amerithrax from its Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) case name, occurred over the course of several weeks beginning on Tuesday, September 18, 2001, one week after the September 11 attacks. Letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to several news media offices and two Democratic U.S. Senators, killing five people and infecting 17 others.

[3kings]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i believe some people were sickened from some poisoned letters in the past, which is why they do the extra screening now for govt addressed mail-or maybe all mail?

edit~ found this:

The 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, also known as Amerithrax from its Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) case name, occurred over the course of several weeks beginning on Tuesday, September 18, 2001, one week after the September 11 attacks. Letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to several news media offices and two Democratic U.S. Senators, killing five people and infecting 17 others.

I stand corrected. Thank you. I thought a few people became ill but there were no fatalities.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by 3kings

I stand corrected. Thank you. I thought a few people became ill but there were no fatalities.

hey, i wasn't sure either...glad i looked.

[Arletta]

At last nights Bruins game

http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/b...ombings-041713

[Rudeboyelvis]

Suspects uncovered by Anonymous and confirmed by Police after being reported by Drudge

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by bigrun

You see this..

Letter sent to Obama tests positive for ricin, officials say.



http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...cials-say?lite

heard about it, but have been swamped at work much of the day-til now. playing catch up.