It’s time to call “hate crimes” what they really are – Terrorism. There really is no difference. Here’s a list of reported incidents against Muslims and Mosques since the San Bernardino attack….
A reporter on the scene for The Gazette, the city’s local newspaper, tweeted confirmation from the Colorado Springs Police Department that at least three officers were wounded in the shooting, along with multiple civilians. It was not immediately clear if there were any fatalities.
This is an evolving story. Post liveblog here.
“D.C. police are looking for gunmen they say shot 10 people at the Washington Navy Yard Monday morning. The U.S. Navy said shots were fired around 8:20 a.m. at the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters building, where about 3,000 people work.”
The situation at the Navy Yard is rapidly changing, but here’s what we know shortly after 10:45 a.m.:
Via TPM:
BOSTON (AP) — Two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon have resulted in injuries.
Bloody spectators were being carried Monday to the medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners. Police wove through competitors as they ran back toward the course.
“There are a lot of people down,” said one man, whose bib No. 17528 identified him as Frank Deruyter of North Carolina. He was not injured, but marathon workers were carrying one woman, who did not appear to be a runner, to the medical area as blood gushed from her leg. A Boston police officer was wheeled from the course with a leg injury that was bleeding.
About three hours after the winners crossed the line, there was a loud explosion on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the photo bridge that marks the finish line. Another explosion could be heard a few seconds later.
The Combating Terrorism Center released 17 documents taken from Bin Laden’s compound a year ago in Abbottabad.
Five morans – they’re so stupid they can’t be called morons – were arrested for allegedly trying to destroy a bridge outside of Cleveland.
Reports are coming that there was a huge explosion in a government building in Oslo. It is a building used by the Prime Minister but he is o.k. Update: It was the PM’s residence. Eight people are reported injured. The PM was slightly injured.
Authorities reported that a bomb was found along the Spokane, Washington MLK Parade route. The bomb was safely defused and the parade was re-routed.
There has been a lot of talk recently about what sorts of rights terrorists, or suspected terrorists, should have. Should they have the right to a fair trial? Should they have the right to protection from cruel and unusual punishment? Should they have the right to be informed of their rights? There has even been talk […]
You’re probably all aware that on Saturday, an attempted car bomb was found in New York City’s Times Square. Authorities have released more information about the attempt: Raymond W. Kelly, the New York City police commissioner, said on Sunday that the materials found in the Nissan Pathfinder — gasoline, propane, firecrackers and simple alarm clocks […]
What could possibly go wrong with this idea? A Louisiana sheriff plans to arm volunteers with shotguns, riot shields, batons, and a .50-caliber machine gun mounted on a “war wagon,” as part of “Operation Exodus,” a program to provide security in the event of a terrorist attack or civic unrest. “It’s a calling,” he says. […]
Rudy Giuliani was forced to backtrack on his comments that there were no domestic terrorism incidents under Bush on CNN yesterday: “I usually say, ‘We had no major domestic attacks under President Bush since September 11,’” he told Wolf Blitzer. “I did omit the words, ‘since September 11,’ and I apologize for that,” he went […]
U.S. officials realized that underpants bomber Abdulmutallab was a risk after he was on the flight: U.S. border security officials learned of the alleged extremist links of the suspect in the Christmas Day jetliner bombing attempt as he was airborne from Amsterdam to Detroit and had decided to question him when he landed, officials disclosed […]
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