Jesus. They found ten packages, some with wires and electronics, here in Boston.

[WilliamPitt]

Ten.

Someone needs a big fat beating.

[gkhouston]

1. No, they need a big fat prison sentence. n/t

[redqueen]

4. Indeed. n/t

[bryant69]

5. You just so we don't have any fights, maybe they should get both?

I'd hate to see this sort of thing cause strife.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[gkhouston]

12. I can go for that. n/t

[WilliamPitt]

11. How about beating them with a prison?

The Charles Street Jail is old and gnarly. If I beat them with that, it'd hurt. A lot.

[gkhouston]

16. Okay, but put on a back supporter first. Wouldn't want to hurt yourself. n/t

[WilliamPitt]

20. I'm stronger than ten men

and will be sure to lift from my legs.

[gkhouston]

22. I thought you just drank as much as ten men... ? n/t

[WilliamPitt]

26. Only when I'm awake.

:P

[AlCzervik]

2. Word.

[wicket]

3. What, you don't find this funny Will?

:sarcasm:

I live near Sullivan Square, this morning was a nightmare.

[MissB]

6. Ten is way beyond "prank".

[kenny blankenship]

14. Why would someone go to the trouble of assembling so many hoax "packages"?

and leave them around one city on one day? What does 10 do for this nutjob that 3 or 4 wouldn't do just as well? It's very strange.

[WilliamPitt]

15. MIT kids.

There is a history of pranking from the other side of the river.

That's my bet.

[redqueen]

17. They're THAT stupid? n/t

[gkhouston]

30. Some of them might be that clueless. 10 seems like an awful lot of

packages, though, unless there were 4-5 of them having a fucking competition :eyes: over who could make the best package.

[redqueen]

35. ...but this is a serious crime...

frickin unbelievable.

[Kingshakabobo]

48. I can't believe MIT kids would be THAT stupid.

I'm thinkin either someone REALLY deranged (read:rightwingnut) or stupid teenagers......and I think 10 packages kinda precludes teenagers...

[dysfunctional press]

50. with all the cameras surveilling public places these days...

it'll be AMAZING if they can't find pics of at least some of them.

[One_Life_To_Give]

54. Kind of Lame for a MIT prank

The people who buried the helium baloon/bomb on the 50 yaard line of the Harvard Yale game. And then inflated and detonated it with remote control during the half time show. Thats an MIT prank.

10 suspicious packages? If the would be Engineers at MIT can't do better than that they are wasting there time and money there.

[Ravenseye]

57. Yeah this isn't an MIT prank

if it is i'll be absolutely shocked.

THIS is an MIT prank....
http://hacks.mit.edu/Hacks/by_year/2006/firetruck/

Firetruck on the dome on 9/11/2006 with 'we remember' in latin on it.

Some packages with wires sounds more like a dumb ass Northeastern fraternity dare.

[AlCzervik]

58. it wasn't mit, it was cartoon network.

advertising campaign for ATHF.

[dysfunctional press]

40. i disagree...

i think it takes "prank" to a whole NEW level.

and it couldn't happen under the watch of a more deserving administration's homeland security ss elite...

[BeTheChange]

49. I agree ;)

A mooninite giving the finger. It's a clever commentary.

But then again, I believe in culture jamming and could give a fuck less about inconviencing the masses in order to wake them up.

If these would have been bombs our government would have gotten caught with their thumbs up their asses yet again. We are no safer then we were on 9/11.

[redqueen]

7. Which right wing radio host was wishing for another 9/11?

To shut the liberals up?

I wonder what the chances are that this was perpetrated by someone who shares those sorts of sentiments...

[bryant69]

10. IT was Mike Galleghar

http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com/2007/01/is-this-treason.html

Bryant

[Kingshakabobo]

55. This clown-ass:

:rofl:



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/chickenhawks-have-an-army_b_5586.html

[Lone_Star_Dem]

8. They'll get caught

There is virtually no way they can have covered all their tracks.

[redqueen]

9. Well, you hope not, but... anthrax attacks?

They seem to have gotten away with it.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

36. Yes, but that was different.

They dropped the anthrax investigations when the trail lead them to US weapons grade anthrax. Dirty laundry don't ya know.

[Verde]

13. I think it was Denny Crane.

Frikking RW trial lawyer always looking for attention. :)

[Dr.Phool]

18. Where's the asshole who mailed the fake anthrax?

The stuff sent to K.O. and Jon Stewart. Did his mommy let him out of the basement again?

[krispos42]

23. Probably hoping he gets a cell to himself... n/t

[LisaPeaceful]

19. CNN says "PR stunt for an animated series"

Wow. That's some stupid PR stunt.

[Lex]

28. Are you freakin' KIDDING me?

:wtf:

[redqueen]

31. Curiouser and curiouser...

Welcome to DU, btw. :hi:

[mzmolly]

32. Huh?

:wow:

[dysfunctional press]

41. doubtful...

i think that they're just a little confused over there at faux-lite.

[Lisa0825]

45. Welcome to DU!

from another Lisa :hi:

[Marrah_G]

21. Another in Allston- just reported

[EFerrari]

24. I'm glad both my sons were jocks and musicians. The worst they could do

would to leave their guitar cases underfoot or their damn golf clubs near a doorway.

[Lex]

25. I guess the freeper sending the powder got caught

so now those nuts have switched to this sort of stuff.

[niyad]

27. thank goodness it turned out to be a hoax. I can only imagine how frightening this had to be for

everyone until that was established.

are you okay? thinking calming and healing thoughts for everyone there.

[WilliamPitt]

38. I'm cool.

The cops did this just exactly right.

I just feel bad for everyone who has to commute tonight. The Longfellow Bridge is the main spur from Boston to Cambridge on the Red Line train, Storrow Drive is a major road, and I-93 is basically the femoral artery for traffic in and out of the city (that's where the Big Dig is). It's gonna suck.

[murray hill farm]

29. A couple of lessons here though...

how easy it would be to plant 10 explosive devices in key places without being seen....and how easy it is to shut down any large city in the usa.

[peacetalksforall]

33. Was it today or yesterday that the government kicked out residents of sound

public housing in New Orleans. That's big. And worthy of deflection.

I just barely caught it on Democracy Now. Lawyer, Bill Quigley with the very sad news. Showed images of construction workers putting up a fence around one or more of the buildings and former residents walking down the road - reminisces of Germany, Poland, Eastern Europe, and Russia.

Quigley emphasized that the buildings are sound. Sounds like they are going to develop there and it will never more be affordable to these people.

More indications that the non-response to the disaster was because of planning how to take advantage of the situation for the rich (and to demolish a voting block).

Sounds like Nagin is a loser. What about Blanco? Where was she?

I say the bombs are deflection for the WH, the trial, and New Orleans. Amid the overall deflection to arrange another invasion.

Someone please help us and the people of Iran.

[rman]

61. maybe Will can write an article about that

[Hubert Flottz]

34. It really isn't funny

terrorism

noun
the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

These people who did this, even if it was a joke, could under our new laws be hauled off and never heard from again.

If Bush says they are terrorists they're history!

[AlCzervik]

42. no it isn't funny, anyone that lives in Boston understand that when there

are major traffic problems emergency vehicles have trouble getting through, how about an ambulance trying to get to mass general with a critical patient in back and time is of the essence, or maybe a house fire and the trucks can't get there in time. Not funny at all.

[Marrah_G]

37. Menino and Patrick to speak soon

Yay Gov. Patrick!!!!!!!!

[Parche]

39. BOX

"Their ignorance makes me...ill and angry........their savageness must.............end"

[Zodiak]

43. I'd check the banks

A criminal mastermind can plant these packages, and when the police are busy sorting it out, hit a bank.

[RaleighNCDUer]

62. good thought.

It has been done before. by the RW terrorists who killed Alan Berg.

[Zodiak]

64. I feel dirty for even thinking it...especially now n/t

[specimenfred1984]

44. Same as Ridgepuke's fake terror alerts

that would make everyone in D.C. think about dying, even though it was well known the "terror" alerts were fake.

[TahitiNut]

46. The conundrum of Exploiting 'Terror" - media, pranksters, neocons, et. al.

It's a fascinating sociological conundrum. I think it's past arguable that the Global-Corporatist Zealots in the current corrupt administration want the people 'terrorized.' If only to tell us to go shopping and keep the money-pump going for the profiteers. The Corporate Media, acting as propaganidsts and P/R operations for the profiteers, engage in the tabloidism of 'Terror! Terror! ... doing wall-to-wall coverage of the most vacuous stories.

To pretend that they're not attracting publicity-hungry "pranksters" would be insane. I fail to discern a moral distinction between "pranksters" and "dirty-tricksters." The C$M might as well be sending out engraved invitations.

"Terror" gets air time. Every Rambo wannabe gets face-time. The SOTU was a litany of frauds related to "prevented" incidents.

We're getting exactly what we deserve ... "American Idol" and "People Magazine" and "Terror!" Bread and circuses. And we don't even have to get up from our couches.

[Earth_First]

47. Fox mentioned something about an animated series on Cartoon Network

Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

Anyone know anything?

[AlCzervik]

51. i watch that show, maybe the Mooninites.

[slowry]

52. Info and pics here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATHF">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATHF
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xjohnpaulx/361613084/">photos of device (flickr.com)

[roamer65]

53. So how long before Iran gets blamed for it?

Just hadda ask.

[AlCzervik]

56. it was cartoon network, statement being read now, as an ATHF fan i'm more

than a little embarrassed by this.

[BeTheChange]

59. Why would you be embarrassed..

by the acts of some kids in jest?

Did those obey stickers embarrass you too?

[Zodiak]

60. A cartoon network?

So now a story that made little sense has now devolved into a story that makes less than no sense.

Why the hell would anyone think this would be good for a cartoon show?

I liked my idea of setting the packages to create enough distraction to rob a bank better.

[MindPilot]

63. Another false alarm...over react and shut down a major metropolitan area

Terrorists are EVERYWHERE!!! They hate us for our freedom! Ohhh booga-booga that "package" has wires! BOMB!!!

Why do people still fall for it? Anybody with half a brain should have already figured out that terrorists exists only in the tiny minds of the fearmongering neo-cons.

[mdmc]

65. i disagree

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