This seems to be the week for the return of the disappeared, presumed dead. First it was Brenda Heist, whose disappearance was voluntary; she ran away and stayed away till now. Now comes the story of three Cleveland girls, ages … Continue reading →
Dzhohkar Tsarnaev didn’t just blow up hundreds of people in Boston. He also revived support for the death penalty (at least for himself), with 70% of Americans polling in favor of it in his particular case. Republicans are most in … Continue reading →
Early reports that the Boston bombs were set off by cell phones turn out to have been mistaken, and they are now thought to have been triggered by “line of sight” controllers from remote control cars. Why might that be … Continue reading →
…this might have something to do with the fact that there’s not a whole lot of upset about the failure of the gun bill. Nothing concentrates the mind on the subject so much as a spectacle in which America watches … Continue reading →
Some interesting disclosures in the affidavit, including the fact that the bombers may have used cell phones to detonate their deadly cargo. For example, a little while after Bomber 2’s (Dzhohkar’s) backpack is placed on the ground, and about 30 … Continue reading →
Two other brothers connected to the Boston bombing.
Continue reading →Boston bomber (I could say “alleged,” but I think it’s hardly in doubt that he’s the perp) Dzhokhar Tsarnaev blew up a bunch of people on Monday and went back to his college classes for the next couple of days … Continue reading →
Well, unless you were on a desert island yesterday, you probably already know that suspect #2 in the Boston Marathon bombing, Dzokhar (“Jahar”) Tsarnaev, was captured last night alive though wounded. You may have noticed that I was AWOL from … Continue reading →
You might say the whole Boston bombing story is a puzzlement, the big question being “why?” It’s easy to speculate—and I’ve done so myself—but I hope we’ll be able to find out a lot more as the days go on. … Continue reading →
Here’s a piece about how one of the most badly wounded victims of Monday’s bombing, twenty-seven-year-old Jeff Bauman, looked into the eyes of perpetrator Tamerlan Tsarnaev as he placed a bomb at his feet. Bauman apparently was able to describe … Continue reading →
Anyone who’s been watching the news knows what’s been going down in Boston. I was up till very late trying to absorb it all, hoping against hope that bomber #2 would be caught. So far, nothing doing on that. Boston … Continue reading →
I’m still awake and watching the news because there’s been so much drama for the past couple of hours in Boston. I’m hoping against hope that the following story, which is being reported on Fox, is actually true: one of … Continue reading →