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Asktheanimals
reply to post by TDawgRex
They were practicing bomb drills in the same place earlier in the afternoon in Boston.
People sitting in the stands near the finish line said the police told them "don't get excited, we're only doing a drill".
Testimony by the college track coach whose name I don't recall.
Might be an Australian .
Asktheanimals
reply to post by boncho
As TKDRL pointed out earlier
They were practicing for this exact same scenario
Just like 9/11. 7/7, Aurora, Boston, zzzzzzzz
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boncho
Originally posted by captiva
There had to be a drill on the day so that people associated all the fake CGI videos and Photoshopped photographs of the event with an event (drill) that happened. The fact is, they dont care how bad their manipulated images look anymore and that the victims history is non-traceable. The words "Stage and Actors" are a strawman.
Respects
Once again, the OP article is referring to a drill which had been carried out two years prior and was not going to happen until two months after the Boston incident happened.
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boncho
Originally posted by gladtobehere
reply to post by whatsecret
What a coincidence, another training exercise during an attack carried about by "terrorists".
I guess we should ignore witnesses as well? "They kept making announcements to the participants do not worry, it's just a training exercise,"...
edit on 12-6-2013 by gladtobehere because: (no reason given)
Yet another person who didn't read the OP article.
The drill was scheduled for two months after the marathon, and most importantly, if your link suggesting dogs were being used to look for bombs, that would only imply (possibly) officials were looking for a threat but were trying not to scare the public, or (b) it's a common practice to run dogs over the area of big events.
However, the claim is still:
Stevenson said. "I think they must have had some sort of threat or suspicion called in."
CNN reports a state government official said there were no credible threats before the race.
Seems like dogs might be a standard protocol though: (A commenter)
I've worked at 'large public gatherings' in the past, and bomb sniffers are not uncommon. most people just don't notice them, as the security forces don't make it obvious how they are securing the area, but they aren't hiding it either
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boncho
Originally posted by MarioOnTheFly
reply to post by boncho
Never the less...I'm...pissed I guess. Whether this drill was scheduled for that day or the other, don't you find it funny how intelligence circles always seem to know what kind of attack is about to take place or is in progress.
9/11, Madrid, London, and now Boston. Always the exact same scenario of those drill as the real event.
Isn't life beautiful and full of crazy crazy coincidences.
Well no not exactly. The drill scheduled for Boston had run two years previously with no attack for those years. Completely different than 9.11 and 7.7
In all actuality they could have been responding to an actual perceived threat. (But not willing to disclose such to the public, therefore stating "it's just a drill" when asked.)
I think the idea that is being suggested is that they knew about an attack and let it happen, training the men just weeks before so the situation could be handled as best as possible.
Would have more "umph" if you knew exactly who the two suits were…
Zanti Misfit
reply to post by St0rD
''We practiced to this not more than 3 weeks ago [...] and we practiced the exact scenario that played out today... that WE played out today...''
Wasn't that the same thing that was said after the Boston Bombing ? Hmmm.... Cowinkydink or not ?edit on 2-11-2013 by Zanti Misfit because: (no reason given)
St0rD
reply to post by TerryMcGuire
Maybe the fact people are always questionning events like this one nowadays and jumping to quick conclusion, is because every f-ing time there is a terror attack there is ALSO a drill happening the same exact day or close to it. Doesn't fit right in my head if you wanna know.
Now this drill happened weeks ago, but what sticked to me was the way the police chief was talking about it.
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Zaphod58
reply to post by FirePiston
And this didn't happen "the next day". This was three weeks ago. As far as Boston, of course you're going to train right up until the day of the marathon. It's an annual event so you don't train all the time for it.
And the exercises on 9/11 had nothing to do with what happened. They didn't do anything to slow the response of the alert aircraft.
redoubt I don't blame all TSA agents for their horrible routines and rules. They are just trying to keep jobs and feed their families like us.
Oolon
And the shills come out like moths to a bug zapper!!! Gawd! Why do they post on a conspiracy web site??? It is as bad as joining an atheist forum to try to preach religion....... Go Away!
So if you require evidence to believe fringe theories you should just go away? Come on now.
And the shills come out like moths to a bug zapper!!! Gawd! Why do they post on a conspiracy web site??? It is as bad as joining an atheist forum to try to preach religion....... Go Away!
Zaphod58
reply to post by FirePiston
And this didn't happen "the next day". This was three weeks ago. As far as Boston, of course you're going to train right up until the day of the marathon. It's an annual event so you don't train all the time for it.
And the exercises on 9/11 had nothing to do with what happened. They didn't do anything to slow the response of the alert aircraft.