Two possible suspects?
At this point I hesitate to report on “news” connected with the Boston bombings, because so much released by the MSM about the aftermath of this story has proven false. So take the following with more than a grain of salt.
Many newspapers—such as, for example, the Boston Globe—are reporting that the FBI is planning to release photos of two backpacked men in the crowd whom they’d like the public to help them identify. Obviously, they think these might be the bombers. But the NY Post has actually accompanied its story with a photo supposedly of the two men, even though this does not appear to be an official FBI photo but is instead the sort of thing that’s been speculated on at websites such as this one (hat tip: “Kustie the Klown”).
Just to show you some of the confusion, here are two sentences from that same Boston Globe article:
Authorities have clear video images of two separate suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings carrying black bags at the explosion sites and are planning to release the images today in an appeal for the public’s help in identifying the men, according to an official briefed on the case…
Jason Pack, a supervisory special agent with the FBI’s national office, said Thursday that the agency has not made a determination on whether there will be a press conference, or whether to release photos.
The Globe story says that the men in the videos “were seen separately on videotape ”” one at each of the two bombing sites, which are located about a block apart.” But the photo in the Post is of two men standing together.
Different “authorities,” different stories.
Again, no proof, and I admit I’m suspicious. But stuff like this:
http://theulstermanreport.com/2013/04/18/hmmm-barack-obama-holds-unscheduled-meeting-with-saudi-diplomat-after-boston-bombing/
this:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/obama-meets-saudi-foreign-minister-discusses-syria-223009934.html
and this:
http://www.infowars.com/obama-covering-up-saudi-link-to-boston-bombing/
are raising all sorts of red flags for me.
An al Queda attack on the US would destroy all sorts of Obama narratives, so there’s every reason for them to not want us to think that’s what’s happened.
And even the suspicion that it was a domestic right-winger could be used to their advantage, even if it’s never proven.
Again, I admit I’m naturally suspicious, but after Benghazi I wouldn’t put anything past this administration.
Anything.
None of the outside cameras show one person carrying two backpacks, so it would seem highly probable that this was not the work of a single terrorist.
Then there is this; which while speculative raises questions not easily dismissed.
Breaking: Boston Suspects Identified..And The Saudi Connection They’re Not Telling You About
Drudge is now reporting on these stories.
I too am suspicious and we certainly have reason to be.
On Benghazi, this is new; House investigators talking to new Benghazi whistleblowers
If they have anything of real import, it’s certain that the administration to do all it can to discredit these whistleblowers.
Based on the extraordinarily clumsy way information about this case has ben released, retracted, and mishandled, either gross incompetence is at work or a coverup. Based on how this seems follow the Benghazi chain of events, which started with a clumsy misinformation campaign, and finally a coverup, I vote coverup – BO and his administration got burned by Saudi Nationals, and thought they could keep a lid on it until the pictures ended up all over the internet.
Sodoes this mean that it IS still “White Hat” and “Track Suit” from Kustie’s link???
Now I’m really getting confused. See Allahpundit’s Hot Air post from 10:41 AM today:
Boston bombing update: The guys in the feds’ surveillance video probably aren’t who you think
Make that “So does…”
Doh!
More news: as of this afternoon:
U.S. Hastily Deporting Saudi “Person of Interest” in Boston Bombings:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/d5hdo9u
Man is a member of the Al-Harbi clan, which has extensive ties to Al Qaida. Napolitano is stonewalling; man is scheduled to be flown out on Tuesday.
Doesn’t this remind you of the Saudi “airlift” after September 11th? The interests and safety of America’s citizens always come in dead last, don’t they?
Beverly: I think we need to be careful with that sort of thing as well.
I don’t see any reason why a report like that would be any more reliable than the MSM reports. Conspiracy theories can be very tempting, but I think before succumbing to them one should make very very sure of the facts.
By the way, those Bin Laden relatives leaving the US (which is what I believe you’re referring to) after 9/11 seemed quite innocuous to me, and I read an awful lot about it at the time. Bin Laden has a lot of relatives, many of them in complete disagreement with him, and at any rate they’d been known to the FBI for years. See this.
Of course, that doesn’t mean everything’s on the up and up, or that there isn’t plenty of stuff we don’t know or that’s being hidden, in this and in many other instances. But most conspiracy theories are just not correct, IMHO.