One of the bombing suspects

[Tree-Hugger]

Looks just like my husband. The one they show in profile looks so much like him - same "schnoz," bone structure, coloring, etc. My husband is of Polish, German and Irish descent. Just goes to show that you can't always tell just by looking at someone. Sadly, so many people on my facebook are making comments about "fucking Arabs and Muslims." Makes me so sick.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. When all is said and done

I suspect crow will be served. (Yes, that is speculation on my part)

[RobinA]

30. I Expect Crow

will be served to those who jumped on the "It was a winger" bandwagon. As much as I wish it were a winger, I'm starting to doubt it. The whole thing gets weirder and weirder.

[Buzz Clik]

2. Where was your husband on Monday?

[Tree-Hugger]

7. Haha

Very far away from Boston.

[bunnies]

3. Yep. And Americans come in all colors.

Some seem to forget that.

[slackmaster]

4. Turn him in.

You might get a nice reward.

[Yo_Mama]

5. They don't look Arab to me

But we'll know in a little. Either they're innocent, in which case they'll be calling the FBI quite quickly, or they're not.

If they're not, they probably are out of the country by now.

[Schema Thing]

8. doubtful that they have somewhere to go outside of the USA

[Yo_Mama]

14. We essentially have open borders with Canada and Mexico

Anyplace would be better than here.

I'm not trying to imply that they are foreigners, just that if they really are the perps they've had time to get under cover.

[elleng]

6. VERY interesting.

Thanks.

[Arrowhead2k1]

10. People who choose to attack entire communities over this are complete imbeciles regardless.

But besides all of that, let's face it. The threat from Islamic extremists is still very real, and this is shaping up to be another case of that. I wish it weren't, but it is what it is. We should join with Muslim Americans to condemn these extremists. These extremists would like nothing less than for there to be tension between Muslim and non-Muslim communities.

[Tree-Hugger]

12. I completely agree

I was just sick from reading so many comments on my facebook page. We'll know soon enough....I hope.

[magical thyme]

15. this is not shaping up to be Islamic extremists

The close up shots of the suspects make it clear they could easily be homegrown white boys. The choice of venue for this -- Patriot's Day, tax day and the Marathon -- makes it at least as likely, if not moreso, homegrown wingnuts rather than any foreigners.

[bluestate10]

22. I tend to agree. I person coming into this country would have to round up

a lot of material to make a bomb. I am leaning more heavily toward homegrown. Chris Matthews brought up that the two men were heavily dressed for the Boston day and that could have meant that they came from a warm place outside of the country. Matthews failed to recognize that all of the South and much of the Interior West is warmer than Boston and that people coming from those regions would wear heavy clothing that acclimated people wouldn't wear.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

24. What about homegrown with Islamic leanings?

Remember the several young men the FBI rounded up before they could carry out their plot....the kid who was going to blow up the Portland tree lighting? He was American.

[RobinA]

31. My Personal SPECULATION

is running towards homegrown Islamic. This whole developing weirdness has a hybrid feel to it. Knocking over a convenience store? Shoot outs with police? Apparent total lack of a viable exit strategy? As American as apple pie. Pressure cooker bombs dropped in a busy place? Working in tandem? Definitely not American (so far at least). Hell, the last time an American decided to bomb the Establishment he took the front off a multiple story federal building.

Generalization and speculation, so don't tell me about it.

[whathehell]

26. What makes you think "islamic extremists" can't be "homegrown white boys" ?

They can, and on occasion, have been.

[magical thyme]

29. What makes you assume this is "shaping up to be Islamic Extremists"

versus any other variety of homegrown extremists?

Because ime homegrown extremists are more likely to be anti-government or just plain nihilists. McVeigh. Waco. Rudolph. Columbine. Sandy Hook.

[whathehell]

33. I'll give you time to catch up to the latest news.

[magical thyme]

34. Caught up. Islamic wins over RW fundie wingnuts.

But they are also somewhat home-grown, having come here 10+ years ago.

(Interesting to note that yesterday I had written, somewhere around DU, a post suggesting that they may be local to Massachusetts, and then edited it out before posting for fear of getting flamed to death by locals.)

However, based on Suspect #1's facebook posting, it could yet be Nihilism winning over Islam. I read elsewhere on DU, from somebody with in-depth knowledge of the area, that Chechnyan Moslems tend to be more nationalist than jihadist.

[whathehell]

35. Um, no..It seems they came here one year ago.

As for the rest, I can only say "whatever".

[magical thyme]

37. um, no...that's been debunked repeatedly

A single, early report said one year ago.

Follow up reporting has repeatedly said they have been living at the same address in Cambridge, Mass for 10+ years, their parents have returned to Russia (their father is Russian, but worked in Chechnya where one was born. The other was born in Russia).

And as for the rest, well, back at ya

[whathehell]

38. Gee...You catch up fast!

Just a couple of hours ago, it seems you were the only person on the board

who still thought they were "homegrown white boys" with right wing inclinations.

[magical thyme]

39. that was last night

and I was far from the only one last night and before, who considered homebred white boys at least an equally likely scenario as Islamic. As I wrote above, I would not have been surprised if they had been from Massachusetts. There are many soft targets with lots of people, but the Boston Marathon and Patriot's Day has special meaning to people in Massachusetts. And while Mass is known as solid blue, liberal, I know from having lived there for 26 years, that outside of Boston I found many RW nutcase enclaves while searching for a farm. Nothing like having a german shepherd come bounding up to you with his owner calling, "Here Adolph! Here boy!" Or finding a little network of private lanes named, "The American Way" and "Patriot's Lane" and hand painted signs like, "keep out," "no trespassing," and "don't tread on me."

My first news this morning, once I had a chance to sit down and read, was that there was one from Chechnya and one with a surname identified as Indian. And then, both Chechnyan here for a year, one age 19 and 20. And then aged 19 and 27, and here for 10 years, father from Russia, etc.

[whathehell]

40. Different sleeping patterns, I guess.

[Tree-Hugger]

13. How do Asians walk?

[ChangeUp106]

16. Deleted

Deleted my post. It was an observation on my part, but not something I should have posted online.

[Tree-Hugger]

17. Oh no!

I pretty much "got" what you were saying, I was just being a wise ass.

[SoCalDem]

18. or Eric Cantor

[Tree-Hugger]

19. BOOM!

Perfect.

[SoCalDem]

20. I found one of him in a hat..added it

[Tree-Hugger]

21. Thank you

Sharing this on my wall now.

[RobinA]

32. Too Old

Does he have a son?

[nachosgrande]

23. looks like me too

When I saw the white hat guy I thought it looked a little like me. Then my boss comes over and goes, "Did you see the FBI posted pics of the suspects?...You weren't in Boston recently, were you?"

[dorkzilla]

25. HA! When I saw the (admittedly not very good) pix of suspect#1 I thought...

Its my ex-husband! He lives in Massachusetts!! Maybe...but no, he wouldn't hurt a fly. He'd talk them to death, but that's about the worst he could do. He's a nice Jewish boy. Funny, but we were in Italy many years ago and the Italians were walking up to him speaking in their native tongue.

[Tree-Hugger]

28. Same with my husband

He's a really super strong guy and can look intimidating, but the most harm he would do is talk someone to death about baseball. My husband is mistaken for an Italian as well. And Greek. No one ever guesses German, Polish or Irish.

[Warren DeMontague]

27. The community that they make look bad

is the community of psychopathic assholes who blow up people.

[magical thyme]

36. ^^^^ this nt