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(CNN) -- It didn't take long Monday for speculation to ramp up online over the timing of the Boston Marathon bombings, which came on Patriots Day, a state holiday in Massachusetts and Maine marking the anniversary of the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War. The American uprising against British authority in Lexington, Massachusetts, was on April 19, 1775, but Patriots Day is celebrated on the third Monday in April, falling this year on April 15. "It's a day that celebrates the free and fiercely independent spirit that this great American city of Boston has reflected from the earliest days of our nation," President Obama said Monday, a few hours after a pair of bombs rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing at least three and injuring dozens more. For many New Englanders, it is a day of pride that comes with historical re-enactments, the Boston Marathon, baseball and a day off for schools and government employees.
It's now a day that will go down in history along with other violent U.S. incidents in April, including the 1993 FBI siege of David Koresh's compound in Waco, Texas, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, a mass shooting at Columbine High School in 1999 and the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007. The Waco siege and the Oklahoma City bombing fell on April 19, the actual anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. To some people following Monday's bombing online and through social media, the proximity of Monday's incident to those anniversaries was enough to suggest an act of domestic terrorism. "Obviously, nobody knows anything yet," Esquire magazine's Charles Pierce said, "but I would caution folks jumping to conclusions about foreign terrorism to remember that this is the official Patriots Day holiday in Massachusetts ... and that the actual date (April 19) was of some significance to, among other people, Tim McVeigh, because he fancied himself a waterer of the tree of liberty and the like."
McVeigh and Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols were associated with the extreme right-wing and militant Patriot Movement, which rejects the legitimacy of the federal government and law enforcement. Adherents sometimes form armed militia groups and claim the right to armed self-defense against what they believe to be an oppressive government. McVeigh said he targeted the Federal Building in Oklahoma City to avenge the raid on Waco. Despite commonly held beliefs, it's unclear whether the Columbine shooters timed that attack to mark either Adolf Hitler's birthday or the Waco incident. Time Washington correspondent Alex Altman also noted Patriots Day's "significance" to the "militia movement" in a tweet that was shared 507 times. He also mentioned the Oklahoma City bombing anniversary. In a subsequent tweet, he clarified that "OKC was on Apr. 19, anniversary of the Battles of Lexington & Concord, which are celebrated in Mass as Patriots Day."
Originally posted by Metallicus
If it was truly a 'patriot' they would have selected a better target with less civilians and more Government.
Originally posted by akalepos
I can't buy that ANY American group of any kind would do this. I' m thinking that we all have more class than that.
Why attack a completely peaceful event that has no known ties to any political statements of any kind?
IF this was a false flag done by the enemies of America that hold office... wait for FF #2, then watch Martial Law be declared to begin the beguine. Seems like this could be handy for THEM.
Yes, you KNOW who THEM is.
Originally posted by madmac5150
Originally posted by akalepos
I can't buy that ANY American group of any kind would do this. I' m thinking that we all have more class than that.
Why attack a completely peaceful event that has no known ties to any political statements of any kind?
IF this was a false flag done by the enemies of America that hold office... wait for FF #2, then watch Martial Law be declared to begin the beguine. Seems like this could be handy for THEM.
Yes, you KNOW who THEM is.
I have been watching this for awhile as well... now precious metals are taking a dump... I have a bad feeling April is gonna be April Fool's everyday...
Originally posted by beezzer
reply to post by madmac5150
They will throw anything against a wall just to see if it sticks.
This will fail, in my humble opinion.
I think many will have egg on their face when the truth comes out.