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| Daily News Brief April 16, 2013 |
Top of the Agenda: Answers Sought in Boston Bombings
Federal and local law enforcement officials are pursuing a "potential terrorism investigation" (BostonGlobe)
into the bomb explosions at the Boston Marathon yesterday, which killed
three and wounded about 140 people. Authorities have made no arrests in
connection with the explosions, which occurred seconds apart near the
finish line of the race. U.S. president Barack Obama vowed that the
perpetrators "will feel the full weight of justice" (WaPo), but stopped short of labeling the incident a terrorist attack.
Analysis
"The Boston bombing is above all a reminder of the continuing need for heightened defenses against
terror threats. As the years since 9/11 without a successful homeland
attack increased, the temptation was to forget how vulnerable the U.S.
is, and to conclude that the worst is over," says this Wall Street Journal editorial.
"Who was responsible? Again, there seemed to be a general understanding of the danger of jumping to conclusions.
The nation has seen its share of foreign terrorism and homegrown
terrorism attacks alike (the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta come to mind).
Sadly, any number of explanatory scenarios were plausible, absent a
claim of responsibility and pending a more thorough investigation," says
this Washington Post editorial.
"It is also a failure in intelligence.
Bomb-sniffing dogs and technological surveillance will always have
their limitations. Good intelligence is the most effective protection
against large terrorist networks, small cells, and lone wolves alike.
Police officials in Boston say they didn't have a warning," writes the Boston Globe's Lawrence Harmon.
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