EXPLOSIONS AT FINISH OF BOSTON MARATHON

[Kardan]

for some bizarre reason and i don't know how or why but it was that one episode of homeland about the US propaganda of the 'fake drone footage ' that made me realise just how much the tragedies in the middle east and elsewhere are overlooked. regardless of that this is absolutely terrible, innocent people have died today and many more inflicted with injuries that will have massively impacted their future and happiness

my thoughts are with them and all those affected

To put it into perspective, 31 people dead and 200+ injured in Iraq this morning from explosions in cities across the country, barely any coverage on the news:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22149863

[dbgtz]

for some bizarre reason and i don't know how or why but it was that one episode of homeland about the US propaganda of the 'fake drone footage ' that made me realise just how much the tragedies in the middle east and elsewhere are overlooked. regardless of that this is absolutely terrible, innocent people have died today and many more inflicted with injuries that will have massively impacted their future and happiness

my thoughts are with them and all those affected

I like you now wixard.

To put it into perspective, 31 people dead and 200+ injured in Iraq this morning from explosions in cities across the country, barely any coverage on the news:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22149863

Got to love the prioties of the west.

[scottish]

To put it into perspective, 31 people dead and 200+ injured in Iraq this morning from explosions in cities across the country, barely any coverage on the news:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22149863

well obviously it's going to receive a lot less coverage on the news unless the BBC are going to start phoning people from iraq for eyewitness statements, sitting in random streets with cameras waiting on something to happen etc.

[Kardan]

well obviously it's going to receive a lot less coverage on the news unless the BBC are going to start phoning people from iraq for eyewitness statements, sitting in random streets with cameras waiting on something to happen etc.

I know it's going to receive less coverage, but it just shows you the difference in how the media reacts depending on where these things happen.

[wixard]

To put it into perspective, 31 people dead and 200+ injured in Iraq this morning from explosions in cities across the country, barely any coverage on the news:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22149863

i realise how unfair it is, that deaths like this happen in the middle east everyday and they go unrecognised by the rest of the world. i also understand that with attacks such as the one today, people are thinking 'that could have been me'. it's a selfish thought, but i think one which most will have. they feel more empathy with the people living in a society similar to their own

im on my phone in work so typing this is a ******* chore, ive not actually read much info about the bombings apart from a few tweets

[Luke367]

This picture been posted on most news papers... But i also saw this aswell... Look on the roof! Is that the person?

[Circadia]

As it stands its 3 dead and 100+ injured

[Chippiewill]

Came across this on twitter:

Some people are saying it's bigfoot.

[Yawn]

i said about the person on the roof on page2 but no1 cared!! *subos claim to fame*

---------- Post added 16-04-2013 at 11:34 AM ----------

and US tragedies always overlook everything else. and in the US they overlook tragedies that happen elsewhere for their own current issues

[Adam]

To put it into perspective, 31 people dead and 200+ injured in Iraq this morning from explosions in cities across the country, barely any coverage on the news:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22149863

Iraq is a warzone, Boston isn't.