The thing about bombing is, it's most often long-run-term unproductive for the bombers, whether we're talking war or terrorism. It tends to get the bomb-ees backs up, and they hate the bombers even more and band together more effectively (i.e. the London Blitz). War-wise you may be able to take out some infrastructure but terrorizing the populace into surrender by and large doesn't work.

(The only time I'll concede that it did work was Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but those are and were Special Circumstances.)

Terror bombing may get you headlines, but by and large it makes your cause more unsympathetic. If you want your opposition to get more hard-line so that they clamp down on your people even more, it works.

What terrorist acts get you good headlines?

Tired. Uneasy about closing the computer down and going to bed.

Terror bombing may get you headlines, but by and large it makes your cause more unsympathetic.

I don't think they care about that. It's an act of defiance against a power they find oppressive.

In the realm of, "You're not the boss of me!"

And Al-Qaeda's goal with the 9/11 attack was to stir up a jihad, to goad the US into war against the Middle East which they thought would cause a popular uprising.

Uneasy about closing the computer down and going to bed.

Just do it. And take three ibuprofen and drink a lot of water and let sleep shut your brain down for 8 hours.

From what information I've read this seems not about trying to kill as many people as possible but to hurt as many people as possible.

The bombs were at the ground, filled with ball bearings, and most of the injuries seem to be people's legs. But they were also set inside stores or near stores so the glass would blow out and hurt people (also potentionally kill people). But maybe whoever was behind this was trying to kill people and messed up.

I don't know the whole thing is so hard to understand.

And something related but positive - I have a place to offer - a spreadsheet listing I don't know how many people offering places to stay, to clean up, something to eat, for those who need it.

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Don't click through the slide show though, it includes pictures of those who were injured.

You know, my faith in humanity is weakened by awful people but really I should place more focus in my heart on how damn generous and amazing humans can be as well. And in much greater numbers.

Here are some lovely stories and pictures (nothing scary): [link]