249 results found for "boston marathon"

By James Henry and David J. Krajicek 11/14/2013

Boston Bombing Iron Curtain

The federal government’s grip on information about the Boston Marathon Bombing investigation and prosecution gets ever more vise-like. A federal judge has rejected the ACLU’s attempt to file a friend of the court brief raising serious constitutional questions about the government’s proceedings against the accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. And his defense attorneys have charged that the government continues to withhold investigatory details that Tsarnaev needs to get a fair trial. A civil liberties attorney tells WhoWhatWhy that the judge is acting like “a tool of the U.S. Department of Justice.”

By James Henry 11/04/2013

Monday Morning Skeptic: In Boston Bombing, FBI Fights for Public’s Right to Know… Nothing

The feds are keeping us in the dark about the labyrinthine investigation on the Boston Marathon bombing. Documents mysteriously appear in the hands of pet journalists, then quickly disappear. This is convenient for the government, which wants to know everything about us while giving up little about its own agenda.

By Dave Lindorff, Russ Baker and Milicent Cranor 10/29/2013

FBI War on Boston Witnesses

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is accused of harassing friends of Ibragim Todashev, the Chechen immigrant who was shot and killed by an FBI agent in Orlando, Florida, under unexplained circumstances during a late-night interrogation five months ago. Todashev was a friend of one of the Boston bombing suspects, Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Two more friends are now behind bars in what advocates say is part of a campaign of intimidation. Just why this is happening remains unclear.

By David J. Krajicek 10/25/2013

Grassley on Boston Bombing

Another member of Congress questions the FBI’s candor on the Boston bombing. And he hints at something deeply problematical going on. Read his letter to the Bureau.

By David J. Krajicek 08/05/2013

Monday Morning Skeptic: Questioning Authority in the Sprawling Boston Bombing Case

Are you a kooky meddler if you question the gauzy law enforcement narrative about the labyrinthine Boston Marathon bombing investigation? Or is it crazier to place blind trust in the infallibility of the FBI? We’ll take the first option. Here are a few of the many basic issues that have still not been resolved.

By Russ Baker 05/31/2013

New York Times Warning: Trust Authorities on Boston Bombing, or You’re Nuts

Like most of the corporate media, the New York Times has been largely AWOL from investigations of disturbing events like the Boston bombing, 9/11, and Bush’s misleading the public into war. But it’s right out there on the front lines fighting against those who ask questions.. And the fighting is dirty.

By Russ Baker 05/23/2013

Boston MIT Cop Cover-Up

Of all the things that don’t add up in the Boston Marathon bombing case, perhaps the strangest of them all is the killing of MIT police officer Sean Collier. It turns out that what we were told about that wasn’t true—and the actual circumstances look very strange indeed. So does the effort to turn the shooting into a major propaganda moment.

By Dave Lindorff 05/20/2013

Official Story has Odd Wrinkles: A Pack of Questions about the Boston Bombing Backpacks

Many people have questions about the backpacks that allegedly contained the Boston Marathon bombs. WhoWhatWhy made some inquiries—with some surprising results.

By Russ Baker 05/14/2013

WHO in Boston: Bombing Story Mysteries

While most everyone else in the media figures the Boston bombing story is settled, we’re just beginning to ask questions. Here are some early ones.

By Russ Baker 04/19/2013

The Marathon Bombing: What the Media Didn’t Warn You About

With the media’s constant “coverage” of the Boston tragedy, it’s easy to think you are well- informed. But are you? Here is some perspective you probably didn’t get from your favorite mainstream outlet.

By James Henry 04/16/2018

Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s Classified History

It’s been five years since the Boston Marathon bombing. Nevertheless, the federal government continues to withhold most of its official records about the primary perpetrator of that heinous attack.

By James Henry 01/30/2018

Why Is the FBI Ignoring Bomb-Maker Connected to Tsarnaevs?

One of the biggest unanswered questions related to the Boston Marathon bombing is: Who built the bombs? A Boston-based journalist thinks she might have an answer.