Boston Marathon Bombing: Commentaries, Opinions, And Analysis

Terror in Boston -- Wall Street Journal

A reminder of how vulnerable the U.S. homeland still is.

The scenes on Boylston Street Monday—an explosion, then screams and confusion, followed by another blast and more carnage, all captured on camera—were horrifying. And all too familiar.

U.S. officials didn't know as of Monday night who planted the bombs along the finish line of the Boston marathon. At least three people were killed, including an 8-year-old. As many as 140 were injured, many critically and including many amputations as the force of the blasts swept like a scythe near the ground.

What we do know is that another open Western city has suffered the modern scourge of an attack on innocent civilians. Boston's police commissioner, Ed Davis, wasn't ready on Monday afternoon to label it an act of terror. President Obama didn't use the word "terror" in his brief afternoon remarks, though U.S. officials were at pains later to say that they were treating the bombing as a terrorist attack.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Analysis On The Boston Marathon Bombing

Call it Terror? Of Course. -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
Why terrorist bombings have been rare in U.S. in past decade -- Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst, and Jennifer Rowland, Special to CNN
Response to Boston bombings must be cautious and calculated -- Tony Karon, The National
It can happen anywhere -- LZ Granderson, CNN Contributor
Nightmare realized: Counterterrorism officials long feared IEDs would make way to U.S. shores -- Sara Carter, Washington Guardian
Boston, Oklahoma City, Waco: Why Patriots Day? -- Emanuella Grinberg, CNN
Patriots' Day Defiled -- E.J. Dionne, Real Clear Politics
Bombs at the Marathon -- New York Times editorial
In Boston, explosions transform a scene of celebration into one of tragedy -- Washington Post editorial
That post-9/11 quiet? It's over. -- Rick Hampson and Chuck Raasch, USA TODAY,
After Boston: Why the terrorists can’t win -- Joel Achenbach, Washington Post
Boston Bombing Shatters New Complacency -- Chris Stirewalt, FOX News
‘Please don’t be a Muslim’: Boston marathon blasts draw condemnation and dread in Muslim world -- Max Fisher, Washington Post
The challenge in the Boston Marathon bombing -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
A tough blow — but a tougher town -- Scot Lehigh, Boston Globe
A spectator event with no doors -- Juliette Kayyem, Boston Globe
A perfect Marathon day, then the unimaginable -- Kevin Cullen, Boston Globe
Boston marathon bombs: Q & A -- The Telegraph