Rose's Cantina

    If an Oscar were handed out for best director of the Boston massacre it would not be handed to the terrorists at its epicentre. Nor would it be given to media who lined the streets of Boston and Watertown, presenting us with every morsel of truth or untruth. It wouldn't even be given to first responders who risked life and limb to take down the Brothers Tsarnaev. Nope. If there were an Oscar given for best director, it would be handed to the Internet which influenced absolutely every part of this horrible passion play. It all began with Tamerlan's web flirtation with terror and extremism. The Internet was the place he met and bonded with terror. It was the place he became a home cook, with recipes made from ball bearings and nails, all concocted in a pressure cooker the way Martha Stewart might make a pot roast. Once the horrible pot was stirred, and the bombs dropped, the World Wide Web spread the news of the unthinkable horror...

The tragedies unfolding in the United States over the last 48 hours remind us of the sacrifices made by first responders. In Boston, they risked their lives to save those blown apart by terrorists in the Boston Marathon and in the subsequent fire fight which left one police officer dead and another fighting for his life. In West Texas, five firefighters lost their lives and many others were missing or injured. A few year ago, Scott and I made this video to honor firefighters who died in the line of duty in Canada. The country may be different, but the sacrifices are the same. God bless and thank you.