A woman touches a teddy bear as another writes a message at a memorial to the victims near the scene of the Boston Marathon bombings in Boston, Massachusetts (REUTERS/Jim Bourg).
Opinion
These Classy Defense Contractors Are Already Looking to Cash In on Boston
April 26, 2013, Noah Shachtman
Only days after the Boston Marathon attack, defense and intelligence contractors are using the subsequent media frenzy to promote their involvement in the bombing response and ensuing manhunt. But as Noah Shachtman explains, some firms with only tangential connections to the events in Boston or that are otherwise uninvolved are just looking to make a quick buck.