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Tom Rinaldo

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29. I know there are other big problems with the reporting but...

Reply to WhaTHellsgoingonhere (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 09:35 AM

Apr 2013

If they have not become citizens they are "not Americans". Of course there are many millions of Americans who originally came from overseas. From what I've seen these brothers were legal residents. Maybe one of them could be a citizen now, I'm not sure.

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Pete Williams, MSNBC: both men came from overseas, not Americans [View all] WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2013 OP

Heard that.These reporters are not a joke, elleng Apr 2013 #1

Supposedly those names were gotten off the police scanner octoberlib Apr 2013 #3

Yeah my sister in California is listening to the scanner davidpdx Apr 2013 #18

Did you just get here? The reporting is horrible. Yes, I've said many, many times... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2013 #6

Been here all night, elleng Apr 2013 #9

MSNBC is where they said it's believed they may have been here gateley Apr 2013 #11

Oh boy ChangeUp106 Apr 2013 #2

Especially if they are active military. nt aristocles Apr 2013 #10

Not a country - a religion. Zax2me Apr 2013 #27

agreed MFM008 Apr 2013 #4

Apparently they don't have a police scanner. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2013 #5

Most police comms are encrypted these days ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #26

Remember ChangeUp106 Apr 2013 #7

Yeah, I'm following their coverage. Excellent WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2013 #8

Pete Williams has been talking out his ass all night.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #12

Not with respect to OP... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2013 #14

Normally he is. I'm willing to wait for the FBI. I'm picky that way. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #16

I'm totally confused now. sheesh. fucking media cali Apr 2013 #13

Or not Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #15

Pete Williams: NOT SUNIL: FEDS want to make that clear WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2013 #17

They'd better tell the Boston PD then Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #19

now they're saying at least a year, rather than just a year fishwax Apr 2013 #20

Wow what a mess the reporting has been. Quantess Apr 2013 #21

As if anyone here could do better reporting this. :rolleyes: reformist2 Apr 2013 #22

The offer from Valdimir Putin to help has me wondering if these guys are Chechen. n/t Ganja Ninja Apr 2013 #23

CBS is saying they are Chechen. 6000eliot Apr 2013 #24

Wow! n/t Ganja Ninja Apr 2013 #25

Just saw an interview of a young woman who said she had gone to charter school with suspect #2 bushisanidiot Apr 2013 #28

I know there are other big problems with the reporting but... Tom Rinaldo Apr 2013 #29