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Hissyspit

(45,790 posts) Fri Apr 19, 2013, 06:36 PM Apr 2013

@CBSNews: FBI now acknowledges they interviewed Tsarnaev 2 years ago at the request of [View all]

@CBSNews: FBI now acknowledges they interviewed Tsarnaev 2 years ago at the request of a foreign country about possible extremist ties

@CBSNews: They maintain that they did not find any derogatory information about him and closed the file. FBI expected to issue a statement shortly

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@CBSNews: FBI now acknowledges they interviewed Tsarnaev 2 years ago at the request of [View all] Hissyspit Apr 2013 OP

Uh oh. When did he go to Chechnya again? That appears gateley Apr 2013 #1

I read earlier that it was July 2012 notadmblnd Apr 2013 #7

I heard on the radio today that Chechnya's "biggest export" is training for gateley Apr 2013 #14

They may have trained the older one notadmblnd Apr 2013 #24

Agree, but he may have been influenced by radical muslim friends, and brought gateley Apr 2013 #31

yikes. I guess they decided not to follow up. ZRT2209 Apr 2013 #2

Hoo boy. MrSlayer Apr 2013 #3

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2013 #5

I know. That isn't going to matter. MrSlayer Apr 2013 #10

But that's not the way the Republicans are going to play it Fumesucker Apr 2013 #11

I hold the agencies under W responsible who failed to connect the gateley Apr 2013 #16

Little bit different to the 9/11 security briefings Mutiny In Heaven Apr 2013 #20

Good points. But still, the POTUS is ultimately responsible, fairly or not. gateley Apr 2013 #22

Yeah, the President is ultimately responsible for the FBI. michigandem58 Apr 2013 #21

Benghazi all over again BainsBane Apr 2013 #17

oh lord no. robinlynne Apr 2013 #19

Coming to a three-ring circus on Capitol Hill near you. geek tragedy Apr 2013 #4

We're going to need a bigger clown car n/t Fumesucker Apr 2013 #8

Sounds like a half-assed investigation BootinUp Apr 2013 #9

It's possible that there was no information to find. arcane1 Apr 2013 #15

How is that possible? LisaL Apr 2013 #29

Lots of possibilities. He may have done nothing wrong as of 2 years ago arcane1 Apr 2013 #33

Things are getting curiouser and curiouser. virgogal Apr 2013 #6

Someone's head is going to roll. Lone_Star_Dem Apr 2013 #12

That is consistent with what his mother said on RT. (nt) enough Apr 2013 #13

this tragedy just became an even bigger tragedy Enrique Apr 2013 #18

Were they still watching him, though? They should have been. TwilightGardener Apr 2013 #23

we can't have it both ways though ecstatic Apr 2013 #25

I'm thinking the older guy was in communication with extremists in Russia--there's reports TwilightGardener Apr 2013 #32

I agree! Maybe they're not using the wiretapping option like we thought they were. ecstatic Apr 2013 #34

Sure doesn't look like they were watching him. LisaL Apr 2013 #30

Somebody just lost their job. Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #26

I sure hope so. LisaL Apr 2013 #28

Hmmm... Rex Apr 2013 #27

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