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In reply to the discussion: “Boston Bomber's” Former Friends Suspect Him In Triple Murder [View all]reformist2
(9,841 posts)113. "And their throats were slashed right out of an al Qaeda training video."
So said the investigator. Perhaps a little bit of projecting opinions onto the facts now, but even so, he said it.
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Cutting the throats of a drug dealer and two Jews says you're a genuine jihadi n/t
FarCenter
Apr 2013
#88
Older had an apartment, a house in the burbs, Mercedes, wife, child, and took a 6 month
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2013
#81
Ah. So did she also pay for the cars, toys, his apartment, the brother's dorm, the classes
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2013
#85
No, they had a older model Mercedes-according to the car mechanic that was working on it.
LisaL
Apr 2013
#12
Maybe he freaked out? Although they do seem to be pretty cool even when committing heinous acts.
dkf
Apr 2013
#28
It makes sense if you are leaving a message, a warning to others who will know what that means.
MADem
Apr 2013
#33
While I agree it looks like a message, I totally disagree on what the message was about.
LisaL
Apr 2013
#38
Why didn't he get annoyed with his sister's boyfriend, then, if he was so opposed to drugs?
MADem
Apr 2013
#54
Afghan hashish is some of the best in the world. And they are Numbah One in the heroin trade.
MADem
Apr 2013
#58
He had a Mercedes in the "Will Box For Passport" piece and he drove his wife to see her
MADem
Apr 2013
#39
I don't think the mercedes in that video belonged to him. I think it was for the filming. I saw
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#15
In one article, I read that he drove his wife to see her mother every weekend in a Mercedes.
MADem
Apr 2013
#27
that video is the one where in whatever i read the implication was that the get-up & the car
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#34
i'm just reporting what i read. i'm not particularly interested in his (supposed) amazon wish list,
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#45
If you aren't interested in 'this level of investigation' I don't understand why you are
MADem
Apr 2013
#47
i originally posted what i had read elsewhere; you responded with his amazon list, which i don't
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#49
as i said: the last time i bought something off an amazon wishlist, the person gave me the password.
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#61
you dont know *what* his account was set as. you don't know how slate or whatever got the
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#66
i'm not doing any such thing. i've made no comments about what others should talk about.
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#71
i didn't characterize *your remarks* that way. i characterized the publication of the suspect's
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#109
You've been going on about witch hunts and making disparaging remarks about every
MADem
Apr 2013
#112
So he could have been part of the Russian Mafia, although being from Chechnya is that likely?
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#73
Yes...I do know some history of that Area...How dismissive of you to think that I didn't...
KoKo
Apr 2013
#121
That was his FATHER.....he worked like a dog; sometimes repairing cars in the street
MADem
Apr 2013
#51
We've got a psycho, bomber, jihadist, alienated, drug dealer, stay-at-home dad, boxer
flamingdem
Apr 2013
#20
HuffPo has a link under the top photo on front page that says: "Did the Slain Suspect Kill Before?"
Tx4obama
Apr 2013
#44
Good point, but the apparent odds he did it are a lot higher than they were last week.
reformist2
Apr 2013
#72
That and five bucks will get you........ People trying to fill in blanks with ZEE-RO info.
WinkyDink
Apr 2013
#77
If it was over selling little brother weed, then little brother is also good for the murder
FarCenter
Apr 2013
#115
If it was over weed, it seems odd that Tamerlan would be friends with this guy at all...
reformist2
Apr 2013
#118