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dkf

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18. What do you think he was doing when he spent 6 months in Dagestan?
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 05:20 PM
Apr 2013

He was praying at a mosque notorious for its shootouts with the Russian Government while his father went to a mosque that was more moderate.

If he didn't learn a few things about bombs and other activities I will be pretty surprised.

Yes Leslie Valley Apr 2013 #1
Boy, the MSM sure relies on people like you... busterbrown Apr 2013 #4
The whole thing has teenage dumbass bravado written all over it Taverner Apr 2013 #2
Yup. I think you nailed it. El Fuego Apr 2013 #16
You know you make a very good point malaise Apr 2013 #32
And the Butch and Sundance thing in Watertown? FarCenter Apr 2013 #41
They are both cowards Taverner Apr 2013 #58
These two brothers don't seem to be the brightest avebury Apr 2013 #44
They wanted fame. Nothing more than sick fame. and what you wrote here, is the same graham4anything Apr 2013 #3
The whole right wing element is praying for these 2 nut cases to be high level Muslim Terrorists busterbrown Apr 2013 #6
The 20% of the republican party people, and 100% of the republican office holders graham4anything Apr 2013 #7
Tough to call that number... busterbrown Apr 2013 #10
The RW was praying as much as the LW was praying for them to be "tea party nut cases" True Earthling Apr 2013 #23
Perfect... conflate the Democrats with Republicans. busterbrown Apr 2013 #26
You're right... I will lose every time True Earthling Apr 2013 #36
Before you go... busterbrown Apr 2013 #38
"...I'm sick of the demonizing of RW'rs as some kind of sub-human evil..." VOX Apr 2013 #54
The left wing here was hoping madville Apr 2013 #61
Borat n/t malaise Apr 2013 #33
Connected? Depends on what you mean. onenote Apr 2013 #5
Could you provide a link to your point on Richard Reid(Shoe bomber).. busterbrown Apr 2013 #8
here onenote Apr 2013 #9
Thanks... busterbrown Apr 2013 #11
They were connected to Islamic terrorists via YouTube El Fuego Apr 2013 #12
Well heres some more info which will disappoint you! busterbrown Apr 2013 #49
I don't understand your point vis-a-vis my post. Did you mean to reply to me? El Fuego Apr 2013 #55
nope...sorry busterbrown Apr 2013 #56
The talent level of terrorists just ain't what it used to be. nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #13
My Magic 8 Ball is saying "Islamic terrorist wannabes" Brother Buzz Apr 2013 #14
Maybe the older brother who was a miserable slob.. But the younger brother was busterbrown Apr 2013 #15
I don't discount it merely because they're dumb wercal Apr 2013 #17
Of course you have got to investigate. busterbrown Apr 2013 #19
I've missed it wercal Apr 2013 #20
Just listen to Fox or Limbaugh .. Any time of the day. busterbrown Apr 2013 #31
Hold on wercal Apr 2013 #42
Just found this.. busterbrown Apr 2013 #50
If there's a link, I don't see it... wercal Apr 2013 #51
I guess you and I are not viewing into the same media outlets.. busterbrown Apr 2013 #64
This might help... busterbrown Apr 2013 #65
What do you think he was doing when he spent 6 months in Dagestan? dkf Apr 2013 #18
Maybe visiting his family...You Think? busterbrown Apr 2013 #22
His father went to a different mosque. dkf Apr 2013 #24
God...I don’t go to the same Church as my wife... busterbrown Apr 2013 #27
I dunno about the older brother Rex Apr 2013 #21
That's like saying people who read Baseball Digest are connected to MLB. Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #25
The Daily Racing Form has radicalized me a number of times jberryhill Apr 2013 #29
Mmmm, now that you mention it. Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #30
Probably not, but it needs to be checked. whathehell Apr 2013 #28
Didn’t say it shouldn’t be.. busterbrown Apr 2013 #34
Okay whathehell Apr 2013 #40
I think they are dangerous people whether they were connected to anyone else or not. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #35
no, but they weren't as incompetent as some here are making them out to be cali Apr 2013 #37
The younger one was partying on Wednesday. Jesus Christ..with his picture all over T.V. busterbrown Apr 2013 #39
I had not read that. I did read he went to his dorm room and the gym. Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #46
Well this is it... busterbrown Apr 2013 #47
no. i do not seem them as part of an org. nt seabeyond Apr 2013 #43
Other connected terrorists were idiots. Underwear bomber for shining example. Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #45
How can you take out thousands of hand held phones.?. busterbrown Apr 2013 #48
I don't think they acted alone. jessie04 Apr 2013 #52
Who knows, however, your reasoning is flawed. The shoe bomber the times still_one Apr 2013 #53
Yea they could have had some outside contact with some lone wolves. busterbrown Apr 2013 #57
In all honesty I would not even speculate, those others I mentioned did have contact. When they still_one Apr 2013 #60
Looks like they sympathised with some terr. groups/causes (internet useage), but nothing Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #59
Maybe this will help the conversation.. busterbrown Apr 2013 #62
As I said...the guy described themselves as "self-radicalized" by internet useage Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #66
so far anyway - the evidence shows that the two acted alone and there were no other accomplices Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 #63
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