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samsingh

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39. that was terrorism and the destruction of the confederate flag was a response

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 06:18 PM

Jul 2015

the symbol of the terrorist who executed 9 African Americans has been viewed for what it is. the flags are being removed everywhere.

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CBS claims Tenessee shooter identity is Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez [View all] MohRokTah Jul 2015 OP

Same guy? 951-Riverside Jul 2015 #1

Don't know. There is a Muhammad Abdulazeez who lives MineralMan Jul 2015 #3

Post removed Post removed Jul 2015 #20

It's a very common name jberryhill Jul 2015 #15

According to my local news, it's the LuvNewcastle Jul 2015 #59

You called it! KamaAina Jul 2015 #73

It doesn't 'look' good no matter who did the shooting. RW fundamentalism is a scourge blm Jul 2015 #2

It doesn't "look good" when you refuse to call a white terrorist a terrorist because he's white. MohRokTah Jul 2015 #12

Yep, but, NOT labeling RW shooters as terrorists is best to GOP ignoring RW fundamentalist blm Jul 2015 #21

+1000 Alittleliberal Jul 2015 #58

BBC reporting that witnesses saw a white man with a high power rifle, perhaps the shooter was a snagglepuss Jul 2015 #4

White people do live in the Middle East. This is a white guy who was born in Kuwait. MADem Jul 2015 #33

Right-Wingers will ignore 9/11 and boast there were no terror attacks in US when Bush B Calm Jul 2015 #5

Unfortunately, RWers will chant BOMB BOMB Iran Iliyah Jul 2015 #6

Well, that would be par for the course--bomb Iran for something a KUWAITI did!! MADem Jul 2015 #34

Whatever race, religion, or ethnicity aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #7

The justice department is calling cwydro Jul 2015 #8

Yet not a word about the terrorist who gunned down nine people in a church. eom MohRokTah Jul 2015 #10

I'm sure you mean not a single accusation of terrorism aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #22

PRECISELY! MohRokTah Jul 2015 #24

actually the confederate flag is coming down everywhere because of samsingh Jul 2015 #36

Not a word? Where have you been? 840high Jul 2015 #44

"This doesn't look good"? No mass murder "looks good", whatever the name of the murderer. Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #9

The "not looking good" part is how quick this gets (justifiably) called terrorism MohRokTah Jul 2015 #11

I was going to say the same thing jberryhill Jul 2015 #13

Great, cue the fundamentalist, violent, authoritarians non-stop whining about Darb Jul 2015 #14

Yeah shenmue Jul 2015 #27

I'm sorry d_r Jul 2015 #16

What I root for is calling a terrorist a terrorist MohRokTah Jul 2015 #17

Cue the anti Islamic outrage from rabid right wingers in 3...2...1... Initech Jul 2015 #18

what cue? this is another instance of domestic terrorism samsingh Jul 2015 #37

I'm very worried how the GOP is going to spin this one. Initech Jul 2015 #45

but it needs to be stopped - attacks from different groups are too frequent samsingh Jul 2015 #68

They may have the spelling wrong Eugene Stoner Jul 2015 #19

Here is a pic of the shooter from twitter LittleBlue Jul 2015 #23

Looks pretty white to me. AngryAmish Jul 2015 #29

Hmmm. Adbulazeer is a very different name from Abdulaziz! MADem Jul 2015 #30

Could be wrong LittleBlue Jul 2015 #32

I think they got the picture right, but the name is a mess on that card. MADem Jul 2015 #35

another murderer samsingh Jul 2015 #38

Heavy.com has their five fast facts up on him. herding cats Jul 2015 #25

The Tweet was NOT sent prior to the attack oberliner Jul 2015 #40

Yes, I know that now. herding cats Jul 2015 #41

Cool oberliner Jul 2015 #43

Right now it is being investigated as a case of domestic terrorism, and I have no problem with that. still_one Jul 2015 #26

that was terrorism and the destruction of the confederate flag was a response samsingh Jul 2015 #39

One of my good friend's father was at the active scene... been gone most of the day so I know Ghost in the Machine Jul 2015 #28

From early reports, one officer was wounded. MohRokTah Jul 2015 #31

Thank you, MohRokTah.... Peace.... n/t Ghost in the Machine Jul 2015 #46

4 Marines are dead. You care how it looks? 840high Jul 2015 #42

Says a lot when only two posters thought about my fellow Marines that died. oneshooter Jul 2015 #47

Yes. It says a lot about DU. I find 840high Jul 2015 #49

It speaks to the distance between those who serve nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #51

Hyper polarization is one thing tymorial Jul 2015 #53

That is a symptom of that constant state of war nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #54

+ 1 DashOneBravo Jul 2015 #57

Nadine - good post. I view 840high Jul 2015 #61

So do I nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #63

+1 forthemiddle Jul 2015 #55

...^ that 840high Jul 2015 #60

It is disturbing. romanic Jul 2015 #62

Me too leftynyc Jul 2015 #65

I hear you tymorial Jul 2015 #52

There were 4 posters in this thread that weren't about the politics muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #64

#2 and #9 were pure politics, no mebtion of the dead Marines or their families. n/t oneshooter Jul 2015 #66

So you missed the word 'victims' in #9 muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #67

You seem to read the words diffrently than I do. oneshooter Jul 2015 #70

i heard a press conference earlier today and they said they were treating it as domestic terrorism spanone Jul 2015 #48

I guess the FBI is making this claim nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #50

Sad day DashOneBravo Jul 2015 #56

Ban all guns! n/t PowerToThePeople Jul 2015 #69

Again, no condolences for the families of the dead. oneshooter Jul 2015 #71

You could always start a silent thread for the dead. KamaAina Jul 2015 #72