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1. Hardly a terror cell. Just messed up kids. nt

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Sun Apr 21, 2013, 07:26 PM

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Back at College, Suspect Called Boston Bombs 'Crazy': Classmate [View all] elleng Apr 2013 OP

Hardly a terror cell. Just messed up kids. nt onehandle Apr 2013 #1

26 and 19 are kids now? 26 seems a bit long in the tooth to be a kid. Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #5

Yes, they grow up so slow these days. LisaL Apr 2013 #12

"Kid" and "adult" are what you need them to be. Igel Apr 2013 #28

Dumbass made no attempt to run. I guess he thought the cops were too stupid to ID him. nt SunSeeker Apr 2013 #2

I think he wanted to get caught, to be "martyred". truthisfreedom Apr 2013 #3

If that were true, he wouldn't have run over his brother trying to get away from the cops. nt SunSeeker Apr 2013 #4

Right and that appears to have been truly accidental. elleng Apr 2013 #7

Yes. He was wearing a suicide vest, unlike his younger brother. nt SunSeeker Apr 2013 #8

They were arrogent and had it not been for the photo and victim who identified them, they probably snagglepuss Apr 2013 #29

"pot-smoking" itsrobert Apr 2013 #6

Still, the fact that it was mentioned VWolf Apr 2013 #24

Unless it was meant more in the sense of KatyMan Apr 2013 #27

If only his older brother had left him out of his plans & he had gone to authorities. Sunlei Apr 2013 #9

Yes Yes Yes, elleng Apr 2013 #10

yes, siblings & from what I've read, the experts say- Sunlei Apr 2013 #13

Yes, and even when they don't WANT to be impressed by their elder siblings, elleng Apr 2013 #17

These bombings is so easy to do? I guess he was the one to know. LisaL Apr 2013 #11

Yes and no. He said elleng Apr 2013 #14

Aren't we discussing the Boston bombing here? LisaL Apr 2013 #15

Yes, done by 2 young men with family and experiences from area in quote above. elleng Apr 2013 #18

Well, they were just infants, really. LisaL Apr 2013 #19

His brother has been back there recently, elleng Apr 2013 #21

"These tragedies happen all the time in Afghanistan and Iraq." Coyotl Apr 2013 #16

He may have been trying to deflect from his/their family's home territory, elleng Apr 2013 #20

Or, he objects to the USA invading countries on the other side of the world and causing violence Coyotl Apr 2013 #22

but the domestic US bombings that occurred during the Vietnamese War of Independence were directed Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 #23

Stumped as well .................. dothemath Apr 2013 #25

Even burning witches was striking at an enemy (real or imagine) of their faith. Bombing an abortion Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 #26

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