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26. Because he's not actually a terrorist.

Mon Jan 27, 2014, 12:11 PM

Jan 2014

Overcharging to a stupid degree to force people to plead guilty to a lesser charge and forfeit their right to a trial is the new normal.

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Russian man faces weapon of mass destruction charges in Pennsylvania [View all] IDemo Jan 2014 OP

Wow - "weapon of mass destruction" has become as meaningless a term Maedhros Jan 2014 #1

Seemingly a threat to more than one person. dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #2

What do you think about drones? uppityperson Jan 2014 #5

Surveillance Drones? Missile-launch drones? JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2014 #6

Drones are a delivery device Distant Quasar Jan 2014 #7

really? madrchsod Jan 2014 #9

Boston Marathon Bombing comes to mind Herself Jan 2014 #21

what a list of chemicals ! Burf-_- Jan 2014 #3

What about the bomb used by McVeigh in Oklahoma City? davidpdx Jan 2014 #22

Historically is the key word davidpdx Jan 2014 #29

It really is something of a stretch. Maedhros Jan 2014 #30

It was ammonia perchlorate not potassium perchlorate. AAO Jan 2014 #11

good thing they got this guy off the street... madrchsod Jan 2014 #8

I used to know guys who liked to blow shit up. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #13

According to the local paper, just a kid wanted to see an explosion happyslug Jan 2014 #14

So homemade fireworks are WMDs now. JoeyT Jan 2014 #19

All available over the internet LTG Jan 2014 #20

Also available online LTG Jan 2014 #24

Because he's not actually a terrorist. JoeyT Jan 2014 #26