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Kerry: Boston Bomber Radicalized in Russia, Chechnya--'Came Back With a Willingness to Kill'
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Posted on 04/24/2013 6:09:53 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Kerry: Boston Bomber Radicalized in Russia, Chechnya--'Came Back With a Willingness to Kill' "Well, of course we have the same problem" as Syria, Kerry said. Daniel Halper April 24, 2013 7:34 AM

Secretary of State John Kerry announced today in Brussels, Belgium that the Boston bomber was radicalized in Russia, Chechnya. "[H]e learned something where he went and he came back with a willingness to kill people," Kerry said in response to a question from the press.

The question from the reporter, according to a transcript provided by the State Department, was, "Sir, with the problem we have that young people go to Syria (inaudible), does that matter also to the U.S., do you have the same problem?"

"Well, of course we have the same problem. We just had a young person who went to Russia, Chechnya, who blew people up in Boston. So he didn’t stay where he went, but he learned something where he went and he came back with a willingness to kill people," said Kerry.

"I think the world has had enough of people who have no belief system, no policy for jobs, no policy for education, no policy for rule of law, but who just want to kill people because they don’t like what they see. There’s not room for that. That’s what we’ve been fighting against after all of the wars of the 20th century. Now we’re in the 21st century, and it’s time for a different organizational principle. And we need to, all of us, do a better job of communicating to people what the options of life are. And we’re open. Democracies are open to people participating in the democracy, not killing people. And so I hope that we can all figure out how we translate these better opportunities more effectively in our politics."

Kerry then made a joke, after he was asked, "What do you expect from Belgium?"

"Just continued friendship and a chance for me to come and visit more often," Kerry replied. The State Department transcript indicates the audience laughed.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: chechnya; globaljihad; radicalislam; soskerry; tsarnaev
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To: Sub-Driver

BOTH parents were also radical. Momma can’t keep her mouth shut about it. Daddy was identified by the Russian government as a possible terrorist. How does the Orange One explain that? Why are our own leaders lying to America about these 2 brothers being “lone wolves” when clearly they were steeped in evil from birth, were warned by the Russian government to watch out for them, and DHS had the elder one on their radar?

Is it like Benghazi, where they try to cover their own ineptitude, or is it more that they are all on board with the “Destroy America First” agenda?


21 posted on 04/24/2013 7:04:30 AM PDT by Missouri gal
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To: Sub-Driver

John Kerry doesn’t know what the Fugg he is talking about on any subject.

He is an idiot who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and then married rich women twice.

If he had to work for a living he would be on welfare or mental disability.He has no skills and no conscience.
Perfect for the Obama administration ,really.

Just remember only 3 Republicans voted not to approve him as SOS.


22 posted on 04/24/2013 7:21:56 AM PDT by Venturer
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To: Iron Munro

How could they keep their ‘asylum’ if they regularly travel to a place persecuting them heavily enough to ask asylum here?


23 posted on 04/24/2013 8:03:20 AM PDT by cunning_fish
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To: Sub-Driver

Headline on Fox News site: “BOSTON BOMBING: Will Parents Answer the Big Question — Why?”

That sure isn’t the big question to me. To me there is no big question. It’s just another couple of individuals falling under the spell of radical islam. It’s happened thousands of times and is still happening.

The big question, which is an ongoing one, is what more, or what different, should America be doing to thwart their inclination to set off bombs in our midst.


24 posted on 04/24/2013 8:06:56 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: cunning_fish
How could they keep their ‘asylum’ if they regularly travel to a place persecuting them heavily enough to ask asylum here?

NOTICE: It is racist to challange Obama or his Ladies-In-Waiting with facts or logic.

You have now been counted and placed on the Homeland Security Watch List.

Your new identity is Thought Criminal #18354407

Write down your number and report to the local Obama Korps Kommissar at the nearest railroad station.

Don’t forget to bring warm clothes and a shovel.


25 posted on 04/24/2013 8:27:36 AM PDT by Iron Munro (Welcome to Obama-Land - EVERYTHING NOT FORBIDDEN IS COMPULSORY)
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To: Sub-Driver
What difference does it make?

No difference really between terrorists and mosquitoes.

In the magazine article, a largely analytical cover story by Matt Bai, Kerry is asked "what it would take for Americans to feel safe again."

''We have to get back to the place we were, where terrorists are not the focus of our lives, but they're a nuisance,'' the article states as the Massachusetts senator's reply.

26 posted on 04/24/2013 8:38:30 AM PDT by Madame Dufarge
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To: Sub-Driver

Quick, somebody ask Kerry the name of Chechnya’s President.


27 posted on 04/24/2013 9:31:58 AM PDT by DPMD
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