Exclusive: Boston bomb suspects' parents retreat to village, cancel U.S. trip

[FarCenter]

(Reuters) - The parents of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects have retreated to a village in southern Russia to shelter from the spotlight and abandoned plans for now to travel to the United States, the father of the suspects told Reuters on Sunday.

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He agreed to the face-to-face meeting on condition that the village's location in the North Caucasus, a string of mainly Muslim provinces in southern Russia, not be disclosed.

"I am not going back to the United States. For now I am here. I am ill," said Tsarnaev, pacing nervously in the garden at sunset in the quiet village set in rolling hills and surrounded by cow pastures.

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The suspects' mother, Zubeidat, was with Anzor Tsarnaev in the village but did not wish to speak.

"She is ill, she is shocked, she is depressed. She lost her children," Tsarnaev said. The couple are divorced but have stayed together.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/28/us-usa-explosions-russia-tsarnaev-idUSBRE93R08O20130428

[kestrel91316]

1. I think the mom would probably have trouble getting into the US.

She is on the terrorism watch list or no fly list or something.

Dad probably is, too.

[pnwmom]

3. And she could face arrest on the shoplifting charges. n/t

[dsc]

24. but she could get a gun

[flamingdem]

26. That would be the terrorism slash shoplifter slash psychopuppy-turn-kids-jihad watch list!

How bout dad with that I'm sick excuse, yeah sure he wasn't sick last week..

[NV Whino]

2. Wise move

Can't see that their presence would do anything for their remaining son anyway.

[DevonRex]

4. First they needed asylum from Russia. Now they act like we're their

enemies after they raised two fucking terrorists who murdered people here. And they seem to be perfectly happy in Russia. Something is obviously wrong with their cover stories.

[FarCenter]

5. Their refugee claims were probably just a convenient way to gain entry to the US

[DevonRex]

9. And funny how that mom was never "religious" until after

she got here. Then she couldn't get radical fast enough or find a nuttier cleric to bring into her home.

[SummerSnow]

6. The parents are full if shit.Especially that comment..

"We didn't expect this from them United States"

Oh really? Well we didn't expect your boys to kill 4 people and maim others. WTF.

[DevonRex]

10. Like WTF did he expect once he left, his wife became a fugitive, and his sons

became terrorists? Welcomed back with open arms?

[Gravitycollapse]

8. Are you joking? What the fuck have they done?

[DevonRex]

11. Other than the mom get caught talking about jihad on the phone

with her oldest son and with somebody in Russia, you mean?

[Gravitycollapse]

13. Even if this conversation took place, why would talking about "jihad" be a death warrant?

[DevonRex]

16. Oh jesus christ. you think that was serious.

And you think the US would actually send a drone into Russia. All I can say is I think I'll spend my time talking to someone else, for reasons that should be obvious but probably aren't.

[Gravitycollapse]

20. Yes, I do think it was serious. And I think you're being serious as well.

We know essentially NOTHING about the parents of these two young men. The telephone conversation you're referring to has not even been confirmed to exist.

[DevonRex]

21. And just what are you accusing ME of?

[Gravitycollapse]

22. Trying to assassinate the character of two potentially innocent, grieving parents.

One of their sons is dead. The other might as well be dead. Have some humanity for Christ's sake.

[DevonRex]

25. I don't know you. Don't care to.

As for what i think of that couple you love so much: Ya dumayu chto oni strashnyye lyudi.

[Gravitycollapse]

27. You know essentially nothing about them. You cannot say they are terrible people.

I mean, you're free to say that. But you can't say it without looking foolish and reactionary.

[HiPointDem]

15. what kind of jihad?

[Gravitycollapse]

18. No that can't be possible. The people have spoken. These family members are evil.

[HiPointDem]

19. except, of course, for uncle ruslan, the oil lawyer who lives in maryland and may have cia

connections.

he is good.

and mentioning the fact that he's an oil lawyer is a smear, even though it's true.

[Gravitycollapse]

23. Excuse me while I go to my happy place.

[woolldog]

12. Wow, didn't expect anyone to

side with the terrorists.

[Gravitycollapse]

14. So not wanting us to drone kill a random woman we know nothing about is siding with terrorists?

Seriously?

[HiPointDem]

17. people learned nothing from 911 and the iraq war. they're ready to do it all again, because

it wasn't glorious enough the first time.

[Ikonoklast]

28. How's the little fat kid running North Korea?

He seems mad that we stopped paying attention to him, so now he's kidnapping hostages.

[HiPointDem]

29. huh?