Fox "News" is still trying to push the Islamic theme with the bombings

[lexw]

"Ties between Islamic extremist groups and Chechnya well-documented"
Reports that the suspects in the Boston bombing are believed to be from the region near Chechnya may have caught some by surprise -- rebels in Chechnya are known for their violent and long-running campaign to break away from Russia, but not for exporting terror to America.

But congressional researchers and foreign policy analysts have long tracked a connection between the Chechnya region and Islamic extremists with Al Qaeda and the Taliban. If the suspects are indeed Chechen, analysts told Fox News they may represent part of a jihadi network which has made its way to American soil.

"The Chechen jihadi network is very extensive," Middle East analyst Walid Phares said Friday. "They have a huge network inside Russia and Chechnya." ...

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/04/19/ties-between-islamic-extremist-groups-and-chechnya-well-documented/

[Drale]

1. Of course they are

did you really expect anything different from the media wing of the Islamicphobic, Xenophobic, non-whiteaphobic Republican Party?

[sakabatou]

11. +1

[snagglepuss]

2. Does Breslan ring any bell? Chechnyan Islamic terrorists are utter scum.

At least one of the brothers was in Russia last year. Hardly a stretch to assume he got training there with Islamists.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis

[bigdarryl]

3. STUPID FUCKS the 19 year old has been in this country for 8 years

That means he would have been 11 years old when he came here.So there trying to say he was a 11 year old terrorist when he came here like I said FIXED NEWS are a bunch of STUPID FUCKS

[dkf]

6. Obviously he wasn't a radicalized 11 year old, but his brother traveled overseas recently.

Anyone who can put a bomb next to a little 8 year old kid has been radicalized by something, enough to lose their humanity.

[Myrina]

4. So are people here on DU ...

n/t

[dkf]

5. If you are hoping there will be no connection I fear you will be greatly disappointed.

[lexw]

8. Damn there's a lot of hate on DU...

[closeupready]

19. I know, right? I have to sometimes remind myself that

"Invasion of the Body Snatchers" was a work of fiction.

[1KansasDem]

9. It's not just Fox news

The connection is being made by just about all the media.

[lexw]

12. Yeah. I see that now.

When I posted this, I hadn't seen the info about the older brother going over seas for a year.
I don't understand why folks on DU jump all over you instead of posting politely like you. A lot of hot heads on DU, I guess.

[premium]

14. Here's another link.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/massive-police-operation-under-way-in-boston/2013/04/19/979ec6dc-a8c6-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_print.html

Evidence seems to be mounting that they were radical Islamic terrorists.

[lexw]

18. I now agree. Thanks for the link!

[Shivering Jemmy]

10. they are likely right in that

the data is what it is. we'll know for sure in a few days.

[lexw]

13. √ thanks.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

15. "Trying"? It's what they do best. The sad thing is that DU is doing it, too!

[leftynyc]

16. Let's see

Without absolutely no evidence there was thread after thread of people convinced it was right wingers - one person actually posted they could "smell" it. Evidence since yesterday is all pointing towards a naturalized American getting radicalized to cause mayhem. Could they just be common criminals who decided to use jihadi methods to build and set off bombs? I suppose so but it's more likely exactly what it looks like.

[Sunlei]

17. next fox will ask for a waterwall to keep russians from boating over