The Trump Presidency- After the First 100 days

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Kellyanne Conway blames refugees for 'Bowling Green massacre' that never happened

Cliff

Bit buried in all the other Trump news but I think the first seeds have been sown for the inevitable war with Iran. Seems Iran tested a ballistic missile which didn't contravene the recent treaties but now the Trump is starting to fire up the rhetoric and putting them on watch. Im sure the Saudis and Israelis will be loving that.

faiz0

She got it wrong... Should not have used the word massacre- hence she was mocked by Trump critics.
However, they were two Iraqi refugees, who were living in Bowling Green and now serving time for terrorist activities.

They were accused of conspiring to blow up American service members in Iraq with weapons of mass destruction (IEDs). A government sentencing memo says one of the men confessed he had used IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) “hundreds of times” in Iraq.“pleaded guilty to conspiring to kill U.S. nationals abroad; conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction (explosives) against U.S. nationals abroad; distributing information on the manufacture and use of IEDs; attempting to provide material support to terrorists and to AQI and conspiring to transfer, possess and export Stinger missiles.”

‘Bowling Green Massacre’ Plot: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

SteakAndCake

Quite right she was mocked. She's talking about these people being the 'masterminds' behind a non-existent 'massacre'. It's unbelievable.

Toko Black

Yeah, Trump will backtrack on that just as soon as somebody reminds him, his bestie pal Putin has Iran's back.  Trump is so far out of depth with the complexity of geo politics, it's unreal.

krish

Convicted 5 years ago, planning and attempting to send weapons and material support to insurgents in Iraq.

They are the two same convicted terrorists that prompted the suspension of the visa waiver program until an investigation was carried out in 2011 under the Obama Administration.

Ergo - Conway is justifying the travel ban on:
- false allegations of an attack and attempted attack on US soil. They weren't planning to attack the US, but to supply weapons and support insurgents in Iraq.
- misrepresenting a historic case from over 5 years ago that had already been investigated and dealt with under the previous administration.

krish

EarthRod

and so it continues ...
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