I think the point here is the motive really does not matter right now. It was clearly a terror act.
Juliette Kayyem: “I think the point here is the motive really does not matter right now. It was clearly a terror act.”
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Kayyem asserts that the motive behind the bombings is irrelevant at this stage, confirming it as a terror act.
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