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London Mayor Boris Johnson says jihadis are 'literally wankers' who watch too much porn

Johnson has repeatedly spoken out about his opinions on jihadis.

By Thor Benson

LONDON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, thinks jihadis of the Islamic State are 'wankers' and 'losers' who watch too much porn.

"If you look at all the psychological profiling about bombers, they typically will look at porn, he said in an interview with The Sun. "They are literally wankers. Severe onanists."

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"They are not making it with girls and so they turn to other forms of spiritual comfort – which of course is no comfort," he added.

The London mayor believes the extremists feel like losers, so they turn to extremism to feel strong. He made these comments one week after visiting Peshmerga fighters fighting the Islamic State in Iraq.

Later, on Sky News, he stood by his statements. "The crucial thing is that these are young men, principally young men who are growing up without much sense of success in their lives, without a feeling that the world holds much for them," he said.

The mayor believes if men like this were provided with jobs, then they would be less likely to commit extremist acts.

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