WASHINGTON (AP) — In the years before the Boston Marathon bombings, Tamerlan Tsarnaev fell under the influence of a new friend, a Muslim convert who steered the religiously apathetic young man toward a strict strain of Islam, family members said.
Under the tutelage of a friend known to the Tsarnaev family only as Misha, Tamerlan gave up boxing and stopped studying music, his family said. He began opposing the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He turned to websites and literature claiming that the CIA was behind the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and Jews controlled the world.
“Somehow, he just took his brain,” said Tamerlan’s uncle, Ruslan Tsarni, who recalled conversations with Tamerlan’s worried father about Misha’s influence. Efforts over several days by The Associated Press to identify and interview Misha have been unsuccessful.
Tamerlan’s relationship with Misha could be a clue in understanding the motives behind his religious transformation and, ultimately, the attack itself. Two U.S. officials say he had no tie to terrorist groups.
That is weird. CNN and MSNBC told us that the bombing was done by angry white Republican NRA militia tea party supporters, not just the usual Islamic terrorists.
Islam: Making a True Difference in the World
The way this game works is – the government lets lots of high risk immigrants in, CNN amplifies the the threat by about 1000X, and then the government uses the generated fear as a vehicle to destroy the Bill of Rights. It worked for Bush and now it is working for Obama.
h/t to Dave G
