Russia alerted US repeatedly about suspect, senators say (planned to go to NYC next)

Boston Globe ^ | April 24, 2013 | Bryan Bender, Noah Bierman, Mark Arsenault and Kevin Cullen

[Mount Athos]

Russian authorities contacted the US government with concerns about Tamerlan Tsarnaev not once but “multiple’’ times, including an alert it sent after he was first investigated by FBI agents in Boston, raising new questions about whether the FBI should have paid more attention to the suspected Boston Marathon bomber, US senators briefed on the inves­tigation said Tuesday.

The FBI has previously said it interviewed Tsarnaev in early 2011 after it was initially contacted by the ­Russians. In their review, completed in summer 2011, the bureau found no ­evidence that Tsarnaev was a threat. “The FBI requested but did not receive more specific or additional information from” Russia, the agency said last week.

Following a closed briefing of the Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday, Senator Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican, said he believed that Russia alerted the United States about Tsarnaev in “multiple contacts,” including at least once since October 2011.

The details came amid revelations that the brothers may have planned to escape to New York last week with a car full of bombs, according to a senior law enforce­ment official. “We just killed a cop. We blew up the Marathon. And now we’re going to New York. Don’t [expletive] with us,” Tamerlan told a witness, the official said.

[Mount Athos]

[OldNavyVet]

Sorry to say, but Big Brother is definitely watching.

[11th Commandment]

It seems these guys were on various watch list before becoming citizens...

[God luvs America]

OBAMA KNEW!!

[firebrand]

This seems to be getting lost among all the other news reports on the bombing. This is major. It was reported on Russian TV and other foreign outlets last Sunday and has FINALLY reached the U.S. media!

[neverdem]

BTTT!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for posting this.

[Marine_Uncle]

And coming from the Boston Globe. :)

[onyx]

Thank you for the ping.

[onyx]

RIGHT!

[onyx]

BLOATED GOVERNMENT!
Agencies don't know what the He// others are doing!



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[onyx]

From the Boston Globe.

[mylife]

It is pretty apparent that this guy was on the radar.

[onyx]

I think so.
Huge screw-up.

[Marine_Uncle]

Apparently some in those far left corners, have been finally shaken up a bit. But I won’t hold my breath as to any lasting significance.
It is what it is. You take, care and have a great upcoming day.

[onyx]

God bless and keep you, dearest one.

[caww]

No..we knew about it and it was on the major networks as well.

[Marine_Uncle]

Likewise onyx. Your a solid contribution to American society in a good way as far as I am concerned. Let HIS tender HAND be upon you always.

[onyx]

Thank you so much, ((((Marine_Uncle))))