are condemned to repeat it."
George Santayana
Posted on 04/23/2013 2:44:29 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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. …
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The two Chechen brothers definitely got tapped
I believe the father and mother are terrorists, too. Sure makes a good cover...
I'm going to guess that Misha is not the real name of the person but a descriptive name.
I think the father (and mother) are as phoney as a $3 bill.
I'm going to guess that Misha is not the real name of the person but a descriptive name.
Isn't a bear queer slang for a hairy male homosexual?
I don’t know any queer slang...sorry...
Tamarlane, who built towers of human heads as his calling cards, towers counting tens of thousands murdered, that Trmarlane?
“Misha” is a diminutive form of the name “Mikhael”. Sort of like Mike and Michael.
Wow! Move over CSI, These guys are SHARP! They have already figured this out?! Maybe they can discern the religion in question if they can just track down the meaning of some of the buzzwords like: allah Akbar, mohamed, infidel. What could it all mean??
Heck, that could be InfoWars or any number of assorted Paulbot forums.
Damn fine post, sir.
“Under the tutelage of a friend known to the Tsarnaev family only as Misha”
Misha sounds Russian
Misha does not mean “bear”. It’s a diminutive of “Mikhail” (Michael). “Misha” was the name of Russia’s bear mascot back during the 1980 Olympics, though. The Russian word for a bear is “Medved”.
Got to find this Misha!!
Clearly he is at least a radical Islamist recruiter, whether or not he openly teaches terrorism and murderous techniques.
There must be lots of people in that mosque who know who Misha is.
Feds should have been all over this guy days ago, unless they are too infiltrated by politically correct idiots (I know, do we even need to ask??)
And your stupid liberal hipster friends STILL WON'T SEE IT!!!
I forgot the jews were to blame for everything....now I remember...thx guys..../sarcasm
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