Family friend: Parents were lawyers in Russia, father almost beaten to death by KBG. America was their safe haven. They loved America.
@TeresaKopec Nope. But it is a data point. I suggested Chechen tie might be mob, not Islamists. THAT would be consistent.
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@emptywheel With the $900 shoes he was wearing. Did you read this? By a terrible human but still interesting: http://alyssalindley.tumblr.com/post/48368749553/ive-met-the-boston-bombers … -
@TeresaKopec now you're gonna make me sound tinfoil. But yeah, I think mob is a possibility. -
@emptywheel There does seem something odd about the parents. But I can believe the older bro got radicalized & pulled younger in.
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