Just ‘youthful nihilism’ May 4, 2013 By: _Boston Herald editorial staff_ (http://bostonherald.com/users/boston_herald_editorial_staff) “The whole narrative confirms that while the radical motivations of the Tsarnaev brothers — and perhaps, it remains to be seen, some of their training — came from international jihadist movements, the bombing was also the product of family dysfunction, youthful nihilism, and a pattern of low-level crimes escalating into a very major one.” — Boston Globe editorial May 3. Dear Officer Krupke — of “West Side Story” fame — please call your office. Clearly these boys just have a social disease, so take ’em to a social worker. It takes a lot for our competitors on Morrissey Boulevard to really get under our skin, but this one just sent us over the edge. Notice the skepticism about whether the Brothers Tsarnaev were trained by international jihadists — “perhaps,” “it remains to be seen.” But the utter certainty that these two were the product of a dysfunctional family and “ youthful nihilism.” If that’s all it takes to place a backpack with a bomb at the feet of an 8-year-old child and calmly walk away, then this nation is in one heap of trouble. Well, the ink was hardly dry on the Globe’s latest rantings when U.S. Rep. William Keating confirmed to the Herald that Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been linked to a notorious Canadian jihadist who when questioned by the Russians (and we imagine their interrogations don’t include Miranda warnings) gave him up. William Plotnikov, 23, an ethnic Russian lived in Toronto, converted to Islam in 2009 and returned to Russia to fight for the Islamist cause, vanishing there for a time until Russian authorities caught up with him. That, Keating said, is what spurred the Russians to pass along the information on Tsarnaev. “It wasn’t simply a warning to the U.S. They wanted information,” he added. Plotnikov and fellow jihadist Mansur Mukhamed Nidal were killed in police raids last summer and Tsarnaev fled, reportedly leaving behind the new Russian passport that was the reason for his trip. “Tamerlan at least had contact with the violent insurgency,” Keating confirmed. So from January to July of 2012 Tsarnaev spent quality time with at least two jihadists and hung out in the belly of the insurgency beast in Chechnya and Dagestan. But what’s that compared to the influence of his shoplifting mother and his “youthful nihilism?” Right! -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
