Boston Bomber -- World View Listed As "Islam" On Social Media
Via Jihadwatch. From the Chechen, legally US-dwelling bomber Tsarnaev's social media page, which can still be accessed here.
From Mother Jones, the 26-year-old brother had a YouTube page with fundamentalist Islamic views:
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the 26 year-old brother of the second Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, had a YouTube page where he posted religious videos, including a video of Feiz Mohammad, a fundamentalist Australian Muslim preacher who rails against the evils of Harry Potter. Among those videos is one dedicated to the prophecy of the Black Banners of Khurasan which is embraced by Islamic extremists--particularly Al Qaeda. The videos posted on what appears to be Tsarnaev's YouTube page may shed light on the motivations for the attack on the Boston Marathon. The prophecy states that an invincible army will come from the region of "Khurasan," a large portion of territory in central Asia."This is a major hadith (reported saying of the prophet Muhammad) that jihadis use, it is essentially an end-time prophecy," says Aaron Zelin, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy "This is definitely important in Al Qaeda's ideology."
From thereligionofpeace.com: "Does the Quran really contain dozens of verses promoting violence?"
The Quran contains at least 109 verses that call Muslims to war with nonbelievers for the sake of Islamic rule. Some are quite graphic, with commands to chop off heads and fingers and kill infidels wherever they may be hiding. Muslims who do not join the fight are called 'hypocrites' and warned that Allah will send them to Hell if they do not join the slaughter.Unlike nearly all of the Old Testament verses of violence, the verses of violence in the Quran are mostly open-ended, meaning that they are not restrained by the historical context of the surrounding text. They are part of the eternal, unchanging word of Allah, and just as relevant or subjective as anything else in the Quran.
Most of today's Muslims exercise a personal choice to interpret their holy book's many calls to violence according to what their own moral preconceptions find justificable. Apologists cater to their preferences with tenuous arguments that gloss over historical fact and generally do not stand up to scrutiny. Still, it is important to note that the problem is not bad people, but bad ideology.
Unfortunately, there are very few verses of tolerance and peace to abrogate or even balance out the many that call for nonbelievers to be fought and subdued until they either accept humiliation, convert to Islam, or are killed. Muhammad's own martial legacy - and that of his companions - along with the remarkable stress on violence found in the Quran have produced a trail of blood and tears across world history.
More:
Other than the fact that Muslims haven't killed every non-Muslim under their domain, there is very little else that they can point to as proof that theirs is a peaceful, tolerant religion. Where Islam is dominant (as in the Middle East and Pakistan) religious minorities suffer brutal persecution with little resistance. Where Islam is in the minority (as in Thailand, the Philippines and Europe) there is the threat of violence if Muslim demands are not met. Either situation seems to provide a justification for religious terrorism, which is persistent and endemic to Islamic fundamentalism.
The reasons are obvious and begin with the Quran. Few verses of Islam's most sacred text can be construed to fit the contemporary virtues of religious tolerance and universal brotherhood. Those that do are earlier "Meccan" verses which are obviously abrogated by later ones. This is why Muslim apologists speak of the "risks" of trying to interpret the Quran without their "assistance" - even while claiming that it is a perfect book.
Far from being mere history or theological construct, the violent verses of the Quran have played a key role in very real massacre and genocide. This includes the brutal slaughter of tens of millions of Hindus for five centuries beginning around 1000 AD with Mahmud of Ghazni's bloody conquest. Both he and the later Tamerlane (Islam's Genghis Khan) slaughtered an untold number merely for defending their temples from destruction. Buddhism was very nearly wiped off the Indian subcontinent. Judaism and Christianity met the same fate (albeit more slowly) in areas conquered by Muslim armies, including the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Europe, including today's Turkey. Zoroastrianism, the ancient religion of a proud Persian people is despised by Muslims and barely survives in modern Iran.
So ingrained is violence in the religion that Islam has never really stopped being at war, either with other religions or with itself.
Muhammad was a military leader, laying siege to towns, massacring the men, raping their women, enslaving their children, and taking the property of others as his own. On several occasions he rejected offers of surrender from the besieged inhabitants and even butchered captives. He actually inspired his followers to battle when they did not feel it was right to fight, promising them slaves and booty if they did and threatening them with Hell if they did not. Muhammad allowed his men to rape traumatized women captured in battle, usually on the very day their husbands and family members were slaughtered.
Report on I believe it was Fox's Boston affiliate (I'm flipping around) said the younger brother was registered to vote. Is he a citizen?
Man claiming to be brothers uncle on Fox Boston blames older brother.
JFP at April 19, 2013 5:45 AM
Check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZGi1gWZjlOc#
Jim P. at April 19, 2013 5:52 AM
This will be hidden. It will only matter that he is white. Someone (maybe right here) will claim that this is the Tea Party - again.
And we are not out of fear yet. We will buy more.
Radwaste at April 19, 2013 6:02 AM
Must be a sad for Patrick and NicoleK. It hurts when your long held beliefs go unsubtantiated. Keep the faith guys!! You never know, the next bombing may be the one that proves you right. As evil as Republicans are, they can't hide forever!! In the mean time, continue to wear your tinfoil hats. They are not only fashionable, but they also block the government's mind rays.
sheepmommy at April 19, 2013 7:27 AM
Even though the media may have succeeded in finding a couple of patsies, there is an equal chance that this is a fedgov sponsored false flag terrorist event.
Just think of the nazis burning the reichstag and blaming the jews or Nero burning Rome and blaming it on the Christians.
Much like 9-11, there are too many holes in the "official" story.
Here is a link to Bill Clinton NOT denying the construction of FEMA concentration camps during his tenure. Terrorist events are normally used to justify martial law and mass arrests followed by slave labor and extermination (otherwise known by the elite as "population control").
No wonder gun and ammo sales have climbed to sky high levels recently and Obama is the best firearm salesman I have ever seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx-AOn8TNOs
SM777 at April 19, 2013 8:20 AM
Funny that the press that has been so willing to jump to conclusions has been unwilling to mention the Islam connection. Wondering how they are going to spin this "work place" violence incident.
Prediction, press will largely ignore Massachusetts anti-gun laws. No magazines larger than 10 cartridges in Mass. However, this will ironically be cited as another reason to pass Obama's gun control bills. If we can save just one Jihadist * * *.
Bill O Rights at April 19, 2013 8:27 AM
It's a sad day because my friends and family are in Boston, asshole bitch. Fuck you.
NicoleK at April 19, 2013 9:05 AM
In fact, fuck you up the ass by a Muslim fundamentalist who pulls out and cums in your eye.
Fuck you for using this to make snarky political remarks. Kiss my fucking ass you cunt.
NicoleK at April 19, 2013 9:06 AM
God I read your first sentence and thought you were expressing sympathy.
Fuck you.
I'll be more coherent when everything's ok. But right now: Fuck you.
And did I mention fuck you?
NicoleK at April 19, 2013 9:22 AM
Why thank you Nicole for that charming display. Much appreciated. I love when people show you who they are. BTW, you and Patrick started politicizing this event two days ago. And, I don't give crap where you live or what you think of me. How about this, I will pray for you. I will pray that you can someday shed your bigoted beliefs about your fellow Americans and believe the best about your country instead of the worst. Oh, and that you can get that potty mouth cleaned up, too. Peace out, sistah!
Sheep mommy at April 19, 2013 9:26 AM
Even though the media may have succeeded in finding a couple of patsies, there is an equal chance that this is a fedgov sponsored false flag terrorist event.
Not an equal chance, no. There IS a chance. There's also a chance it was aliens, the Martian kind. A small chance like that.
NicoleK: I hope your friends and family are safe and staying indoors until this is over.
MonicaP at April 19, 2013 10:10 AM
"Why thank you Nicole for that charming display."
You're giggling over how you got a rise out of someone in the midst of this tragedy?
Pretty much the definition of 'troll'.
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at April 19, 2013 10:34 AM
Hey Nicole, what did you say the other day that sheepmommy is referring? It appears she is saying it was somewhat political.
Gog, do you agree with what Patrick said the other day? I would think you do since your comment about sheepmommy is somewhat silly.
Dave B at April 19, 2013 11:46 AM
Hey, look, a 9-11 truther!
Haven't met one yet who knew squat about architecture. Doesn't keep them from making shit up.
Radwaste at April 19, 2013 11:46 AM
The always apt (aka Miss Manners) once said:
"'I told you so' left unspoken makes the strongest impression."
And the always apt MonicaP once said:
NicoleK: I hope your friends and family are safe and staying indoors until this is over.
Co-signed,
sofar
sofar at April 19, 2013 1:02 PM
*always apt Judith Martin (aka Miss Manners)...
sofar at April 19, 2013 1:04 PM
For those who wish to ignore what is really happening, more power to you. If you are good, maybe they won't gas you but just let you work for free the rest of your life.
For those of you who want the truth, google "Operation Northwoods"
SM777 at April 19, 2013 2:13 PM
I've got no beef with you NicoleK. And I hope your friends and family are ok.
But I would like to say to Patrick, who was the very first out of the gate - comment number 1 - I told you so. You were, it appears, very, very wrong. Whether they turn out to be home grown or affiliated to other groups or whatever, it's looking extremely unlikely that they were people who call themselves part of the Tea Party. Pending some proof and a conviction, it looks very like your kneejerk theory is dead in the water.
Ltw at April 19, 2013 2:55 PM
Pray tell, what is really happening dude. Enlighten us.
Oh, and were you even alive in 1962?
Dave B at April 19, 2013 3:00 PM
I think we can safely ignore SM777 as a complete dickhead.
Ltw at April 19, 2013 3:24 PM
Nicole and Patrick had no issue saying they thought it was a tea partier a few days ago. If you don't want to eat crow, don't pop off baseless opinions on who did it.
Do hope your family and friends, as well as all other innocents in Boston and elsewhere, are safe though.
momof4 at April 19, 2013 4:42 PM
Radwaste: Someone (maybe right here) will claim that this is the Tea Party - again.
I'm no fan of Tea Party politics but, as I said a couple times here, targeting people at the Boston Marathon just didn't make any sense for a violent Tea Party/hate-government type.
Too early to tell, it seems, whether these brothers had some political motive or whether they were just angry sociopaths who wanted to murder people.
In any case, the important thing is that authorities were able to identify them. Glad they nailed one of the bastards, and hope they get the other one soon.
JD at April 19, 2013 5:37 PM
I think we can safely ignore SM777 as a complete dickhead.
Ltw at April 19, 2013 3:24 PM
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Personal insults? Fuck you, asshole.
SM777 at April 19, 2013 7:47 PM
Terrorist events are normally used to justify martial law and mass arrests followed by slave labor and extermination
Fuck you and the horse you rode in on SM777. Take your stupid conspiracy theories and shove them up your ass.
Ltw at April 19, 2013 9:28 PM
Thanks for your well wishes folks.
What set sheep mommy off is the other day, in the White Privilege thread, I listed the reasons it could be a right-winger (as a response to someone who said they didn't see how it could be), and pointed to John Salvi as a precedent of a right-winger going on a killing spree. In the same thread said I hoped it was right-winger because the fallout would be less severe. I did not say it WAS a right winger, because I did not know either way, just that it could be. In fact, all week I've been bouncing back and forth between right-winger and Islamist (while briefly considering left-winger and Korean but ruling them out as less likely in this situation) in my conversations with my poor husband, who is probably sick of me obsessing.
But I think sheepmommy is also referring to my frequent posts saying that not all Muslims are terrorists.
In any case, I wish it had been a right-winger or a Columbine-type random nut job (or a left-winger, though not a Korean, as that would have been even worse), as I find that something less scary than something big and organized, as this may have been (the evidence in the media seems to point to at least the elder brother being involved in radical Islam, and he was previously suspected and cleared of that sort of thing).
Sheepmommy, I apologize for my angry reaction. It was unfair of me to vent my emotions on you.
Also, if I've given the impression that I think all Tea Partiests are terrorists, I apologize for that too, as I do not.
SM777, you'll be happy to know that the Shelter-in-Place was a request not an order. My Mom who lives downtown went out to Starbucks in the middle of it, and the police didn't do anything to stop her.
I will say in regards to changed beliefs, one thing that HAS changed is my impression of Obama. He didn't act as Presidential as I would have liked this week. I don't know what I was hoping for, but somehow he didn't do it, just spouted off platitudes about Boston being the wrong town to mess with and how tough we are or whatever. Is there a "right" town to mess with?
Also I find it annoying that people keep saying how gritty and tough Boston is when the bombing happened in Copley, which is... not very gritty.
NicoleK at April 20, 2013 2:27 AM
Ltw, take your government worshipping idolatry and shove it up your ass. Damn socialist.
SM777 at April 20, 2013 8:41 AM
You are claiming a conspiracy to what is a really stupid progressive agenda.
Jim P. at April 20, 2013 9:09 AM
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