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Webb subsequently distanced himself from Awlaki, but Tsarnaev did not. According to The Daily Beast, Awlaki’s pro-jihad sermons were the inspiration behind the Boston Marathon bombings, and there’s some reason to think that a Twitter account belonging to Tsarnaev was retweeting pro-Awlaki messages.
Tsarnaev had also been following a radical account @Al_FirdausiA, who goes by the name “Ghuraba.” Tsarnaev was the first to follow that account, which usually signals a strong personal connection and possible sock puppetry. Both users followed one another, meaning that direct messages are possible.
Ghuraba created his account on March 11, 2013, just over a month before the bombings and praised terrorist and Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, whom Ghuraba recommends to his followers, saying that whoever listens to Awlaki will “gain an unbelievable amount of knowledge.”
On March 13, 2013, Tsarnaev retweeted one of Ghuraba’s messages: “It’s our responsibility my brothers & sisters to ask Allah to ease the hardships of the oppressed and give us victory over kufr #islam #dua”
That same language of kufr, or “infidel,” was reportedly also used by Tsarnaev’s brother, as well, when he shouted down a speaker at a Boston-area mosque.
http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/03/media-downplay-tsarnaev-connection-to-muslim-student-group/
Media downplay Tsarnaev connection to Muslim student group
Charles C. Johnson
Daily Caller
3:07 AM 05/03/2013
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