I am sure Mrs. Tsarneava regrets the day her sons came to the USA, but, that doesn't mean she was their mentor. I think that is a ridiculous claim. As a matter of fact that idea is full of hate.
April 28, 2013
By Bill Chappell
...Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev "vaguely discussed" jihad during a 2011 phone conversation with his mother, according to a U.S. official who described the recording to the Associated Press. The call, taped by a Russian government agency, reportedly did not include any mention of a plot inside the U.S.
The recording is among data recently sent by the Russian Federal Security Service, or FSB, to the FBI to aid its investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings, in which Tsarnaev and his brother, Dzhohkar, are accused of detonating two homemade explosive devices near the race's finish line.
In the recorded call, Tamerlan and his mother, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, reportedly talked about Tamerlan traveling to the Palestinian territories. But the son said he would probably not go there, because he doesn't speak Arabic....
It is no secret young Muslim men sometimes seek jihad to prove their devotion. John Walker Lindh was an example of that reality. They also have to travel to Mecca once in their lifetime, so the idea they are looking to far away places as part of their identity is not unusual to the faith.
I don't believe their mother wanted them to die in a blaze of glory. I think she is angry about what occurred, but, that is a phase of grieving. Fact. I heard someone stating she is looking for help while in the USA. That is not unusual for a Muslim woman facing financial adversity. They do ask for help, that is cultural and their asking is welcome.
There is no reason to hate this woman. She had hopes for her sons. They and we have disappointed those hopes. Something sent terribly wrong. The young men did not find their way into success in the USA. If anyone is responsible for recruitment of the younger brother currently in prison it was his older brother. That is completely obvious.
Mothers have discussions with sons about their identity and how they transcend masculinity within their culture and religion. That is common place. If she was talking to her sons about their devotion this conversation would have taken place. She never stated 'Go kill Americans.'
No one should seek to find answers to the violence from Russia, it is not up to Russia to secure the USA. No one should be seeking to scapegoat Mrs. Tsarneava as the person most responsible for the violence. Her sons were adults, they stand alone in their responsibility. Did she talk to her sons about many subjects? Sure she did, but, she wasn't going to try to overthrow a government she had placed hopes in for the success and safety of her sons. The discussions are getting out of context and seek to victimize her.
The USA has to solve it's own security problems and that means the agencies with information have to disseminate it differently.
