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WASHINGTON (AP) — In the years before the Boston Marathon bombings, Tamerlan Tsarnaev fell under the influence of a new friend, a Muslim convert who steered the religiously apathetic young man toward a strict strain of Islam, family members said.Under the tutelage of a friend known to the Tsarnaev family only as Misha, Tamerlan gave…

Item #1 of 2 First, what’s behind the video clip… ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Obama Still Tilting At Windmills During his press conference this week, Barack Obama once again vowed to close the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Among the reasons he offered for wanting to shut it down, Obama said, “It is a recruitment tool…

Jihadism (also jihadist movement or jihadi movement) is a controversial[1] term to describe the renewed focus on armed jihad in Islamic fundamentalism. Jihadism emerged in the 1960s, with roots in the late 19th and early 20th century ideological developments of Islamic revivalism, developed into Qutbism and related ideologies during the mid 20th century. The rise…
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