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So Who Inspired Tamerlan Tsarnaev?

Walid Shoebat Besides the ‘drug addicts’ who carried out the Jihadist operation at the Boston marathon, I am more interested in the ‘drug pusher’ who inspired Tamelan Tsarnev, one of the two Jihadists behind the Boston bombings. If you’re interested in figures who may have inspired him, check out his YouTube channel. A favorite seems […]

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Report: Alharbi visited by Michelle Obama in Hospital

Okaz, the same prominent Saudi newspaper, that published photos of Abdul Rahman Ali Issa Al-Salimi Al-Harbi in the hospital after the Boston marathon bombings, is now reporting that the Saudi national was also visited by the first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama during his hospital stay. Here is a screen shot from the […]

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Report: “Innocent” Saudi was up for Visa Revocation

Yesterday, terrorism expert Steve Emerson reported that the now infamous Saudi national Abdul Rahman Ali Al-Harbi, who was briefly a ‘person of interest’ in the Boston marathon bombings, was scheduled for deportation next Tuesday. A spokesman for ICE attempted to debunk this charge, which would seemingly discredit Emerson. But alas, the government has been racking up quite […]

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Surveillance Video nice but what about that Saudi problem?

Here is the surveillance video of two suspects in the Boston marathon bombings. It will no doubt be played over and over in the coming days. Though this may be helpful to some, we still have unanswered questions about the connections of the Saudi national who has several ties to Al-Qaeda through his clan. Where […]

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Video: DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano rankled by question about Saudi national

At a congressional hearing, Rep. Jeff Duncan asked Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano about claims that Saudi national Abdul Rahman Ali Al-Harbi. Napolitano’s answer includes a statement that such questions are ‘not worthy of an answer’. Is it a good thing to be afflicted with Islamophobia? Get the new book from Walid Shoebat, The Case […]

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Another photo of Alharbi in hospital; this time smiling with Saudi Diplomat

Yesterday, we posted a photo of Abdul Rahman Ali Issa Al-Salimi Al-Harbi, a Saudi national who was a ‘person of interest’ in the Boston marathon bombings. In that photo, Al-Harbi doesn’t appear to be the least bit concerned about his fate. Now we have another photo (h/t Diana West) of Alharbi at the hospital, smiling […]

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Exclusive Photo of Alharbi in Hospital and more evidence of coverup

In light of the new revelations from Steven Emerson, that the Saudi national who was once a ‘person of interest’ in the Boston marathon bombings, identified by his full name as Abdul Rahman Ali Issa Al-Salimi Al-Harbi is being deported on ‘national security grounds’, why is the Saudi no longer a person of interest? Via […]

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Video: Steve Emerson reports Saudi national ‘person of interest’ is being deported on Tuesday

Tonight on Hannity, Steve Emerson of the Investigative Project on Terrorism, reported that his sources are telling him that Abdul Rahman Ali Alharbi, the Saudi national who was a person of interest for less than 24 hours, is being deported to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Why? According to Emerson, based on National Security grounds. Reuters […]

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Video: Leaders of Al-Qaeda in Yemen and Syria from same clan as former ‘person of interest’ (Saudi) in Boston

As Walid wrote about here, Abdul Rahman Ali Alharbi, the 20 year-old Saudi student who was briefly a ‘person of interest’ in the Boston marathon bombings, comes from a clan that is home to several Al-Qaeda members and former Gitmo detainees. In the case of Muhammad Atiq Uwaid Al-Awufi Al-Harbi (#73), he became the leader […]

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Three Saudi Students at the Boston Marathon?

Yesterday, we posted this photo of three men who appeared to be Saudi. Abdul Rahman Ali Alharbi is a Saudi national who was a ‘person of interest’ for less than twenty-four hours. Of the three men in the photo, Alharbi seems to most closely resemble the man on the far right, with the black cap […]

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Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official: Boston Bombings the result of U.S. backed French fighting with Al-Qaeda in Mali

According to the New York Post, authorities are now looking for a ‘white male’ in connection with the Boston marathon bombings. However, a Muslim Brotherhood official seems to think it’s a response to U.S.-backed fighting against al-Qaeda. Via Al Arabiya (h/t Jihad Watch): A high-ranking Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official has linked the deadly Boston attacks […]

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Video: State Department spokesman stumbles over question about why meeting between Kerry and Saudi Foreign Minister abruptly closed

AP Reporter Matt Lee has quite a reputation for holding State Department spokesmen accountable. The latest instance involves news reports that a scheduled open-door meeting between John Kerry and the Saudi Foreign minister was abruptly closed the day after a Saudi national became a person of interest in the Boston marathon bombings. Toward the end […]

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“Innocent” Saudi spotted with two other Saudis at Marathon?

First, a few things that are undisputed. We know that federal, state, and local authorities took interest in a Saudi national named Abdul Rahman Ali Alharbi after the Boston marathon bombings. We also know that he was injured and that those authorities searched his apartment and hauled away bags of stuff. Add to that the […]

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