Posted on 05/04/2013 6:50:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Terrorist William Plotnikov carries weapons in this undated photo released by Dagestani branch of the Russian Federal Security Service.
Canadian jihadist William Plotnikov told Russian officials about American Tameraln Tsarnaev during interrogations two years ago.
The Boston Herald reported:
A slain Canadian jihadi gave Russian counter-terrorism agents the tip that put alleged Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev on their radar two years ago, Bay State U.S. Rep. William R. Keating confirmed yesterday — raising questions about whether Tsarnaev’s direct link to the known militant was ever passed on to the FBI or local authorities.
Keating told the Herald yesterday his staff in Russia has learned William Plotnikov, while under interrogation in the militant hotbed of Dagestan, named Tsarnaev as a fellow extremist....
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
Nappy and Bammy to blame.
Sounds like a name John Semmons would use in one of his pieces.
2010 - Through social network monitoring in late 2010, Russian officials note ties between radical Tamerlan and William Plotnikov, a Russian born Canadian boxer, Islam convert and member of the terrorist organization Caucasus Emirate in Dagestan.
2011 - William Plotnikov gives Russian authorities Tamerlan’s name during an interrogation.
March 2011 - Russia intercepts calls between Mama and Tamerlan and possibly Dzhokhar and sends warning to FBI. Mama also on phone with someone in the Caucasus region of Russia who was/is on FBI list.
April 2011 or June 2011 - FBI closes file on Tamerlan and Mama.
July 1, 2011 – FBI puts Tamerlan on TECS list to monitor his travels.
Sept 2011 - Russia sends second warning, this time to CIA. At some point, US officials meet with family at their home and Tamerlan is defiant to them.
Oct 2011 - CIA puts Tamerlan and Mama on terrorist list.
April 2012 – Dagestani Center for Combating Extremism registered Tamerlan’s repeated meetings with radical Mahmud Mansur Nidal, 18, who had been under surveillance as a recruiter for the Dagestani insurgency. He was killed in a police operation in Makhachkala on May 19, 2012.
July 14, 2012 – Plotnikov is one of several insurgents killed in a battle with Russian security forces. Russia speculates Tamerlan may have been involved with Plotnikov and were searching for him.
July 17, 2012 - Tamerlan lands in US from Russian trip and has grown a full beard. Neighbors say a few weeks later he was clean shaven.
Makes you wonder if every government on the planet knew about this murderous scumbag except ours.
A tip of the Hatlo hat to William Plotnikov!
Probably doesn't mean anything, but terrorist #1 was into boxing.
Any other boxing jihadees out there? <8^} Maybe there is a network of them and that is how they communicate.
Time for allergy medicine and go to sleep!
Just wondering why a U.S. congresscritter has staff in Russia... Massholes keeping in touch with the Motherland?
Bttt
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