They clearly DID have connections in the Chechen terrorist world. According to the latest article on WaPo:
‘Also Friday, the FBI confirmed that its agents in Boston had interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011 at the request of a foreign government. A law enforcement official said the request came from the Russian government, concerned about Tsarnaev’s potential ties to Chechen terrorists. But, after that interview, the FBI did not follow him further, officials said.’
Thank you. I saw that they had contact with him previously, but did not know who they were requested to contact him by or anything else. It’s horrific that these people can be “known” by multiple agencies and not followed at all. But, that is the reality, and always has been...