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FBI And CIA In Twisted Relationship With Boston Bombers:Were The Brothers Tsarnaev US Spies?
Two U.S. officials briefed on the Boston marathon investigation say the Russian government contacted the FBI and the CIA separately in 2011 with concerns about Tamerlan Tsarnaev (tsahr-NEYE’-ehv), one of the men authorities say was behind the attacks.
One of the officials says the CIA was contacted by Russia in the fall of 2011. Officials say Russia contacted the FBI in early 2011. morehere
Lawmakers want to increase the powers of the CIA to track “lone wolf” terrorists, like the two brothers suspected as being responsible for last week’s Boston bombing, but they are wary of treading on the jurisdiction of domestic law enforcement.
A similar dilemma concerning the jurisdictional line between the CIA and other intelligence agencies, on the one hand, and the FBI and Department of Justice, on the other, arose after the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Read more:
The disclosure of the CIA’s involvement suggests that the U.S. government may have had more reason than it has previously acknowledged to scrutinize Tsarnaev in the months leading up to the bombings in Boston. It also raises questions why U.S. authorities didn’t flag his return to the United States and investigate him further after a seven-month trip he took to Russia last year. morehere
