In December 2013, the Boston Globe published a major study that purported to show that the Tsarnaev brothers “appear have been motivated less by Islamist ideology and more by their own personal failings and inner demons.”
Even here, MassLive shies away from identifying the Qur’an quotes as such, instead referring to them as quotes from Islamic sources. Was this an attempt to obfuscate the Qur’an’s role in inciting Tsarnaev to violence, or just laziness and ignorance?
“Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial: Jihadi videos, photos of bloodied Muslim children on brother’s computer,” by Shira Schoenberg, MassLive, April 28, 2015:
…Photos found in encrypted files on Tsarnaev’s computer showed dead and bloodied children, mangled bodies, starving children and young children dressed in Islamic head coverings and robes. There were pictures of bloodied men, of Muslims praying and rallying, of soldiers attacking a child and families grieving.
Tsarnaev’s wallpaper when his laptop was last used featured a picture of bloodied children lying on the ground, repeated over and over on his screen. He had notes on the screen with quotes from Islamic sources. One read, “If Allah had so willed, he would have taken revenge himself, but he wanted to test some of you by means of others.”
That’s Qur’an 47:4.
Another read, “Fight them. Allah will punish them through your hands, will belittle them and will grant you a victory over them and will heal the breasts of the believers.”
That’s Qur’an 9:14-15.
A video on his computer featured pictures of fighters and injured Muslim children, with Arabic music playing. The message of the video was that all Muslims are brothers. “If a Muslim in the east is killed, it’s my responsibility to defend him,” the narrator says.
One photo found on Tsarnaev’s computer featured a picture of Tsarnaev holding a gun, wearing a headscarf and white robe, and posing in front of flag with Arabic writing. Another showed Tsarnaev holding a gun and posing with a young girl.
Tsarnaev’s computer revealed Internet searches related to a Ruger P95 pistol, the type of gun he used to kill MIT Police Officer Sean Collier.
Tsarnaev had software programs on his computer that were meant to encrypt files, allow for anonymous browsing, and circumvent YouTube’s posting restrictions. His password: Allahu Akbar 1.
Prosecutors, during the guilt phase of the trial, showed that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had digital copies of radical Islamic magazines and lectures on his computer….
Jay Airahs says
The Qur’an is truly a disgrace upon humanity.
Muslims who follows its vile teachings of the Qur’an should bow their heads in shame.
Islam is a disgrace that defies credulity.
Muhammad was the ultimate disgraceful example.
Champ says
Ahem! …small correction, Jay, it’s the UNHOLY quran, dont’cha know.
🙂
mortimer says
The Boston Globe like other news providers put almost NO EFFORT WHATSOEVER into understanding Islam.
They put much more effort into sports, fashion and lifestyle than they do into learning the foundational doctrines.
They are NEGLIGENT and therefore providing INACCURATE NEWS AND OPINIONS.
The editors at the Globe are lazy about Islam and should therefore be sacked.
Lia Wissing says
Sounds very much like what Scripture says of the days before the flood …
xxxChurch100 says
Dear Lia Wissing , the days of Noah so true , and what a prophetic warning that proved to be !!!
God warns before He wounds . He did this to Israel because of their ” wicked ” ways , to turn them back from the path of idol worship and apostasy they were travelling upon .
But they didn’t listen , wouldn’t repent .
You may have notice that we are in the Hebrew Jubilee year ….. the shemitah x 7 , When all debts are cancelled . 29th Sept 2015 is that day of cancellation ….it certainly has my attention . Rabbi Jonathan Cahn has some interesting thoughts on it .
God Bless
Billy Corr says
Mortimer is talking out of his narrowest orifice of love.
The journos on the ‘Globe’ know perfectly bloody well all they need to know about the Religion of Peace but they have wives, children and drug habits to feed, and mortgages to pay.
They no NOT desire to receive pink slips and become pariahs in their profession.
REQUEST: Can someone, ideally a reader in Boston, send this along to the ‘Globe.’
Westman says
“Allahuakbar1” – the Islamic equivalent of “1234” for a password speaks volumes for the delusional thinking so prevalent with jihadists. Surely this password would slow investigators for at least 5 minutes.
–the Boston Globe published a major study that purported to show that the Tsarnaev brothers “appear have been motivated less by Islamist ideology and more by personal failings and inner demons.”
So Islamic Jihad provides an outlet for muslim failures and forces a weak mind to scrawl Islamic screeds inside a boat when faced with imminent death? It seems “journalists” can also become delusional.
The Boston Globe should be praised for explaining why Christian terrorists keep blowing up themselves and others and Christian Pastors keep referring to themselves as the best of people and to the Jews as the worst.(sarc).
And what about those Secular and Athiest failures? Don’t they know that blowing up, shooting, and running cars over as many innocent people, as possible, is preferable to robbing a convenience store or selling drugs? Again we should thank the Globe for demonstrating that there was no class course on logic in the school of journalism.
Ricky Black says
I don’t hate the Koran, the Koran hates me. The Koran should be banned. If the President has to go on TV and expand your religion, then there’s something wrong with your religion.
Rob says
The Globe has a point, but there is a barb.
Only Muslims it seems when they reach that ‘I gotta turn my life around’ point, opt for the most violent antisocial movement in modern history.
Where are the Muslims (as per that Australian Dr, who incidentally failed to get into med school in NZ) who join the humanitarian organisations – Caritas, The IRC etc?
They cannot exist, or the lefto media would be writing them up as examples of Islam is a Religion of Peace.
abad says
The Muslim idea of peace is to be killing in the name of Allah (preferably using a scimitar)