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Boston Marathon jihad murderer passed US citizenship test and denied terror links 3 months before bombing

Feb 29, 2016 4:21 pm By Robert Spencer

But the government assures us it is going to vet the huge number of Muslim refugees that Obama is bringing into the United States, and make sure there are no jihad terrorists among them. How are they going to do that?

Tamerlan Tsarnaev74

“Federal files leave questions about Marathon bomber, friend,” by Maria Sacchetti, Boston Globe, February 29, 2016:

Tamerlan Tsarnaev passed the US citizenship test three months before he and his younger brother detonated two bombs at the Boston Marathon, according to federal immigration records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.

His test results, with correct answers to questions about slavery, the Constitution, and the Louisiana Purchase, are in 651 pages of previously confidential files on the bomber and his friend Ibragim Todashev. Both men were killed in separate incidents after the April 15, 2013, bombings.

The Department of Homeland Security provided redacted files to The Boston Globe after multiple requests spanning three years. Only 206 pages were released in their entirety, so it remains unclear why the government granted the friends legal residency and put them on the path toward US citizenship.

But the records show that months before the bombings, Tsarnaev went to the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, swore his allegiance to the United States, and denied any links to terrorism. The records also show that Todashev told immigration officials he had left Massachusetts in September 2011, the same month he allegedly helped Tsarnaev kill three men in Waltham.

Until now, the government had declined to release the files, citing ongoing criminal investigations. But the mystery stirred debate about why immigration officials granted Tsarnaev and Todashev refuge in the first place, and whether officials missed warning signs about their criminal activity as their cases progressed through US Citizenship and Immigration Services.

On Sunday, the agency issued a statement saying the cases were processed correctly.

“US Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) commitment to national security is shared inside and outside of the Department of Homeland Security,” it said.

“While USCIS found no errors in the processing of Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s or Ibragim Todashev’s applications, we are always seeking to strengthen our very intensive screening processes,” the statement said.

Tamerlan, 26, died in a firefight with police after the bombings killed three people and injured more than 260. The brothers also killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer.

A month later, an FBI agent killed Todashev during an interrogation in Florida.

Tsarnaev’s younger brother Dzhokhar, 22, a naturalized US citizen, was sentenced to death last year after a federal trial and is appealing from prison in Colorado.

If federal officials raised security concerns about Tamerlan Tsarnaev or Todashev, they did not disclose them in the heavily redacted immigration files. Instead, the files sketch a portrait of Tsarnaev and Todashev, both ethnic Chechens from Russia, as men struggling with unemployment and poverty while trying to cement their ties to the United States, Tsarnaev through citizenship and Todashev through a green card. They had so little income that the government waived their immigration application fees, officials said.

Tamerlan Tsarnaev came to America as a teenager in 2003, after securing a visa in Turkey. His family had bounced between Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Dagestan in southern Russia before settling in Cambridge.

In August 2012, after a 178-day trip to Russia, Tsarnaev stopped by the Cambridge office of Centro Latino, a now-defunct nonprofit, for help in applying for citizenship. He did not stand out; the organization helped hundreds of immigrants of all backgrounds fill out the forms every year.

“It was really nonincidental,” said a person who used to work at the center and who spoke on condition of anonymity. “He waited in line like everybody else.”

In his application, Tsarnaev wrote that he wanted to change his first name to that of an early Islamic scholar, Muaz — a move critics later said should have spurred the government to investigate further. He also disclosed a 2009 arrest for assaulting a former girlfriend, and that he was receiving government benefits and had recently traveled overseas.

On Jan. 23, 2013, immigration officer David McCormack interviewed Tsarnaev and tested his English and knowledge of US history and government. He answered six civics questions correctly to pass: He knew that Africans had been slaves, that there are 27 constitutional amendments, and that the United States bought Louisiana from the French in 1803. He also identified “Joe Biden” as the vice president, said Congress makes federal laws, and that the colonists fought the British over “high taxes.” He correctly read a question about voting and wrote the answer: “Citizens can vote.”

His sole error was to say that the federal court, and not the Supreme Court, is the highest court in the United States.

Afterward, the immigration officer checked the box next to the sentence that said: “You passed the tests of English and US history and government.”

But instead of marking the box that said, “Congratulations! Your application has been recommended for approval,” the officer checked the next box, which said, “A decision cannot yet be made about your application.”

Reasons for the delay are unclear in the file provided to the Globe. Earlier, a federal report had said that Tsarnaev’s citizenship application was delayed because the government did not have his criminal court records from the 2009 case….

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  1. Champ says

    Feb 29, 2016 at 4:26 pm

    Another flagrant LIAR for allah: the best deceiver …

    https://youtu.be/LeBy534zjIw

    • Champ says

      Feb 29, 2016 at 4:31 pm

      How is the government going to effectively vet these muslims when LYING is allah approved?

      • mortimer says

        Feb 29, 2016 at 5:30 pm

        Muslims cannot take the US oath of allegiance without lying. If they are loyal to Sharia law, they cannot ‘take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion’.

        All Muslims are evading their superior commitment to Sharia or they have ceased to be Muslims or they are straight out perjuring themselves.

        “I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any MENTAL RESERVATION or purpose of EVASION; so help me God.”

        American Muslim Tarik Shah, who was arrested for terrorist-related charges, once boasted: “I could be joking and smiling [with non-Muslims] and then cutting their throats in the next second”…

        …’we smile at some people while our hearts despise them.’ – Abu Darda, close companion of Mohammed

        • Michael Copeland says

          Mar 1, 2016 at 5:30 am

          “I sweared, but I did not mean it”,
          Times Square would-be bomber, Faisal Shahzad.

        • Shane says

          Mar 1, 2016 at 9:55 am

          Make them eat a ham sandwich!

      • nomoreislamicstate says

        Mar 1, 2016 at 9:36 am

        Japan must have some proper vetting process if they only accepted 7 out of 7500 refugees last year and have non of the problems plaguing Europe. I am betting that process involves proving they are not Muslims. Islam is evil period.

        • Shane says

          Mar 1, 2016 at 9:56 am

          Japan is tough on their small Muslim population, which is why they have so little Islamic terrorism in their country. Appeasing Muslims only leads them to become more arrogant and demanding.

      • Shane says

        Mar 1, 2016 at 10:45 am

        The US needs to change its immigration policies if the USA is going to survive much longer.
        Petition to exclude from the US advocates of Sharia, Caliphate, sex slavery, killing apostates/adulteresses, “honor killing,” or FGM: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/exclude-us-advocates-sharia-caliphate-sex-slavery-killing-apostatesadulteresses-honor-killing-or-fgm

  2. Jaladhi says

    Feb 29, 2016 at 4:30 pm

    So what’s new – we know Muslims lie all the time and especially for their religion in the form of taqiyya, kitman. But the dumb media and our leaders would believe a Muslim than us!

  3. Walter Sieruk says

    Feb 29, 2016 at 4:34 pm

    An important question: is the Quran the Word of God or is it a fabrication of a man ?. Thus, is the Quran the truth or a fiction and a hoax ? For all murderous jihadists,as those Boston jihadists bombers, use many verses from the Quran as the main source of justification for their violence, mayhem and murders. As seen in 4:89. 5:33. 9:5,111,123. 47:4. The information is clearly given on pages 145 through 157 in THE ISLAMIC INVASION by Robert Morey in which he wrote a section on the Quran with its self-contradictions. Just two of the many he cited are the following “The Quran differs on whether a day is a thousand years or fifty thousand years in God’s sight’ and “Who was first to believe? Abraham or Moses [Sura 6:14 versus 7:143]? The above is inconsistent and illogical. Further, Morey wrote about “The fact that Judaism and Christianity broke up into different sects was used in the Quran to prove that they are not of God [Suras 30:20-32. 42:13, 14]. Yet Islam has broken up into many warring sects and therefore cannot be true if the Quran is right.” Moreover, Morey in his book shows many more contradictions and absurdities in the Quran, there are and how Muhammad incorporated extra Biblical and Jewish folklore along with pre-Islamic Arabian myth and parts of Zoroastrian and Hindu stories into the Quran. Furthermore, the Muslims claim that “the Quran is the direct, literal word of God unmodified in any way by the Prophet who uttered them at the bidding of God.” Nevertheless, in the book UNVEILING ISLAM by Ergun Mehmet and Eethi Caner has shown that the Quran was modified in the following account on pages 45. “Muhammad felt the need to improve on the words of Allah, since he changed Allah’s wisdom for his own on several occasions. A hadith tells of the nonchalant emendations of Muhammad:’ On a number of occasions he [a scribe] had, with the Prophet’s consent changed the closing words of verses. For example, when the prophet had said ‘God is mighty and wise ‘ Adbollah b. Abi Sarh suggested writing down ‘Knowing and wise’ and the Prophet answered that there was no objection. Having observed a succession of changes of this type, Adbollah renounced Islam on the grounds that revelations, if from God could not be changed at the prompting of a scribe such as himself. After his apostasy he went to Mecca and joined the Qorayshites.’ Other writers reveal that later Muhammad and his people did go war with the Qorayshites and he personally killed Abdollah. Obviously Abdollah knew too much and Muhammad wanted Abdollah’s knowledge to die with him.” In conclusion, the Quran is not only a fiction, it’s also a hoax.

    • mortimer says

      Feb 29, 2016 at 5:34 pm

      The words ‘fabrication’ or ‘forgery’ are frequently used in the Koran and hadiths. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.

      Taqiyya is ‘fabrication’.

    • Huck Folder says

      Mar 3, 2016 at 4:40 pm

      Walter Sieruk: Agreed, and paragraphs would make your comments easier to read:

      From “answering islam”

      “During Muhammad’s 23 years of prophetic ministry, Muhammad claimed to receive revelations from God, given to him by an angel. Muhammad used many men, functioning as scribes, to write down these assumed revelations. Different scribes wrote down different revelations.

      “`Abdullah Sarh was one of Muhammad’s scribes. Evidently, Sarh had some literary skills, sometimes suggesting improvements to Muhammad in the wording of the recited Qur’an. Muhammad often agreed with Sarh’s improvements, and allowed the changes to be made.

      “Sarh eventually left Islam because he knew that no mere scribe should be allowed to change something that was proclaimed to be the word of God. The changes were frequent enough that it caused Sarh to realize that something was amiss.

      • Huck Folder says

        Mar 3, 2016 at 4:45 pm

        “Upon leaving Islam, Sarh became a threat to the credibility of the Qur’an. It would no longer be believed to be the word of God if a man had been allowed to edit and change it. Sarh’s threat to the credibility of the Qur’an was also a threat to Muhammad’s credibility. No real prophet would allow the word of God to be changed.

        “Sarh left Islam and lived in Mecca. Some time later, Muhammad and his army moved on Mecca and took it without a fight. On that day, Muhammad ordered the MURDER of 10 people living in Mecca. Muhammad said “God forbid killing in Mecca, except for this one day.”

        “Sarh was one of the people Muhammad ordered to be murdered. His crime? He had left Islam, and he constituted a threat to the credibility of the Qur’an and the prophethood of Muhammad. No wonder then that Muhammad wanted him dead.”

        • Huck Folder says

          Mar 3, 2016 at 4:57 pm

          “The apostle had instructed his commanders when they entered Mecca only to fight those who resisted them except a small number who were to be KILLED even if they were found beneath the curtains of the Ka`ba. Among them was `Abdullah b. Sa`d, brother of the B. `Amir b. Lu’ayy.

        • Huck Folder says

          Mar 3, 2016 at 4:58 pm

          “The reason he ordered him to be killed was that he had been a Muslim and used to write down revelation; then he apostatized and returned to Qurahysh [Mecca] and fled to `Uthman b. `Affan whose foster brother he was. [`Uthman was one of Muhammad’s closest friends, and later became the Caliph of Islam].

          “The latter hid him until he brought him to the apostle after the situation in Mecca was tranquil, and asked that he might be granted immunity. They allege that the apostle remained silent for a long time till finally he said yes, [granting `Abdullah immunity from the execution order]. ”

          When `Uthman had left he [Muhammad] said to his companions who were sitting around him, “I kept silent so that one of you might get up and STRIKE OFF HIS HEAD!” One of the Ansar [Muhammad’s helpers from Medina] said, then why didn’t you give me a sign, O apostle of God?” He [Muhammad] answered that a prophet does not kill by pointing.

          “NOTE: the Sirat Rasul Allah is the earliest and most authentic biography of Muhammad. It was even written before the Hadith were compiled.”

  4. Don Spilman says

    Feb 29, 2016 at 4:48 pm

    Our Judeo-Christian heritage of making TRUTH important, leaves us somewhat vulnerable (actually stupid) to these creeps who are taught from birth that lying is good, and actually expected, especially in any attempt to a advance their vile “religion”, so OF COURSE they are going to lie, it makes their demon “god” happy.

  5. mortimer says

    Feb 29, 2016 at 4:55 pm

    With the flagrant hatred of the US in this entire Tsarnaev family, (except for their uncle who was appalled) none of the Tsarnaevs should have been allowed to entire the US, let alone be considered for citizenship.

    Why is the US bringing in theocratic fascists who hate laws made by human legislators, misogynists who believe women should have half the rights of men (or much less) and supremacists who wish to destroy the country’s culture of freedom and equality?

    Madness. Islam is irreconcilable with modernity and human rights.

  6. Wellington says

    Feb 29, 2016 at 5:32 pm

    I’m reminded here of a line from that great film, The Lion in Winter, where Henry II, played magnificently by Peter O’Toole, was asked by his mistress why he swore to a certain something and his reply was, “Good God, you don’t actually think I meant it, do you?”

    And so should it be the case with any Muslim asserting allegiance to the United States because they are either lying or they are ignorant about their own religion, and mendacity or ignorance should always be immediate disqualifiers for most anything, certainly for citizenship purposes they should be. For survival’s sake they must be.

  7. Angemon says

    Feb 29, 2016 at 6:58 pm

    But the records show that months before the bombings, Tsarnaev went to the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, swore his allegiance to the United States, and denied any links to terrorism.

    Which, mind you, is a very strange thing to do, if one believes the leftist narrative that the Tsaernev were “disenfranchised”…

  8. Cynthia says

    Feb 29, 2016 at 8:03 pm

    There is no way you can properly vet and I will tell you why. And I know this from experience being there in the courts and the police stations. They do not keep records of a lot of things. Remember this is third world country. Even so… this culture is a vengeful culture when it comes to family and honor. Things go unreported. Things get wiped off your record because of who you know and who your family name is. They don’t even have birthdays recorded in a lot of cases… They will simply just give the year and January 1st as the birth date… And they will use the death date is January one of the year of the deceased. Their records are not like ours.

  9. Champ says

    Feb 29, 2016 at 8:24 pm

    Never, EVER *trust* a muslim. Period.

  10. Michael Copeland says

    Mar 1, 2016 at 5:40 am

    Tsarnaev was almost certainly involved in the triple Waltham killings of 9/11 2001. Years afterwards it was shown how badly inadequate is the police cover phrase “stabbed in the neck”. A Boston police spokesman said the victims’ throats had been slashed with such ferocity that their heads had almost been severed,
    “It was like something out of Al Qaeda”, he said.
    And still Boston police failed to follow up the clues.
    Police need training material about Islam: Islam is in a state of war with the West.
    http://libertygb.org.uk/news/triple-unsolved-murder-unconnected-dots

    • Michael Copeland says

      Mar 1, 2016 at 5:40 am

      Correction: 9/11 2011

  11. Atheist7 says

    Mar 1, 2016 at 6:26 am

    So how credible is Jihad Watch? After all, some people have said that Jihad Watch is an islamophobic, racist site and therefore cannot be trusted to give accurate reporting. Well, I live a few miles from Boston and what I see is an identical view presented by Jihad Watch, and the mainstream media – CBS and NBC. My view then is that Jihad Watch is well researched, accurate, and credible.

    • Cynthia says

      Mar 1, 2016 at 1:47 pm

      Jihad Watch… Is accurate and educational to every American. I wish that more Americans… Would take the seriousness of what is being expressed here. If I had not gone to a Muslim country and stay there for a while I would not have known it either… But everything is true all of this is real. Life is not valued there. Women have no rights. People this is real and it is a real threat to our children and their children. It must not be allowed to enter into our country.

  12. SoCalMike says

    Mar 1, 2016 at 10:09 am

    The immigration bureaucracy and the Obama Admin should be charged with murder.

    The sad truth is they haven’t the slightest clue of how to vet jihadis from non-jihadis.
    If someone showed them how, these parasitic scum bags would refuse on the grounds that they’re violating immigrant “rights” which the bureaucracy and politicians themselves have invented and granted out of thin air.
    The Admin and bureaucracy should be charged with murder.

  13. Wakeup says

    Mar 2, 2016 at 4:29 am

    The term American muslim is an oxymoron. Muslims should never be granted American citizenship entry to the country or residence. How do you vet the refugees easy, you only take Christians if they try to fake it they will have to study the bible an any Christian would spot them. Any that get through that are subject to immediate deportation if they are later found to be muslims.

    I am praying, praying that if Trump were to introduce a ban on muslims entering the United States that it would become a permanent feature. As for Jews get some more.

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