The Russian Connection: What Can Moscow’s Tip Tell Us About The Boston Bombings?
“One of the things we have to be very careful about is trusting what the Russians tell us, because they have other equities involved. They want to show Chechnya’s part of Al Qaeda, when it’s not. They want to show things that help them politically that may not necessarily be true,” explained Swift. “So, we’ve got to be very careful about how we do our due diligence on the intelligence the Russians give us.”
Sestanovich raised the possibilty the Russians may not actually have had information about Tsarnaev being tied to Chechen rebels.
“Question: Did the Russians really have any information on him, or were they just fishing?” Sestanovich asked.
If Russia did indeed have legitimate concerns that Tsarnaev had contact with Chechen extremists, Swift said he’s quite sure which organization they would have been referring to: a small group of fierce Islamic fighters called the Caucasus Emirate.
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