Stratfor is of the opinion that Inspire magazine helped radicalise Tamerlan as well as give him the knowledge for creating rudimentary explosive devices.
First off, what do I mean by radicalisation in the context of terrorism? Well fundamentally it's about using a person to carry out terror by indoctrinating them into believing it is a righteous cause worth dying for. They are a pawn, or to use Dan Dennett's excellent example, an ant:
Is there anything that can be done about Internet-enabled radicalization?
Authorities assessing the motivations of the bombing suspects appear convinced that Tamerlan and his younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were self-radicalized, “lone wolf” terrorists. Just as they may have gotten their recipe for pressure-cooker bombs from the Internet, so, too, it looks as if they entered cyberspace to indoctrinate themselves with ideas that justified blowing up innocent people.
The obscure Russian jihadist whom Tamerlan Tsarnaev followed online
To summarise, he was a nobody terrorist fighting for Dagestani independence from Russia who put out a few YouTube videos
The Boston bombings give an interesting insight into Islamic radicalisation without any exposure to external networks
Tamerlan, the older brother, had been watching radical preachers who were talking about the need for non-Arabs to be warriors for Allah.
He is named after a non-Arab warrior who ruled a great Muslim empire which included Chechnya
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Timurid_Dynasty_821_-_873_(AH).png
http://blackflags1.blogspot.com.au/
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A YouTube account that appears to have been run by Tsarnaev includes a playlist devoted to "terrorism", including one video in English titled The Emergence of Prophecy: The Black Flags from Khorasan. He also maintained a playlist devoted to Islam and one devoted to Timur Mutsuraev, a Chechen singer who sang of the republic's battle for freedom from Russia.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/04/19/relatives-marathon-bombing-suspects-worried-that-older-brother-was-corrupting-sweet-younger-sibling/UCYHkiP9nfsjAtMjJPWJJL/story.html
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Allah's Mountains: The Battle for Chechnya, The I.D. Forger: Homemade Birth Certificates & Other Documents Explained, and How to Win Friends & Influence People, among other works:
Latest Stratfor: CIA-funded radicalisation of Tamerlan?
http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical-diary/izvestias-report-and-boston-bombing
http://www.infowars.com/tamerlan-tsarnaev-attended-cia-sponsored-workshop/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/04/24/the-obscure-russian-jihadist-whom-tamerlan-tsarnaev-followed-online/
stratfor on bombing and inspire magazine
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Dennett on dangerous ideas
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