For John, BLUF: Unhappy youth. Nothing to see here; just move along.
From someone who is a bit of an expert in these things:
These guys likely had no connection to the Caucasus Emirate in person; connection would likely have been online.That is to say, two unhappy youths, not part of some larger Islamic extremist group with terror as a method. Not part of some focused Chechen effort to obtain independence from Russia.This looks more and more like "resonant effects,"♠ rather than something planned and executed by a cadre-level organization.
Chechens I know are completely crushed.
Not likely there are other like cells here in this area or across the US.
Regards — Cliff
♠ Resonance—Physics the reinforcement or prolongation of sound by reflection from a surface or by the synchronous vibration of a neighboring object. That is to say they picked this up from the back and forth of the Internet.
This seems like it makes sense. Maybe it's what I *want* to believe but there is a long, storied history of young, disaffected men around the world committing violent acts.
ReplyDeleteSometimes the *cause* might be secondary.