manimal
Lifer
- Mar 30, 2007
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I heard one expert speculate they could have ties but also that they could have been acting independently and even radicalized with the help of the internet.
This to me always seemed the most plausible. I really hope the younger one does survive to get a window into the radicalization. Collectively we know the how strong the internet is at making social groups and radicalization can come from many sources. Its very interesting to me how the younger brother was socialized and had a relatively normal upbringing as were seeing from all the friends being interviewed. One even mentioned him smoking pot outright on CNN.
The uncles interview on ABC was telling.
We will probably find the older brother was the catalyst.