Bombs explode at the Boston Marathon

[My Alter Ego]

The writer was the one who raised the issue of America's foreign policy. That is a more likely catalyst than the men growing up and studying here. The writer's POV is that still wouldn't justify their actions.

It's nothing we haven't seen before. Young men straddling two societies who feel alienated. Young Islamic men who don't have the outlet of pursuing women pursuing other ways to prove their manhood (and devotion to God).

I find it interesting that the older brother was materialistic and willing to kill but looked down on Americans for their loose morals.



When they decided to flee, the younger brother went to a mechanic to retrieve his 2007 Mercedes.

Junior declined to name his auto shop, but said Tsarnaev often came in, often with a group of friends, who all told him they were Turkish.

"I’d say five or six friends," he said. "Last month I asked them where they were from, and they said from Turkey. All the friends; I said 'You don’t look Turkish,' and [Tsarnaev] said, 'I was born in Russia but I was living in Turkey.' The others are from Turkey. They all drive nice cars, they all dress nice. Louis Vuitton shoes that probably cost $800. They drive Porches and the Range Rovers."

Thanks, Miguel, for your response. For me, it leaves still more unanswered questions, but those questions may always remain unanswered.