Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Reynolds now discusses Tamerlan's Samsung laptop's most viewed websites @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Reynolds reviewed 2 high school essays #Tsarnaev wrote re: this deportation; says they weren't radical in tone; just reflect family history.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
As jurors take in this history and geography background information, some are taking notes, others look attentive. Some...do not.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Chechens go to war with Russia in the 90s; jihadi fighters take advantage of the situation, Reynolds says, to "further their cause".
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Chechens return to war with Russia from 1999-2009, Reynolds says, and it was even bloodier war for Chechnya.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Reynolds: Chechens were regarded as unwanted people throughout Russia; target for bribes, unwanted peoples.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Reynolds: It would be very easy for a young Chechen to go online and see his country "intertwined" with the cause of international jihad.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Reynolds reviewed Tamerlan's computer, noting that one of his most-visited websites was one focused on Chechen jihadi struggles.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Reynolds says Tamerlan viewed instructional videos, lectures with speaker explaining Islamic doctrine & rituals @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Reynolds says Tamerlan also accessed "atrocity videos" portraying atrocities against Muslims, many from civil war in Syria @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Reynolds: Tamerlan's computer had Islamic videos and "atrocity videos" showing people being victimized; Bruck wants to show 3 mins of that.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Defense asks to play a 3 min clip of one of these "atrocity videos," over govt objection. Judge grants sidebar @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Govt asks for sidebar, as defense tries to get excerpt of this online "atrocity" video based on conflict in Syria to be shown to jurors.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Back from sidebar, the defense says it will NOT be showing the video clip, Reynolds begins to describe video @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Sidebar ends; we will not see that video after all.
Govt wins that battle; Reynolds is asked to just describe the "quite graphic" video.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Govt objects, judge has defense move on. @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Reynolds: Tamerlan's computer had "a very large quantity" of those atrocity videos on it.
#Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Reynolds also found a lot of what he calls "motivational videos", also largely from Caucasus region, on Tamerlan's computer.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Reynolds says he found "motivational videos" on Tamerlan's laptop from Chechnya, Dagestan depicting jihadis in the mountains @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Reynolds says the videos' message is "one can be part of a greater cause & it's rewarding proving one's courage" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Reynolds: such "motivational videos" seek to inspire young men to be part of a greater cause: jihad to defend their faith.
#Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Reynolds: Tamerlan created what he calls a "classmates" page, a Russian-language type of Facebook, we are told.
Govt wants another sidebar.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Reynolds says he reviewed a Russian social media site "Odnoklassniki.ru" - translates to "Classmates" - similar to Facebook @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
As defense attempts to show Tamerlan's social media page, govt objects. Judge calls another sidebar @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Defense wants jury to see Tamerlan's "classmates" page; govt says this witness has no foundation to be talking about that.
#Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Back from sidebar, defense attorney David Bruck changes topics again @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Sidebar ends; again, Bruck has to move on, unable to show jury something he wanted to show them.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Bruck now wants to show jurors a couple of webpages typical of those pro-jihadi sites Tamerlan #Tsarnaev spent so much time on.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
That site,
http://kavkazcenter.com , shows jihadis fighting, lecturing. Explains the "obligations" a Muslim has to his faith.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Defense moves on to
http://Kavkazcenter.com - a jihadi website found in Tamerlan's internet browser history @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Reynolds says Kavkazcenter has videos of jihadis fighting in Caucasus, speaking about what they're doing @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Tamerlan #Tsarnaev was on that site as late as 4/7/13, just before the Marathon Bombings.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Reynolds now reviews for the jury some of the messages exchanged b/w #Tsarnaev brothers while Tamerlan was in Russia & Dzhokhar was here.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Dzhokhar leans forward to see video screen as Reynolds describes email he sent in May 2012 to his brother in Dagestan @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Reynolds says mostly Dzhokhar was replying to Tamerlan's emails, "that's interesting" but in this reply he sent link himself @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Reynolds explains link Dzhokhar sent was from point of view that's reviled by jihadis, very different than Tamerlan's emails @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Bruck: "switching gears now..."
He asks re: #Tsarnaev's boat note & how original it was.
Reynolds: some, not original at all; common quote.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Reynolds: Dzhokhar's boat writing phrase about looking down the barrel of a gun & seeing paradise is widely used by Russians @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Reynolds says its a phrase mostly used by "posers...people trying to look cool" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Reynolds: the line #Tsarnaev wrote about "looking down the barrel of a gun" is often used by people trying to look cool; posers, he says.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Bruck: Let's talk about Tamerlan's 6-month trip to Russia in 2012.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Reynolds says when Tamerlan visited Russia in 2012 there was an insurgency taking place in Dagestan @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Bruck now shifts to "several hours" of Russian language audio files found on Tamerlan's computer; Reynolds listened to about 3 hours of them
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Reynolds says Magomed Kartoshov with Union of the Just, was Tamerlan's cousin & had conversations with him @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Reynolds explains Hizb ut-Tahrir "Party of (Islamic) Liberation" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Reynolds: these audio files are conversations, generally among 4 people.
Govt objects, asks for sidebar.
#Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
As the defense moves on to the 6+ hours of audio recording found on Tamerlan's laptop, govt objects & requests sidebar. @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Back from sidebar, Bruck tries to get a summary of the Tamerlan audio recordings, govt objects, judge sustains @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Sidebar over; Bruck says he's not going to go into the content of those audio tapes, after all.
He has to move on, again.
#Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
"I think that's all," Bruck says.
Govt says their cross-exam will be "much more than 10 minutes" (i.e., will run into lunch break).
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge callls teams back to sidebar.
#Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Back from sidebar, judge says we will take lunch now & come back at 1:30pm @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge says we will
break for lunch, but will only take 30 minutes, not an hour.
Sounded like he said we may end at 3pm today.
#Tsarnaev