Meet Boston Bombing Suspect's Hero

Radical sheikh preaches Islamist terror justified, children should be ‘martyrs’ 

SYDNEY, Australia – An irrefutable link to radical Islam has emerged with the Boston bombing brothers, with evidence that Tamerlan Tsarnaev was heavily influenced by a radical Islamic leader in Australia, Sheikh Faiz Mohammed, who repeatedly has called for the overthrow of the West and establishment of Islamic law .

Australian and U.S. authorities are investigating the possibility of direct communication between the deceased Tsarnaev and Mohammed, given it is clear that Tsarnaev engaged with the online teaching of the cleric on a consistent basis leading up to the attacks last week. In an interesting twist, both men shared a passion for boxing.

Mohammed is considered by several intelligence agencies as the “new Anwar al-Awlaki” , and noted for his worldwide influence in former U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman’s 2011 book “Ticking Time Bomb: Counter-Terrorism Lessons from the U.S. Government’s Failure to Prevent the Fort Hood Attack.” He studied Islam in Saudi Arabia and Malaysia.

His lectures frame the United States as the enemy of all Muslims, including those living in the United States and Americans living in other Western countries. He has regularly broadcast the sermons of al-Awlaki in the past, and was asked to remove them by Australian police .

Commonly referred to as Sheikh Faiz in the Australian Muslim community, and widely regarded as the country’s most dangerous sheikh , he has earned the ire of both his home state and federal government repeatedly, with several leading lawmakers making it clear he is not welcome in Australia.

Despite this, and police raids and investigations, it appears the sheikh remains a resident and citizen of Australia; his current whereabouts unknown. With the temperature rising after a string of inflammatory fatwas, Mohammed left Australia to Lebanon in late November 2005, returning in 2011 .

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