Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect: 'My Brother Made Me Do It'

Working alone: Officials now believe Tamerlan, right, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, left, were working alone

'My Brother Made Me Do It': Boston 'Bomber' Reveals In Scrawled Note That Older Sibling 'Wanted To Defend Islam From Attack' - And Was Motivated By US Wars In Iraq And Afghanistan -- Daily Mail

* Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, has claimed he and his brother were not linked to any Islamic terrorist groups
* He has also told interrogators that his older brother, Tamerlan, 26, was the ring leader in last Monday's attacks
* Suspect is scrawling handwritten responses to questions in his hospital bed
* Was formally charged Monday with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction
* Judge described Dzhokhar as 'alert, mentally competent and lucid' at hospital court hearing

The surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect has told investigators that his brother orchestrated the attacks because he 'wanted to defend Islam from attack', it emerged today.

In scrawled notes made from his hospital bed, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, told Guantanamo Bay interrogators that Tamerlan, 26, was motivated by the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and his belief that they represented an assault on his faith, according to reports.

Dzhokhar told investigators that he and his brother were not linked to any Islamic terrorist groups. Instead, authorities believe Tamerlan 'self-radicalized' by watching online videos of extremist Muslim preachers.

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Update: Source: Boston bomb suspect says brother was brains behind attack -- CNN

My Comment: I am underwhelmed by this psychopath's line of reasoning and excuses.