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We may not know because of eric holder. >> tsarnaevs brother tamerlan and his brother had been listed in a u.s. counterterrorism database since russia raised concerns about both of them in 2011 an intelligence official told cnn. it was in that same year an official with knowledge of the investigation is now saying that russia intercepted communication between tamerlans mother, and one of the two sons discussing jihad in a conversation described as vague. the information came from a wiretap of th...

Mirandize him was one that the totally consistent with the laws that we have. we had a two-day period that they were able to question him under the public safety exception so i think everything was done appropriately and we got good leads. >> reporter: republican congressman peter king strongly disagrees, saying more time to interrogate tsarnaev could have brought forth new critical information to keep america safe. >> absolutely critical because that interrogation could have prevented saving ma...

Them. now to boston. two weeks after the marathon bombings, investigators are still working to understand how the tsarnaev brothers were radicalized. over the weekend, we learned russian authorities briefed the u.s. officials in the days after the attack about a 2011 conversation between the older suspect, tamerlan tsarnaev, and his brother, in which they discussed jihad and a possible trip to palestinian territory. however, that information, which was captured through a wiretap, was apparentl...

Intelligence. until after the april 15 boston bombings. counter terrorism officials have also confirmed tsarnaevs mother was placed on the cias counterterrorism database in the fall of 2011. thats the same time that tamerlan was put on the list. some lawmakers asking why didnt the russians share this with the u.s. authorities until after the bombings. >> they are very careful about disclosing any sources of that thats -- just as our own int intelligence agencies are. theres a lot of mutual suspi...

Danger to anybody. so lets see the authorities do the investigation thoroughly and methodically and meticulously. and be able to determine if in fact it was an act of terror. radicalization can now happen in a day. there could have been postings or searches on the computer within the last day or two before the incident, that would shed light on whether it was terrorism that even friends and neighbors may not be aware of. >> we know, tom, that he went to the fbi in november, and the fbi assessed ...