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I am fascinated by the story and the trial of the other Boston Marathon killer, younger brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

I am not sure why this is. I am a bit suspicious of my interest. He is slightly sexy in a sinister way. There is a draw of some kind. He is of a type. I am certainly aware of that.

Dark, curly hair. Magnetic eyes.

The brother, the one who got shot, is less so. A fanatic. You can see it in his face. But this kid is interesting in a kind of different way. Sick and obviously batty but puppy like.

I am not the only one who feels this way. He is followed with an intense interest. His old wrestling team buddies showed up at his hearing to see him. “I really want to see what his reaction is today, if he doesn’t care, if he does care — I want to see.”

He is an interesting guy. An immigrant with a grievance. A younger brother in thrall to the older one. Friends and fellow students without a clue to this side of him.

"Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was later found bloody and hiding in a boat in a Boston suburb, having allegedly scrawled anti-American messages on the boat's wall."NYTimes article.

He came here, to America, for refuge? And now he hates us? A puzzle. The contradiction of it all.

There is no doubt of the evil of his intent. Where does this come from? That is another thing. A handsome boy with such a mind. It would not be the first time. A lot of killers were good looking.

I am reasonably sure that the defense will be psychological. More fascinating stuff.

Here is more if you want to read about it.

Marathon Bombing Suspect, in First Court Appearance, Pleads Not Guilty

Labels: terrorism, Tsarnaev