sheikh. specifically because the russians suspended all air traffic not only to sharm el sheikh but cairo as well. yeah. well, we took the decision that it s sharm el sheikh we need to focus on. it s sharm el sheikh where we have a very significant tourist traffic from the uk. so that was the principle focus of our concern. if it was a bomb, do you believe it was isis? isis have claimed that they are responsible for bringing down this aircraft. we ve seen a history of isis claims tending to be born out by facts. there s got to be a high probability that isis was involved. that doesn t mean that it was a directed attack from isis headquarters in syria. it may have been an individual who was inspired by isis who was self-radicalized by looking at isis propaganda and was acting in the name of isis without necessarily being directed. the so-called lone wolf theory. some lone wolf, an individual working at say sharm el sheikh airport could have built that bomb and planted the bomb
the factor begins right now. bill: hi, i m bill o reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. lone wolf vs. conspiracy in the boston terror attack. that is the subject of this evening s talking points memo. some left-wing media already touting the lone wolf theory that the two young terror bombers acted alone. nobody helped them kill four americans. and injure more than 200 others in boston last week. talking points does not believe the lone wolf theory. but, well understands why it is being promoted. let s look at the facts. tamerlan and dzhokhar tsarnaev had no money. tamerlan was unemployed. dzhokhar a student. they were generating zero income. there are reports that dzhokhar was a pot dealer and that could have provided him with some
memorial service for the victims of the west, texas, fertilizer plant explosion. but first, from protecting the homeland and breathing life into conspiracy theories, to stoking fear on the right. here are today s top lines. i was deeply concerned that this could have been another highly organized attack on the country. from 9/12/01, the man kept us safe. you certainly can t say that since president obama. those who want to do harm only have to be right one time. between benghazi and boston, we re going backward in national security. talking points does not believe the lone wolf theory. i m angry on a lot of dimp s different levels we can t admit it s terrorism. two cowardly knockoff jihadis. some are getting leery of all the muslim students in america. look, i don t like profiling anybody. on the other hand, student visas
and these young men had tied to their home region in russia, but where that, you know, the extend of that not clear right now. okay, michelle kosinski in london. now our guest from the counterterrorism center. i want to ask you about the broad lone wolf theory that sort of by design centers on the idea there is one guy disconnected from society, unhappy. we know from some reports, including from these guy s uncle, ruslan, that maybe they didn t have friends. help sa he said they had trouble settling in. we have some reports they were talking about not having made many american friends. but there are two them. they have each other. is the fact that there are two, does that put this in a different category than a typical lone wolf kind of
he is gone. this terrible chapter in french history is over as well. back to you. jenna: greg, real quick before i let you go, is there any indication he was part of a broader network? would he be more categorizeds a lone wolf in this terrible shooting spree? reporter: they re talking about him more in the lone wolf category however his brother is in custody and his brother has been involved withher. they re checking phone logs and internet records to see if he had any other help. he was out of work. he was an ex-con and he had access to money. he had access to weapons. he had access to that famous motorcycle. so they will be looking at that harder. right now, principally the lone wolf theory is number one, jenna. jenna: lots of questions on this case. thanks, greg palkot for breaking news today. jon: hundreds of people are heading to florida for a massive rally for what they call justice after the