Eric Rudolph is the terrorist who planted a bomb at the Atlanta Olympics which is a very parallel crime to this one. He subscribed to a religion which while in most adherents is a religion of peace and love but where there are also extreme sects which believe they have the true vision and inspire their followers to act against the wicked doctrines embodied in the US government. He was caught after a very long manhunt and several more bombings of innocent Americans. He was praised for his actions by several groups. When finally captured he was Mirandized and brought for trial in a open court giving him all the rights of a US citizen accused of a crime.
So yes an individual can be a lone wolf terrorist. Nothing these two did required any significant amount of money or frankly much skill, just willingness to act. The fact that they had no escape plan speaks volumes to the lack of insightful planning. Before everyone gets all conspiracy international support crazy, just wait and let the government finish its investigation. And while we mourn the loss of 4 lives in Boston due to the actions of these brothers, please also keep in your thoughts the 15 killed and 200 injured in West, Texas due to the actions of an American corporation which seemingly disregarded safety and ignored regulations which should have kept all those first responders and neighbors and workers safe. The bomb that went off in Texas was bigger, killed more and injured more than the one in Boston and it is lost in the news
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