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Inspire Magazine
Clarke argued that the magazine's presence on Jahar's computer did not mean the evidence would show he had downloaded extremist materials through Internet searches. Pellegrini and Weinreb later invoked Inspire in penalty-phase arguments emphasizing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's own beliefs and actions rather than the origins of his radicalization.
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The magazine figured in opposing arguments about extremist-file origins and individual responsibility: Clarke questioned how the materials reached Jahar's computer, while prosecutors argued that the source of radicalization did not diminish Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's responsibility for his beliefs and actions.