The FBI released the identity of the two suspects in connection with the Boston Marathon explosion. These two brothers are from Russia's Chechnya Caucasus, a region plagued for many years by a bloody on-off Islamic insurgency stemming from separatist wars since the Soviet Union broke up in 1991.

The USA Today reported this about the region:

Militants from Chechnya and other restive regions in Russia's volatile North Caucasus have targeted Moscow and other areas with bombings and hostage-takings for more than 20 years. The allegations of ties to Monday's Boston bombings are the first connection of terror attacks in the United States.

Predominantly Muslim, Chechnya declared independence from Russia in November 1991. A full-scale separatist war broke out in 1994 and lasted through most of the 1990s. It was only after a second wave of Russian military action in the early part of the last decade that Chechnya fell under firmer Russian control.

Already, the older of the two brothers have been confirmed dead while the younger brother, identified as Dzhokhar Tsaenaev, a 19 year old who lived in Cambridge, just outside of Boston, is on the run.

This revelation buttresses my thoughts on Tim Wise's article about White privileges at it relates to the Boston Marathon bombing, where I tried to explain why Whites aren't suspected when an act or terror is perpetrated.

For now, lets keep our fingers crossed and hope that Dzhokhar will be caught (preferably alive). Kudos to the FBI and other law enforcement agencies that sprung into action since the tragic incident.

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