… Gessen argues convincingly that no situation stands alone. Rather than the story of two lone-wolf jihadists, determined to wage war on their adopted country, the marathon bombing becomes a saga of both the Tsarnaev family and contemporary U.S. culture, in which all too often terror provokes an unreasonable response.The point of terrorism is to inspire terror. Exactly what would a "reasonable" response to that be? The younger Tsarnaev brother got a fair trial. He is still alive and in possession of all his limbs. Maybe they should put him in a cell with Aaron Hernandez.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Hmm …
… Review: 'The Brothers' looks at Boston Marathon bombing's motivations - LA Times. (Hat tip, Rus Bowden.)
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