San Bernadino, CA had a firsthand encounter with the vibrant culture of American Muslims on Wednesday, as 14 of its residents were ballistically enriched by Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik (and if you think those names sound any less American than Dick and Jane, you might be in need of some enrichment yourself), while 21 more received a minor, yet potent education in religious diversity. Their ignorance has been corrected, permanently. Never again will an Islamophobic thought enter their heads.
With our shores now teeming with boatloads of Muslim refugees, we can expect these teachable moments to become commonplace, as they already are in Europe. Surely we are on our way to becoming a tolerant and enlightened society.
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F.B.I. Treats San Bernardino Attack as Possible Terrorism Case
The couple who the police say killed 14 people and left 21 wounded here had stockpiled thousands of rounds of ammunition and a dozen homemade pipe bombs in their home, officials said Thursday, a sign that they might have been planning further attacks.
The F.B.I. is treating the Wednesday shooting as a potential terrorist act, though the agency is far from concluding that it was, two law enforcement officials said.
The suspects’ extensive arsenal, their recent Middle East travel and evidence that one of them had been in touch with people with Islamist extremist views, both in the United States and abroad, all contributed to the decision to refocus the investigation.
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