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...the suspect has suffered mental problems since returning from a recent trip to Afghanistan.
See also Jihad Watch: The man identifies himself to police as a terrorist.
UPDATE:
Michelle Malkin has lots more. Recommended!
This quotation at Malkin caught my eye:
This is becoming an appalling habit in the press and by politicians. An Islamic fundamentalist shoots Jews in a Synagogue, and it’s some sort of random incident. An Islamic fundamentalist uses his car to kill people in front of a Synagogue, and in what would appear to be a somewhat “Jewish neighborhood” and the press takes a while to cover the story (probably looking for the appropriate “frame,”) until someone in authority can be found to sing out, “ROAD RAGE”! Yeah, that’s the ticket! Road rage! Mayor Newsom sees no problem, here…a “relatively young” person, obviously confused! Yes, that’s the ticket!
Omeed Aziz Popal, the poor confused youngster, is 29 years old.
Can you imagine, if someone had (God forbid!) driven a car into 14 gay people, how quickly the press would have managed to cover the story? Can you imagine that Mayor Newsom would call it “road rage” and suggest that there really probably wasn’t a “hate crime” attached to the action?
What the hell is wrong with the press, what the hell is wrong with the leadership?
(End quotation) (Was excerpted by Malkin from The Anchoress.)
The man's family claims that he's mentally ill, but:
those involved in the investigation -- speaking on condition of anonymity -- discount any mental illness, saying the 29-year-old Afghanistan native seemed coherent, unrepentant and claimed that he repeatedly drove at pedestrians because he "just wanted to.''
(From SFGate.com)
Note the following statement:
“He was absolutely indifferent, no fear, no expression,'’ she said. “He was like a zombie.'’
(From RightVoices.com)
That sounds a lot like a Jihadist to me.
Many bloggers I've viewed via the trackbacks at Malkin are convinced that this is an act of anti-Semitic terrorism, considering the facts at hand.
And many are also indicating that the MSM is playing down the incident.
I've noticed that police have again been far too quick to deny any terrorism here, without giving any reasons as to why they've done so. Suspicious. I smell cover up.
This isn't over. I'll continue to watch and digest the information as it comes in.
A Jewish blogger comments on the attack. Notes that the man who was killed hasn't been identified.
posted by Canadian Sentinel at 8:26 AM
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