The family of the accused Poway Chabad terrorist was profoundly anguished and confused by what he had done. “Our sadness pales in comparison to the grief and anguish our son has caused for so many innocent people,” they wrote, in a statement released through the family lawyer. But the shock and confusion was most intense for them.
“Our son’s actions were informed by people we do not know, and ideas we do not hold,” they wrote. “Like out other five children, he was raised in a family, a faith, and a community that all rejected hate and taught that love must be the motive for everything we do. How our son was attracted to such darkness is a terrifying mystery to us …”
It’s a terrifying mystery for America as well — but it shouldn’t be. As David Neiwert wrote at Daily Kos, under the title, “The new age of chain terrorism”:
View the complete May 5 article by Paul Rosenberg of Salon on the AlterNet website here.