[umright]

You're so glad, really? This guy was apparently Christian, so I hope that makes you feel better about the religious aspect of it. Extremists and fundamentalists are all the same, regardless of what they're worshiping.

Also, given that Islamic extremists would be the most obvious conclusion, how is it unreasonable to draw such assumptions, especially when a supposed Islamic group claimed responsibility?

[aw3c2]

Well, why would Islamic extremists be the most obvious conclusion? That is exactly the manipulated mindset I was glad not to see confirmed.

[pyre]

  > Extremists and fundamentalists are all the same,
  > regardless of what they're worshiping

Wouldn't this make it less likely to be Islamic extremists vs fundamentalists from <insert religion>?

  > given that Islamic extremists would be the
  > most obvious conclusion

Because Muslims are more prone to being crazy and/or extreme than Christians (or people of <insert religion>)? Because Islamic extremists are the only people that use guerrilla tactics and explosive devices to get their point across?

[meric]

>> Because Islamic extremists are the only people that use

>> guerrilla tactics and explosive devices to get their point

>> across?

  Until July 1997, the IRA carried out several bombing and 
  shooting attacks. These included the Docklands bombing 
  and the Manchester bombing, which together killed 2 
  civilians, injured 212 more and caused around £500 
  million in damage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Ar...

  The Oklahoma City bombing was a bomb attack on the Alfred 
  P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City on 
  April 19, 1995.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing

sigh.

[meric]

Sorry, missed the sarcasm there. ( Can't edit above post anymore )