Of course the Bush/Blair bombing of Iraq and the naive western support for the so-called Arab spring have recruited some Islamists. But hang on, 9/11 preceded the former. There is a history of violence attached to certain strands of Islam. Why are so many westerners attempting to deny this? Of...
So far I haven't heard a western politician come out with the line, "This is nothing to do with Islam." Previously this has been a common response. I suppose that is some progress after another tragic event.