Al Queda is not Emmanuel Goldstein. Al Queda has never been Emmanuel Goldstein.

In other words, now that we know the alleged perpetrator is not Muslim, we know — by definition — that Terrorists are not responsible; conversely, when we thought Muslims were responsible, that meant — also by definition — that it was an act of Terrorism.


One man’s blond, blue-eyed whacko is another man’s swarthy terrorist – but there are no blue-eyed terrorists.

H/T to Claire.

UPDATE: William Grigg comes up with the one cogent lesson we can definitely take from this increasingly murky mess:

never trust an armed man wearing the costume of a police officer.

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