A recognized trait of psychopaths is lack of empathy for others. We seem to have more and more of these mutants in our midst. When you throw in religious fervor and anti-Americanism, the product is scary.

I LOVED that uncle. I agreed with him and liked what he had to say. I am glad they killed one and caught the other one. SO unnecessary, so unreal.

It's hard to understand why the younger brother was so vulnerable to the older one. Sounded like he had even more going for him - popular and well liked, good college, etc. All I can think is WTF! Maybe the fact that he hid under the tarp instead of doing a "suicide by cop" shows that he really wasn't a "true believer" in his brother's cause.

The way you or I view the world is quite different from the way a terrorist views it. Punishment isn't an issue, especially for a suicide bomber--it's an honor. Me and the geezers got to McDonald's for our weekly meeting last night at about 9pm. They guy behind the counter mentioned that the second terrorist had been captured. I mentioned the 200 rounds fired the night before and the retired detective in the group suggested that "the cops were shooting at each other". People in Europe are amazed that it took thousands of law enforcement personal, armored vehicles, robots, and a deserted city to catch one 19-year old kid. What a way to get attention. Much more impressive on the world stage than the theater killings and other terrorist acts carried out in Europe. So much drama--extended newscasts and speculation that changed nothing except perhaps to motivate the next attention-seeking jihadist.

From the marginal information already gathered, it would seem the older brother who spent six months in Russia, got radicalized and trained in terror tactics and because the younger brother looked up to him, was able to persuade him to commit these acts. That a person is open to such radicalization is the question. He said he didn't have any friends here. He got married here, he had a son, he was progressing well in his studies. This is a guy whose cup has holes in it from the beginning and no amount of filling it will do and he is ready to blame those with "more" as he sees it. He was badly damaged and I blame the father whose response to this tragedy is that they were framed. Denial is a large piece of the puzzle. I have a friend who is also a professional victim, but she is not a violent person but this mind frame plays out in blaming everyone but oneself for this things that don't go right for you in life and thinking that, oh, everyone else is getting the breaks not just you. It's a persecution complex and terror groups feed on such young men.