Killers Were Long Radicalized, F.B.I. Investigators Say – The New York Times

“Religious conservatism and piety are not the only thing institutions like Al-Huda spread,” said Husain Haqqani, a former Pakistani ambassador to the United States now at the Hudson Institute, a think tank in Washington. “Their teachings have a strong dose of ‘Muslims are destined to lead the world’ and ‘the corrupt West must be confronted.’ ”

via Killers Were Long Radicalized, F.B.I. Investigators Say – The New York Times.

Here is the essence of the “conservative” Islamic worldview:  “the corrupt West must be confronted.” and “Muslims are destined to lead the world. ”

This is what we have to face.  The people who oppose “the corrupt West” and want to “confront” the secular establishment.  Whether it is with words or with .223 bullets, the truth is that they think we are screwing up the world and they have to take control away from us.  “We” are secular, corrupt, and sinful.

See also the photograph of the two people who killed 14 and wounded 21 before they were killed themselves in a shoot-out with police.  More in a future post.