What Was The Motive For Yesterday's Massacre In California

Reuters: Authorities seek motive for couple's California rampage that killed 14

Authorities on Thursday worked to determine why a man and a woman opened fire at a holiday party of his co-workers in Southern California, killing 14 people and wounding 17 in what appeared to be a planned attack.

Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, who had a 6-month-old daughter together, were killed in a shootout with police after Wednesday's mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center in the city of San Bernardino, a social services agency where Farook worked as an inspector.

Officials from San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan to President Barack Obama said the attack may have been an act of terrorism but that a motive had not yet been determined.

"It is possible that this was terrorist-related. But we don't know," Obama told reporters at the White House. "It is also possible that this was workplace-related."

WNU Editor: What's my take on yesterday's massacre .... we have a devout Muslim who travelled to Saudi Arabia, was apparently in touch with people being investigated by the FBI for international terrorism, kept to himself (but according to the neighbours had a lot of late night visitors), and was living the "American dream" while having a great job that bent every-way possible to accommodate his beliefs (Muslim holidays, Hajj trip, going home numerous times a the day to pray .... with pay, etc ) .... nothing wrong so far .... we have a devout family man, wife and baby .... though I am jealous of the job that he had.

But out of the blue he decides to storm a Christmas party and kill scores of his fellow workers .... some who had recently given his wife a baby-shower. And after being killed (with his wife who was a willing accomplice) we then discover that in his home he had 11 IEDs, 12 pipebombs, a "garage factory" to make more IEDs and pipe-bombs, an arsenal of weapons, body armour, bullets, etc. .... hmmmm .... this certainly does not look like workplace violence to me. But according to the mainstream media and government officials .... the line that is being spawned is that no one still understands the motive for this couple to commit yesterday's massacre. But this doubt is not stopping some who are now blaming Republicans for the massacre .... Democrats to GOP: Prayers are not enough (Politico) .... which I admit is completely incomprehensible to me.

Bottom line .... yesterday's attack was done by a couple who were radicalised .... and they armed themselves to even include IEDs and pipe-bombs. They made a decision ... probably a long time ago .... to launch such an attack .... and circumstances were such that they exploded yesterday. This was/is not work-place violence .... this is premeditated with a goal to cause mass mayhem and murder. In short .... a terror attack.

Update: Putting everything in perspective .... there were more shootings and casualties in Chicago this past week than in San Bernardino yesterday.