What is it about this time of year? Are people more emotionally vulnerable during the holidays? Are they feeling the pain of loss and fear more than anytime of year? Are our holidays predatory to killers seeking maximum impact?
Washington, Dec 16 (Reuters)
President Barack Obama (click here) will travel on Friday to San Bernardino, California, the site of the Dec. 2 shooting by a radicalized Muslim couple that claimed 14 lives, the White House said on Wednesday.
Obama will meet privately with families of the victims, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters, reprising the role of "consoler-in-chief" that he has often played after mass shootings during his presidency.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation believes U.S.-born Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and his Pakistani-born wife Tashfeen Malik, 29, were inspired but not directed by Islamic State militants to open fire on Farook's co-workers.
The attack has made Americans increasingly nervous about their security. Obama has since worked to explain to Americans his strategy for combating Islamic State and preventing further attacks....
Washington, Dec 16 (Reuters)President Barack Obama (click here) will travel on Friday to San Bernardino, California, the site of the Dec. 2 shooting by a radicalized Muslim couple that claimed 14 lives, the White House said on Wednesday.
Obama will meet privately with families of the victims, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters, reprising the role of "consoler-in-chief" that he has often played after mass shootings during his presidency.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation believes U.S.-born Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and his Pakistani-born wife Tashfeen Malik, 29, were inspired but not directed by Islamic State militants to open fire on Farook's co-workers.
The attack has made Americans increasingly nervous about their security. Obama has since worked to explain to Americans his strategy for combating Islamic State and preventing further attacks....
