And my speculation goes toward whether her mother having been murdered in Iran 11 years ago —possibly by Islamic fascists — made her more prone to “snap.”
Update: This article says that the Kazemis are members of the Bahaii faith, which makes the “honor killing” theory even less likely. Unfortunately, the article does not shine any light on the circumstances surrounding the killing of Kazemi’s mother in Iran, but it does say that the family fled Iran in 2002 because it was “in danger.” If Kazemi’s mother was in fact murdered by Islamic fascists, that event no doubt would have had a profound effect on Kazemi. Some can overcome that type of trauma; others cannot.
“I did read it but we have no idea whatsoever from the story why or by whom her mom was killed. Id make better than even odds that it is related to Islam”
Respectfully, I think folks are missing the point of the underlying blog post. While the possibility of an “honor killing” is bandied about, it concludes that the more likely possibility is that Kazemi killed McNair. What’s interesting is that Kazemi’s mother was killed in Iran eleven years ago, meaning that her mother’s murder likely had some impact into creating a monster who would be capable of this.
That point is explicitly noted in the blog post. If you read the blog post, you will also see that Kazemi’s mother was herself killed in Iran 11 years ago.
That’s the whole point. Imus cracks one crass joke and he’s not even qualified to continue being a shock jock. Yet, her racism — which she suggests affects her judging — somehow does not disqualify her from the Supreme Court.