Their paths intersect when one used the other to further an agenda. newsweek published an article they were unable to back up for whatever ill purpose. Militant islam shown the spotlight on that article when they used it as their newest reason to riot. Both are to blame and both should be dealt with accordingly.
The above article smells of fear, referring to conservatives as smug and pathological in their actions. I know several liberals he can add to his list. mr. smug delusion wants out? Fine the guy is out till we say he can come back in.
I'll go along with that point, however isn't McCarthy saying, when he says ..."There's a problem here. But it's not insensitivity, and it's not media bias. Those things are condemnable, but manageable." ... that "media bias is manageable", therefore no big deal?
Isn't he saying we are wasting our time castigating the wrong people? Is he not saying it's only terrorism we should be concerned with? Don't worry about the press, we can "manage" that?