It is TOO common and way too easy to label these people as mentally disturbed. I am way more cynical.
Hitler was mentally disturbed, ok, but that was a teeny part of the problem with Hitler. This woman lived in Pakistan and had dedicated her life to: 'peace,' bringing down the American government, doing her part to bring jihad to America, what? The jury is still out. We do not yet know what her plan was.
To dismiss her as 'crazy' is to give her an out she does not deserve. Same as it was for the MUSLIM guy in Seattle last week. "Crazy" is an insignificant part of what was going on with him. Give these people meds, they will still have their agendas.
I refuse to use this term with any person with ties to the Middle East.
Great point. To me, any "suicide bomber" is by definition crazy--it does not diminish the danger posed by such people. The president of Iran is crazy as a bedbug, and so is Kim Jong Il of North Korea--but dangerous.