Sources told the [Chicago] Tribune that the words “ISMAIL AX” were also found written in red ink on the inside of one of Cho’s arms.
The reference may be to the Islamic account of the Biblical sacrifice of Abraham, where God commands the patriarch to sacrifice his own son.
It may be. Sources also told the Trib that the shooter was a Chinese national, and we now know he was Korean. W’e’re told that he had “ismail ax” or “ishmael x” drawn or tattooed or “engraved,” whatever that means, on his arm.
It’s still muddy enough that I won’t pretend to see the bottom.