[areafiftyone]

Why can't it be American fanatics? Americans can be cold and calculating as we have seen from previous serial murders. All it takes is a map and some details. That's why I think this person had former military training. Believe me when you want to kill you either set it up way before time or you do it at the spur of the moment. These are all set up. Its just a matter of picking your target which is the spur of the moment for them. Everything else is planned. I am sure anyone with knowledge of the area or knows how to use a map can do it. Its the fear and shock factor which is making it seem like this person is smarter than we are. He is good because he plans everything before he does it he just doesn't go randomly into a place and start shooting he is methodical which we haven't seen since the Zodiac killer and Son of Sam.

[angkor]

Why can't it be American fanatics?

It could be, but "American fanatics" haven't been rolling out a litany of murderous fatwas for the past three years.

[Lady Heron]

Why can't it be American fanatics? Americans can be cold and calculating as we have seen from previous serial murders

It could be. It is just that they are not shooting any M.E. type people. They are shooting whites (Christians), hispanics (Christians), Indians (hindus), and blacks (Christians or in the opinions of muslims apostate muslims). This type of shooting was also said to be written about in AQ handbooks, it's purpose was to cause terror.