Hostages Seized in Attack on Radisson Hotel in Mali; at Least 3 Die

Good comment from the site:

We need to look past the religious overtones of these attacks, and address the underlying attraction these groups have toward the poor and disaffected youth who find these homicidal groups so irresistible. The message of violence toward Westerners is easy to understand when you're looking at people whose culture is defined by the kind of wealth you'll never achieve. The fabric of these groups is poverty and hopelessness; Islam is the barest thread that holds them together.