Here is the AP report on what is known, not guessed. These reflect the position of the Danish authorities

"Copenhagen police made no mention of Islamic extremism and said the Danish-born suspect had a history of violence and weapons offenses and connections to a criminal gang. They didn't release his name.

"Denmark has been hit by terror," Thorning-Schmidt said. "We do not know the motive for the alleged perpetrator's actions, but we know that there are forces that want to hurt Denmark. They want to rebuke our freedom of speech."


We all suspect Islamist motivation with the new trend to go kill a couple Jews while you are at it. It would seem that the Obama administration mirrored the statements of the government of Denmark and did not see it proper to preempt their investigation. The shooting in N. Carolina happened in the country where Obama has jurisdiction and the authority and responsibility to act. The White House statement on the shooting in this country is neutral in drawing conclusions as to motivation.

Yesterday, the FBI opened an inquiry into the brutal and outrageous murders of Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, Deah Shaddy Barakat, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In addition to the ongoing investigation by local authorities, the FBI is taking steps to determine whether federal laws were violated. No one in the United States of America should ever be targeted because of who they are, what they look like, or how they worship.

He did not presume an anti-Islamic motivation but did acknowledge that this is being looked at as a possibility. Islamic leaders had complained that Obama took so long to have any comment about North Carolina

"The remarks come after Muslim leaders across the United States denounced the Feb. 10 murders in Chapel Hill and the Obama administration received mounting criticism for not speaking out more forcefully about the situation.

Speaking alongside Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico City Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the silence of President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and Secretary of State John Kerry was “telling.”