Fort Boise: War on Christmas

Noticed this disclaimer on NPR’s story about the attack on the Christmas Market in Berlin :

“This is a developing story. Some things that get reported by the media will later turn out to be wrong. We will focus on reports from police officials and other authorities, credible news outlets and reporters who are at the scene. We will update as the situation develops.”

I appreciate that, and NPR’s credibility as a trustworthy source of information. The number of people reported dead (12), and wounded (48) is one of those things that takes a while to learn, even as the precise number does not measure the enormity of another act of terrorism. Does it matter whether (or how) the person driving the truck into a crowd was mentally ill? It will matter in German politics that he was, or was not an asylum-seeker from Pakistan/ Fort Boise . More here.