I agree, Islamophobia is a stupid thing, and it saddens me that people do tend to jump to those conclusions. I too can't help but feel like it might have been a Middle Eastern terrorist. But my reasons aren't simply because someone is Middle Eastern. It's more because terrorist groups based in the Middle East seem to have the biggest gripe with the US and make the most concerted efforts to attack us on our own soil. North Korea, for instance, wouldn't try something like this. Sendero Luminoso in Peru probably have their own agenda that doesn't really involve attacking the US.

But again, I don't think it's wise to immediately jump on the Al Qaeda bandwagon. But I assure you that there are non-racist folks in the FBI that are indeed investigating Middle Eastern terrorist ties to see if that is where this attack came from.

It saddens me that a Saudi man was tackled for looking suspicious, as he sounds like he probably was innocent. I have a feeling that some bystander succumbed to the assumption that a Middle Eastern terrorist did this.

All this said, I am now starting to lean towards a more likely domestic attack as well. But at the end of the day, I hope justice is done, that those who are guilty pay for what they've done. I don't care if they are black, white, brown, or green with bulbous eyes and suction-cupped fingertips. I want them to pay.