Haq's

Friends, relations and air force colleagues of Haq's, interviewed in several northwestern communities and Islamabad this week, said they could make no sense of his son's alleged actions or possible conversion to radical Islam.

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Abdul Haq's sugar level dropped from 380 to 123, the 55-year-old from Mansehra said.

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Although Maleng called Haq's murder spree "one of the most serious crimes that has ever occurred in this city," his decision to forego the death penalty was based on Haq's history of serious mental illness.

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None of this appears to be true in Haq's case, casting some doubt on his stated motive.

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For the most part, Pipes makes the same points that Matt does, but with more emphasis on inquiring into the influences that pushed Haq's rage into the direction it took.

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Haq's statements certainly point to a political and/or antisemitic motive, but other aspects of the case suggest otherwise.

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How does Haq's statement implicate Islam or Muslims in general?

Is That Legal?: The Special Danger of Blaming Minority "Subcultures"

I still don't understand how any of this relates to media coverage of Haq's crime.

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Bhutto has already accused the late General Mohamed Zia up Haq's henchmen for the bombing, and General Pervez Musharaff - offering his first condolences to Bhutto rather than the Pakistani people -- has blamed Al Qaeda.

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That in no way excuses Haq's actions, but it was quite possibly a motivating factor.

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