‘What the hell is wrong with you?’ Was this Samantha Power baffling Daniel Pearl tweet evil or stupid?

Oh my: US Ambassador Power refers to Daniel Pearl as part of 'cycle of violence': If you're an American citize… http://t.co/9GYhekiz6M

— IsraelMatzav (@IsraelMatzav) February 24, 2014

Samantha Power Says Daniel Pearl’s Death Was Part Of A Cycle Of Violence http://t.co/AfiyWROS5d via @WeaselZippers

— ⭐❤ Harriet Baldwin (@HarrietBaldwin) February 24, 2014

Daniel Pearl's story is reminder that individual accountability & reconciliation are required to break cycles of violence. @DanielPearlFNDN

— Samantha Power (@AmbassadorPower) February 24, 2014

@AmbassadorPower @DanielPearlFNDN Samantha Powers comment on Daniel Pearl is so shocking it takes the breath away

— CWA LAC (@CWforA) February 24, 2014

I really don't understand what this is supposed to mean. https://t.co/uPcLvtfG47

— David Freddoso (@freddoso) February 24, 2014

So weird. RT @freddoso: I really don't understand what this is supposed to mean. https://t.co/pZMM87xB5T

— Mollie (@MZHemingway) February 24, 2014

@JasonBWhitman Seriously — I'm not trying to cause trouble, it's really just….wha??????

— David Freddoso (@freddoso) February 24, 2014

What the fuck? @AmbassadorPower @DanielPearlFNDN

— Casey Kim (@caseykim12) February 24, 2014

Maybe Pearl should have been less Jewish in front of those who are offended to the point of murder over such a thing. @AmbassadorPower

— ن Mikey Ramone ن (@ThePantau) February 24, 2014

Always. RT @stephenkruiser: Shorter @AmbassadorPower: The Jews.

— BiasedGirl (@BiasedGirl) February 24, 2014

@AmbassadorPower All I know is that DP was beheaded. Are you trying to say it was his fault?

— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) February 24, 2014

@AmbassadorPower What specific steps would you have taken to avoid meeting his fate once captured? Or are you blaming the victim for that?

— Razor (@hale_razor) February 24, 2014

@AmbassadorPower To what "cycle of violence" are you referring? The man had his throat cut for being a Jew.

— Joseph Britt (@Zathras3) February 24, 2014

.@AmbassadorPower @DanielPearlFNDN Can you elaborate? What should Pearl have been accountable for? Should he have reconciled with Al Qaeda?

— AG (@AG_Conservative) February 24, 2014

@AmbassadorPower Please explain this word soup. Was Pearl UNaccountable?@DanielPearlFNDN

— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) February 24, 2014

@AmbassadorPower Reconciliation? With people who cut his head off because he's Jewish and American? They referred to him as "the Jew".

— SunnyRight (@sunnyright) February 24, 2014

@AmbassadorPower How, precisely, does on reconcile with medieval savages who traffic in videotaped decapitation porn?

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) February 24, 2014

“Those 3000 people in the twin towers were just being held accountable for their participation in capitalism.” – Ambassador Power, probably.

— Shaun McDonnell (@McShauno) February 24, 2014

Ambassador Power probably blames Ambassador Stevens for #Benghazi https://t.co/u2nMBsOj6q

— Razor (@hale_razor) February 24, 2014

“@EWErickson: Why is the US Ambassador to the UN blaming Daniel Pearl for his own murder? https://t.co/fYbfqaG8f9 MT Amb Power is Disgrace!

— Crystal (@crystal_night20) February 24, 2014

@MZHemingway @freddoso Out of context. @AmbassadorPower is giving DP lecture, meeting his parents & praising their reconciliation efforts

— Gil Reich (@GilR) February 24, 2014

Honored to give the Daniel Pearl Lecture at @UCLA and meet his parents, who responded to the hate that killed their son by urging dialogue.

— Samantha Power (@AmbassadorPower) February 24, 2014

I understand she's accepting the honor of giving a lecture in his name — still don't get what she's saying.

— David Freddoso (@freddoso) February 24, 2014

@KeatingWoodwork I read it, and I don't think it explains anything.

— David Freddoso (@freddoso) February 24, 2014

Maybe this is just one of those not made for Twitter tweets.

— David Freddoso (@freddoso) February 24, 2014

@GilR @freddoso Agree that it's clear @AmbassadorPower didn't intend to be insulting. Just not sure she achieved it in global context.

— Mollie (@MZHemingway) February 24, 2014

@GilR @MZHemingway @AmbassadorPower Evil, probably not. Stupidity? Unquestionably yes.

— David Freddoso (@freddoso) February 24, 2014

For the people trying to understand @AmbassadorPower 's tweet: I don't think she even knows what she was trying to say.

— AG (@AG_Conservative) February 24, 2014

@kesgardner She's insane.

— Miss Bossy Boots (@Vicki_Lemonds) February 24, 2014

@AmbassadorPower WHAT!?!?! No. You're missing the point in such a spectacular way that you land in a different universe @DanielPearlFNDN

— Kelly Maher (@okmaher) February 24, 2014

Thank you, @AmbassadorPower for taking the bold step to provide an example of the perils of sniffing glue.

— SFK (@stephenkruiser) February 24, 2014

What the hell is wrong with you? @AmbassadorPower @DanielPearlFNDN

— Tom O'C (@teeocee) February 24, 2014