Arguably the former. You see, this happened:
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 Text Trump 88022 (@HarrietBaldwin) February 24, 2014
No, really.
Daniel Pearl's story is reminder that individual accountability & reconciliation are required to break cycles of violence. @DanielPearlFNDN
— Samantha Power (@AmbPower44) February 24, 2014
Speechless. Twitter users were not speechless, however, and gave Ambassador Power the business over the baffling tweet about Daniel Pearl, the journalist kidnapped and beheaded by jihadists in 2002.
@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
https://twitter.com/JasonBWhitman/status/437814636080287744
What the fuck? @AmbassadorPower @DanielPearlFNDN
— Casey (@space_case12) 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
— Mike (@ThePantau) February 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/llondo/status/437815760958664704
Always. RT @stephenkruiser: Shorter @AmbassadorPower: The Jews.
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) February 24, 2014
Citizens asked Ambassador Power to explain her disturbing tweet.
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/437814691273113600
@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))) (@AGHamilton29) February 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/437814113562275841
@AmbassadorPower Reconciliation? With people who cut his head off because he's Jewish and American? They referred to him as "the Jew".
— Sunny McSunnyface (@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
Is this how, Ms. Power?
“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
Or this?
Ambassador Power probably blames Ambassador Stevens for #Benghazi https://t.co/u2nMBsOj6q
— Razor (@hale_razor) February 24, 2014
It’s not funny, because it could be true.
“@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
Disgraceful, yes. But was she evil or just incredibly stupid?
@MZHemingway @freddoso Out of context. @AmbassadorPower is giving DP lecture, meeting his parents & praising their reconciliation efforts
— Gil Reich (@GilR) February 24, 2014
Here are Ms. Power’s other tweets:
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 (@AmbPower44) February 24, 2014
We must be vigilant in protecting the rights of the press. 2013 = 2nd highest # of journalist deaths and arrests all-time. @DanielPearlFNDN
— Samantha Power (@AmbPower44) February 24, 2014
They don’t really clear things up, do they?
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
https://twitter.com/KeatingWoodwork/status/437816070955491328
@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
Yep. The idiocy, it scorches.
For the people trying to understand @AmbassadorPower 's tweet: I don't think she even knows what she was trying to say.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) February 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/437814728224940032
https://twitter.com/llondo/status/437822517537828864
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/437818150160453632
@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
Comedian Stephen Kruiser may have discovered the cause of her asinine tweet.
Thank you, @AmbassadorPower for taking the bold step to provide an example of the perils of sniffing glue.
— SFK (@stephenkruiser) February 24, 2014
And this Twitter user brings it all home with this key exit question to Amb. Power:
https://twitter.com/teeocee/status/437814322094292992
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