Michael Adebolajo believes in didactic power of violence , writes Christopher Gordon - Hitchens . This attack was a calm and calculated effort , he writes . The details behind why he was not charged or extensively monitored after attempting to join a proscribed terrorist group are unknown , but British authorities have faced some awkward questions about this revelation . Meleagrou - says : Adebolajo 's act should be seen in same light as key propagandists . The Woolwich attackers see West as engaged in efforts to destroy Europe , he writes .
Michael Adebolajo believes in didactic power of violence , writes Christopher Gordon - Hitchens . This attack was a calm and calculated effort , he writes . Meleagrou - says : Adebolajo 's act should be seen in same light as key propagandists . The Woolwich attackers see West as engaged in efforts to destroy Europe , he writes .