Yes, yes it is.

Via RCP;

TOURE: But, Dan, is this really about Islam or about maniacs who twist the Koran to their own twisted sort of desires?

O’SHEA: Well, you have to understand, this guy and others are being radicalized — call it what you will, but being radicalized by the exploitation of social media. And this guy was using all avenues, from posting on YouTube, he was having his hostages calling into local radio stations. So he was taking a playbook right out of ISIS to basically spread the word. And that’s the problem, it’s inspiring more and more of these attacks. Again, this was a lone wolf, a crackpot, a claimed cleric, if you will, a Muslim cleric, but by all indications this guy was his guy was really a criminal leading down to probably a terrorist and the jihadist calling. But it’s growing.