RE: [Bonbons] Why the "War on Terror" is (still) Nonsensical

>>>>> "jack" == Jack Bornstein <[email protected]> writes:

  >> From what I've read about the Al Qaeda teachings, these
  >> terrorists
  jack> believe that if they are to die while killing a bunch of
  jack> infidels (Americans, Jews, etc), they will be treated to entry
  jack> into heaven, including - but not limited to - the "services"
  jack> of several virgins who will cater to their every desire. 

I'm very skeptical of this, actually. It seems more likely, if
*anyone* really believes and is motivated by this, that it's a
rank-and-file thing, not what is going on in bin Laden's head. And
that's what counts.

        And
  jack> they believe that America is simply evil and must be
  jack> destroyed.

Lots of people believe that and aren't motivated to commit acts of
terrorism, of course.

  jack> You're right, though; we'll never know exactly why they did
  jack> it. You sure can't ask a dead man why he did it.

Which is convenient when you've just killed him.

Kendall