[steve-b]

I doubt you will find any terrorist, or terrorist sympathizer or supporter, who claims he wants or would want, the government of his opposition to "crack down" on its people.

Nonsense. One of the classic objectives of terrorism is to provoke knee-jerk reactions that erode confidence in the targeted government.

[Sonny M]

One of the classic objectives of terrorism is to provoke knee-jerk reactions that erode confidence in the targeted government.

Yes, because the real goal of Al Quada wasn't to kill 3,000 people on 9/11, it was to make it annoying to go through airline security.

You actually think OBL tells his co-horts, "A few more bombings and death, and we can achieve our true goal.....making the infidels inconvenienced and unable to sneak budweiser into sporting events".

Give me a break, Death and destruction are the means to get to a policy goal..and that goal does not include me not being able to bring a ham sandwhich into a football game.