[HiTech RedNeck]

It might not be nihilism in the strict sense. These people have a method to their religious madness, with definite goals and beliefs. This means it may be possible at least in principle to short circuit them. I fear, however, that America is too peecee to do things like killing terrorists with larded bullets and burying them in pigskins, which worked for the British decades ago. But again, maybe these new Muslims don't really care (they didn't seem to care about carousing in bars before they hijacked our planes).

[DCPatriot]

"...(they didn't seem to care about carousing in bars before they hijacked our planes)."

There has been speculation that many of the 19 terrorists involved in the 4 jetliners did NOT know it was a suicide mission.

Yet, I like your theory better. Perhaps, Mullah Omar gave them dispensation....sort of like a death row inmate's last "meal".