Now, that indeed would be diabolically clever of him. Unless, of course, such events are simply the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. However, my understanding of the scriptures is that the Antichrist is to be a man promising peace, rather than the jihad of OBL.
Travis - RE your post 189 - Liberace and the WWF....very well put ! I suggest that, along with the food drops, the President's e mail pen pals program is another such attempt to influence arab opinion. I am hard pressed to understand the benefits of American kids writing to Qatari children about pom-pom cheerleaders and 300 channel cable. And would such messages make an impact on madarass students, even if they were on-line ?