[SEA]

The one thing in particular makes me think that it's not Al Qaeda terrorists are not doing the shooting ... the Tarot card supposedly left behind at one scene. Two things about it ... as I understand it, no self-respecting Mooselem would touch or look at, or even write upon, a graven image of God, let alone write on it in manner so to present himself as a God to others, even his infidel prey.

The truth is, these al-Queda killers are not Islamic fundamentalists, but rather leftist political terrorists, and they are just fine with things no Moslem would do--witness the drinking binges for the hijackers the night before 9/11.

[nicmarlo]

Yes, I was already reminded about the decadence the night before the planes attacked.....memory lapse on my part. And, yes, you're probably right, they believe that anything they do is justified because they are extremists and, additionally, are in a "jihad."