And a similar story I have just read makes sense to me and answers a lot of "why' questions. This is an interesting passage from the story *It is not that the threat of terrorism is not real, but that Bush's policies in dealing with terrorism are actually fueling the fire. The way Bush is fighting terrorism is actually the very act which is invoking and creating more of it in the first place. It is as if he is fighting against his own shadow, which is a battle that can never be won. Bush is so dissociated from the darkness within himself that he splits off from it and tries to destroy it. Bush’s inner process, because of the position of power he finds himself in, is getting dreamed up and played out on the world stage.* Read on.....http://baltimorechronicle.com/011305PaulLevy.shtml