I'm no theologian, but you might have a certain point. It's got to be seriously rubbing someone the wrong way when they, who follow the True Faith, are not prosperous and successful while the infidels are just that, and in spades.

The WTC was a target for many reasons, not least what it represents.

I find it hard to believe that the Israelis coming into the dead rock land of the Middle East and raising green farms and shining cities where thousands of years of Arab rule had raised mostly dust, does not play at least some small part in the radical Muslim hatred of the Jews in the Mideast.

When you recognize socialism for the religion it is, you realize that their constant failures in the face of constant capitalist success is probably responsible for a lot of the resentment and hatred from that corner as well.