"Why aren't the middle aged guys strapping on bombs? They are very cynically ... identifying the most troubled young people, those who can be molded, and cynically turning them into rebels," Peters said."

This sort of thing comes up regularly. "Why doesn't Arafat, or OBL, or whoever, come out fighting instead of hiding behind whatever he hides behind??!"

If you notice, the leadership of any movement ain't on the front line. It's not their job. The President of Ford Motor Company isn't bolting on bumpers, Dick Cheney didn't muck mud, GWB ain't on the front line (never was). On 9-11, as a matter of fact, GWB was hiding in Wichita, or some damned place.

In THAT context, his point was that it is all about power.

Too bad the rest of the article went by you.

-p