well i am gonna throw my two cents into the ring here because as much as i abhor the actions of those extremists on sept 11 americans need to wake up to how you are percieved by the rest of the world. think about american actions in guatemala nicauraga iran (backing the shah) israel etc think about americas' govt backing tinpot dictators in indonesia for the past 40 odd years so you could get cheap shoes, think of american companies exploiting cheap labour in india while at the same time pollutting and killing people there (bopol you all must remeber that ) remeber the affluent lifestyle you enjoy comes at a cost for people living elsewhere in the third world and resentment is bound to follow. as for what these extremists had against america speciffically well that would take about 3 hours to explain but its worth your while to find out its always wise to understand your enemies motives.