Peter - This will be an extremely unpopular thread because of the 'conspiracy' overtones but...

I have to admit to having similar thoughts. What better way to shift the attention of G8 away from global warming or the economics of the developing nations? What better way to cement the relationship between the U.S. and Britain than to bond their citizens in grief and dismay? What better way to increase the demand for a war on terror?

It somehow doesn't fit that this was an act of Muslim fanatics. It just doesn't make any sense from a logistical standpoint. Why would you attack when the leaders of the G8 would be able to sit down and agree on strategies to combat terrorism? I smell something very fishy.

These are random thoughts so please don't accuse me of being a conspiracy theorist. Its just another way of trying to make sense of madness. I know that insanity is an absence of reason so maybe its like Galloway says - its the result of our invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq. The counter argument is, of course, that 911 happened before the invasion.

So - What is the answer? Do we continue to kill and maim innocent Iraqis so that they can retaliate by killing and maiming innocent Westerners? We have already hurt them more than they have hurt us. When will this end? How will it end?