I think the Al Qaeda and some of their fellow travellers are so hip deep in gore they are rationalizing their acts quite simply: "Even if we kill our own people, we are demonstrating opposition to the occupation". It is very close to being a justification of terrorism for its own sake. It exemplifies the sick and twisted nature of the opposition, and frankly it makes Bush look better by comparison than he otherwise could. Every time some market is bombed it reminds us of what happened in Spain, in England, and what almost happened in England again.

More recently we saw Shiite on Shiite terrorism as a terrorist turf war erupted.

We need a Muslim enlightenment ASAP.