You bet there is every reason to be scared of theses nuts. This gang is fanatic and willing to kill the world and themselves to make their point. If they are not stopped, no one is safe. They kill for no tactical reason, they kill for their god. I have always known that these fugitives from an old Gunga Din movie are the only, real threat to the world, not the US, not the Soviets, not the uncomfortably expanding membership in the nuclear weapons club. Their agenda is not even self interest or exploitation. It is religeous fervor. On a related topic, Americans focus on 9/11 because we identify with the victims. We understand that those 3000 died because they were Americans (or they were assumed to be Americans). We are Americans. We are the target. We will continue to be endangered until we excise these malignent cells from the body of humanity. I might add (with a sad nod toward irony) that the US bashers and the Israel bashers are as imperiled as the rest of us. It should be obvious that these zealots are equal opportunity murderers. They dont really care if you hate Jews or Americans. They'll get you just the same. Scared? You bet I'm scared.