> From the point of view of Al-Qaeda, the victims of the WTC were
> "collateral damage" and perfectly justifiable in terms of their
> higher aims, that is, their war with the US.
Don't get this -- the +primary+ aim of the strike on the WTC was to kill as
many people as possible.
This isn't "collateral" (but I'm with you, Alison, on that particular
weasel-word).
Robin
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