Attacks 'have made US a better country' Washington: Most Americans say the country has permanently changed for the better as a consequence of the September 11 attacks, and more than half report that the tragedy has transformed their lives, according to a Washington Post-ABC News Poll. An overwhelming majority of the public also believes that the cost of President Bush's "war on terrorism" will leave other programs short of cash - but nearly all agree that the spending is worth it. The survey of 755 adults from across the country also found that Americans enter the new year optimistic, with eight in 10 more hopeful than fearful about what 2002 holds for them. Nearly everyone surveyed believes that life in the US has been permanently changed in the aftermath of the attacks. The poll found that 63 per cent thought the changes had been for the better. More at ... http://smh.com.au/news/0201/02/world/world8.html Anyone who destroys American interests, consulates, all missionary organisations, McDonald's, KFC, Shell or Caltex petrol pumps or American Express, or anyone who cuts off the head of an American, you will be given complete protection and a special place in paradise "70 virgins waiting in heaven for the martyr who dies for allah" Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, in a booklet entitled Political Guerilla Warfare. Feltrinelli said that the task of the terrorist was to violate the law openly  challenging and outraging institutions and public order in every way. Then, when the state intervenes as a result, with the police and the courts, it will be easy to denounce its harshness and repressive dictatorial tendencies:Direct action_ is what it's all about. Undermining the state through the spread of espionage networks, through undermining faith in the tax system, through even more direct applications of the right tools at the right times. When Cypherpunks are called "terrorists," we will have done our jobs.Tim May. Font: Daschle-Anthrax-Bold "Stupidity is not a sin, the victim can't help being stupid. But stupidity is the only universal crime; the sentence is death, there is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity." --Robert A. Heinlein