It was a diverse group of men, assembled by first-rate planning from many states, some foreign. They had technical skill to mix with their bottomless resolution. The suicide pact bespeaks religious fervor. A Koran appears among other documents and practical manuals. And, after all that, this attack is against the same Trade Towers.
Terrorism is about power.
Middle Eastern and North African terrorism has struck the U.S. directly and repeatedly, and the motives vary only a little with circumstances. Yet this terrorism is still misunderstood and, it is usually quickly forgotten. We have listened to the words of these power-hungry enemies even less than we listen to the sound of the bombs. The charter of Hamas is over a decade old. Yet for all that, it is never read on our news shows or studied by our university undergraduates.