Hi Penny
I am just responding to the comments about the whole defense thing. I live in Ireland and we've had terrorists/freedom fighters here for a long time. Although thank God peace is growing steadily. Terrorism does represent evil and their actions are wrong. Who can justify indiscriminate bombing, murder and mayhem? But I believe terrorism comes from people who feel that they have no other way to make their voices heard. Perhaps they have tried (as they see it) the democratic route and they were simply shot down. Also if we respond to terrorism with injustice and torture how are we any better? Evil can only ultimately be defeated by good. Of course we must defend ourselves but ultimately the war on terrorism will be won by eliminating the root causes..poverty, inequality, racism, injustice. Not by creating faster better killing devices.
Anne