this thread is kind of disperging from teh original question, but what the hell. mokshya u said extremist muslim groups are brainwashing youths for their benefits. can you tell me waht benefits they personally stand to receive from suicide bombings and mass killings?? no pressure, but i am just intersted. have you heard this quote from yeats " the best lack all conviction while the worst are full of passionate intensity". al-quada and other terrorist groups' mebers are extremely passionate about their religion. they are passionate about thier false intepretations, which is creating most of the problmes. and i don't think majority have misunderstood religion in middle east. the disturbing stuff we see in the news is a very small proportion of islamic extremists. the remaining are just like you and me who have faith in God and who wish to live peacefully.