[Jason Burke] on Dealing With Terrorism - Now the situation has reverted to how things were before Osama Bin Laden created his Afghan base... There are two major differences from the pre-1996 situation, however. First, 11 September, the wars in Afghani Stan and War On Iraq, the crisis in Israel Palestine, and the actions of governments and IslamIc campaigners all over the Muslim and non-Muslim world, have led to an unprecedented wave of anger and resentment that easily translates into violence. The Islamic world is a far more radicalised place than it was previously. That the conflict in Iraq led to a rise in recruitment for radical groups is now so clear that even US officials admit it. This is a huge setback in the "war on terror". Second, the militants' targets are not, as they once were, merely the regimes in their own countries. The target now is the so-called "Crusader-Zionist Alliance" and that means all Westerners are enemies. There are no civilians. There are no safe havens.

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