• No dia 5 de Julho, mais de 1000 iraquianos manifestaram-se contra o terror, na cidade de Qayarrah:

• O apoio a Bin Laden e aos actos de violência/terrorismo diminuiram em vários países muçulmanos.
  

"These are eye-catching results, but not surprising," said Augustus Richard Norton, a Middle East specialist at Boston University. "Muslims, like non-Muslims, are plugged into the world. . . . It is one thing to be caught up in the supposed glamour of attacking the superpower or global bully, but it is quite another to have to pay the consequences economically, politically -- not to mention personally. This is what has happened in places like Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan and Turkey, where many people now see extremist Islam as a threat to their lives, not a fantasy game of kick Uncle Sam." Fonte.

• Mais uma leitura interessante sobre os bombistas suicidas aqui. De destacar mais uma vez o aspecto religioso do martírio:

The operation doesn?t end with the explosion and the many deaths. Hamas and Islamic Jihad distribute copies of the martyr?s audiocassette or video to the media and to local organisations as a record of their success and encouragement to other young men. His act becomes the subject of sermons in mosques, and provides material for leaflets, posters, videos, demonstrations, and extensive coverage in the media. Graffiti on walls in the martyr?s neighbourhood praise his heroism. Aspiring martyrs perform mock re-enactments of the operation, using models of exploding cars and buses. The sponsoring organisation distributes cassettes of chants and songs honouring the good soldier.