I believe that neither war nor terror is what we are dealing with in the WTC matter. War can only be fought by a government, and terror is an instrument of militant political organizations with definite political goals. This appears closer to the religious jihad of a comparatively small group with no goal except to hurt the United States, which they have been taught by religious fanatics to regard as The Great Satan. A possible political goal may be to induce the United States to cease supporting Israel. But terrorists usually state their goals very openly.