Not quite the twin towers, but sights like this will likely evoke similar feelings of anger in many Arabs and non-Arabs alike:
Gaza burning
Israel says that the attack on a UN compound was an accident. Israel says that the attack on this building, housing news organizations, was an accident. Israel says that the killing of hundreds of civilians was just accidental, “collateral damage”. Yes, I believe in the tooth fairy, too.
But even if I did believe them… why is it that as soon as you make civilized noises about it, and use euphemisms like “collateral damage”, suddenly mass murder becomes acceptable?
Meanwhile, the BBC showed pictures of the wife of Syrian president al-Assad touring a Palestinian refugree camp… with her head pointedly not covered by a scarf or other headwear. This was seen as an indication that even Syria is now worried about the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in response to Israel’s attack on Gaza. Which raises the same question that was raised by Bush’s attack on Iraq, which boosted Iran’s influence in the region: just how STUPID are we, using our military in such braindead ways that the ones who benefit the most are our deadliest enemies? What exactly do Bush and the Israeli leadership really want, the rise of the Caliphate? Presently, they’re doing more to realize that dream than all the ayatollahs and all the bin Ladens combined.