The religion of these thugs (however bastardized theirs appears to be) considers these acts to be acceptable, nay, laudable. Also, if in the commission of these foul deeds they should perish, they will become martyrs to the cause and welcomed in heaven and showered with gifts (70 or so virgins last I heard). In the religion I follow, Christianity, we tend to emphasize non-violence; ìThou shall not killî, ìLove thy neighborî, ìTurn the other cheekî, etc. Many in our society feel that we should ìTurn the other cheekî and forgive these miscreants because it must be something we have said or done. Well, I too, have come to believe that we should embrace the act of forgiveness. Yes, I believe we should be prepared to forgive every soldier, sailor, airman, policeman, or, for that matter, anyone that dispatches one (or more) of these animals to his/her paradise (hopefully prior to any despicable act). To those of you who want to act like a mouse in a meadow filled with sheep but no shepard, you should remember, eventually the wolf will have eaten all the sheep. Who’s next?