RogerA,

Financial disruptions are, of course, at the heart of the jihadis’ strategy. This explains Citicorp, the other Manhattan/NJ targets. But the IMF/World Bank are altogether different. They are development-oriented, global institutions with a hybrid capitalist/charitable ideological bent and mission. They are also, as I point out in the original post, largely staffed by foreigners. An attack on them, therefore, is an attack on western-driven development every bit as much as it is on some vague capitalist system. In which case, Europeans and other critics of the American led WOT need to ask themselves which side are we on? As far as AQ is concerned, obviously, the wrong side.