The OBJECT of terrorism is not terror. The TOOL of terrorism is terror.

The object is the same as all warfare - the pursuit of political ends by other means.

By all means don't allow them to disrupt your daily life - I applaud these simple acts of defiance we can,and should, all perform.

But Al-Queada doesn't really care how many people fly, use spanish trains or dance in Balinese nightclubs. They care about people seeing their acts and driving our response towards, for example, western interests in the mid-east.