Hello.
One observation in all of this: It is really the aim of at least some terrorists, to provoke the authorities so much so they will take measures that their subjects revolts againss. That was Baader Meinhof, and Rote Arme Fraktione ideology.
So when the authorities has failed, since they bought into the game, we are the last line of defense in not letting Osama Bin Laden win this.
Terrorists really don't deserve to win.