From a moral point of view, there is no excuse for terrorist acts, regardless of the motive or the situation under which they are carried out.

Historically, terrorism falls in a category different from crimes that concern a criminal court judge.

Each murder is one too many.

Today's Islamic fundamentalism is also a cover for political motifs. We should not overlook the political motifs we encounter in forms of religious fanaticism

Some of those drawn into the holy war had been secular nationalists only a few years before. If one looks at the biographies of these people, remarkable continuities are revealed.

The misery in war-torn Afghanistan is reminiscent of images from the Thirty Years' War.

From a moral point of view, there is no excuse for terrorist acts, regardless of the motive or the situation under which they are carried out.