The why. question is more important. How many of you knew that the Saudi governemt is protected by the US from it's own poeple?!! This is officail, it's not ambigous, or just some hinting by a little known about politian, If the Royal family are over thrown, they'de be put back in power... Why do you think oil is so cheap? Why do you think they've allowed the us military to build military bases there? This is one of the reason that made Bin Laden come about, and the very anti-american feeling in Saudi Arabia... The saudi governments is not the nicest of governments...
What makes you think think this attack is some how one of many? It could be a one off... Saddam Husain made threats during the gulf war, and nothing happened, Bin Laden is threatning more plane hijackings, but he's never said he was responsible for the first ones (which is a point which is missed). This is just fighting talk...
I really hope that poeple see that there is no smoke with out a fire, and that the forign policies improve, from Mexico's Land for the poor isues to The Arms to Tiwain (to keep it's sweat shops protected from China, and keep them firmly in the hands of Nike and co)...