fear is the mindkiller

If you've not seen it, I highly recommend The Power of Nightmares , a BBC documentary about how the American Neoconservative movement and the Muslim fundamentalists have both used fear to further their agendas. D. and I watched the first two parts tonight and it's one hell of a history lesson!

Especially see this if you're American, even if you have to lie/cheat/steal to do so - not sure why it was never aired here (come on, BBC America and PBS still exist, you know!)