as rather an observation of events. Some people, I think, are attempting to show an escalation of world (particular Middle Eastern) events as a sort of trending analysis. The foreign aid workers being held, the destruction of Buddist icons, the sentenancing date of the 1993 WTC bomber, increasing Palestian/Israel tensions.

I think it indicates not a conspiracy....but rather a growing frenzy by some. With every next action having to be worse than the last one.