"While Ayres still seems to be unwilling to renounce his radical past, he currently serves as a professor of education at the University of Illinois. "  ... "She (Dorhn) has since become a professor of law at Northwestern University, and travels to Amsterdam to teach law also.  

These are a perfect example of how liberal the education system is in the US. 

I am not familiar with Frank Marshall Davis other than the individual referenced in Obama's book. If this is the individual to whom you are referring he died in l987. I don't think he is in any position to lead a revolt.

He may not be alive, but didn't you ever have a mentor who influenced you??

Khrushchev was testing Kennedy because he perceived him to be weak

Similarly, Bin Laden perceived the US to be weak under a Democratic leadership (Clinton) - probably the reason why most rebellious Islamic states have "endorsed" Obama.  Also, in Islam, like Judiaism, if one parent is that faith, the child is automaticlaly that faith (father for Islam and mother for Judiaism).  Now, before you fly off the handle and accuse me of saying Obama is Muslim and not Christian, I am merely saying it is THEIR perception since Obama's father is Muslim, so is the son.    The radical Muslim organizations, which, as you know go back (in modern times) to the massacre in Munich.  However, because of Clinton's inactions during his administration to quell the belief that the US was weak (first trade center bombings, many US Emabssies bombed and the USS Cole), logically leads to 9/11.  Although the attack happened, as you mentioned, during Bush 43's watch (8 months into his administration), this was not an overnight plan.  This plan took many years of planning and researching (including online researching, but that's another story).  Also, the hostage situation in Iran in 1978-80 also happened under a democratic president.  This leads to my inital post of "God help us if he is elected" - a perceived Muslim from a weak democratic party.  Imagine what may happen.  Too many people have relegated 9/11 to as ancient a history as Pearl Harbor.  These terrorists are in it for the long haul and have been waiting for another weak leader in the US.