Plane crashes into Tampa office tower

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CNN reports:

A note written by the 15-year-old boy who crashed a Cessna into a Tampa office building Saturday indicated he supported Osama bin Laden and that the act was deliberate, authorities said Sunday.

The note, which was found in the wreckage of the plane, "clearly stated that he had acted alone, without any help from anyone else," Tampa Police Chief Bennie Holder said. "He did, however, make statements expressing his sympathy for Osama bin Laden and the events which occurred September 11, 2001."

Undoubtedly, it was no accident that the target building was the Bank of America Building.

In my opinion, this is an act of terrorism, even though the authorities are trying to characterize it as a "suicide" at this time.

Is the American government, or the public, able to cope with cases of domestic terrorism, at this time?

Would the characterization be different if the suicide pilot were middle eastern, even if acting alone?