I think any disaster is latched upon by frantic Jehovah's Witnesses and other fanatics for that matter.
When you read about how people are immediately turning to prayer and to their churches for comfort it seems pretty clear that religion is safe and sound.
Also, anyone who thinks that events like today will move toward a UN-led international coalition of goverments is just plain batty.
On the other hand, todays events will certainly make the markets crumble tomorrow, my estimate is Dow down 600 to 1000. Oil will go through the roof, so will gold, making You Know and his gold cronies some money. We will probably enter an inflationary cycle. Airport security will be phenomenal for years to come, prepare for hour long security checks at airports. Poor George W. Bush didn't know what he was asking for. I truly think he thought being president was just gonna be fun, after all look how much fun Clinton had.
hugs
Joel