For years U.S. counterterrorism officials have considered Palestinian-extremist attacks on U.S. soil unlikely for one key reason: many Palestinians have viewed the U.S. as their best hope for pressuring Israel to halt its military drive into their territories. But in recent weeks, some investigators have quietly shifted away from the assumption that the U.S. is exempt from the kind of suicide bombings that have rocked Israel. "If the frustration continues to grow and we keep meeting with lack of success, what's going to be the straw that breaks the camel's back?" asks a senior official who until recently was a disbeliever...
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