Why?

It seems the FBI thwarted a [kidnap attempt on Russell Crowe](http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=257242005)  a couple of years ago. According to the story, al-Qaeda was planning to hold him for ransom. Two “why” questions come to mind immediately:

* Why did al-Qaeda want Crowe? Perhaps they wanted to increase their approval rating. “If we kidnap an annoying actor, people will like us more”.

* Why did the FBI stop them?

Hm. Maybe al-Qaeda had some Ikea furniture for him to try and assemble.