This news report covers a suicide bombing involving a truck driven by two young Moslems at the US embassy in Kuwait City, followed by explosions at five other Kuwaiti locations. It is a message to oust Americans from the Middle East, inspired by Khomeini’s Islamic Revolution, and motivated by a belief that to die for its cause means entry to heaven. Connections are made to a Shi’ite guerrilla movement. Training may occur in Iran while such suicidal acts are dated back to the 11th century. (RP)