> 1. Who is/was the Ayatollah Khomeini?

A political/religious leader of one of the arab
countries (Iran, I think?). I believe he is now
deceased.

> 2. Is there a difference between the Republic
of China and the Peoples' Republic of China?
If so, what is it?

Yes, I think there is. One of them is a
communist regime (the People's Republic)
and the other is not. I'm also thinking that the
Republic of China is another name for Taiwan
or Formosa. But that's just what I think I know.

> 3. Is paganism a religion? If so, why? If not,
why not?

I would say not. As I understand it, paganism
is a rather loose term that encompasses
various forms of idol / nature / spirit worship
that are not part of an "official" religion.

> 4. Was the Setpember 11, 2001, terrorist
attack on the United States (committed by the
Arab terrorist group Al Qaeda) a response to
the United States' pro-Israel Middle East
policy? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes. I doubt that was the sole motivation, but I
think Osama bin Laden has pretty clearly
stated his reasons for his hatred of the United
States, and that would be one of them.

> 5. What is the meaning of life?

The ultimate meaning or purpose of life (by life
I assume you mean *all* life; all of creation,
and not just human life, although I suppose
my answer would be the same even if you
didn't) is to bring glory to the Creator of life.