their god is clearly upset with them over something
I am sure that the extremists will claim (probably already have) that Allah is punishing them for not being devout enough - or for allowing infidels to remain unconverted etc.
PS. Muslims don't have a monopoly on this. After Katrina, some christian fundamentalists blamed New Orleans relatively liberal society (compared to the rest of the South) - and particularly the popularity of one lesbian comedian as the reason for god sending the hurricane their way.


