pilotwolf - you are right on target.
Jealousy of success is predominantly a British disease.
In the USA when someone drives past in a new shiny car they say "Look how well he/she has done to get that lovely car".
In the UK they say "I wonder who he/she ripped off to get a car like that!". The UK media is also fuelled by an obsession to pull down anyone who is "successful".
There are two ways of getting the tallest building in town - either build own or pull down the ones that are higher than yours. This metaphor also holds true for what happened on Sept 11th.
As I have said on these pages before most successful business enterprises are steered by ENTREPRENEURS such as Branson - they dont get it right everytime but seem to have a better idea of where to take a business than some of the beancounters who "run" other companies.