Thursday, July 07, 2005

7/7 - London.

A horrific day of deaths and mayhem for the good people of London when terrorists (possibly Islamic terrorists) placed bombs on subway trains and on one bus which exploded in a timed attack during late morning rushhour. Some 40+ have been killed and over a 1000 injured. Almost the same parallel sense of gravity as the February 26, 1993 attack on the Twin Tower killing 6 and injuring over a 1000. This was the first attack against western civilization and people of all ethnic backgrounds.

The war on terrorism was never about on just getting Osama bin Laden only. The war is about getting terrorists at every level of hierarchy. It's about all the Zarqawis, Ladens, Yosefs, Omars, Husseins and all the fanatical and religious extremists who insist on 14th century thinking by despots and tyranical dictators. The attacks were never about America since it was an attack on western civilization who embrace freedom. This was an attack on people from all types of backgrounds, cultural upbrings, and ethnicity. An attack on a true melting pot.

The people who were murdered in 9/11 came from all sorts of ethnic background, including Muslims where some 200 to 400 were killed out some 3000 killed. The 9/11 and 7/7 attacks were an attack on freedom and personal beliefs whether those beliefs are based upon agnostic, atheist or a theist viewpoints. Today's attack was an attack on the freedom to live peacefully. Attacks by fanatics and extremists who share the same value and beliefs by those who terrorized innocent people during Pol Pot of Cambodia, Stalin of Russia, Nazi Germany, Rwanda, and the likes are becoming a rarer breed that we must see that they never succeed. They believe in ethnic cleansing. We don't.

If anybody who thinks that this war is about getting Osama bin Laden need to get an education since they are dumber than a brick. This war is about terrorism. 9/11 brought forth the start of World War III. It was the straw that broke the camel's back. It has now become a global war on terrorism. Nobody is immune from Islamic fanaticisms bent on world domination. Even Egypt is not immune to Islamic fanaticism. Kids were not immune from Islamic terrorists where 336 people died with about half of them being children in Breslan, Russia. Or the Madrid bombing killing nearly 200 people with some 1500 injured by coward terrorists.

London had it worst during WWII when hundred of thousands Londoners (among other cities in England) were bombed by the Nazis. Today is a reminder that there are extremists and terrorists who want you to follow their 14th century thinking by forsaking freedom and individual choice. The mayor of London said it right speaking to the coward terrorsts, "You will fail!"

Finally, I wish to speak directly to those who came to London today to take life.

I know that you personally do not fear giving up your own life in order to take others - that is why you are so dangerous. But I know you fear that you may fail in your long-term objective to destroy our free society and I can show you why you will fail.

In the days that follow look at our airports, look at our sea ports and look at our railway stations and, even after your cowardly attack, you will see that people from the rest of Britain, people from around the world will arrive in London to become Londoners and to fulfil their dreams and achieve their potential.

They choose to come to London, as so many have come before because they come to be free, they come to live the life they choose, they come to be able to be themselves. They flee you because you tell them how they should live. They don’t want that and nothing you do, however many of us you kill, will stop that flight to our city where freedom is strong and where people can live in harmony with one another. Whatever you do, however many you kill, you will fail.



Freedom. It's all about freedom and liberty.

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