Monday, September 11, 2006
Bad memory lingers...
It's now five years since 9/11, but the memories still linger, and are hurtful. I had to turn the radio off this morning as I could not bear to listen to the various stories of people who were effected by that days events.
The TV has been full of a whole bunch of programmes showing what happened, asking why, and who was responsible (if it wasn't those that claimed it...). I can watch some of this - The Miracle of Stairway B was interesting - but have to admit that the repetitive nature of endless replays of limited footage gets me down in the end.
So what has the world learnt? Not much it seems - further attrocities have happened in London, Madrid, Bali, Istanbul, and elsewhere. Daily we seem to have Iraqis blowing themselves (and others) up, and Afghanistan has kicked off again recently, with insurgents actively fighting the occupying "peace-keeping" forces.
Would it be better if US, UK, and UN troops pulled out of all these areas - places where some of the locals do not want them? I doubt it... the whole reason they are there is because of the wanless killing sprees and outright lack of human rights shown to these countries subjects but the previous goverments.
There is no rightful end to the problems of the world at present; sure, we can all go back to the Cold War days of worrying about being nuked at any minute of the day, because that's probably the next instalment some terrorist group will attempt. I don't have the answers, and obviously Blair and/or Bush don't either. But Bin Laden is also imagining things if he (or his followers) think that they can win - they cannot. Stop the futile acts now, and settle down to an easy life where everyboidy lives in harmony please!
Oh, and if anyone wants to comment negatively about this piece, at least have the guts to sign your name, or remain cowardly all your life. Allah will thank you for it!
The TV has been full of a whole bunch of programmes showing what happened, asking why, and who was responsible (if it wasn't those that claimed it...). I can watch some of this - The Miracle of Stairway B was interesting - but have to admit that the repetitive nature of endless replays of limited footage gets me down in the end.
So what has the world learnt? Not much it seems - further attrocities have happened in London, Madrid, Bali, Istanbul, and elsewhere. Daily we seem to have Iraqis blowing themselves (and others) up, and Afghanistan has kicked off again recently, with insurgents actively fighting the occupying "peace-keeping" forces.
Would it be better if US, UK, and UN troops pulled out of all these areas - places where some of the locals do not want them? I doubt it... the whole reason they are there is because of the wanless killing sprees and outright lack of human rights shown to these countries subjects but the previous goverments.
There is no rightful end to the problems of the world at present; sure, we can all go back to the Cold War days of worrying about being nuked at any minute of the day, because that's probably the next instalment some terrorist group will attempt. I don't have the answers, and obviously Blair and/or Bush don't either. But Bin Laden is also imagining things if he (or his followers) think that they can win - they cannot. Stop the futile acts now, and settle down to an easy life where everyboidy lives in harmony please!
Oh, and if anyone wants to comment negatively about this piece, at least have the guts to sign your name, or remain cowardly all your life. Allah will thank you for it!
