Terrorism: A federal crime with unspeakable casualties
When my father passed away I realized that grief occurs in five stages. First, there is denial, followed by anger. Then comes bargaining and depression. The final stage is the acceptance. I deem that all the people who have lost someone extraordinary and special to them feel in the same way. Especially, if the loss has happened unexpectedly as a result of a tragic terrorist act, the ensuing grief is a life sentence without clemency.
Terrorism is an unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property in order to coerce or intimidate the government or civilian populations in furtherance of political, ideological, religious, and social goals. Except for being a federal crime, terrorism is a global crime, because it causes chaos, fear, and threat of our fundamental human rights and democratic values. Above all, it targets innocent victims.
Fear stimulates and paralyzes the best of us. What we fear the most is the unknown. Chaos cannot be controlled. Once introduced, all order and intention is rendered futile. The upshot of chaos cannot be predicted. The sole assurance it brings is the devastation it leaves on its wake.
The 13-year anniversary of 9/11 is in five days. While I was walking near the Ground Zero last Thursday I was trying to recollect the fear and the chaos which took place after the four coordinated attacks in New York City and Washington, DC in 2001. These terrorist attacks reorganized the whole world. From September 12, 2001 to present we still have to deal with serious health, environmental, economic, and cultural issues. However, we have to focus primarily on the jeopardy of our liberty and security.
Terrorism cannot become extinct. After 9/11 and despite the great security measures which every country had taken to protect its noncombatants, three more severe terrorist attacks occurred and had personally shocked me; the train bombings in Madrid in 2004, the bombings in London in 2005, and the Boston Marathon bombings last year.
In life every action has an equal and opposite reaction. In the end the guilty falls. Cooperation between countries, political will, condemnation and combat against all the forms of terrorism, antiterrorism legislation, and commitment to harmonization of laws can restrict terrorism crimes and protect our humanity and global peace from unscrupulous perpetrators who only seek power through violence.
Besides all these proposed measures, we also have to take personal steps to fight our fears and chaos of the unknown. The most important thing is to show our love, affection, kindness, and gratitude to the persons we cherish, admire, and appreciate. I believe that you all have secrets you keep locked away from the rest of the world. Friendships you pretend, relationships you hide. However, worst of all is the love we never let show; especially to the persons we lost out of the blue and below the belt.
To all the innocent victims
Terrorism is an unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property in order to coerce or intimidate the government or civilian populations in furtherance of political, ideological, religious, and social goals. Except for being a federal crime, terrorism is a global crime, because it causes chaos, fear, and threat of our fundamental human rights and democratic values. Above all, it targets innocent victims.
Fear stimulates and paralyzes the best of us. What we fear the most is the unknown. Chaos cannot be controlled. Once introduced, all order and intention is rendered futile. The upshot of chaos cannot be predicted. The sole assurance it brings is the devastation it leaves on its wake.
The 13-year anniversary of 9/11 is in five days. While I was walking near the Ground Zero last Thursday I was trying to recollect the fear and the chaos which took place after the four coordinated attacks in New York City and Washington, DC in 2001. These terrorist attacks reorganized the whole world. From September 12, 2001 to present we still have to deal with serious health, environmental, economic, and cultural issues. However, we have to focus primarily on the jeopardy of our liberty and security.
Terrorism cannot become extinct. After 9/11 and despite the great security measures which every country had taken to protect its noncombatants, three more severe terrorist attacks occurred and had personally shocked me; the train bombings in Madrid in 2004, the bombings in London in 2005, and the Boston Marathon bombings last year.
In life every action has an equal and opposite reaction. In the end the guilty falls. Cooperation between countries, political will, condemnation and combat against all the forms of terrorism, antiterrorism legislation, and commitment to harmonization of laws can restrict terrorism crimes and protect our humanity and global peace from unscrupulous perpetrators who only seek power through violence.
Besides all these proposed measures, we also have to take personal steps to fight our fears and chaos of the unknown. The most important thing is to show our love, affection, kindness, and gratitude to the persons we cherish, admire, and appreciate. I believe that you all have secrets you keep locked away from the rest of the world. Friendships you pretend, relationships you hide. However, worst of all is the love we never let show; especially to the persons we lost out of the blue and below the belt.
To all the innocent victims
