Well guys, in a short 5 days it will be the 5th anniversary (is that the right word?) of 9/11. The question seems to be, these days, "where is baby Suri?!?" When the real question should be "Where the F is Bin Laden?!?!?" But I guess the daughter of a love-crazed Scientology-following celebrity and his partner are more important than finding the person who killed about 3,000 people.
It's funny how short our memories are. Sure, when the time is closer to 9/11 everyone is thinking of the attacks and where Bin Laden (BL) is and all that, but what happened to the rest of the 364 days since the last anniversary? How come the news stories are not reporting on the progress of the hunt for BL? Does this mean that our government is not looking for him? I don't know. I'm pretty sure they are. But how are we supposed to feel safe when we don't know what the heck is the progress on hunting him down?!
Just a few days ago, there was another "recruiting" video that was released over the internet. And then, as I was scouring CNN.com, I found an article buried at the bottom of the page on their section for World news (Link: In Pakistan, signs of al Qaeda all around). What the heck is something about Al Qaeda doing 4 levels down at the bottom of the page where people are less likely to notice it? Oh wait, maybe that is the reason it's buried that deep! And of course, after that article we have another one that rebutts it saying Bin Laden will be captured (Link: Pakistan: No bin Laden arrest deal).
5 years and the main person responsible is still not caught. Some of the people nabbed by London Police before they can bomb more planes were supposed to go to Pakistan to train (a sort of "How to be a Terrorist 101 for Dummies" camp). What was their reason for the visit to Pakistan? Did they say "Oh, I'm unhappy with the level of Terrorism I have in me. I need to be a better person and hence I'm going for training"? NO! Their reason was for visiting "family". They were visiting family, alright. A family of killers and cowards.
How dare these people sully the principle and teachings of Islam for their demented, selfish, fanatic ideals! How dare they use the name of religion to justify their bigotry and genocide! Religion by itself is pure and impartial, but in the hands of fanatics and politicians it is the most effective weapon. How many wars and skirmishes were waged in the name of religion! In the end, who pays the hefty price of these mis-directions? The bystanders and even more sad, the unbiased innocence of children and I don't think that anything is worth losing that innocence.
