Regarding this morning's London bombings, well, what can one say? All the words have been used -- horrific, sick, barbaric. I have every faith that Tony Blair will make the right call and do what is necessary in response. He has already proven himself a great leader.
Anyone still claiming that Islamic terrorism is only about hatred of the United States or "getting even" with America should have their head examined. That is not what it's about. It is clearly about hatred for Western civilization and everything it stands for -- democracy, freedom, pluralism, human rights and liberalism.
This will also serve as a wake-up call to all those who've (mostly innocently) slipped back into "life is back to normal" mode. I admit I pretty much had. But we can't do that -- especially those of us in countries that are targets but have not yet been hit. Don't forget that Canada is on Osama's list.
You hear people talking about "eradicating" or "defeating" terrorism. That's impossible. You can never defeat terrorism, because terrorism is not a movement or a group or something you can touch. Terrorism is an action, it is act committed by a person. The West must never lose its resolve to defeat what is behind these acts of terrorism -- radical Islamic fundamentalism.
This will be my last blog post for a few weeks while I finish up the book I'm working on. Who knows, I may come back once every few days -- I find it hard to stay away -- but my intention is to stop this until at least August so I can focus. All the best.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 4:07 PM
