Psychotic Acts of Suicidal Destruction
I was flipping through the old stacks of newspapers to be sent for recycling when I came across the news of the London Bombings. It has been a while since the London bombings and September 11 events had passed. In fact, it would be just another day of our lives if not for the undeniable fact that numberous lives were lost without a fair fight. If there was an issue that needs to be resolved through a fight, then settle it with honor and grace, not through sheer atomisation.
When I first saw the news on the London bombing, my attention did not pan towards the terrorists, for it was their aim added with a sinister smile, and I refused to submit to it. Instead, my heart went out to the Londoners and all who were affected by terrorism and carried on their way of life in the face of such danger and atrocity.
Those acts of terrorism were barbaric. It knew no age, no race, no religion. It was and will always be just indiscriminate killings. Preaches of such ideology are nothing more than just providing a facade of power to cover for their cowardice for a life they cannot face up to society and had to resort to mass psychotic acts of suicidal destruction.
As quoted from Prime Minister Tony Blair,
"It's important however that those engaged in terrorism realise that our determination to defend our values and our way of life is greater than their determination to cause death and destruction to innocent people in a desire to impose extremism on the world.
Whatever they do, it is our determination that they will never succeed in destroying what we hold dear in this country and in other civilised nations throughout the world."
He said it without a script, without planning, but with careful use of words. His face was full of resolute and control despite the disasterous events. It was that speech he made that made me respect him, every word was his heartfelt words, and mine too.
Another quote from Mayor of London Ken Livingstone,
"I want to say one thing specifically to the world today. This was not a terrorist attack against the mighty and the powerful. It was not aimed at Presidents or Prime Ministers. It was aimed at ordinary, working-class Londoners, black and white, Muslim and Christian, Hindu and Jew, young and old. It was an indiscriminate attempt to slaughter, irrespective of any considerations for age, for class, for religion, or whatever.
That isn't an ideology, it isn't even a perverted faith - it is just an indiscriminate attempt at mass murder and we know what the objective is. They seek to divide Londoners. They seek to turn Londoners against each other. I said yesterday to the International Olympic Committee, that the city of London is the greatest in the world, because everybody lives side by side in harmony. Londoners will not be divided by this cowardly attack. They will stand together in solidarity alongside those who have been injured and those who have been bereaved and that is why I'm proud to be the mayor of that city.
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."
These speeches and statements are testimony to the freedom that we all stand for. I salute those who fought bravely against terrorism, but it is a shadowy enemy, unseen and untouchable, but the fight shall go on. Our forefathers had paid for our freedom with their sweat and blood, it is with honor and respect that we shall hold on to that freedom with iron resolve and never let go till our last breath escapes us.
When I first saw the news on the London bombing, my attention did not pan towards the terrorists, for it was their aim added with a sinister smile, and I refused to submit to it. Instead, my heart went out to the Londoners and all who were affected by terrorism and carried on their way of life in the face of such danger and atrocity.
Those acts of terrorism were barbaric. It knew no age, no race, no religion. It was and will always be just indiscriminate killings. Preaches of such ideology are nothing more than just providing a facade of power to cover for their cowardice for a life they cannot face up to society and had to resort to mass psychotic acts of suicidal destruction.
As quoted from Prime Minister Tony Blair,
"It's important however that those engaged in terrorism realise that our determination to defend our values and our way of life is greater than their determination to cause death and destruction to innocent people in a desire to impose extremism on the world.
Whatever they do, it is our determination that they will never succeed in destroying what we hold dear in this country and in other civilised nations throughout the world."
He said it without a script, without planning, but with careful use of words. His face was full of resolute and control despite the disasterous events. It was that speech he made that made me respect him, every word was his heartfelt words, and mine too.
Another quote from Mayor of London Ken Livingstone,
"I want to say one thing specifically to the world today. This was not a terrorist attack against the mighty and the powerful. It was not aimed at Presidents or Prime Ministers. It was aimed at ordinary, working-class Londoners, black and white, Muslim and Christian, Hindu and Jew, young and old. It was an indiscriminate attempt to slaughter, irrespective of any considerations for age, for class, for religion, or whatever.
That isn't an ideology, it isn't even a perverted faith - it is just an indiscriminate attempt at mass murder and we know what the objective is. They seek to divide Londoners. They seek to turn Londoners against each other. I said yesterday to the International Olympic Committee, that the city of London is the greatest in the world, because everybody lives side by side in harmony. Londoners will not be divided by this cowardly attack. They will stand together in solidarity alongside those who have been injured and those who have been bereaved and that is why I'm proud to be the mayor of that city.
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."
These speeches and statements are testimony to the freedom that we all stand for. I salute those who fought bravely against terrorism, but it is a shadowy enemy, unseen and untouchable, but the fight shall go on. Our forefathers had paid for our freedom with their sweat and blood, it is with honor and respect that we shall hold on to that freedom with iron resolve and never let go till our last breath escapes us.
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