Today, the world, especially US citizens, are paying tribute to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. On that day several US establishments were destroyed and thousands were killed, prompting the US to declare global war on terror, making it the dominant subject in the world’s political agenda.
This morning I was recalling some memories 11 years back when news of the attack on the World Trade Center reached us.
I was in a diocesan seminary in Dhaka and had just enrolled to Notre Dame College for intermediate studies.
Our rector first informed us about the attack during the homily at morning Mass and asked us to pray for the victims. We watched the TV updates. It was unusual to get this permission.
At first glance it looked like a Hollywood film scene as the planes crashed into the skyscrapers and exploded with gallons of fuel.
It was terrible and horrific to watch.
To me, it’s even more appalling to think about how crazy or desperate or brainwashed those suicide bombers must be. I still don’t understand what organizations like Al-Qaeda think they will achieve by destruction and the killing of people.
By killing Osama Bin Laden last year, the US seems to have extracted some revenge for the 9/11 tragedy and tried to cover some of its indelible scars.
But how many Osamas need to be killed? Will killing all the Osamas of this world bring an end to terrorism? If not, what will?
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