Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Osama dead. His ideals? -very much alive and kicking

It has been reported that Osama has been killed in a recent U.S army operation done at Pakistan.
His death was meet with approval from world leaders around the globe. This man could possibly be the most wanted man in the globe and his death more that anything proves U.S power and capability.

However, the joy over Osama's death doesn't change anything drastically. Yes, the mastermind behind Sept 11 has been defeated by the U.S army. One of most pervasive terrorist organisations in the world has lost its leader,but  it does not mean that terrorism has ended.

If anything, the death of Osama might spur his ardent followers to continue with their proclaimed holy war against the West.This might be done with a fervor more passionate before his death. It is important to note that people although moved and mobilized  to action by charismatic leaders, they are even greatly motivated and impassioned by ideals and ideologies. Terrorism is not dead. The question we need to ask ourselves is  this :
1)are we celebrating the death of one man who caused indescribable pain and injury to millions of people  by attacking the most powerful nation in the 21st century using Islamic fundamentalism as his rallying cry ? or are we just celebrating the death of Osama by which we are able seek closure with ourselves and our misery? that we are finally being able to seek comfort in the fact that justice has been served?

Whatever our reason for welcoming the death of Osama, In my humble opinion, the death of Osama does not make the world a safer place. There are still people out there who share Osama's vision and they have dedicated their lives to this pursuit. We can only truly celebrate when there isn't any significant number of people in the world who are committed to acts of terrorism. We should only celebrate when the world can celebrate its differences without wanting to cause terror and harm towards other nations and peoples.

That my dear friends calls for a celebration. The death of Osama might relieve our sense of anger and injustice perpetrated by Osama's but there is a lot that we need to work towards and we must not lose sight of that. The goal is not to kill Osama but to end terrorism. I do not know if that is possible, but I dream for a better future for all of us.

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