It is now fifteen years when symbols of economic and military might – World Trade Centre and Pentagon respectively were attacked and thereby the invincibility of the sole super power was shredded into bits. It was a rude shock for those at the helm as well as ordinary Americans, who were under the delusion that nobody could launch an attack on them from outside. Americans had therefore no fears or concerns about their security, but 9/11 events had shaken their confidence and they appeared to be under the psychological shock even now. The US had participated in two World Wars but in European theatre; but now it is fighting the new enemy, which is stateless, faceless and fearless. It has to be understood by the US administration that the world moves by a simple principle of cause and effect.
Any country that bombs another country creates millions of angry enemies against it, including those who sympathise with the victims; and the US has done it repeatedly in recent times. According to a report, secret papers revealed that the US bombing of Afghanistan in an effort to kill Osama bin Laden during Clinton’s presidency was the motivation of those who struck America on 9/11. Of course, Afghanistan was being led by the same people who were lauded as freedom fighters when they fought against the Soviets. In fact the US and the West supported the terrorist activities of Osama bin Laden at that time, and he was projected as a legend for having left luxurious life to fight infidels. One could infer from the later statements of Osama bin Laden that he wanted Americans to withdraw from Saudi Arabia, and it should ask Israel to withdraw from Palestinian territories.
The date September 11 the terrorists chose for this attack shows their true motivation, which is the anniversary of the League of Nations proclaiming in Palestine the British Mandate in 1922 – the first physical step toward the implementation of the Belfour Declaration and the establishment of Israel. Nevertheless, after 9/11 the entire world had sympathized with the US, which maneuvered to get a resolution passed in the United Nations Security Council to attack any country that aided and abetted the terrorists. The US leadership should realize that in this new era, sheer military might is no protection. No longer can strong nations attack weak ones with impunity. The tiniest nation or political entity can easily revenge itself with mass terror. And no nation is invulnerable to terrorism, not even the strongest on earth. However, not a single Pakistani or Afghan was involved in the 9/11 attacks.
Those who planned or masterminded those events had perhaps not thought of the repercussions and consequences, as terrorism today is considered as the new enemy of mankind and all Muslims are being labeled as terrorists. In May 2006, at Putrajaya Malaysia, the 114 members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) upheld the principle of right to self-determination, drawing a line between terrorism and the movements for right to self-determination. The meeting also recommended incorporating in the draft document that no religion and culture can be equated with terrorism; and the counter terrorism measures should not be used as a pretext to target any particular religion; but to no avail. The US Continued on page 7
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