and just as i typed the last few posts, events unfolded in india which once again demonstrates the extent to which this world has been corrupted by humans. sadness and sorrow once again spreads in the wake of the terrorist attack on mumbai. the blatant disregard for human life by the terrorists has indeed infuriated many nations and claimed many victims of many different countries. and news has also emerged that a lot of the terrorists were only in their 20s, which is a pity for them to lose their lives serving a cause which is unjustified to say the least. i have read on some internet responses to this topic calling religion as the cause of this, arguing that if not for religion, they would have no reason to attack. i find that this is a very shallow view on the topic of conflict. there are many reasons for conflict and most of these once again stems from the fact that humans are not equal. it's also because of this that has caused some to be able to distort and bend the truth towards their advantage and thus inciting conflict amongst people. of course one must wonder what do these people gain out of conflict? on the other hand, the main reason for this particular attack stemmed from religion. or rather the misunderstanding of religion.. once again, humans have corrupted even the sacred texts of their own religion and misinterpreted it in such a way which suits their radical and extremist viewpoint, leading these people to their deaths in the name of their sick cause.

i absolutely condemn terrorists and their warped ideology. in any military operation, be it legitimate or otherwise, one should never target civilians. that's why i hate terrorists. they show no respect to civilian life and damage to infrastructure in an attempt to instill terror in the populace or to make themselves known to the world since such events were easily broadcast worldwide and possibly to rally more people to join their cause by showing the weakness of the governments of the world and that no nation is invulnerable, which was what the world thought of the usa at the start of the century. where out of the rubble of the twin towers arose a new kind of war against a stateless and faceless enemy. and yet while terrorism continued to rear its ugly head across the world, we here in singapore did not pay much attention to such events and continued to live out our lives in peace, saying to ourselves how lucky that we are in a place where such events do not happen. it was only after the fact that a singaporean was held hostage and later killed that the whole nation starts to take note of this. and while we condemn and mourn for the dead, what power do we have to stop this from happening in our own country? instead of just bolstering our defences against such attacks, we should take the lead in helping to stamp out the scourge that is terrorism from our backyards since our country has the expertise and other forms of intelligence which can help to root out the threat. as a leading member of ASEAN, i feel that singapore should take a more proactive stance by working with other nations to combat this threat to the human race.

an unjustified war,
is still a war.
what comes out of war,
other than death and sorrow?