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Will Terrorism Define the 21st Century?
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This post was written on November 26, 2009.
I am in New Delhi, India at the moment. As I am sure you are aware, 11-26-09 marks one year since the Mumbai Terror Attacks, a series of bombings and shootings that left well over 150 people dead and hundreds more wounded. The attacks have been linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan based extremist group. Of the ten men involved in the attacks, only one, Ajmal Qasab, survived. He is currently on trial.
For India, this is their “9-11,” as all you see on television here at the moment is “26-11.” News carriers are showing footage from the event, interviewing survivors and relatives of those who were not so lucky. It’s all very familiar.
Being an American, I remember 9-11-01, very well, where I was and the almost overwhelming feeling of emptiness, knowing that nothing in my country would ever be the same again. It’s not the kind of change you vote for, just the kind you somehow deal with. I also remember how 9-11-02 was almost as devastating, having had an entire year to dwell on the awfulness of it. And with all due respect hopefully paid, I would like to move on.
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