Life goes on………..has terrorism ended??

Life goes on………..has terrorism ended???

It has been a decade since the black day of September 11 2001 which shocked the world and bought everyone to complete silence as World Trade Centre collapsed in heaps of iron and cement and innocent human lives lost under the surreal wreckage of terrorism. The memories of September 11 elicit flood of emotions and even today ten years had passed by, the images of that terrific deadly day still stop us cold. No matter the number of times we watch horrendous footage of airplanes striking the World Trade Center, our stomachs still churn. ‘Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve’, said George W .Bush. George W. Bush in Speech at National Cathedral, September 14, 2001 also quoted ,’War has been waged against us by stealth and deceit and murder. This nation is peaceful, but fierce when stirred to anger. This conflict was begun on the timing and terms of others. It will end in a way, and at an hour, of our choosing.’

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair quoted, "Britain must, and I am sure will, stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the United States of America and peaceful nations across the world in deploying every possible resource to bring to justice the people responsible, and make sure terrorism never prevails."
 Much has happened since then like America and Britain had fought wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. London and Madrid have also been the victims of murderous attacks. Security measures like increased airport security, secret wiretapping, tighter scrutiny of foreigners have been absorbed restlessly by Americans that have permanently affected the climate and culture of the Western world. Ten years since the day that forever will be known simply as 9/11, life, in fact, remains very much the same. The response to the 9/11 attacks was effective in diminishing terrorism or has made the situation worse is the real question. Osama bin Laden may be dead and al-Qaeda's capabilities significantly degraded, thanks to the brave efforts of British soldiers in the decade long campaign in Afghanistan but today also there are Islamist terrorists trying to find a way to repeat the slaughter of 2001 or of July 7, 2005. Life goes on……..