Sept 11 changed the world relationship

Submitted by bhattathiri (India), Sep 14, 2006 at 18:49

Your website is eyecatching, beautiful, informative and excellent. Let us pray for the victims of September 11th attack.

Article by M.P. Bhattathiri, Retired Chief Technical Examiner , Govt. of Kerala, it may be published in your website and magazine after editing if necessary.

September 11th. Come september, many disasters are happening around the world..Storm in Mexico,US, earthquake in Japan, and Indonesia, air accidents in many countries, floods in India, China, bomb blasts in india and in many countries, and so on.

In this context let us remember the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack in NewYork. This day has changed the history of the world .People have seen cruelty in the original form and some have not even recovered from the great mental depression. Ne sweetenings words can satisfy those affected. It appears that NewYork city is stiil not fully recoveerd from that shock. Billions of dollars have been lost and business and economy is affected heavily.

Let us express our feelings towards the sufferers of the tragedy on September 11, 2001, at New York and share with all some of the feelings of millions of educated on "Terrorism" and about the difference it has made in our lives, individual and collective.

"Terrorism is the the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimindation or coercion or instilling fear among civilians creating anarchy and pandemonium. The targets of terrorist acts can be government officials, military personnel, people serving the interests of governments, or civilians and women and children are the most affected one. Acts of terror against military targets tend to blend into a strategy of guerrilla warfare. According to one view, one person's terrorist is another person's freedom fighter. Random violence against civilians (noncombatants) is the type of action." ...

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