Bitter irony of the 7 7 attacks

BBC News television reporting on the terrorist attacks in London had a ticker stream at the bottom of the screen suggesting “ two Palestinian activists had been killed in Gaza and the West Bank”. It is appalling that it suited the political bias of the BBC to deem the terrorists of the Mid-East to be “activists”, when at the same moment their comrades in arms were delivering a series of terrorist bombing attacks on public transport in the manner perfected by the “activists”.

It is shameful that BBC and other media continue to pander to the terrorist groups of the world by referring to them as “activists, “insurgents” or “militants”. The terrorists attacking the citizenry of democracies are terrorists, and no distinction need be made depending upon the cause for which the reporting journalist has sympathy.

I awaited with sadness the hypocritical pronouncements of Ken Livingstone and Jacques Chirac in rightfully deploring this latest outrage, whilst they continue to espouse support for the aims of terrorist fanatics. I am sorry to say that it does not matter what stance Western democracies take on the world stage, although recently it has been tilted heavily towards that of Livingstone and Chirac, terrorists will conduct an attack here because a civilized democracy which supports rights for all is an anathema to them.

The root cause of terrorism is evil, and attempts by pseudo-intellectuals and diplomats to legitimize the thugs by understanding their feelings negates the efforts of common people to live in a just and moral society. Calling terrorists by their true name is a recognition that they have nothing to offer but death and mayhem, wherever the terrorists attack.

The day after the comrade in arms of the terrorists in Gaza struck in London the G8 allocated $3 billion US effectively reward terrorism.

I do not mind paying taxes to governments to implement policies that I do not wish for, but that have been decided democratically. I have no problem with $50 billion US going to assist African peoples. I do object to governments providing financial support to those that attack me, my fellow citizens and society. The provision of $3 billion US will mean that the interconnected terrorist groups will not have to strive so hard to find funds to bankroll their next atrocity.

The leaders of democracies cannot reward one strain of the Islamic terrorism network and expect to dismantle another element. Until they start treating this terrorist threat as the single scourge of civilization that it is, this war against evil cannot be won.