Terrorists have attacked Mumbai in several places.  The attacks seemed to be focused on Westerners, especially those with US and UK passports.  That many others perished does not seem to matter to those who threw hand grenades and indiscriminately used their automatic weapons to deadly effect.  The Taj Mahal and Oberoi/Trident Hotels copped it sweet.  At the time of writing, commandos were still going from room to room in the Taj Mahal hotel to rescue guests holed up in their rooms.  That would be a slow process with hundreds of rooms that could be booby-trapped or harbour terrorists.  Fighting was still going on in the Oberoi hotel.

So, what drives these terrorists?  What is their logic behind all this?

1. Westerners are infidels and must be removed from earth.  Is that it?
2. Mumbai will feel the fallout of these attacks for a long time to come.  Tourists will stay away from this city for some time to come I imagine.  This means that Mumbai, as a city, will suffer very heavy financial losses.  What have the Indians done to deserve that?
3. Business people likewise would be wise not to visit Mumbai for the time being.  This means that international trade probably will suffer as well, as no deals can be struck and so on.
4. It could be that the terrorists consider any non-Westerners who perished or got severly hurt as collateral damage.  Or, is Mumbai being punished because they harbour infidels and do business with them?
5. Further to point 4, if this is true, the terrorists have a gigantic task ahead of them.  China does do business with the West.  So do just about all other countries.  Wow, where is all this going to end?

Western countries cannot seem to even remotely understand what drives these terrorists.  I have reasons to believe that the terrorists do not  understand the Western mind either.  All they succeed in is getting the Western Alliance to dig their heels in.  Nobody can even remotely afford to think in terms of giving up.  I believe that other countries are now inclined to pull closer together to combat these never-ending attacks.

I must quickly admit that I do not begin to understand the reasons behind these attacks.  Yes, I have have heard and read the many scenarios that are possible.  However, from a personal point of view, I am completely stumped.  It seems that some sort of interpretation of a particular faith enables the terrorists to genuinely believe that their attacks are fully justified.  This is why they willingly blow themselves up, as their faith appears immensely strong.

So, what can we really do about all this?  Nobody seems to have a clue.  I think that the answer should not contain further violence, but what is the alternative?  Education seems to be one possible solution.  The question is how does one approach that?

If you have read this far, you probably will have felt my deep distress that is continually fed throught events of this nature.  I sometimes ask myself these questions:

1. What would have happened in this world if Religions did not exist?
2. What would have happened in this world if everybody throughout this world of ours believed in one supreme being without trying to interpret things to their advantage?
3. What would have happened in this world if a system existed that does not involve money or credits?  I imagine that probably no crime would exist.
4. What would happen if countries did not exist and the whole world is considered to be our home without borders anywhere?

I fervently desire that anybody who is capable of doing this projects love towards other human beings no matter how you feel about them.  That would be quite a task, would it not?  But....if we were really able to, could we then look forward to a happier and more peaceful world?

The above questions will not be satifactorily resolved during my lifetime.  I nevertheless do my bit and extend love to everybody out there.

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