Islamic Terrorists Try To Break India

Fire of Liberty

As I survey the twisted metal of the train cars that were hit by some eight explosions today in India, I'm reminded of the fact that Islamic terrorists(Al Qaeda or other groups with the same interests) are always chomping at the bit to wreak havoc on a large mass of innocent people who are trying to live their lives in peace. As with 9/11, the bombings in Spain and the deadly attacks on the public transit in London, the destruction of the trains in Mumbai(Bombay) just shows you that we have to be even more vigilant in our efforts of preventing such horrors by tracking, disrupting and killing the Islamic terrorists throughout the world. Now while the press seems to throw-up the typical argument that these explosions are out of the dispute between Pakistan and India over Kashmir but I'm guessing that it's a classic al-Qaeda coordinated attack enacted by Islamic terrorists who want to murder individuals because they're not Muslims and don't subscribe to the blood-cult of Osama and his fellow killers. You could also say that this attack fits the profile of an al-Qaeda operation because it occurred in a large metropolitan that is the beacon of South Asia because it's the India financial capital and home to Bollywood all of which irks the terrorists.

As I've noted in previous posts, India is a great democracy and a pretty darn good ally in our current war on terror. I'm hoping that India will be vigilant in tracking down and killing such terrorists for conducting the murder of 160 plus people and countless injuries rather than retreating into a shell much like Spain. After reading the following comments by Indian PM Manmohan Singh in the Indian Express, I'm confident that they'll continue the fight against Islamic terrorism. So I give them applause for picking up the torch and carrying on the fight. As for the families of the dead and injured, I offer my prayers. It might not help a Hindu and most likely Muslims but in my eyes, every prayers helps.

***Here's how President Bush responded to the horrific acts of terrorism in India.