I gotta admit, whenever that "Special News Broadcast" flashes across my tv screen I usually get very nervous, almost borderline panicked, because I automatically think to myself "Oh my God, who or what attacked or bombed us now!?!?!" I've been that way ever since September 11, 2001, when terrorists instructed by Osama bin Laden himself, took airplanes filled with hundreds of innocent people and smashed them into the World Trade Center Twin Towers, the Pentagon and Shanksville, PA, killing a total of 3,000 or more people on that one single morning. With much relief, nobody attacked or bombed our great land last night and rather than being majorly hocked off that the only tv show I watch regularly these days,"Brothers & Sisters," was so instantaneously interrupted at the height of a climactic scene, I was beyond ecstatic when I heard the words that came from George Stephanopoulus's mouth "...ABC News has just learned tonight that Osama bin Laden is dead! The mastermind behind the 9-11 attacks on America is dead..." Let me tell you, I literally started jumping up-n-down, followed by my tear-ducts opening full-force and my reaching for the Puffs!!
Yes, it is true, bin Laden's death will not bring back one single soul of the thousands he and his thugs so ruthlessly murdered over 10 years ago this coming September 11th but goddamn, justice has finally been obtained for those innocent lives who were lost that day. The wicked mastermind behind so much anguish and despair is dead, he is finally dead! I personally hope he rots in Hell for all eternity and if both the Greek mythological and Biblical versions of Hell are true to their alleged depictions, then I also hope that folks like Hades and Lucifer deal with Osama bin Laden's ass ever so severely! Oh, and Persephone, I hope she gets a good whack at his ass too, I mean, c'mon, after all the bullshit she goes through every year, she's entitled too, dontcha think?
Of course, then there are the folks out there, some the organized religion types and some the 1960-ish peacenik types, who will stand from their faulty soapboxes and preach "Well, we shouldnt be happy that another human being is dead, we should pray with all our hearts and souls that all killing everywhere stops!" On the the former stance, I have only one thing to say to such people - you're totally in the wrong on all of that. When any mass-murderer is totally annihalated it is a direct call for a massively huge celebration because justice has finally and unequivocally been achieved. Obviously those people did not lose any loved ones on 9/11 nor via any other act of hatred and violence and if they did, trust me, they wouldnt be acting so goddamn high-n-almighty right now. On the latter stance, yes, it would be extremely wonderful if all the killing, all the conflicts and all the wars on this planet would come to a total permanent halt and never ever happen again; but, it's gonna take a helluva lot more than just praying for a day like that to ever come about. That's a goal that the human race should make one of it's number one top priorities, something it needs to work on major big-time in order for it to happen.
It's equally true that just because Osama bin Laden is finally dead does not mean that the war against terrorism is over because it isnt. The war against terrorism will not be totally won until every single terrorist organization has been disintegrated and every terrorist out there apprehended and held accountable for their crimes against humanity. Just like millions of other people across this planet, I too am very worried that there could be a new wave of terrorism against our nation and other nations out of retaliation for the death of bin Laden; however, and please make no mistakes about this, I do not believe we should stop our celebrations over the death of one of the most evilest of all monsters that ever existed in the new millennium. I think we should continue to do what the majority of us have done since that horriffic morning in September, 2001 - be alert, be aware and if we come across anything that appears the slightest bit suspicious, report it immediately to the proper authorities. Believe it or not, there are some American citizens out there who dont believe in doing any of that, they believe in just taking it one day atta time and looking out for themselves but if we all wanna continue to survive in this modern age that we live in, we must all make a conscious effort to look out not just for ourselves but for everyone else too.
I am very very happy that Osama bin Laden is finally history, but I'll be even more happier when every terrorist like him is finally stopped and permanently put outta business for once and for all. With bin Laden's death a succesful strike against the world of terrorism has been achieved, right through to the heart of it. Now all we have to do is work on eradicating what's left of that world as efficiently and quickly as we can because we must do what we can to prevent horrible tragedies such as what happened to those Twin Towers on 9/11 from ever ever happening again; and, in the process, make the world a much safer place for all of us to live in. I'm not religious by any means but I'd like to at least say this - may God always bless the United States of America and all nations who pledge allegiance to freedom and democracy, as well as those committed to the fight for the truth and for justice. Thank you for reading.
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