{"id":417,"date":"2008-09-21T10:13:11","date_gmt":"2008-09-21T10:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/newblog\/?p=417"},"modified":"2008-09-21T10:13:11","modified_gmt":"2008-09-21T10:13:11","slug":"islamabad-bombings-is-this-really-about-bin-laden-anymore-where-are-we-headed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/islamabad-bombings-is-this-really-about-bin-laden-anymore-where-are-we-headed\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamabad bombings, is this really about Bin Laden anymore ? where are we headed ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How many people need to pay with their lives for the 9\/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre ? What started as a hunt for the few people involved in that attack to bring them to justice has ignited into a fire that has spread and threatens to gradually engulf half the populations of the world. The US over reacted by invading Iraq in what will go down in history as one of the most misjudged attacks in the history of modern warfare, and now the world has been polarized into Islamic fundamentalism vs capitalism, threatening to bring down the very fabric of civilization. This is now no longer a hunt for Bin Laden, it has encompassed and exposed pressure points between religion, social structures, philosophies and between the haves and the have-nots. Proving that harmony and peace is such a fragile concept, one that needs constant nurturing.
\nAnd as Pakistan falls to fundamentalist forces, what we mistakenly call Talibanization ( it is really just fundamentalism) – everything points to that India is the next target. I am a complete liberal, and I stand up and say that we must protect ourselves. Any one indulging n terror activities that targets innocent civilians is a terrorist. Be they Muslims, Hindu’s Christians or Agnostics. The Bajrang Dal that desecrates and kills nuns and attacks churches are terrorists too.
\nThe war in India is no longer on our borders. Why are we spending half our defence budget on the Siachin Glacier – when the real war now is inside India ? Inside Pakistan ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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