Terrorist Metro Bombings In Moscow

The recent suicide bombings of two Metro trains during Monday's rush-hour in Moscow has re-awakened world fears of suicide attacks. 39 people were killed and over 70 injured in what was the largest attack in Moscow since 2004 when 40 people were killed by a bomb on a Metro train. The attacks have been attributed to Ingushetia and Chechnyan rebel leaders who have waring with Russia since the time right after the fall of the Soviet Union. The most suprising detail about the attack is that the suicide bombers were not men, but women.

Whilst most of you probably didn't hear much, if any, about these events (because of our news organizations lack of worldwide reporting), it should be be made aware of and should make us realize that we are not the only ones that face problems in the world. This terrorist strike, just like countless others, targeted innocent people just going about their daily lives, not harming anyone and yet, some organization thought it was acceptable to take their lives. This, to me, is unacceptable as no human has any more right than any other to take a life. With these bombings, it shows how little respect these terrorist organiations have for any human life, even of their own kind, and they should be persecuted and pursued to the fullest extent of any applicable law.

These events should remind us tha we are all vulnerable to any kind of attack and we should be extra vigilent on how we deal with suspicious people. We should not turn a blind eye but we should report and investigate so that we can keep ourselves and our fellow man alive. Of course, with this kind of persecution comes the reponsibility of one to not needlessly profile individuals on any basis other than fact of the situation at hand. Russia, like many first-world coutries, has had to deal with many terrorist attacks in recent history and have said that they are working to revamp anti-terrorism laws to try and better protect their citizens. They have vowed to follow these criminals to the "depths of the sewers and bring them to daylight" as Prime Minister Vladmir Putin stated.

Perhaps we as Americans should take a good hard look on the "War on Terror" and its successes rather than downplaying it and demeaning it simply because it is a war. Any fight against extremism is a brutual fight and their will be casulaties, friend and foe but we should not give up the fight. Our brave troops are fighting to make this country a safe place to live in so perhaps we should stop all of out political and social bickering, and realize that, whilst we may have many problems of our own, we still live in a safe and free country and that is what absolutely matters the most.

Check out this BBC news website link for more info:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8595162.stm

-Chris Laatsch