Who Is A Terrorist?
There are angels and angels.
Like the cherubs. Like the seraphs.
AndSatan the devil, himself. There are prophets and ...
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And there arete There are angels and angels. Like the cherubs.
Like the seraphs. AndSatan the devil, himself.
There are prophets and prophets. Like JesusChrist.
Like Muhammad. Like Siddhartha Guatama.
And there areterrorists and terrorists. Like.
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. Don't think that I amgoing to mention Osama Bin Laden.
Or some madman wielding a bomb, agun , or a knife. No! Because there have come to be many terroristsafter September 11, 2001.The Shorter Oxford Dictionary on Historical Principles defines theword terrorist as " anyone who attempts to further his viewsby a system of coercive intimidation".
But today that definitionis relative. Because we are all terrorists! Forget the Palestiniansuicide bombers.
Ignore the Muslim fundamentalists. Do not think ofthose ones doing havoc in Indonesia, Russia or East Africa.
Andremember not the several "terrorist" groups mushroomingaround the world. Yes, forget them.Now, look around you, and you will come to see that you do not have togo too far to look for a terrorist.
Because that husband who turns hiswife into a punching bag is a terrorist. Because that smoker whocarelessly threw away the butt of his burning cigarette into the bush,which eventually starts a conflagration is a terrorist.
Because theworker who goes on strike to demand better pay is also a terrorist.The list has not ended.If you are suspected of producing nuclear weapons, especially if youlive in North Korea, you are a terrorist. If it is thought that youare hiding weapons of mass destruction, and your country is calledIraq, you are a terrorist.
If you are an Arab Muslim from theMiddle-East, you are a terrorist. If you are an undocumented immigrantin the United States, you must be a terrorist.
I am not yet finished.The other day, a German government official called George Bush, Jnr. anazi.
Now come to think of it—nazi—fancy word forterrorist. So if you are fighting the war on terror, you are aterrorist.
If you are a dictator that goes by the name of RobertMugabe—chasing white farmers and your political opponents allover the place, no doubt, you must be a terrorist. But that is notall.If you are a writer that likes to "intimidate" yourreaders, you are a terrorist.
If you are a newsman like Robin White ofthe BBC, who always asks his interviewees embarrassing, questions, youare a terrorist. And if you are a baby born today, I welcome you,"baby" terrorist.
Because you have just tormented yourmother for nine months. Because she has just passed through terriblebirth pains for your sake.
Perhaps, she died in the process. No thanksto a terrorist like you.And if you folks out there dare post a contrary opinion to thisarticle, then you are a terrorist! And I will point you out to GeorgeBush Jnr, and his "lap-dog" Tony Blair.
And you will findyourself in the lonely Guantanamo Bay near "dangerous" Cubalearning how not to be a terrorist. (Something like weeping andgnashing of teeth.) Call the angels! Call the prophets! No dialingtone!!I am done.ARTHUR ZULU, The Most controversial Writer in the World, is the authorof the best-selling book, HOW TO WRITE A BEST- SELLER.
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