A list of adjectives is unworthy to describe the incident that occurred in America on September 11th. The shock and grief felt by those directly touched by the tragic and horrific bombings in New York and Washington is infinitely incommunicable. The innocent lives of so many stockbrokers; the traders of happiness, the suited bankers practiced in usury, the humanist CEOs of humanitarian corporations, the secretaries, the janitors, the mail clerks, the security guards, the policemen, the firemen, the tourists, the passer-bys, the students, etc., ad infinitum destroyed within a twenty-or-so minute span. Let’s not depreciate the HQ of the world’s most powerful, outstanding, and righteous appendages of Uncle Sam in our moment of silence for fallen comrades and common members in humanity... The mighty ministry of war, encircled in pentagramish [sic] form, was rattled, but not broken. The corporeal and intelligent might of America was made to flee and cower. Woe, the pride of such great and valorous men stung to the quick. Historians may chronicle this as America’s darkest hour.

The Hollywood prophecies came true in this phantasmagorical moment. The world stood mouths agape watching CNN, provider of other such awe-inspiring entertainments as the Gulf War live, broadcast these surreal events. Transfixed to Sonys people watched mesmerized, via up-linked satellites, the complete destruction of the WTC. In the heat of the moment, the professionalism of journalism was lost in a harangue of expletives.  Holy Shit!

The aftermath of this carnage will remain in the minds of the people long after the dust settles. The question begging to be asked now is: “What next?” The solution proffered is “Operation Infinite Justice”. More economic sanctions, more bombings, more wars, more killing, more, more, more. More is might as America converges on Afghanistan, the little country that could. 
The world is standing ready to provide economic and logistical support. Already America has deployed carriers, destroyers, bombers, jet fighters, tanks, and military personnel.

Russia is ready to try once again. Moscow pledges to “render all possible support to the US” despite differences in several issues including Chechnya. Temporary allies ready to overlook differences in the face of a common foe, even though one is in the process of completely destroying a self-proclaimed independent country. In 1979, the former Soviet Union, Cold War enemies of the US, invaded Afghanistan to protect socialism, only to withdraw a decade later with major losses. It was a major blow to Soviet superiority and pride. Amends will now be paid in full.

The intricate web of coincidence and fate sure does have a sense of humor. How breathtaking to see its wonderful workings. The people of Florida maybe have mistakenly voted for the right president. Bush Junior, surrounded by Bush Senior’s council, looks to be the appropriate commander-in-chief. The dialectics of Bush and his council have condemned Osama bin Laden and his evil henchmen. The wise and culturally mannered Taliban leadership, or clerics, have denied any responsibility or connection to the attacks, as has public enemy number one. Yet war is looming on the horizon. Exactly a decade later, Bush Junior mans the war machine.

Only astute and sagacious men can understand the intricate politics of war. America supported Afghanistan in their fight for freedom against the other world superpower. Now America and the former Soviet Union are partners. The Iran-Iraq war is another mysterious matter to be left to the intelligentsia [sic]. America supported Iraq in the eighties against the Muslims led by Ayatollah. A few years later they decimated their partner, Saddam, in another war. What about the Balkans, you ask? Yugoslavia’s leader was America’s bosom buddy and then suddenly not. Which is it? War and why nations wage it is really stupefying, mind-boggling mumbo-jumbo. Thousands of Tutsis in the Dark Continent murdered during civil war. Where was America and its organization of peace? Maybe they were on vacation? Or maybe they were sleeping or at a banquet? The noggin starts throbbing if one delves too deeply in matters better left to the moral and righteous leaders of the first world.

The world has deemed this atrocity, the only one of its kind, to be justifiable cause for war. By its name, “Operation Infinite Justice” seeks justice. However, without proof, can America ignore Afghanistan and its people’s plea of innocence? Even if bin Laden is found guilty, is it just to ignore Afghan’s sovereignty? There is not doubt that if there is war, it will be protracted. But will this war be justifiable to future generations? The world watches transfixed as America plans a course of action. Two shadow warriors preparing to do battle. There is terrorism in the one corner, and American justice in the other.

On another note, however tragic the attacks on NYC and Washington were, they could be viewed in light of revolution. The stranglehold that America has on its world colony economically and militarily cannot be ignored. Although many innocent Americans died, the adjective cannot be said of the nation itself. How much innocent blood has been shed the world over due to American foreign policy or indifference. According to Oxford's Dictionary, terrorism: is the use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to act. America itself was a colony that underwent revolution. Acts of terrorism were committed in the name of American emancipation from British rule. The media portrays the enemy as one that hides in shadows, yet how else can it be? Who can stand up directly to the military might of America? And as imperial power, America must retaliate. In this war, there is a wide chasm that separates the two foes. One side fights on the platform of status quo and self-interest, the other on revolution and religion. The fires of the future and its showdown can be elucidated as the “McWorld versus Jihad”syndrome. Who will win and at what cost?

An anecdote comes to mind of Alexander the Great. When he was consolidating his throne in Macedon, the Greeks rebelled, seeing a boy on the throne. There was revolution in Thebes. The demagogues urged the Greeks to join them and free themselves from Macedonian domination. After a march of two weeks, Alexander appeared at the walls of Thebes. He demanded them to send him the two leaders of the rebellion. The Thebans denied his request, so Alexander killed six thousand of them, demolished their city, and sold all the surviving inhabitants as slaves.