London Attack

Saddened and shocked by this act of barbarism, I find it hard even to read the details. Living most of my life in NYC and a frequent mass transit rider, I cannot express how truly evil such an attack on a city feels. The only bright point is the common reaction of our World leaders which I characterize as a strengthening of resolve. Not often a fan President Bush, I have to say his quote (reported by Reuters) says it well.

"Their resolve is as strong as my resolve," Bush said. "We will find them (the perpetrators). We will bring them to justice. And at the same time we will spread an ideology of hope and compassion that will overwhelm their ideology of hate."

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Addendum July 8, 2005

It struck me as almost comical that the Secret Organization of Al Qaeda in Europe claimed responsiblity for this act on a website. Not very secret, is it?

An Op Ed column by Thomas L Friedman made some very cogent points. Too often we see the negative response to American actions. It is well passed the time for the Muslim world (or village as this author refers to it) to begin recognizing that the negative response to these terrorist acts is likely to felt by all Muslims. Rooting out, what he refers to as, "a jihadist death cult in its midst" is a job best done by the Muslim leaders. Left to the West it will be done in a rough, crude and likely unhumane way. But make no mistake it will be done. We see it unfolding in the streets of Iraq, we saw it in the heavy bombardment in Afghanistan, but even more in the air of suspicion and distrust of Muslims everywhere, especially in our own home lands.