OPINION: I understand your concern, but to me, every day is a concern because:
"TERRORISM IS GLOBAL.
TERRORISTS ARE GLOBAL.
Jihad -- another day." -Cindy
Now, thinking about all terrorists (not just jihadis)...
Always expect the unexpected.
Terrorists will attack if they believe they are prepared
and if they believe they have a window of opportunity.
Well, why don't I go hide under my bed or just tune out
all the threats?
Prayer is powerful and I pray a lot.
I also take comfort in these verses of inspiration and wisdom I put
up on one of my web pages recently:
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." ... "In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God." ..."For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." - from THE BIBLE: Psalms 46:1;Psalms 62:7;II Timothy 1:7
Continuing post no. 3491.
...and there are a lot of sound minds in action here on TM and elsewhere.
Prayer is very powerful. I couldn't survive without it. As much as I wanted to hide under the bed after 9/11, I picked myself up on 9/12 and went back to the city. We can never let them win. But I believe they are very patient and waiting for that opportunity. The saddest part to me is that our children will never know life in the USA as we knew it.
http://globalpolitician.com/articledes.asp?ID=1572&cid=2&sid=5
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"Lebanon's Sacred Weapons: The Law vs. Fatwas"
Elias Bejjani - 1/26/2006
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "On January 16/2006, the head of the National Council of the Media in Lebanon, Mr. Abdel-Hadi Mahfouz, cited the Secretary General of Hezbollah, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, as saying during a visit by the Council, “The weapons of the Resistance (Hezbollah - Party Of God) for us are the Holiest of the Holies. They are akin to our “honor”, and we are Easterners. I will not tolerate anyone who messes with my honor, and the weapons of the Resistance are our honor.”Test
This clear and direct statement is laden with content and meaning that should draw clear and decisive responses from across the spectrum in Lebanon, as well as from all the Arab governments. For do they really share Nasrallah's concept of these weapons? And is this shocking unilateral “sanctification” of Hezbollah's weapons leaves any room for peaceful debate and dialogue about weapons that now have divine attributes and pertain to concepts of honor?
It thus becomes obvious that Hezbollah Shiite Armed Militia knows exactly what it wants and does not miss any opportunity to stubbornly declare its constant positions, and challenging everyone domestically and, at the same time, rejecting all provisions of what it calls the “Israeli-American” UN Resolution 1559.
We need to be mindful that Hezbollah fought the last Lebanese Parliamentary elections in 2005 from behind Syria's Intelligence notorious Chief Ghazi Kanaan's electoral law and arming itself with a legitimacy mandate, leaving the voters but one of two choices: Either you're with the Israeli enemy and UN Resolution 1559, or you're with Hezbollah and its liberationist weapons! Hezbollah's leadership has now taken the next step.
Unlike all other Lebanese political forces, it continues to insist, day in and day out, on keeping its weapons and privileges irrespective of the pressures, and now has shrouded these weapons with the halo of sanctity, linking it to the concept of “honor” and thus making it untouchable."