You can kill a person, not an idea. Osama's killing will not end terrorist activities. Only a change from religious fundamentalism to humanism will put an end to terrorism.
Ashwath,
Tuticorin
I think there are more than 1000 Osamas out there. Terrorism has no religion. The root causes of terrorism are unemployment and poverty. The U.S. is being seen as a hero today but who sowed the seeds of terrorism?
Tanvi Yadav,
New Delhi
The root cause of bin Laden's terrorism was not religion alone. It was also to do with the anguish over the growing interference and domination by the U.S. in the affairs of other countries in the name of democracy. The war around ‘oil money' triggered a mob psychosis that resulted in the creation of thousands of terrorist outfits in and around Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and Palestine.
G.L.N. Murthy,
Hyderabad
Osama is dead but terrorism is alive and kicking. Terrorism is not confined to a single religion. Intolerance and incubating hate are characteristics of mankind.
S.V. Krishna,
Visakhapatnam
Those who gloat over the death of Osama bin Laden should realise that terrorism, like love, is born in the human heart. If terrorism is to be erased from the face of the globe, the issues which cause it need to be addressed by the states.
Satish K. Kapoor,
Solapur
Osama's killing has brought to the fore a few points. First, the U.S. never hesitates to remain united as a nation against forces it fears to be dangerously inimical to its people. Second, the elimination of the dreaded fugitive does not detract from the reality that it was the U.S. that nurtured bin Laden. Third, the U.S. which placed uncritical and undeserving faith in Pakistan stands betrayed.
S. Balu,
Madurai
With the death of bin Laden, only the kingpin of al-Qaeda has been eliminated. The outfit has a wide network worldwide. There are many waiting to retaliate. Only when the U.S. gives up its Big Brother attitude, will terrorism come to an end.
Antony A. Cheniyara,
Irinjalakuda
For some, Osama's death is a moment of justice and for many others it marks the weakening of terror. But I pity Osama, his admirers and followers. They never realised that extremism of anything, including religion, leads nowhere. Here was a man who remained a fugitive for many years when he was alive and did not even get a decent burial — a human and fundamental right — after death. What did bin Laden achieve?
Seema Durrany,
Mauritius
Osama's death will bring solace to millions of people who lost their loved ones due to his fanatical ideology. Today, the U.S. is rejoicing but one should not forget that it is the same country which created the monster.
Asokan Suppiah,
France
We are relieved to know that Osama bin Laden was killed by the U.S. forces in Abbottabad near Islamabad. Osama was America's one-time friend-turned-foe. Now, he has been eliminated. Iraq and Afghanistan, in the meantime, have been destroyed. George W. Bush, who was instrumental in destroying the countries, is enjoying his retired life. We will now have to wait for another Osama to appear on the international scene. That is the way the empire works. It always needs enemies to justify its presence.
Sujit Ghosh,
New Delhi
The war on terrorism is far from over. Osama projected himself as the saviour of the Islamic world that was being persecuted by the West. As long as hatred and intolerance are allowed to be planted in the minds of the young in the name of religion by the fundamentalists, terrorism can never be rooted out.
Pudukotah Sitaraman,
Chennai
Osama's death is, no doubt, a major blow to terrorism. After September 11, like millions of people around the globe and as a moderate Muslim, I supported the war on terrorism because I believed that the terrorists who killed innocent men, women and children should be brought to justice. But after 10 long years of war, I fail to understand who are terrorists and who civilised. In the course of a decade, the champions of democracy and human rights have turned violators themselves.
Even though the war on terror was fought in the far off mountains and seas, it brought only dilemma and trouble for Indian Muslims. We have become more alienated and are viewed with suspicion. The West maintains that the war is not against Islam but treats Muslims and Muslim leaders as terrorists. Yes, Osama was terrorist, a mass murderer. We can't forget what he did. But we also cannot forget why he did what he did.
Shakeeb Ahmed Khan,
Secunderabad
