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There are angels and angels. Like the cherubs. Like the seraphs. And Satan the devil, himself. There are prophets and prophets. Like Jesus Christ. Like Muhammad. Like Siddhartha Guatama. And there are terrorists and terrorists. Like. . . . Don't think that I am going to mention Osama Bin Laden. Or some madman wielding a bomb, a gun , or a knife. No! Because there have come to be many terrorists after September 11, 2001.
The Shorter Oxford Dictionary on Historical Principles defines the word terrorist as " anyone who attempts to further his views by a system of coercive intimidation". But today that definition is relative. Because we are all terrorists! Forget the Palestinian suicide bombers. Ignore the Muslim fundamentalists. Do not think of those ones doing havoc in Indonesia, Russia or East Africa. And remember not the several "terrorist" groups mushrooming around the world. Yes, forget them.
Now, look around you, and you will come to see that you do not have to go too far to look for a terrorist. Because that husband who turns his wife into a punching bag is a terrorist. Because that smoker who carelessly threw away the butt of his burning cigarette into the bush, which eventually starts a conflagration is a terrorist. Because the worker 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 you live in North Korea, you are a terrorist. If it is thought that you are hiding weapons of mass destruction, and your country is called Iraq, you are a terrorist. If you are an Arab Muslim from the Middle-East, you are a terrorist. If you are an undocumented immigrant in the United States, you must be a terrorist. I am not yet finished.
The other day, a German government official called George Bush, Jnr. a nazi. Now come to think of it—nazi—fancy word for terrorist. So if you are fighting the war on terror, you are a terrorist. If you are a dictator that goes by the name of Robert Mugabe—chasing white farmers and your political opponents all over the place, no doubt, you must be a terrorist. But that is not all.
If you are a writer that likes to "intimidate" your readers, you are a terrorist. If you are a newsman like Robin White of the BBC, who always asks his interviewees embarrassing, questions, you are a terrorist. And if you are a baby born today, I welcome you, "baby" terrorist. Because you have just tormented your mother for nine months. Because she has just passed through terrible birth pains for your sake. Perhaps, she died in the process. No thanks to a terrorist like you.
And if you folks out there dare post a contrary opinion to this article, then you are a terrorist! And I will point you out to George Bush Jnr, and his "lap-dog" Tony Blair. And you will find yourself in the lonely Guantanamo Bay near "dangerous" Cuba learning how not to be a terrorist. (Something like weeping and gnashing of teeth.) Call the angels! Call the prophets! No dialing tone!!
I am done.
ARTHUR ZULU, The Most controversial Writer in the World, is the author of the best-selling book, HOW TO WRITE A BEST- SELLER. For your copy and Free excerpt of the book, click on: http://www.1stbooks.com/bookveiw/10975 For contact, mailto: controversialwriter@yahoo.com
