US need not be confused about this. It has to be a war against global terrorism of all kinds. Bin Laden is a terrorist. Treat him as a war criminal.

What for have you put a US$ 5 million prize on Laden's head ? He has already hit you hard earlier. You preferred to sit tight and allow him to function freely in terrorist havens of Pakistan and Afghanistan. He is being harbored by Taliban and ISI. He is a terrorist who works in the name of Jihaad. The US has to punish these guys anyway. It failed to do this in the past, and exposed the flaws of its character and thus encouraged these bastards to attack with greater force.

It is no issue if he is involved in the recent attacks or not. He is a confirmed and prized terrorist and thus an enemy of humanity and the US.

The US cannot play cold war politics on the issue of terrorism. The US cannot brand terrorists as freedom fighters and allow them to collect funds, arms and ammunitions on American soil to carry on their dastardly acts elsewhere. Not any more, as it would amount to an insult to the souls that have perished for no fault of theirs in various terrorist attacks.

The American people should declare war on global terrorism and force their political leadership to shed their ambivalence towards sundry terrorist outfits. Global terrorism of any type, anywhere, cannot be tolerated even if it serves the immediate objectives of the CIA.

Global terrorism is the greatest enemy, greater than Saddam, and Iran. If the US uses the present crisis to merely settle old scores with Saddam and Iran, it will be a bland travesty of truth.

It is a fact that CIA created Bin Laden and Taliban. Successive US governments supped with the devil, and the American people are paying the price of that today. Pakistan's ISI is in close touch with Bin Laden. It shares Bin Laden's philosophy of Jihaad.  They have used tactics and strategies of same kinds in their operations in India and elsewhere. The US turns a blind eye to all this. It puts the rogue government of Pakiatan at par with India. These double standards will have to go. The US must know that India having nuclear weapons is not the same thing as Pakistan having them.

Recall seriously the Bombay Bomb Blasts and the IA plane hijack. The connections are obvious. Same tactics have been used in the latest attacks in the US. Multiple targets, simple methods, deadly impact, spreading fear as the main motive. The executioners of these tragedies live in  ISI and Taliban protected sanctuaries. It is possible that some of these fellows were involved in the latest attack.

Make sure anyone, anywhere, talking about Jihaad does not go unquestioned. Islamic world should answer the question as to what does it mean by Jihaad? This bullshit has to be nailed squarely.

Criminals and cowards cannot be Jihaadis. They must be eliminated. This will be the best homage to those who died on 11 September, 2001.