Blog 8:Effects of Terrorism (10/19/12)

Chris Emekauwa

Blog 8: (10/19/12)

Effects of Terrorism

Today in Beirut, Lebanon a massive bomb went off in the middle of the Christian section. The bomb blast wounded dozens and killed at least 8 people. The fallout of this terrorist attack has been wide spread fear and general anxiety. The main target of this attack was said to be security official, Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, who was the intelligence chief of Lebanon’s internal security force. “General Hassan played a leading role a few months ago in the arrest of a former information minister, Michel Samaha, who had close ties with the Syrian leadership and was accused of plotting a campaign of bombings and assassinations in Lebanon. Mr. Samaha’s arrest was widely viewed as evidence of a Syrian plot to spread sectarian mayhem in Lebanon.” Before this attack General Hassan had received numerous death threats. Suspicious groups that have been accused are the Syrian government and Hezbollah, who both rejected any accusations.

I believe that any more of these terrorist acts will plunge Lebanon into chaos and civil war. I truly doubt that the proper actions of increased security were taken into effect, following the death threats that Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan received. I believe that if they were then many lives that were lost could have been saved. Because of these actions the terrorist have “won”. The terrorist have effectively managed to spread mass fear and anxiety to call attention for their ambiguous motives. Without upgrading the way the world handles terrorist action we (the innocent people) will continue to lose. This is a sad but great example of what could’ve been prevented with change

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/20/world/middleeast/bomb-blast-in-beirut-lebanon.html?hp&_r=0