The War on Terror

I found out about Osama Bin Laden's death in a way that only a teenager would be able to; Twitter. (See, social media does have a purpose). So during Sunday night I stayed up and watched the news pretty much moments after Obama's announcement.

I saw U.S. citizens celebrating on the news. I felt the sense of relief people were expressing on twitter. I understand their joy at this news. So many people were killed when the Twin Towers were hit, and to have the mastermind behind these attacks finally killed, after years of searching is a comfort.

The fact that none of the Navy Seals who were involved in the mission were killed, is amazing. This is a huge victory for the United States. So many see this as a huge step towards beating out terrorism.

However I think that celebrating a human's death is taking it a bit too far. These public displays of joy that are occuring across the U.S.A. are probably very insulting and perhaps provoking to people in other countries.

You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.

-Malcom X