Are They Human?

Kidnapping, mass murder, mutilation, torture... the list goes on and on. All such things are utilized by terrorists. And to add insult to injury, such people do these abominable acts in God's name! No wonder some people shy away from religion. They are the purveyors of hell on earth, pure evil, evil incarnated. God forbid, if a friend or loved one is victimized by them, it'll be better that they killed them immediately. It would have been better than torture, including mental torture. If they kidnap someone and demands for ransom are made, just leave the victim's fate to God, because no matter what you do, they kill them. I just saw an episode of the TV series 24: whether the authorities give in to the demands is immaterial. They still do their heinous crimes. In that episode, a nuclear bomb detonated even if the demands are met. While this is fictional, it can very well happen; truth is always stranger than fiction.

In all news sources, it's glaring how people hate US President G.W. Bush. You know what? Who are the terrorists angry about? Bush. Who are the demons' enemies? God and his angels. I'm not equating the two, but you are known by your enemies. Bush is their whipping boy, but he is just the symbol. Behind Bush are many layers of policy makers, etc. To the dismay of other countries, the US does what it says. The US is willing to pay the price of war. I'm sad when soldiers die, but that is their calling... to die so that others may live. Locally in the Philippines, soldiers are faithful in their calling and die heroically. You know what? Their salaries are shamefully near the poverty line! Yet they persevere and stay. Many people leave the country and utter many insults to the country in general. It's okay to work abroad, but they should at least appreciate those who choose to stay. The soldiers choose to stay, and obviously it's not for the money. An acquaintance once pitied himself that he only received a few more pesos in his military benefits. He asked me why he's not resigning from the service. I told him it's not the money. And he agreed. Going back to the US soldiers, if they are afraid to die in battle, they are always free to resign. There are many opportunities in their country--lots of my Filipino folks are there looking and finding good high paying jobs.

Just a few days ago, our valiant Marines were looking for kidnapped priest Fr. Bossi in Basilan island in southern Philippines. They were ambushed by Islamic terrorists (Abu Sayyaf and MILF rouge elements), 14 of them. God bless their souls. And their ordeal didn't end there. The dead soldiers were mutilated and 10 were beheaded. Why? Are they human? Honorable warriors respect their fallen enemies. Obviously these evil men are not subject to any international conventions. In addition to such war atrocities, they also target doctors, journalists and other noncombatants. When Fr. Bossi was interviewed after being recovered, he said that he confronted his captors about their violence and that the Quran does not agree with what they were doing. Their leaders are more influential than the Quran! In the end the priest, who was born in Italy, just remembered the Mafia, saying that the kidnappers were mafia members. But the Mafia are better because they don't justify their actions by using God's name. The local terrorists are using God's name in vain!

The good in man is being perverted by these evil men. I'm afraid of the future of our children. God help us!