I wanted to post this, because this was my answer to some questions someone asked me about my thoughts on 9/11. Obviously the questions were intended to evoke a negative response. But as you can see, I gave my response, and with good measure.
My heart goes out to the victims of 9/11, and today is a day of remembrance. –Head Jundi
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Where were you during that event?
I was in a hotel breakfast room, watching it live on a big screen, in Carson City, Nevada. I was working as a smokejumper at the time.
What were your initial thoughts about what happened when you found out?
The first plane that hit, made me think an accident. The second one that hit, clued me into an act of war. I was angry and I was saddened for the victims. My thoughts were at the time is, who did this and why. Most of all, what will be our response in this new war.
Do you think security personnel are being more cautious today than other days because of the date?
I am one of those ‘security personnel’, having worked in Iraq and other places on 9/11, before in the past. To a security professional, this day is important, because the enemy likes to use anniversaries for attacks. 9/11 is a very significant date. So yes, guys and gals are a little bit more wary on this day. But really, in this business, you get paid to be on your game every day you are on the job.
Do you feel more secure with the changes in security that have taken place within your country?
Yes. We have not had a major attack on US soil since 9/11. Numerous planned attacks have been stopped by the hard work of law enforcement and gov. agencies. I am thankful for their efforts. And the security efforts at airports is necessary, and an adjustment that I don’t mind. I like the fact that someone cares.
Did this event inevitably change the way the international community looks at United States of America?
Of course it has. This event has also changed the way the international community looks at radical Islamic fundamentalists. War tends to piss off a whole range of folks out there. Our reaction to the 9/11 attack was to be expected, and the planners of that attack had succeeded in angering the people of the US and of the world. We had a similar reaction to an attack in our past, that led to even more devastating consequences. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor led to the US eventually bombing Japan with atomic weaponry. We won, but the price in blood on both sides was devastating. Our response and the price in blood in this current war, pales in comparison.
And our war against the ‘mufsid’ waging ‘hirabah’ continues….
*Mufsid is an evil and corrupt person in arabic. Mujahideen, means holy warrior.
Hirabah is sinful warfare in arabic. Jihad means striving for god’s will.
‘Jihad’ and ‘mujahideen’ does not describe what our enemy is.
They are mufsid waging hirabah. Enough said.