Reprisal

Some more good sense from an unexpected quarter: “Terrorism, in the final analysis, will have to be tackled and destroyed through political initiatives and addressing the causes and grievances that give rise to, and support it. It can only be hoped that these horrendous strikes will bring on to the agenda of the world community the need to comply with international law, respect for the sovereignty of nations, upholding the right of every people to choose their social order, guarantee of equality, both economic and social, to people belonging to all faiths and traditions and, above all, the reversal of an economic order that enslaves three-fourths of humanity. Swift military intervention may provide illusory solace to some for the moment, but it engenders the seeds of future retribution and reprisals.”