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Enemies of humanity
Once again, Jordan finds itself at the forefront of countries fighting terrorism and offering sacrifices for this noble cause.
When in 2005 terrorists chose to attack this peaceful country that always prided itself on its record of safety and stability, which is considered its biggest asset in this volatile region of the world, they took the war between Jordan and terrorist groups to a new high.
Jordan then was left with one option: to hit back as hard as it can, not with the aim of seeking revenge, but to ensure that such a heinous crime against innocent civilians would not be repeated, neither here in Jordan nor anywhere else in the world.
Jordan learned a lot from the November 9, 2005 blasts that targeted its hotels, leaving dozens killed and many others injured. The most important lesson was that it cannot sit idle and wait until terrorists strike again at the time and place of their choice. It learned that Al Qaeda must not be given breathing space and should not have the comfort of plotting its next attacks against Jordanian citizens or any other innocent civilians around the world without being hit hard whenever possible and wherever its elements exist.
Jordan also learned that the war of terror launched by Al Qaeda against the civilised world, which expanded to include the Jordanian people, does not target one country, race or religion, and is not restricted to any particular geographic region of the world.
On November 10, 2005, the people of Jordan woke up to a new reality, to find themselves the target of Al Qaeda along with many peoples around the globe. A new reality popped up in Jordanian hotels and shopping malls, which ever since then hired guards and installed metal detectors, a scene not familiar in the country before, as a grim reminder of that ominous day.
The November 9 attacks shocked the Jordanian people, but certainly did not weaken their resolve to fight terror. Other attacks were thwarted by the authorities, thanks to their vigilance, and to the fact that the war was taken to Al Qaeda’s home turf, first in Iraq and then to other parts of the world, mainly Afghanistan.
Jordan’s efforts were part of a global war on terror in which many states of the world are taking part including Arab, Muslim and non-Muslim countries.
As part of this fight, Jordan reportedly lost a senior intelligence officer who was targeted along with seven operatives of the Central Intelligence Agency when a suicide attacker blew himself up on December 30 in Afghanistan, considered a launch-pad for many Al Qaeda attacks.
This loss certainly will not discourage Jordan from continuing its war on terror, which is not just a military and an intelligence one. It is a war against the enemies of humanity and the enemies of Islam.
These people who kill and destroy in the name of Islam, a tolerant faith that preaches peace and coexistence, should not be allowed to do what they are doing.
This war should not stop until those enemies of humanity are defeated once and for all.
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