It was a
twelve hour flight from Amsterdam to Kuala lumpur. But it was cut short way
too soon. Almost three hours into the flight, the ill fated flight MH17
disintegrated in mid air. Debris from the plane along with scores of bodies
strewn all over the crash site. 298 precious lives were taken away. These
innocent victims bore the brunt of a political conflict in Ukraine.
As for
Malaysian airlines, it was another shot in the arm.
MH17 has
followed the highly controversial disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight
MH370 back in March. Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was said to have
disappeared from the sky in the early hours of Saturday, March 8th, 2014,
subsequently over at 35,000 feet heading in a flight bound for Beijing.
The
tragic end to MH17, has had a fiery backdrop provided by other regions of the
world as well, as Israel has engaged in a ground assault of Gaza, while Iraq
has been wrought with manufactured terror for months, both of which are
undoubtedly political factors contributing to the polarization of the MH17
incident.
As they
say, “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter”. This saying goes
true for pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, who is believed to have shot down MH17,
Hamas in Palestine whom Israel is fighting against and ISIS in Iraq. It is sad
indeed to notice that innocent men, women and children are being killed as a
result of several such political conflicts.
Are the
general public safe anywhere in the world? Far from it. An otherwise enjoyable
bus ride, a train journey or a peaceful walk in the park could turn into a
tragic end if terrorists plant a bomb in the vicinity. Why do they want to take
the lives of innocent people? Is it a political revenge against a country of
target? Or is it a tiny representation of an impending mayhem they can inflict
into a civilized society?
As hatred
brews, countries divide, innocent civilians are unnecessarily drawn into these
conflicts, often used as human shields or their lives being taken away.
The 9/11
attack in the US killing several thousands of people still haunts us. Similarly
several conflicts across the world continues to cause turmoil through out the
world, be it in Syria, Egypt, Iraq or Afghanistan.
No part
of the world is safe as terrorism spreads across the world in a manner one
could never have imagined. Global population is directly or indirectly
impacted. One could be hit by a truck loaded with bombs, be hit by an airplane
loaded with fuel, be blown apart mid air on board an airplane or simply be shot at
point blank range.
A weapon
in the hands of a wrong person is a sure recipe for disaster. So does the
manipulative actions of some individuals who wants to push an agenda and turn
them against the world.They have done it in the past and will continue to do so
in the future. One can watch it only
helplessly, that is only if you are lucky enough to be alive.
