Dance of Death

Iron Maiden – Dance of Death

I was rambling, enjoying the bright moonlight
Gazing up at the stars
Not aware of a presence so near to me
Watching my every move

Feeling scared and I fell to my knees
As something rushed me from the trees
Took me to an unholy place
And that is where I fell from grace

Then they summoned me over to join in with them
To the dance of the dead
Into the circle of fire I followed them
Into the middle I was led

These are the words from the song “Dance of Death”by Iron Maiden which came to life suddenly on wednesday night in Mumbai. Hell was spurred in Mumbai, Railway station, five starred hotels, hospitals,cinemas.Where will you run, hide from this, from the impending death that that comes your way, catches you unaware in your sleep and you wake up looking into an automatic gun rifle ? Al-quaeda? Lashkar? or Deccan Mujahedeen ? Who knows ? and Who Cares ? A terrorist is simply an object programmed to kill and all you have to do it is just kill it.He does not have a religion, or identity. He is like a formatted Hard Disk with the OS of death installed on it.

There is anguish, frustration,against this ghastly act of defiance by the faceless killing machines.The fact remains that even as I am writing this article on my laptop feeling safe in my office, I remember there are people fighting out odds against these terrorists for our safety.

I felt this insurgency was very similar to Kargil, where the enemy took the advantage by an ambush and climbed to the top, where it could have all the view.However,this was a much different terrain and it has its own challenges. Like kargil, this was a Mix of terrorists and a Professional force or probably only the members of the professional force. There was a lot of Money and months of clear focussed planning before this was done. It also bore similarities to the 1993 blasts. They were, most of the target areas in 93 were also in South Bombay and once again Refinery was one of the speculated targets which they missed even this time luckily for us.Also, the talks of Karachi connection due to the probable sea link gives a stench of an experienced schemer who is a fugitive of the previous blasts.Another thing that connects to the possible sea route is that, the speculations say that these people used the same route to enter India through which the RDX was brought into the country during the 1993 blasts, a place in coastal areas of Raigarh a notorious area known for smuggling.

On the contrary, there were a few arguments going around that say there was an Al-Quaeda hand in this. Many of such acts have been carried out in broad daylight. However these guys chose night to start the operation. Probably because the Americans watch their early morning televisions during this time, and there were a substantial amount of westerners in the hostages. Also, Nariman House being a Jewish establishment, and some of the Israelis being held hostage in Oberoi too, might not be mere coincidences.

There seems to be a Unison between the Forces of Terror(like Al-Quaeda, Lashkar-e-toiba,Indian Mujahedeen) who brought in the planning and money, the underworld (Probably the D Company and its allies), and some Rogue Government(Usage of Diplomatic Water Boundries for insurgencies).This is a warning signal for many countries like India, US, UK,Israel that probably they should unite otherwise United Forces of Terror will keep on plotting such attacks on their people.

Intelligence agencies world over have failed badly against these groups constantly.However, there needs to some solution to this highly complex problem. This is a time we need some change, a change that ensures that we walk free and without fear of being killed in any territory of the world.The Common man has to change his attitude and rise to the occasion.They need to sort the terrorists from the innocent themselves, they have to be more observant and they have to stop blaming the governments.They have to start thinking that their security is in their own hands.Above all they should come out and vote.They should pressurize the government, if possible change them,force them to implement the laws, force them to take stringent actions, whatever they might be. People should get more involved in the government and its processes, so go out vote, and bring in the change you want, be responsible for your own security, dont wait for NSG and Army to come and save you and to ensure no one comes strolling with a gun and pulls a bullet through your head for no reason at all.If fear is what they want to spread, let them be the ones who fear, you, me and the common man,because their strength is us, the fear, the common man, the weaker mass.