But of course we're right.

According to CNN, an aprehended suspect who was allegedly involved in the 7/21 bombing attempts in London was not connected with the 7/7 attacks, nor al Qaeda. They were, however, mighty pissed off about us pissing on Iraq:

Further, the source said, Osman told authorities the bombs were meant to draw attention to anger over the war in Iraq and not to kill anyone.

"I am against war," the source quoted Osman as saying. "I've marched in peace rallies and nobody listened to me. I never thought of killing people."

Whoopsies. Sorry about that, London. I hate it when that happens: You get dragged into an illegal, immoral, and pointless war because your prime minister is a spineless twit, and then, next thing you know, dozens if not hundreds of your soldiers have been killed for no reason. Then all the sudden you've got these jerks at least pretending like they're trying to blow up your subway and buses, and that just never ends well, does it?

Also, to these guys who are so opposed to the war? To Hussain Osman? You're an idiot and a jerk. You, according to an unnamed source in a CNN article, are peaceful and opposed to the war. Let me give you a hint: Masquareding as a terrorist will get you no points. You'll lose any credibility you may have had, not just with those who favor the war, but other opponents of it. Violence, be it mock or real, begets violence. Real or no, bombs aren't going to solve anything. You're just being counterproductive, and it's people like you who give people like me a bad name.

Really, I can understand what would drive someone to drastic measures like that. It's frustrating to be a minority, even if it's only percieved as such in your mind. It's frustrating to be screaming as loudly as you can at the government and at society and for it to have no effect. I truly can understand the desire to force them to shut up and look at you, to force them to see you. I think anyone who's truly, sincerely dedicated to a cause knows the feeling: It may be wrong, but if I do X, then they'll have to listen to me. If I set off a bomb, then they won't be able to ignore me any more. They don't listen when you talk, so you scream. They still don't listen when you scream, so you throw a punch or two. Seems logical.

But it's not going to work. Maybe in some other era it would, maybe in some other reality. But here and now, you know what it does? It puts you in the 'them' category. They can ignore someone yelling dissent: they can't ignore a bookbag spewing smoke. Take it to that next level and you're the enemy, not just a nuisance. This is a "with us or against us" time, regrettably, and the only way to change it is to stay as 'them'. Stay inside, no matter how intolerable, how detestable it may be. Stay inside and claw your way out, turning their own system against them. Eventually, it'll get better.

Just stop it with the bombs. That's not the way.