Philosophy of hatred
It is one year since the US Navy Seal commandos invaded a compound in Abbottabad and killed Osama Bin Laden, apparently without much resistance from his side. A nighttime secret operation while keeping the Pakistani military in the dark, no photos of the dead man in the public domain and hasty burial at sea provided a kickstart to conspiracy theorists. Since then everyone has been using the raid to his (or her) advantage.
However, Pakistan's detention of Dr. Shakil Afridi on treason charges should have silenced most of the conspiracy theorists. It is alleged that Dr. Afridi arranged a fake vaccination campaign to obtain DNA samples of Bin Laden offspring to ascertain his presence in the compound. The Pakistan government also appointed a judicial commission to look into the May 2nd fiasco: How could Bin Laden be living in Pakistan without the knowledge of intelligence agencies and why couldn't the air defense system track the intrusion by American planes. Since June 2011, this commission has been deliberating and has interviewed more than 100 military and civilian high profile persons including journalists and political leaders. One may question such a delay in report issuance (report still awaited), but whatever the conclusion, it is a hard choice between complicity and inefficiency on the part of intelligence agencies. The 2nd of May is not a day for celebration but for contemplating upcoming dangers. Osama Bin Laden may have died but his philosophy is very much alive. That philosophy which is based on hatred is preventing the world from becoming a peaceful place for all communities regardless of their religious beliefs.
Masood Khan, Jubail
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