9/11 is not just a date on the American calendar. It’s a reminder of the horrific terrorist attack of September 11, 2001.
But 9/11s didn’t start there—and they haven’t stopped since.
They erupt across Asia, Africa, and Europe. They flare up in war zones, in city streets, in schools, and in markets. And in the USA itself, 9/11s take the shape of mass shootings very frequently, making terror a domestic habit.
Yes, terrorists stage 9/11s. But regimes do too. Governments, armies, and intelligence agencies worldwide plot and execute their own versions—state-sponsored terror wrapped in flags and justifications.
America’s 9/11 gave birth to the “global war on terror,” a war that bled trillions of dollars, toppled regimes, and massacred innocents in Afghanistan and Iraq. Soldiers came home scarred, their minds disarranged, and some carried the violence back to their own neighbourhoods.
So, 9/11 isn’t just an anniversary—it’s a global phenomenon. A phenomenon America exported, militarized, and normalized.
The real question: how do we curb it?
One thing is certain—not the American way.
—Promod Puri
Promod Puri.com 