The Ultimate Weapon Against Terror

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The Ultimate Weapon Against Terror
Mariane Pearl

"It's very obvious to me that if we don't take matters into our own hands and do the opposite of what terrorists expect of us, we are not going to win this war against terrorism."

An accomplished French journalist, mother, practicing Buddhist, and author of A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Danny Pearl, Mariane Pearl is the widow of Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped and murdered by Islamic extremists in Pakistan four months after 9/11.

Since the tragedy, Mariane's voice has become an inspirational force for courage in the face of terror. "They did not take my spirit," Mariane said in a statement to the Wall Street Journal soon after her husband's death. "Revenge would be easy, but it is far more valuable, in my opinion, to address this problem of terrorism with enough honesty to question our own responsibility as nations and as individuals for the rise of terrorism.

"We need to overcome cultural and religious differences, motivating our governments to work hand in hand with each other, perhaps in an unprecedented way.

"I think we are now all aware that terror is not a problem facing one country alone, not Pakistan, not the United States. It is the world-wide responsibility of governments and of us, as journalists, professionals of all kinds, and human beings—mothers and fathers, daughters and sons. We are all going to need courage and commitment. Let us inspire each other to goodness."

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http://worldpulse.com/issues/1/the_ultimate_weapon_against_terror?PHPSESSID=060fa167c62be440363ab0574804285b

Peace,

Molly

"If we teach courage and hope, we are going to have empowered children, and that is parenthood. The biggest triumph for Danny and me is that neither of us gave up our ideals when he died. Our son will inherit all of that from us. I want each child to be able to say—my father and my mother got involved and did something so that we can live in a better world. They taught me how to embrace the world, they taught me empathy. Unless children see parents who are actively constructing dialogue, they will not embrace it." ~ Mariane Pearl