Editorial - Grade 12 English Assignment

On Christmas day a Nigerian man named Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attempted to blow up a Northwest airlines jet. When he was trialed electronic devices like cell phones and computers weren’t permitted in the court room because of fear that they may be used to set off a bomb. The man tried to ignite a device hidden in his underwear chemically, but failed when a passenger tackled him to the floor. The failed bombing attempt pushes America a step further against “the war on terror”. Before Umar’s lawyer was notified of the situation it’s “reported” that he confessed to military officials that he had been trained by Al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen. To me, this sounds completely absurd, it gets me worried and hyped up at the same time to see what the world will look like a good 30 years from now. America is just literally on the hunt for a good excuse to invade other countries, countries with resources of course. Since the war in Afghanistan started America sent a few field operatives that “specialize in counter terrorism” to Yemen as if to prepare for what’s happening now. While still fighting two unfinished wars in Iraq and Afghanistan they now quietly open up another one in Yemen. The man responsible for the failed bombing attempt has absolutely no relation with the country aside from a year he spent studying at Iman University and of course the “reported” confession of having trained with Al-Qaeda operatives. Which brings me to question his motives, if the man was willing to die and blow up a plane for these people why would he point a finger at them? The Nigerian worked hard in school and graduated. The one question that I have is how did he manage to train with Al-Qaeda while studying? Most terrorist spend years and dedicate their life to “training”, they are brainwashed to the point where they believe that what they’re giving their lives up for is just. Whereas in Umar’s situation the attempt failed, he was prosecuted, pleads not guilty and points a finger. Within two weeks of all this happening American troops are at Yemen’s doorstep. I don’t mean to accuse America of anything but I can’t dismiss the thought either, with the facts lined up it seems fishy. How did he get through the metal detectors and security check points on Christmas day with a bomb in his pants? A separate report states that Umar was flagged for extra screening. With the kind of reputation America is building for itself they could easily be responsible for the failed attempt themselves, I wouldn’t put it past them. They used Umar as a tool just to get inside Yemen. If this is the reality of the situation it scares me because even if whole world knew it as a fact who would be the first to protest against what their doing? If Russia was 10 years more advanced in warfare than America would they be the ones to say “stop”? America is a powerful nation and keeps growing stronger, getting involved with them is literally a risk for any nation.