Who Are The Terrorists in 2016?
I remember with vivid clarity how I felt on the morning of 9/11/01 as I worked to serve the Clover Park High School Community and we struggled to understand the terrorists who attacked our nation that morning. I remember seeing the images of the planes striking the Twin Towers and trying to understand...who were the terrorists? What would/could we do? What would be different? I remember visiting classrooms that day, mostly filled with kids whose parents served in our Army and Air Force and wondering how their lives would change? How many of their parents would be deployed in response? How many moms and dads of the kids I loved would lose their lives in response to the acts that rocked the United States? Terrorists, as they were defined on that day were al-Qaeda. The world engaged and Americans rallied to make our country safe and "bring justice" for those who perished that day. I've tried to grow my mind and understand more, the world around me since then...I wo