Azam Amir Kasav
When you look at the 21-year old terrorist, Azam Amir Kasav’s face, what do you see? A good-looking youth who should be at a college, preparing himself for a future career. Maybe having a beer or two with buddies on Fridays nights. Maybe dating a soccer cheerleader on Saturday nights. All in all, just being young and doing what youths do, right?
But the facts are that Kasav trained for months, gobbled steroids to buff up his body, and dedicated his life, along with his dead compatriots, in the hope of killing 5,000 innocent people. 5,000 people. They hoped to kill until their last, dying breaths.
Now, most soldiers are trained and committed to being warriors. If occasions should arise, and combat actions are needed, they will fight. Yet, in the back of their minds, they will desperately want to live. This is a normal reaction by normal men in peril. Thus, most soldiers’ combat actions will be toned down according to a calculated risk/reward ratio on the battle field.
Not so these terrorists. They are committed to killing and dying! No risk is too severe or too challenging for them.
How do you defend a city or a nation against dedicated, radical terrorists like Kasav?
Hmm! Maybe, you don’t really want to think about Mumbai-type terrorist attacks happening in your neighborhood. After all, nothing has happened since 911. Why stir up fears and anxiety, right?
(CONTINUED Part 2)
Larry Who 
