{"article":{"id":132082,"heading":"Londons' Trauma","author":"by Benjamin Creme","created":"2005-07-10 23:16:40","modified":"2013-11-11 00:34:29","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:34:29","article":"<br>  <br> London&rsquo;s trauma <br><br> The elation of winning the Olympic bid caused Londoners to forget, for a moment, the ever-present threat to their city in today&rsquo;s reality of terrorism. Our sympathy must go to the  <br>  <br> many bereaved and injured in this terrible tragedy.  <br><br> We should, perhaps, have expected that the  terrorists would take the opportunity of the G8 summit in Scotland to mount their barbarous attack. It would seem evident that too much of the attention and efforts of the security and intelligence forces were diverted from the capital to Scotland.  <br><br> What is also evident is that we cannot win a &lsquo;war on terror&rsquo; by military means. The invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan have not protected us or others. On the contrary they  <br>  <br> have increased the likelihood of attack. What then is the answer to this ferocious antagonism? <br><br> There is only one way &shy; we must seek the causes of terrorism. These are various but chief among them is the sullen hatred engendered in millions in the poorer countries by an endless sense of injustice, futility and despair. They feel no hope, no purpose in life and are ripe for the fanatical fcalls for &lsquo;war on the West&rsquo; by the fundamentalist  &lsquo;professional&rsquo; terrorists we know as Al-Qaeda. These, ironically, were trained by the CIA to fight the Russians in Afghanistan and have now turned on their <br>  <br> mentors. <br><br> Only justice will bring peace and an end to terrorism in this world. London was attacked because of the British invasion, with the USA, of Iraq, and because the Gleneagles summit,  <br>  <br> the meeting of the leaders of the eight richest nations, represents all that millions in the East  and Middle East hate &shy; the haughty dominance and usurpation of power of the rich elite who live in the illusion that they are the natural  <br>  <br> rulers of the world.  <br><br> Their time of dominance is coming to an end. The voice of the people of all the nations is making itself heard and demanding justice. These powerful leaders turn a deaf ear to that voice at their peril.  <br><br> by  Benjamin Creme , British artist and  <br>  <br> author who soon returns to U.S. for his 2005  <br>  <br> lecture tour:  <br><br> \"Into this divided world, Maitreya,  <br>  <br> the Teacher for Humanity, has come\" <br><br> NEW YORK <br>  <br> Lecture: Saturday, 30 July 2005 <br>  <br> 7.00 pm <br>  <br> F.I.T - Haft Auditorium <br>  <br> Building C - 2nd floor <br>  <br> 7th ave. at 27th St., NYC <br>  <br> Transmission Meditation 31 July  <br><br> LOS ANGELES <br>  <br> Lecture: Monday, 8 August 2005 <br>  <br> 7.30 pm <br>  <br> Olympic Conference Center <br>  <br> 11301 Olympic Blvd <br>  <br> West Los Angeles <br>  <br> Transmission Meditation 10 August  <br><br> SAN FRANCISCO <br>  <br> Lecture: Sunday, 14 August 2005 <br>  <br> 2.00 pm <br>  <br> Palace of Fine Arts Theatre <br>  <br> 3301 Lyon Street (at Bay), San Francisco <br>  <br> Transmission Meditation 16 August  <br><br> Enquiries (1) 818-785-6300  <br>  <br>   <br><br>  <br><br> \n","contact":"","link":"www.share-international.org\/magazine\/SI_current.htm#trauma","address":"","phone":"1-818-785-6300","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Response to the London bombings with causes  and solution.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2005\/07\/132082.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}