The War on Terror by Claudia Sonea

Peopled loved to travel since the dawns of mankind. Yet, nowadays it has become dangerous because of terrorists. They are as their name suggests a terror for the whole world and although I am strongly against the US fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan, something must definitely be done to stop the terrorists.
Some of the most appealing places for terrorists are the airports (which have a very strong security), the embassies (which are heavily guarded) and of course the hotels because everyone needs a place to stay while traveling. Foreign businessmen, tourists, and other people make from international hotels the vital connection to the rest of the world. Pakistan, Jordan, Afghanistan and Mumbai, India already faced terrorist attacks: Serena Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan (eight guests slaughtered in January), Radisson hotel in Amman (a wedding); the Marriott in Islamabad, Pakistan (54 people killed, 250 wounded in September); the Marriott Hotel in Cairo, Egypt ; Taj Mahal and Oberoi hotels (three days shooting rampage), etc. These hotels like all the others have a policy of accepting anyone that is dressed decent and has money to pay for a room or for a drink at the hotels’ restaurant.
In spite of security barriers (in Islamabad- heavy concrete barriers with surveillance cameras, bomb detector, and kiosks with militaries), metal detectors and surveillance gear, the hotels are hard to defend because of the huge perimeter and the symbols they stand for. Now, in countries like Egypt or Jordan some hotels look like military camps due to the importance offered to tourists. It is still hard for people to have the courage to go after all the bad publicity. Would you go?


related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081130/ap_on_bi_ge/hotels_terror_targets;_ylt=AtKTpAS7huFtYWgAKO5SIwqs0NUE

by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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