Virtue Magazine

On Thursday, July 7, 2005, Britons felt this fear. And they stood tall.

By now you know the story, and have followed it as it progresses. But that day shall still come back to our minds one day when we’re old and remember the history we have experienced.

7/7 was a day when heroes were made, just like 9/11. Such was the case of Paul Dadge and Davinia. You may remember their faces, some of the first to emerge from Britain.

As reported by the Toronto Sun:

“Hers was the face seen round the world, covered in a surgical burn mask packed with soothing gel.

“His was the face of the man who was guiding her—one of the scores of walking wounded—from the bombed-out Edgware Road subway station.”

“She had a beautiful face,” he says. “And I hope, someday, it will be beautiful once again.

Paul was one of many heroes that day.

“I see nothing heroic about what I did,” says Dadge. “You simply do what you have to do. You don’t think about it, you just do it—like a lot of people here did.”

We all know the fear, the anxiety, and the wondering of what will happen next. But fear will not stay…no…we must move on, we must stand high, and not fall prey to the cowardly acts of these terrorists. we must stand high…stand tall…stand brave.

As New Zealand blogger, and London native, Catez Steven’s put it:

“There is a British resilience and pragmatism that kicks in when something like this happens. Condemnation of the attacks has been expressed from various world leaders, including some prominent Islamic leaders. Personally I would like to see expressions of those opinions from certain Islamic states on a more continual basis.”

Iraqi blogger, Ahmad, a muslim Iraqi now living in the UK, said on the 7th, “My family and I are ashamed of being Muslims. I [am] ashamed because those murderers have stained our faith and heritage with dishonour.”

A banner from Arabs and Muslims Against Terrorism stated:

“Savage acts against civilians do not serve any cause. Terrorism is an abhorrent and unacceptable way to solve problems.”

Sean Hannity said on Thursday that the terrorists were not human.

A Ticking Time Blog had an interesting response to Sean:

“Sean, yes they were, human beings with flesh and blood just like the rest of us. Latent in each of us is the capacity for horrible evil, and we deceive ourselves to think otherwise. I can’t fathom what must be going through one of these people’s minds, but I do know that the consequences for believing lies can be tragic; this is what these people did, believed the lies of the enemy of our souls, and it cost them their lives and souls, as well as the lives of many innocent people. Barbaric, inhumane, cowardly; all these words only scratch the surface. But evil resides in the human heart—and in that respect, these people were all too human, Sean, all too human.”

The Left blamed the War On Terror as the cause for the London attacks. Whether it is or not, we shouldn’t be deterred from our goal or winning this war. The Left:

“What a terrible tragedy.

Frankly I’m surprised they haven’t hit London sooner.

Certainly this is not the first or last terror attack that will be conducted in the name of Iraq.

One has to wonder if we were not physically encroaching in the middle east whether these travesties would be taking place against us. Certainly they would be less common.

If only Bush and Blair would have allowed the inspectors to complete their job this barbaric act today would probably never have happened…”

And, we see the anti-war people jump right on this attack:

“Frankly, they hit London at the most suitable moment for their purposes. They’re working to their own agenda and timetable – not our media-fed expectations of what they should/shouldn’t be doing. That’s why it’s almost impossible to measure any kind of progress or success against Al Qaida; at this stage – well, they’re doing better than we are, and we still have no real idea of their strategic plan or order of battle.”

This is totally absurd. Either we fight the war on our own streets, or we fight them in the Middle East. It’s going to be a long war, but it sure beats fighting terrorism in our own neighborhoods.

Britons, we salute you, and pray for you. You stood tall, and we stand with you.