Are They Human Beings ?

              If you have been following international news , you will know that terrorism has become a global plague . Terrorists are becoming more and more cruel and barbaric --that you begin to wonder whether they are really human beings , or demons disguising as humans.

              Here are some of the evil things they do :

1. shoot military people and civilians 
2. behead or decapitate hostages ( recently , 2 Japanese . There were so many others before them ).
3. kill children en masse ( 140 plus recently , in Pakistan ) 
4.kill girls and women who want to go to school ( one of the victims was Malala Yousafai of Pakistan . She was given a Nobel award . ) 
5. crucify non-supporters and display their dead bodies for days ( in Syria ) 
6. burn people alive ( the Jordanian pilot ) 
7. kidnap young girls and rape them . Then , they strap explosives in the bodies of some of the girls , bring them to public places and detonate the explosives by remote control ( in Nigeria , by the terrorist group Boko Haram ) It would look like a suicide bombing at first , but of course , it's not . The girl doesn't even know what's attached to her body ; and she has no idea about the gruesome deaths that are about to come to her and to others .

                  What kind of people have the stomach for these things ? Burning someone alive ? Blowing up young girls ? How evil can they be ?

              Terrorists are recruiting online . They brainwash vulnerable people with their sick ideology . Videos on how to make bombs and how to launch an attack are available on the internet. New recruits don't have to go to Syria or Iraq to train. But if they do want to go there , the terrorist groups will send them free plane tickets . They have billions of dollars , earned from kidnapping and ransom , and sales of weapons and oil.

           Please do not share pictures or videos of the victims while they are being burned or mutilated or shot . These are propaganda materials used by the terrorists to get more recruits and to scare away peace-loving people . Unfortunately , violence attracts certain groups of people . So , please DON'T share these gruesome images .

             Recruits are also encouraged to launch solo attacks . " Lone wolf " . No need for permission from their commanders. The deadlier the attack , the better .

                   Filipinos , including those living outside Mindanao , should be watchful or vigilant .

I am not an expert. I don't really know the solutions . But I know one thing for sure :  we need a president  who can make  swift  , bold  and  decisive  moves. 

                   Terrorism thrives in delay and hesitation .