Note to George W. Bush –

What do you call a man who terrorizes people? What is the word, or name, used to refer to someone who harnesses terror and unleashes it into the world, Mr. President? Is the word a “terrorist”? Would it make sense to term Amir Khan a “terrorist”? To constantly siphon off the creative output of ingenious minds into his own pool of ever-increasing wealth, to slap down innocent actors, directors and writers, to constantly lie to a country about his super-human powers of intellection, to efface the names attached to works of genius, are these not all acts of terror?

And have we forgotten the destitution and annihilation felt by those abandoned in the midst of an act of terror. How much suffering was unleashed on the world in the year 2001, on September 11? Is it ever possible to forget the atrocities faced by millions owing to the acts of Islamic fundamentalist groups such as Al-Qaeda and ISIS? You were president at the time of 9/11, respected Sir. Is it possible to ever forget? Were you able to stop Islamic fundamentalism? Have you washed your hands clean of that one episode in the history of the world?

Is Amir Khan similar to an Islamic fundamentalist? He unleashes terror on people. He harasses and victimizes innocents. He secretly follows the lives of those whose intellectual property he robs and thugs. He is a voyeur, an invader of privacy, a hacker, a robber of confidential and classified information. His terrorism pervades the country via multiple channels. His terrorism creeps into the brains of young people. Distorted and banal versions of reality, versions of reality that are psychologically injurious, are propagated amongst the masses, just the way injurious versions of cancer are.

Mr. President, you were not able to prevent the terrorists of 9/11 from wreaking havoc on the the United States of America. However, is it possible to stop those terrorists who are loose at the moment? Should we stop them, or should we let them be, let them be at peace? If terrorists still walk the earth, what is the answer? I suspect you would know better than us all, respected Mr. President.