<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><span style="" font-style:="" italic=""><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script></span><br /><span style="" font-style:="" italic="">The world is no longer the same. On the third anniversary of 9/11, Delhi Times shows you how it''s changed...</span><br /><br /></div> <div class="Normal" style="" text-align:="" center=""><img src="/photo/846962.cms" alt="/photo/846962.cms" border="0" /></div> <div class="Normal"><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">THE HOODED GUY</span>: No place is now safe from the gun and the suicidal guerilla. In the last 12 months, there have been more than 20 terrorist outrages that have claimed 1,160 lives, the world over. Yes, the terrorist has become a fact of life. "No state is free of the travails of terrorism anymore," says defence expert Brahma Chellaney, "The attacks on the WTC heralded the advent of terrorism as an international phenomenon. Also, it took terror beyond the confines of the Pakistan/Afghanistan belt to across the world. Thirdly, 9/11 brought a religious colour to terrorism."<br /><br />According to Major General (retired) Afsir Karim: "Many Islamic nations have started turning pro-<span style="" font-style:="" italic="">jehaadi</span>. We''ve seen this in the Phillippines; even Indonesia and Thailand.�<br /><br />According to Commodore Uday Bhaskar, officiating president, IDSE: "The last three years saw a state of flux and violence. These tectonic effects were seen last week -- the Beslan bloodbath and the Jakarta bombings."<br /><br /><br /></div> </div><div class="section2"><div class="Normal"><br /><span style="" font-style:="" italic=""><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script></span><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">TRAVELLING''s A TRAVAIL:</span> Life has never been the same again for the globetrotter visiting the US ever since 9/11 made everybody arriving there a suspected terrorist. ''Says Abhishek Khaitan, MD, Radico Khaitan, "Checking has become really stringent at US airports; one is required to remove footwear, open bags. After 9/11, brown-skinned people are looked at with suspicion." Amrit Kiran Singh, area director, Brown Forman Beverages Worldwide, talks of “the lengthy security-clearance process, and the numerous questions one has to go through patiently."<br /><br />However, JCT Ltd director Priya Thapar feels that “being scanned by staff with gadgets at various points is for one''s own safety and not such a bad thing." Echoes IMG''s VP Ravi Krishnan: "Going through security checks before getting on board is a small price to pay for safety."<br /><br /><br /></div> </div><div class="section3"><div class="Normal"><br /></div> <div class="Normal" style="" text-align:="" center=""><img src="/photo/846957.cms" alt="/photo/846957.cms" border="0" /><br /><br /></div> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-style:="" italic=""><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script></span><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">STILL SMOKIN'' ''EM OUT</span>: Shortly after 9/11, the US issued a list of Al-Qaeda suspects; while some have been captured or killed, new names have been added to those still at large. A lowdown on those still at large...<br /><br />* <span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Osama Bin Laden</span>: The MOST WANTED man for the US with $25 million on his head for masterminding 9/11. He founded the Al-Qaeda in 1979. Though Arab broadcasters air recordings of ''his'' speeches, it''s not known where he is or if he is alive. They suspect he''s ''somewhere in Pakistan''.<br /><br />* <span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Ayman al-Zawahri</span>: Egyptian in origin, he is believed to serve as Bin Laden''s spiritual adviser/doctor. Has appeared with Bin Laden in Al-Qaeda videotapes.<br /><br />* <span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Abu Musab al-Zarqawi</span>: A Jordanian, he has been accused of spearheading Al-Qaeda''s campaign against the US occupation of Iraq. The bounty on his head has been increased to $25 million.<br /><br />* <span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Sheikh Said</span>: Bin Laden''s brother-in-law and Al-Qaeda''s financial controller, Said is believed to have wired money to to 9/11 hijacker Mohammed Atta. <br /><br /><br /></div> </div><div class="section4"><div class="Normal"><br /><span style="" font-style:="" italic=""><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script></span><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">SPIDEY''S ON GUARD</span>: Hollywood''s changed. And how... Spiderman''s still swinging from the Manhattan highrises, just above Ground Zero -- of course he misses his midnight swivel across the WTC twin towers. But he ain''t complaining. ''Cause he''s got loads of introspection to do. Yes, the Hollywood hero is now battling with his post 9/11 existential trauma. One that tells him he''s not invincible. He bleeds, he loses his power often, he finds his defences down, ever so often. But he can still win. If he wants to... End message? America hurts but hits backs. Period! And yes, there''s Michael Moore going mainstream.<br /></div> </div>
