
Some Call It Terror – #SydneySiege
One could easily say that any act that induces a feeling of terror in its victim/s might rightly be called ‘terrorism’. In which case, the most terrible aspect of the #SydneySiege would be that moment of terror when the police stormed the Lindt Chocolate Café in Martin Place, accompanied by the blinding percussive terror of dozens of flash grenades and 27 rifle shots. Prior to that, the event was simply a hostage situation – albeit one with an imposed flavour of ‘Islamic extremism’. There are some concerning elements of this siege situation, which took place in the centre of Australia’s largest … Continue reading Some Call It Terror – #SydneySiege