It's probably time to end the global war on terrorism.

Afghanistan and Iraq were lumped together in what was called a 'global war on terrorism.'

We were meat to be bought and sold. Speaking Arabic made me a curious and unusual product. I didn’t want to be special. I didn’t want them to be curious about me.

This war on terrorism is going to continue for an indefinite period of time.

Then someone cried out, “Suicide bomber!” The crowd panicked. In the ensuing stampede, terrified pilgrims ran in both directions, many colliding in the middle of the bridge. A side railing collapsed under their weight, and scores leaped into the water whether they could swim or not. Hundreds were trampled to death. More than a thousand died. Hundreds of pairs of sandals were scattered around the bridge, left behind when pilgrims made their desperate dives into the river. I was given all of seventy-five seconds to tell the story on the Nightly News.

My friends, there is no Palestinian-Israeli conflict. There is only the global war on terrorism.