THE messages of support and steadfastness after the horrors in London from the Muslim Council of Britain is greatly welcomed.

No amount of condolences can compensate the victims of the atrocities and their families.

The shocking reality of the London bombings was arguably inevitable in the wake of the current climate according to political analysts.

When military powers overwhelm countries, displacing governments and their structures of influence, it destabilises whole regions with economic ruin and desperation. If the losses are not dealt with constructively, these simply manifest into conflict and as in this case, sponsored terrorism.

However, Islam totally forbids the taking of lives of the innocent and what was unacceptable here was the deaths of people targeted going about their business.

These terrorists were not Islamic in any sense but only by the nature of birth and their actions have left feelings of self-guilt everywhere.Had they adopted tactics to disrupt or focussed on purely financial targets, respect could have been maintained and the deeds excused.

What cannot and should not be understood is why these particular individuals undertook these indiscriminate actions on the day of the G8 forum. Surely not for the spread of the Islamic faith as so wrongly stated by politicians.

Lately in the west there is a new-found political will to alleviate the poverty trap and sufferings in Africa simply by allowing a 'free' and a 'fair' trade mechanism to operate. It will be interesting to see how sincerely these proposals can be applied and the natural argument should be whether such a system can operate globally.

If the G8 and China fail to sort out the mess in these 'playgrounds' and continue on a destabilisation policy the implications will be far greater than any time before in history.

N MOMONIAT (address supplied)