But it seems that all of us drank waters of River Lethe and suddenly forgot past. Hear this earlier statement of George Bush: "The new world could, in time be as menacing as old." Where then is peace that Reagan brought to world? Contradiction most foul! I did not however forget everything when I drank that water of oblivion. Because I know that there is no peace in world but pieces of peace. (No pun intended.)

I could dare any living man poison of my pen. But not dead. Because I do not want a poor poet who does not know his lines to indite an inglorious epitaph on my tombstone when I too pass to great beyond. (I want to write a book titled "The Praise Singers.") What amazes me however is transience of power and vanity of life. Today a great ruler is ordering sacking of a sovereign nation, and next day he is gone. Like a mist. Or sparrow.

Here I am reminded of great king, Oxymandias, who ruled a mighty empire. The mention of his name made his subjects and people of surrounding lands shiver. In order to affirm his supremacy on minions, King Oxymandias had his great statute erected on a busy trade route for all passersby and posted these words below: "This is Oxymandias. Lord of lords and king of kings." So, lily-livered men would pass and gaze in awe at gigantic image of Oxymandias from a safe distance. But after many years, mighty king answered call to glory and his great image collapsed from effect of elements leaving only a pair of impotent legs. When lesser mortals who had dreaded this image passed along road, they now ventured close and mocked at pair of legs above inscription that reads: "This is Oxymandias. Lord of lords and king of kings." But accursed is he that mocks dead. Because death is tolling his unwelcome bell at his door. The American humorist Mark Twain said it all: "In this world nothing is certain than death and taxes." The good thing about death is that dead pays no tax. (Sorry, some Church priests tax dead.)

So best thing about dying is that dead is free from terrorist attacks. If therefore Ronald Reagan waged war against violence (or was violent) because he feared evil when he was alive, he does not need to worry about terror anymore. As to whether he was a hero or villain, leave History—or Posterity—to judge. The words of American statesman, Patrick Henry, however make me uncomfortable. He said: "I know not of a better way to judge future than by present." So is world peaceful today? Or is it still at war?

I am not a composer of verses. But I venture these lines for former president:

Sleep well great communicator Sleep well lord of lords and king of kings My dear cowboy, sleep well Our beloved Ronnie Reagan, sleep well

ARTHUR ZULU, an editor and book reviewer, is author of controversial book, CHASING SHADOWS! (A book that reveals terrorists' master plan to finally set world on fire!) Goto: http://www.1stbooks.com/bookview/21013 mailto: mostcontroversialwriter@yahoo.com

Let us exit Jerusalem and come back to Cannes in Southern France. Our movie winner is all smiles before a battery of cameras in midst of ovation at end of his speech. And they slap his back. And they give him a fat check. He has won Round One. But here story ends. Because there are suddenly no distributors for his movie in America until now. The reason is in theme of movie: an attack of George Bush's American foreign policy before and after 9/11. Why would movie get distributors? Who doesn't want to win an election? Thank God, pope isn't in charge in America. Otherwise movie icon would have gone way of William Tyndale.

But before "Fahrenheit 911," I had written CHASING SHADOWS1 to warn that all those fighting war on terror are living in land of Prester John. That wonderland does not exist. It lives only in mind of dreamers. Not real dreamers like Biblical Joseph. But dreamers like Don Quixote. Or natives of Sir Thomas More's "Utopia." Who was that author who wrote book, "Erewhon"? Never mind name though. Just try re-arranging anagram beginning with last letter. What do you get? ‘No Where.'

In end, real winners in this war against terror will not be a president or a war general. Neither will it be movie star in Cannes Southern France, nor a Pulitzer winner in America or winner of Booker in London giving acceptance speeches amidst a thundering applause.

But actual winners of Round Two will be those faceless ‘terrorists' in caves trying to draw attention to injustice and oppression in this world. The sad part is that when terrorists win, there are no ovations. No acceptance speeches. No back slaps. No prize monies. No Fahrenheit thermometers. But only funeral parlors. The pallbearers. Wailing women. And good-byes.

ARTHUR ZULU is an editor, book reviewer, and author of controversial book, CHASING SHADOWS! (A book that reveals terrorists' master plan to finally set world on fire.) For a copy of book and free excerpt, goto: http://www.1stbooks.com/bookview/21013 For contacts, mailto: mostcontroversialwriter@yahoo.com