In the aftermath of 11/7, a cacophony of voices have gratuitously proffered their analyses of the root causes of the catastrophe. These views emanate from important personalities and have received widespread publicity. Thus, they merit close scrutiny. The validity of their analyses would afford us lessons for the future. On the other hand, flaws in their insights would be pointers to where the panaceas, at least, do not lie. The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, LK Advani, would have us believe that it is the repeal of Pota by the incumbent UPA Government at the Centre that was responsible for the blasts. History falsifies Advani's thesis. A far more draconian act than Pota,? Tada enacted in 1987, did not prevent the serial bomb blasts in Mumbai in 1993. Pota itself which was enacted in 2002 as a knee-jerk response to the Parliament bomb blasts of December 13, 2001, proved ineffective in preventing terrorism.