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September 11, 2013
Political violence: The primary means of asserting interests
of the people when dealing with terrorism.
Terrorism is a means of instilling in every individual the
sensation that the next terror attack may have his name on it. Through the acts
of murder, sabotage, and blackmail, larger goals such as ideological,
religious, social or economic are achieved. It is conceivable that terrorists
could obtain their aims without carrying out a single attack, by the continuous
broadcast of threats and declarations, as method of psychological warfare.
Terrorism is
gradually becoming more complex.
In
1997, the United States Senate overwhelmingly approved an international
agreement prohibiting the use of chemical weapons, now joined by 189
governments that represent 98 percent of humanity.
"What kind
of world will we live in if the United States of America sees a dictator
brazenly violate international law with poison gas and we choose to look the
other way?" Obama said in remarks delivered from the East Room. "Our
ideals and principles, as well as our national security, are at stake in Syria,
along with our leadership of a world where we seek to ensure that the worst
weapons will never be used."
The same way terrorists see themselves as a victim of
violence, the government and policy-makers also see themselves as chosen, by
whatever mechanism, to represent and protect the interests of the people they represent.
We cannot legitimize or justify terrorist violence. The use of chemical weapons
is irrational and illogical.
Both, terrorists and governments contribute to distortions
of facts. By claiming the moral high ground and demonizing the opposition they
leave little room for a debate about causes of violence.
The most important founder of terrorism is the American drug
consumer. The same clandestine channels used for smuggling narcotics into the
US could also be used to transport nuclear or biological weapons. Drug trafficking
is directly linked to global terrorism, particularly involving Middle Eastern
and Asia extremist groups. Proceeds from
Opium, the base for heroin, produced in Afghanistan are prime source of funding
for terrorism and called on US-led coalition forces fighting the Taliban and Al
Qaeda forces to help combat the growing narcotics problem that is impeding
government efforts to restore stability in the country.
The United States Administration is leading towards a
comprehensive campaign to pressure the Middle Eastern states such as Syria, Lebanon,
and Iran to do more to stamp out the drug smuggling.
Iran has been fighting to eradicate the narcotics flow from
neighboring Afghanistan for decades. But since Washington under the Bush
Administration accused Iran of aiding Al Qaeda, interfering in Iraq and
operating a clandestine nuclear arms program, there will not be any Iran’s
cooperation.
Meanwhile, the Administration is getting more and more
convicted that cutting drug profits will impede terrorism globally. It is fair
to say that dealing with narcotics is profitable. How about legalizing it?
