Call For Universal Definition
Of Terrorism To Stop Bias
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 (Bernama) -- There must be a universal definition of terrorism before governments could embark on counter-terrorism measures based on fact-finding and intelligence-sharing.
South-East Asia Regional Centre For Counter-Terrorism (SEARCCT) director-general Datuk Md Hussin Nayan said this was to give the global community a basic understanding of what terrorism and terrorist groups were all about, but right now the west tended to associate these with Muslims.
"Right now the term does not differentiate terrorist groups from insurgent groups, or human rights or freedom fighters. And as long as there is no firm definition, people will continue to have problems with the matter."
Md Hussin even said that there should be an attempt to rebrand some of these groups as human rights or freedom fighters. "However, Al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah have been branded as terrorists."
He said this via teleconferencing with the Pacific Area Special Operation Conference 2007 (PASOC 07) in Honolulu, Hawaii, from the United States embassy here.
Earlier, he said counter-terrorism should not merely be based on perceptions and assumptions but by fact-finding to ensure effectiveness of the plans and measures.
"Repeated use of assumptions would make people believe that something is fact, consequently creating public fear of Muslims or Islamophobia."
The other speakers were US Special Operations Command vice-commander Major- General Donald C. Wurster and Philippines' ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs senior vice-president Maria Ressa.
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Comment:
It is only appropriate and pertinent for Malaysia to urge the UN to have a universally-accepted definition on terrorism. But, who is going to listen to such a call? The US has already used the terminology “terrorism” - being defined according to its own sets of reasons and prejudices - to legitimize wars, destructions and bloodsheds in Afghanistan and Iraq. The same excuse has been used to legitimize series of bomb blasts, being conducted according to false flag propaganda, to destabilize Indonesia, a country with the biggest number of Muslim population in the entirely world.
The so-called War On Terror is actually not a war to combat international Muslim terrorists and/or terrorism. It is a propaganda war. It is an illegal war preemptively and unilaterally launched without the approval of the UN. It is a fake war. It is a full-scale and hyper nuclear war against phantom enemies. It is a war of lies and deceptions. It is a war which uses the term “terrorism” as an excuse to crush, wreck and occupy several “failed states” in the Muslim world. It is a war aimed at expanding western imperialism in the 21st century. It is a war being created to enable western oil cartel to control the petroleum wells in the West and Central Asian regions. It is a war to control crucial international waters for safe passage of their oil tankers and nuclear vessels. It is a war to firmly establish the US political, military and economic hegemonies in Asia. Last but not least, the War On Terror is a war to maintain the status-quo of the world’s balance of power against China, the rising dragon of the East.
So, the best solution to this madness called the War On Terror is for the UN to undergo a total revamp of its structure, functions and objectives. If the world community fails to do so, we will only be experiencing a merry-go-round scenario with the UN behaving like a toothless lion or even a paper tiger! – Ruhanie Ahmad
Of Terrorism To Stop Bias
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 (Bernama) -- There must be a universal definition of terrorism before governments could embark on counter-terrorism measures based on fact-finding and intelligence-sharing.
South-East Asia Regional Centre For Counter-Terrorism (SEARCCT) director-general Datuk Md Hussin Nayan said this was to give the global community a basic understanding of what terrorism and terrorist groups were all about, but right now the west tended to associate these with Muslims.
"Right now the term does not differentiate terrorist groups from insurgent groups, or human rights or freedom fighters. And as long as there is no firm definition, people will continue to have problems with the matter."
Md Hussin even said that there should be an attempt to rebrand some of these groups as human rights or freedom fighters. "However, Al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah have been branded as terrorists."
He said this via teleconferencing with the Pacific Area Special Operation Conference 2007 (PASOC 07) in Honolulu, Hawaii, from the United States embassy here.
Earlier, he said counter-terrorism should not merely be based on perceptions and assumptions but by fact-finding to ensure effectiveness of the plans and measures.
"Repeated use of assumptions would make people believe that something is fact, consequently creating public fear of Muslims or Islamophobia."
The other speakers were US Special Operations Command vice-commander Major- General Donald C. Wurster and Philippines' ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs senior vice-president Maria Ressa.
http://www.bernama.com/
Comment:
It is only appropriate and pertinent for Malaysia to urge the UN to have a universally-accepted definition on terrorism. But, who is going to listen to such a call? The US has already used the terminology “terrorism” - being defined according to its own sets of reasons and prejudices - to legitimize wars, destructions and bloodsheds in Afghanistan and Iraq. The same excuse has been used to legitimize series of bomb blasts, being conducted according to false flag propaganda, to destabilize Indonesia, a country with the biggest number of Muslim population in the entirely world.
The so-called War On Terror is actually not a war to combat international Muslim terrorists and/or terrorism. It is a propaganda war. It is an illegal war preemptively and unilaterally launched without the approval of the UN. It is a fake war. It is a full-scale and hyper nuclear war against phantom enemies. It is a war of lies and deceptions. It is a war which uses the term “terrorism” as an excuse to crush, wreck and occupy several “failed states” in the Muslim world. It is a war aimed at expanding western imperialism in the 21st century. It is a war being created to enable western oil cartel to control the petroleum wells in the West and Central Asian regions. It is a war to control crucial international waters for safe passage of their oil tankers and nuclear vessels. It is a war to firmly establish the US political, military and economic hegemonies in Asia. Last but not least, the War On Terror is a war to maintain the status-quo of the world’s balance of power against China, the rising dragon of the East.
So, the best solution to this madness called the War On Terror is for the UN to undergo a total revamp of its structure, functions and objectives. If the world community fails to do so, we will only be experiencing a merry-go-round scenario with the UN behaving like a toothless lion or even a paper tiger! – Ruhanie Ahmad
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