My words on Terrorism.What is it? why ? Solution ?

What is Terrorism?

Terrorism is wilful destruction of people or property by people not acting on behalf of an established government to redress a real or imaginary injustice attributed to an established government.

Not all cases of wilful destruction of people or property are terrorism. The important definitive characteristics of terrorism are:

1. the act of destruction is performed by a person or group of persons not acting on behalf of an established government,
2. the act of destruction is performed to redress a real or imaginary injustice, and
3. the act is aimed directly or indirectly at an established government.

Without these three characteristics an act of wilful destruction of people or property is not terrorism. It is either an act of war, or a matter of internal policy, or an ordinary common law crime (murder, arson, etc).

If destruction of people or property is undertaken by or on behalf of an established government against another country, it is considered war, not terrorism.

If destruction of people or property is undertaken by or on behalf of an established government on its own territory, it is considered a matter of policy, not terrorism.

If destruction of people or property is undertaken without justification, it is considered an ordinary common law crime, not terrorism.

If destruction of people or property is not aimed against an established government, but is aimed at a private individual or group, it is considered an ordinary common law crime, not terrorism, even if such act is aimed at redressing a wrong, because disputes between private individuals should be settled through an established legal system operated by an established government, not by taking law in one’s own hands

Failed Attempts to Stop Terrorism

Whenever an established government is confronted with terrorism they try to stop it (1) by imprisoning or killing the terrorist leaders, (2) by bribing or appeasing terrorist leaders, or in extreme cases (3) by killing every male belonging to the group on behalf of which the terrorists operate (genocide).

It has been proved by the history of mankind, and it logically follows from the nature of terrorism, that it is impossible to stop terrorism by killing or imprisoning terrorist leaders. As long as the cause of terrorism (the feeling of injustice) remains, new terrorist leaders appear and replace those killed or imprisoned. The very fact of killing or imprisoning terrorist leaders increases the feeling of injustice and hatred that feeds terrorism and arouses desire for revenge. The killed terrorist leaders become symbols, martyrs, saints and role models for their followers. Occasional terrorist incidents become regular and increasingly frequent part of daily life, until they reach the proportions of a full scale civil war.

The only way to eradicate terrorism is to remove its cause – the (justified or unjustified) feeling of injustice.

The Solution

Terrorism is not inevitable.

There has never been a better opportunity to stop terrorism than today. And there is no person in the world today, who is better placed to play a crucial part in the eradication of terrorism than Osama bin Laden.

A dead or imprisoned Osama bin Laden will become a symbol, a rallying cry and a role model for every terrorist alive today and to be born in the years to come. A living and free Osama bin Laden will become the man who has put a permanent end to terrorism. But Osama bin Laden will not be able to do it alone, he will need full co-operation and support of President Bush, Tony Blair, President Putin, and all the other members of the Anti-Terrorist Coalition.

Below follow the steps that must be performed by the parties concerned.

Steps to be taken by the Anti-Terrorist Coalition:

1. The Coalition governments to stop immediately all military activities against Afghanistan.
2. The Coalition governments to abandon all claims against Osama bin Laden.
3. The Coalition governments to grant Osama bin Laden full diplomatic immunity as the ambassador, representative and spokesman for all people who see themselves victims of injustice at the hand of established governments.
4. The Coalition governments to give full recognition to the present Government of Afghanistan (Taliban).
5. The Russian Government to stop all military operations in Chechnya.
6. The Israeli Government to stop all military operations against the Palestinians.
7. Any other established governments waging war against terrorism to stop all military operations against the terrorists.
8. All the Coalition governments to give full co-operation and assistance to Osama bin Laden in the steps to be undertaken by him as listed below.
9. All the Coalition governments to issue a declaration that they will accept the jurisdiction of the World Court of Justice (described in a separate document), and will unconditionally comply with its decisions.