Does not seem so far fetched - what zillions of people (not govts.) have been saying for ages. Is it soooo difficult to accept this approach by the powers that be?
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Below is a list of actions/approaches which I believe are necessary components of a plan to really end terrorism, followed by a summary of the US government’s actions in these areas.
Honestly Define Terrorism as Attacks Which Directly or Indirectly Target Civilians’ Regardless of the Perpetrators
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Create Viable International Institutions to Prosecute Crimes Against Humanity
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Strengthen International Institutions to Address Poverty and Inequality
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Support International Efforts to Address Global Problems
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Work to Eliminate Weapons of Mass Destruction
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Reduce Weapons Exports
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Base US Foreign Policy on Fairness and Equality
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Recognize and Address Historic and Current Racism
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Refuse to Support Military Solutions to Social Problems
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Don’t Train or Support Terrorists
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Seek to Understand what Motivates “Terrorist” Attacks
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Use the Media to Promote Education and Understanding
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Reduce US Dependence on Oil
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**Originally posted by Awam ki Awaz: *
Does not seem so far fetched - what zillions of people (not govts.) have been saying for ages. Is it soooo difficult to accept this approach by the powers that be? *
Think about it. Major "powerful nations" export weapons, weapon programs to other nations, as this is their biggest money making industry. Most of "manufacturing" of non-weaponry items is now done in "3rd world countries" or China. If you block weapons export, how would these big nations survive?
In order to promote their weapons, most of the international conflicts will be kept alive and a show of "might" every once in a while (Afghanistan, Iraq etc.).
IT WILL TAKE A sensible govt
and a political will to stop so called " terrorism"
nelson mandela was once called terrorist.
ltte which is one of most ruthless organisation is talking peace in sri lanka
eritrean rebels were once called terrorist by ethopians
all it takes is a political will
look at israel if the killings of palestinians stop and they are given a state with dignity almost 50% of the recruits esp in the arab world will shun so called "terrorism"
^^That is very simplistic view, MV. One man's terrorist is another's freedom fighter. Remember "Mujahedeen"...hevaily supported by US to quash Russia? They were terrorists to Russia but freedom fighters for US and Afghanistan. Oh BTW they were "trained" by US.
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*Originally posted by Kaleem: *
One man's terrorist is another's freedom fighter.
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I don't think that's true. If you factor in the intentional targeting of innocent civilians as part of your definition of terrorist and/or terrorism and leave it out of your definition of freedom fighter, you have no overlap. IMO, one who intentionally kills innocent civilian men, women and children as part of an ideology or resistance is not deserving or entitled to the label "freedom fighter." Period.
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*Originally posted by Kaleem: *Remember "Mujahedeen"...hevaily supported by US to quash Russia? They were terrorists to Russia but freedom fighters for US and Afghanistan. Oh BTW they were "trained" by US.
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I do have a recollection of the "Mujahedeen." I don't have a recollection of them being widely known for killing Afghan civilians in Afghanistan or Russian civilians in Russia. For a period of time, I recall them generally being known for ambushing and killing Russian soldiers in Afghanistan. To be sure, during the extended civil war in Afghanistan, all factions generally engaged in the slaughter of innocents who happened to be of the wrong tribe or loyal to the wrong warlord. This was more a cultural thing though rather than what we generally view as terrorism.