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APPSO and World Terrorism
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International terrorism has become a cancer in world today. While
terrorism had been penetrated into many parts of the world, for quite a
long time; September 11th of 2001, witnessed its culmination to an
unprecedented dimension inflicting a colossal damage both in terms of
human lives and property.
Although it was something new to the United States, for the rest of the
world it was not so. When the only super power was attacked, that also
in the heart of their territory, the U.S. considered it a great
humiliation and a new type of war declared against the United States. In
order to meet this new unseen enemy, the U.S. has mobilized its arms
forces which full alert to fight this war not only within America but
also around the world. Under this policy, anyone, a country, a people or
even an organization which dissent U.S. policy is considered a
terrorist.
The
steps which were taken after September 11th does not lead to a final
victory over terrorism, but it may lead to a protracted war with unknown
results. The US and other countries who are engaged in this fight should
have tackled the real causes and have to dry the swamps of poverty and
misery in which hate and vengeance live on it, as a better alternative
strategy.
The
11th of September belongs to the sad and tormented details of out
contemporary world, were the free use of technology and mass
communications with the rapid transfer of capital and people in an
interdependent world with total control of TNC’s makes the poor poorer
and rich richer.
Several
other countries have joined this bandwagon to make use of this situation
to settle their own scores. Israel ranks first among them and uses the
most sophisticated weaponry to subdue, destroy and kill the Palestinian
uprising. It is a tragedy that the so-called civilized world have become
passive spectators to the on going genocide in the Palestinian lands.
U.S.
and the developed world need to get a clear perspective of meeting the
challenges of terrorism by finding the root causes of terrorism. As it
had been said many a time by the NGOs world over that the corporate
globalization above all is the main cause of growth of terrorism.
Corporate globalization which worships market patriotism continue to
marginalise the already poor nations with increase poverty, disease,
illiteracy and retardation of development.
Today
under the corporate globalization new type of colonialism has emerged,
which is more strong, assertive and exploitative. This new colonialism
remains unseen but its tentacles are spread around the globe. Therefore
it is the duty of the developed countries that instead of going behind
the hidden terrorists, they need to put their resources together for the
elimination of the breeding ground of terrorism. But this is a dilemma
the corporate greed is confronted and which is not likely to happen. The
only alternative is for the civil society to take and meet the
challenges of both the enemies - greed and terrorism.
The
situation became more grave as the days passed with the wrong diagnosis
of the disease of terrorism by the powerful nations who prescribe
unhealthy medication, As a result instead of eliminating terrorism, it
escalates and embroils the whole world encountering enormous destruction
of human lives. These challenges could be met only by the consolidation
and forging solidarity among NGOs. AAPSO therefore calls upon NGOs to
extend fullest cooperation to realise this task.
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