Anti-terrorism task force
Combating or curbing terrorism is the desire of every peace-loving citizen, no matter where they live. Since terrorism has spread everywhere, beyond all borders and boundaries, it is essential that cooperation among countries is strengthened with a view to making the anti-terrorism drives yield some positive results.
The problem is that not all the countries have the same concept about terrorism. The Chechens who have taken arms to drive out what they call the Russian Occupation Forces, cannot be called terrorists. Palestinians are labelled as terrorists, but not a single Muslim will accept it as such.
While the USA and Israel call the freedom loving Palestinians terrorists, we firmly believe that they are fighting for a just cause. The British interpretation of the word "terrorist" is also similar. So having a common strategy among the countries around to fight terrorism will always remain difficult to achieve.
Before entering into an agreement with any country with a view to working together for eradicating terrorism, our leaders must evaluate whether they all have a similar concept about what is terrorism.
It may happen that what one country terms as an act of terrorism is not accepted as such by another country. In that kind of a situation a concerted effort or action among the countries who have entered into an agreement to work together may not be possible.
We observed with anguish how the UN member countries had failed to agree on a unified statement to urge Israel to put an end to the massacre it was perpetrating in Gaza. We also painfully noticed how the OIC countries failed to come to a unanimous resolution, when Egypt and Saudi Arabia abstained due to their disagreement with some other Muslim countries.
It is natural that man interprets things in his own personal perspective. Personal interest and advantage greatly influence an individual while interpreting a thing. So countries will always find it difficult to agree on modalities to fight terrorism which they do not interpret in the same term and same understanding.
The countries which have strong armed forces, will never enter into such an agreement unless it serves their own purpose, and the weaker countries may find it going against their own interest. Moreover, they send their soldiers to a foreign land on terms some of which are highly objectionable.
The United States enter a country under the pretext of cleansing it of extremism, but then their soldiers indulge in all immoral activities there.
They also kill innocent people of that country with the immunity that they cannot be tried by the country where they commit the crimes. As an eye-wash, they are sent back home to face a trial where the judge, in most cases, declare "not found guilty."
These soldiers derive a wild kind of joy out of torturing and killing people, and they always get away with these crimes. The British defence forces also have learnt it. So entering into an agreement with the British authorities to fight terrorism will not bring any significant change.
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