Terror and violence are crossing national boundaries. This may be a half fact and a half fiction. Fact because of the power of terrorists to weave a global network to wreck mayhem at any place. Fiction because of the helplessness exhibited by the governments to control such terror groups. After the Mumbai attack, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari had washed away his hands by saying that it is the handiwork of stateless actors. Yes, directly President of Pakistan may not have involved in aiding and abetting the terrorists. But the fact of the matter remains that they came from Pakistan. It is the prudent on his part to take stock of the situation and bring all institutions both state and stateless under his control. If stateless actors can destroy people and places at their own sweet will then the purpose of the state is lost. No wonder Pakistan has been branded as the “failed state” by the international experts for not able to control its own institutions and terrorists.
When terrorists strike any innocent life or a place I pray to the Almighty that their power should be curbed and not allowed to grow. I was thinking that the terrorists are using all the possible and impossible means to achieve their target. But the governments and civil society organizations have failed to utilize even bit of their own resources. The increasing number of terrorist attacks are due to the failure of the state and society to instill confidence in the youth. With the growing social problems like unemployment, family crisis, poverty and many other troubles, the problem facing people are prone to the temptations of terrorists.
In the do or die situation very few can think about the national cause. These are very vulnerable people who can fall prey to the terrorist networks. On the other hand, a scientific investigation in to the background of the terrorists say that they come from rich backgrounds. It is true that they all have resources yet they lack adequate socialization through family and educational institutions. Religion here plays the dirty role in recruiting them. Especially with the Islamic terrorists who got hooked to the violent network. The massacres in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan are shown in video and internet to gain sympathy for the terror operations.
Even a medical student who is in the verge of completing his highest degree in the profession can control his religious emotions when the message comes from the highest religious authority. That’s how many have become victim to the terrorist gangs. Even Osama Bin Laden and Al Zawahari possess hi fi professional degrees in engineering and oncology.
The stateless actors are growing in large numbers. For a very long time there was camaraderie among the terrorist groups across the world. Arms trade, drug peddling, human trafficking and other income generating business were the connecting points for terrorists. After 9/11 the cyberspace has become the medium of connection. Not only they webbed contacts across the world, terrorists were able to utilize it to the fullest extent to deliver deathblows to the state. The anti cyber crime bureaus of the state started late. Yet they have not equipped themselves to handle the terrorist games. Despite all these drawbacks the state has not faced heavy intensity terror strikes. It is due to the common people’s help and vigilance. The people must be credited for withstanding these pains and moving forward. It is the politics of pettiness which is blocking the efficient handling of terrorists. When the people in the government are spending most of their working time in safeguarding their job and chair of power, where is the time to think about tackling terrorism?
When terrorists strike any innocent life or a place I pray to the Almighty that their power should be curbed and not allowed to grow. I was thinking that the terrorists are using all the possible and impossible means to achieve their target. But the governments and civil society organizations have failed to utilize even bit of their own resources. The increasing number of terrorist attacks are due to the failure of the state and society to instill confidence in the youth. With the growing social problems like unemployment, family crisis, poverty and many other troubles, the problem facing people are prone to the temptations of terrorists.
In the do or die situation very few can think about the national cause. These are very vulnerable people who can fall prey to the terrorist networks. On the other hand, a scientific investigation in to the background of the terrorists say that they come from rich backgrounds. It is true that they all have resources yet they lack adequate socialization through family and educational institutions. Religion here plays the dirty role in recruiting them. Especially with the Islamic terrorists who got hooked to the violent network. The massacres in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan are shown in video and internet to gain sympathy for the terror operations.
Even a medical student who is in the verge of completing his highest degree in the profession can control his religious emotions when the message comes from the highest religious authority. That’s how many have become victim to the terrorist gangs. Even Osama Bin Laden and Al Zawahari possess hi fi professional degrees in engineering and oncology.
The stateless actors are growing in large numbers. For a very long time there was camaraderie among the terrorist groups across the world. Arms trade, drug peddling, human trafficking and other income generating business were the connecting points for terrorists. After 9/11 the cyberspace has become the medium of connection. Not only they webbed contacts across the world, terrorists were able to utilize it to the fullest extent to deliver deathblows to the state. The anti cyber crime bureaus of the state started late. Yet they have not equipped themselves to handle the terrorist games. Despite all these drawbacks the state has not faced heavy intensity terror strikes. It is due to the common people’s help and vigilance. The people must be credited for withstanding these pains and moving forward. It is the politics of pettiness which is blocking the efficient handling of terrorists. When the people in the government are spending most of their working time in safeguarding their job and chair of power, where is the time to think about tackling terrorism?
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