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| Afghanistan/South Asia |
| Defeating Terror |
| 2005-07-31 |
| By K.P.S. GILL. Gill, a badass Sikh policeman, was Director-General of Police in the Indian Punjab. He ruthlessly broke the back of the Khalastani terrorist movement and is considered a national hero in India |
| Posted by:john |
| #3 Bobby, there's only one glitch... there is no peace to give a chance to. That bullets are not whizzing about your head does not peace make. Nails dispersed by an explosive charge can be as deadly. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2005-07-31 23:43 |
| #2 The conclusion, a portion of which is reproduced above - Through the 1980s and early 1990s, the Khalistanis had tried to build a movement out of hatred and violence. It was rejected by the large mass of Sikhs, who recognised how completely terrorism was in conflict with the tenets of their faith, and the movement collapsed and is, today, an object of derision and contempt in Punjab. This will be the eventual outcome of the Pakistan-backed movement of extremist Islamist hatred, violence and denigration of other faiths. Regrettably, it is being artificially kept alive at present by massive and continuing state support, by the cynical exploitation of false sociologies of 'root causes' and by a range of 'human rights' organisations that have accepted the role of the handmaidens and fellow travelers of terrorism. Nor indeed, has a sufficient rejection of and resistance to this pernicious ideological movement been generated within the larger Islamic community. And it is only when such a rejection is openly and forcefully manifested that this perversion of Islam will eventually be defeated. It is the world's duty to create the conditions for the articulation of the ideas of the silent majority of Muslims, who are as oppressed by extremist Islam as are the non-Muslim victims of Islamist terror. This is a scourge that must be faced with courage and determination, and that must be stamped out with all the force at our command. So there are four issues: 1. The "silent majority" of muslims must speak. 2. Fellow travellers exploring the sociologies of "root causes" should be confronted and exposed. 3. Fellow travelers of human rights organizations should be exposed and answered. 4. And the rest of us, who need to "create the conditions for the articulation of the ideas of the silent majority of Muslims, who are as oppressed by extremist Islam as are the non-Muslim victims of Islamist terror." Which means assuming there are a few "mythical moderate Muslims' out there somewhere. To do otherwise is to take a page from the terrorist playbook - that all who do not follow our path must be against us - "anti-infidels", so to speak. Deport the radicals, watch the immams, double-tap the boomers, close the borders, send more suspects to Gitmo, but (ooooh, I can't resist!) give peace a chance! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-07-31 17:36 |
| #1 on the occasion of each new incident of terrorism that agitates the Western world, we see the same bogus expressions of sympathy and solidarity emanating from Pakistan, quickly followed up with accusations against the West and sweeping generalisations regarding the failure to address 'root causes' and `outstanding disputes' such as Palestine, Kashmir, Iraq, Chechnya... But do Muslim grievances alone have root causes? And are these the only outstanding disputes in the world? Why then this floodtide of hatred and terror? And why is its fountainhead and source located in Pakistan? ... Regrettably, (terrorism) is being artificially kept alive at present by massive and continuing state support, by the cynical exploitation of false sociologies of 'root causes' and by a range of 'human rights' organisations that have accepted the role of the handmaidens and fellow travelers of terrorism. |
| Posted by: john 2005-07-31 14:20 |