Unified Terrorism Control

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2009-06-16T05:10:00.002-07:00

TERRORISM CAN BE FOUGHT BUT CAN'T BE ELIMINATED. ITS ROOTS ARE TO BE RESEARCHED, INTREPRETED, AND CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FOR WORKING OUT REMEDIES IN HONEST EARNEST. ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, JUDICIAL, ETHNIC, SECTARIAN AND POLITICAL DISPARITIES ARE TO BE BALANCED TO INFUSE COHESIVENESS AND UNITY IN SOCIETY. NOT ALL ROOTS ARE CRIMINAL IN NATURE. FOR A GREAT MAJORITY, IT IS JUSTICE DENIED AND JUSTICE DENIED IS SYMBOLIZED BY TERRORISM.

2009-06-16T04:16:00.002-07:00

TERRORISM IN PAKISTAN

The terrorism in Pakistan has emerged from a variety of sources. Terrorism is basically a kind of extreme violence and a means to achieve an aim or objective. Pakistan is today faced with multiple sources of terrorism. The roots of terrorism lie at different spots for different causes.

1. Terrorism is a reaction to the military operation in parts of the N.W.F.P. so to bring pressure on the political government to withdraw its troops from the affected territories.

2. Terrorism is a reaction to deprivation of rights, privileges and freedoms of the people in parts of Balochistan at the hands of the government.

3. Terrorism is a reaction to crackdown by the political government against the organizations allegedly supporting freedom fighters in Occupied Jammu & Kashmir.

4. Terrorism is a source of money and power for the unemployed and improvished groups of young people being misguided and misused by foreign hands for their nefarious designs.

5. Terrorism is a tool in the hands of the exploiters and vested interests who are out to enforce their beliefs, religious or ethnic.

The wind of terrorism blew much faster than the capacity-building of the law enforcement agencies. The civilian intelligence network at the federal and provincial levels is afflicted with inadequate resources of trained manpower, equipment and funds as well as intelligence sources and terrorists data bank to meet the enormous challenge. The police is also faced with the same dilemma. It is neither trained for the purpose; nor is it equipped and staffed adequately to carry out its duties.

The first and the foremost duty in security and surveillance is that of the civilian intelligence agencies at the federal and the provincial levels. It is their prime task to keep their eyes and ears open and their network of informants in shape to pre-empt terrorist activity. It is the agencies who have to maintain liaision with the communities and seek their support in identifying and locating suspects.

The civilian intelligence agencies are supposed to pass on the information to the police for arresting and interrogating the accused and collecting evidence for their trial.

The prosecution wing of the government is supposed to prepare fool-proof cases and submit to the courts expeditiously for speedy trial and conviction.

Today, the federal and the provincial governments are abominally lacking in all these spheres.

The internal and external security is the prime responsibility of the federal government. The provincial government is responsible for maintaining law and order or enforcement of law. Both have to work hand-in-hand as far as the control of terrorism is concerned.

As a starting point, the government, whether federal or provincial, has to revisit the present procedures and practices of the security and law enforcement systems. A complete overhauling of each system is inevitable.

Next step would be to staff and equip the system. Even the best system can't deliver with incompetent and corrupt manpower. It is the bottom-up exercise from zero-point that needs to be vigorously carried out with absolute determination and commitment of resources.

The existing intelligence and police network can't deliver, come what may. A panel of experts will have to be hired from outside the bureaucracy to devise the system and lay down the parameters of performance, reward and punishment.

Authority, responsibility and accountability will have to be clearly defined and enforced. The entire system will have to be designed, enforced, and evaluated on the basis of absolute merit and taken care of with utmost dedication and duty by those in power.

The frequent postings and transfers and adhoc measures of salary increase and provision of motor vehicles and electronic gadgets are not enough nor will they produce significant results.

Researched and compiled by Good Governance Forum
16 June 2009

2009-06-16T03:51:00.000-07:00

The Control of Terrorism

Within culture throughout time, individuals have been different from one another, and in several ways. Appearance, actions, and even thought are some of these differentiating characteristics. One's thoughts do not necessarily have to conform to another's. Yet when given power, an individual may enforce his beliefs on to a large group of people, stripping the right of free thought from these in question. The most famous example of this being the reign of power established by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. However, there are those who call themselves revolutionaries; those who disregard the norm, taking no account to the rules that are laid before them. Yet sometimes their struggle for their own personal rights goes unheard. Then comes the time when they must make themselves heard, and wake people up to their truth. The most common end result: terrorism.

By now, governments throughout the world are realizing that terrorism is a serious threat to be dealt with. The growing terrorist population is becoming more and more dangerous, with new organizations forming out of nothing. But not only has this population merely grown; it has diffused into the cracks of our society we deemed immune to such violent acts.

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2009-06-16T03:42:00.000-07:00

Psychology of Terrorism

During the past decade, we have witnessed a dramatic transformation in the nature and uses of terrorism. In the 70s, it was often repeated that terrorists "want a lot of people watching, not a lot of people dead"; today, it is more accurate to say that terrorists want a lot of people dead, and even more people crippled by fear and grief. A major strategic intent of modern terrorists is to use larger scale physical attacks to cause stress in the general population.

These changes in terrorist strategy have made it clear that we need better psychological and social responses to terrorism and man-made disasters. The psychological science needed to provide proper and effective treatment for victims of horrendous events, such as September 11th, and future potential terrorist acts, simply does not exist, so military, medical, and psychological experts must work together to improve their understanding of mass casualty terrorism.

In Psychology of Terrorism leading national and international experts present the first results of this effort, including the newest findings on treatment of and clinical responses to terrorism along with their respective underlying theories. They address the history of terrorism; types and effects of weapons of mass destruction or disruption; the role of the military, government agencies, and volunteer groups in responding to terrorist threats; psychological consequences of terrorism; and treatment of special populations such as children and older adults.

This volume will be an ideal text for both academic and professional courses as well as a comprehensive resource for mental health clinicians and researchers, medical care providers, educators, public health specialists, government employees, police and fire departments, and non-profit agencies that provide services and craft policy.

Psychology of terrorism, By Bruce Michael Bongar, Lisa M. Brown, Larry E. Beutler, Philip G. Zimbardo, Published by Oxford University Press US, 2007, ISBN 0195172493, 9780195172492