Equal distribution of wealth and redistribution of power can help  to be free of the terrorism menace.

But it is not possible!

Dear Colleagues,

Good Day,

"MENACE OF TERRORISM REQUIRES GLOBAL RESPONSE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, STRESSING IMPORTANCE OF INCREASED UNITED NATIONS ROLE

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the 20 January Security Council ministerial meeting on terrorism:

The Security Council, in today’s meeting, is showing the firm will of the international community to address the scourge of terrorism.  Your presence here at ministerial level is a sign of the importance that the world attaches to dealing effectively with this global threat.

Terrorism is a menace that requires a global response.  Since the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 on New York and Washington, the world has focused unprecedented attention on terrorism and on the means of countering it.  The tragic loss of life in terrorist attacks such as those in Moscow, Bali, and Mombasa is a dramatic reminder that success in countering this threat remains elusive.  Despite enhanced attention and more concerted action, the problem of terrorism will require sustained long-term action if it is to be addressed successfully.

The United Nations must play an increasing role in dissuading would-be perpetrators of terror by setting effective international norms and issuing a clear message on the unacceptability of acts of violence targeting civilians.

The United Nations must also do whatever it can to deny terrorists the opportunity to commit their appalling crimes.  The Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee will continue to have a key role to play in this area, as will our common efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Greater efforts are needed to ensure universality, verification and full implementation of the key treaties relating to weapons of mass destruction, to tighten national export controls over items needed to produce them, and to criminalize the acquisition or use of such weapons by non-State groups.

Because of its responsibility in ensuring the implementation of international anti-terrorism conventions and standards, the Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee will continue to be at the centre of global efforts to fight terrorism.

We face a grave and growing threat from international terrorism.  Terrorism is a global scourge with global effects; its methods are murder and mayhem, but its consequences affect every aspect of the United Nations agenda –- from development to peace to human rights and the rule of law. 

The United Nations has an indispensable role to play in providing the legal and organizational framework within which the international campaign against terrorism can unfold.  But we must never lose sight of the fact that any sacrifice of freedom or the rule of law within States -- or any generation of new tensions between States in the name of anti-terrorism -- is to hand the terrorists a victory that no act of theirs alone could possibly bring.

Even as many are rightly praising the unity and the resolve of the international community in this crucial struggle, important and urgent questions are being asked about what might be called the “collateral damage” of the war of terrorism -– damage to the presumption of innocence, to precious human rights, to the rule of law, and to the very fabric of democratic governance.

Domestically, the danger is that in pursuit of security, we end up sacrificing crucial liberties, thereby weakening our common security, not strengthening it -– and thereby corroding the vessel of democratic government from within.  Whether the question involves the treatment of minorities here in the West, or the rights of migrants and asylum seekers, or the presumption of innocence or the right to due process under the law -- vigilance must be exercised by all thoughtful citizens to ensure that entire groups in our societies are not tarred with one broad brush and punished for the reprehensible behaviour of a few.

Internationally, we are seeing an increasing use of what I call the “T-word” -– terrorism –- to demonize political opponents, to throttle freedom of speech and the press, and to delegitimize legitimate political grievances.  We are seeing too many cases where States living in tension with their neighbours make opportunistic use of the fight against terrorism to threaten or justify new military action on long-running disputes.  Similarly, States fighting various forms of unrest or insurgency are finding it tempting to abandon the slow, difficult, but sometimes necessary processes of political negotiation for the deceptively easy option of military action.

Just as terrorism must never be excused, so must genuine grievances never be ignored.  True, it tarnishes a cause when a few wicked men commit murder in its name.  But, it does not make it any less urgent that the cause be addressed, the grievance heard, and the wrong put right.  Otherwise, we risk losing the contest for the hearts and minds of much of mankind.

We must act with determination to address, indeed solve, the political disputes and long-standing conflicts which underlie, fuel, and generate support

In its efforts to address the problem of terrorism, the United Nations and its Members must not lose sight of the broader international agenda.  While there is an urgent and compelling need to prevent acts of terror, there is a no less compelling need to pursue the goals enshrined in the United Nations Charter.     To the extent that the Organization succeeds in fighting poverty, injustice, suffering and war, it is also likely to help end the conditions that serve as justification for those who would commit acts of terror."

Please, see the attached website link for reference...

https://www.un.org/press/en/2003/sgsm8583.doc.htm

Many thanks to you Prof, Hazim for the very useful directive information. Best regards.

Dickson Adom

Insightful comment from Prof. Hasan

Dear Dickson Adom,

Trust feelings of people should be earned. This should be a natural and universal right. One can not rule over the other, the managing impulse. The laws should bring quality of life for everyone, not scare them. Violence always causes violence.

with all my respect.

Dear Prof. Hasan,

Indeed, when all the nations of the world propagate and live with peace as their visionary goal there would be peace. Of course, no one should initiate violence because the end product would certainly be violence. Many Thanks

Dickson Adom

Dear Prof. Kundu,

Thank you so much for your arguable and discussion-driven contribution. The equal sharing of power and resources as the solution to end terrorism but its unachievable. Can't there be another solution apart from this? There has to be a way out. What do you think Prof.? Best regards

Dickson Adom

By fighting the main reasons that causes this big international problem like:

Hope to live with a great international green piece.

Emad

Dear Prof. Emad,

Excellent submission my brother. Best regards

Dickson Adom

Dear Dr. Dickson,

Please send me your formal email.

Emad

Terrorism grows out of extremism. We have to adopt a more flexible approach in life to cover the continuum from one extreme to the other.

My dear brother Dickson Adom

We can not get rid of terrorist threats unless humanity returns to peoples

There is no specific answer for this kind of question but if we can change the mind of those people who are involved in such heinous activities With the counselling. They are not the different people but they are one among us. We need to find a way to educate these people .

I do have to agree that it is next to(though not totally) impossible to eradicate terrorism without some radical form of restructuring society(which is not going to happen based on our current state o affairs). I will try to explain why do I think this is so:

1)The definition of terrorism has a changing flavor to suit the narrator that is doing the labeling. One man's savior is another man's terrorist. This makes it hard to frame the correct problem statement and to provide solutions

2)If we can agree on the definition as a 'radical' faction committing acts of violence or war  based on political religious or idealogical objectives (modified and expanded version of 22 USC 2656f(d) at https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/22/2656f). This definition also puts any action of a country at war that has casualties of non combatants. Further the objectives are of such nature that it is bound to produce conflict on abstract terms that are of a subjective nature. This by itself coupled with our violent nature is bound to be a problem that is almost impossible to eradicate

3)The usual roots of terrorism include asymmetry in the underlying environment. These causes can be:

• Poverty
• Corruption
• Religious prosecution
• Ethnic discrimination

These asymmetries are hard to root out from society and require long term social reform.

Dear Prof. Arturo,

Many thanks for your elaborate perspective to the discussion. At least we must start that restructuring even if it would be difficult...Let's do our bit and honest hearted ones who love a peaceful globe would follow suit after we are gone.What do you think?  I appreciate your great submission. Best regards

Dickson Adom

Dear Prof. Amit,

Thank you for your valuable suggestion of resorting to education and counseling on the need to pursue peace. I think we can start in our own little ways in our lecture theatres. Best regards

Dickson Adom

Dear Prof. Salam,

I appreciate your worthy suggestion that we need to turn to public sensitization. Best regards my brother. 

Dickson Adom

Wonder if we can be free Dickson !!!!!!!!

What we can do is : Educate (a proper kind not shallow degrees )  and develop tolerance.

It is also a political situations that drive such acts so I guess power needs to exercised on recognizing  at the grass-root level and controlled for safe-guarding people.

Dear,

i think never. Because sometimes someones deeds are responsible  for  antagonist or against to someone.

I agree with Dr. Tariq

Dear Prof. Tariq,

Many thanks to you for your wonderful suggestion that peaceful coexistence have the power to reduce or possibly eradicate terrorism. Best regards

Dickson Adom

Dear Prof. Aparna,

I appreciate your helpful view that education and tolerance can work at reducing or eliminating terrorism though its a very Herculean task which looks like a lost battle with death. Best regards

Dickson Adom

Dear Prof. Rahman,

Thanks for your wonderful submission. I understand your frustration, there is always a riot between persons. Yet, we can begin to set the tone for peaceful relations no matter how minimal? What do you think? Best regards

Dickson Adom

Dear Prof. Aamal,

I appreciate your participation in the discussion and believing in the ideals of respect for all persons and the charisma of love and tolerance as potential cure to terrorism. Best regards

Dickson Adom

I agree with Dr.Aamal

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لقد سبق أن طرحت سؤالا قريب من سؤالك، حيث قلت: ما هي العلاقة بين رجل العولمة وظاهرة الإرهاب؟ وقد علقت على ذلك قائلا إن فقدان البشرية والعولمة وانتشار الفهم المشوه للدين تسبب في انتشار ظاهرة الإرهاب.

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 الإرهاب

In my view, I do not think that the danger of terrorism will go up in the near future or in the long run, especially since terrorism has increased significantly over the last 15 years and spread in many countries. In addition, the few countries that control their people and their commitment to the regime

Thanks so much Prof. Taiba and the other colleague from your university for your participation in the discussion. I agree with your view that terrorism has reigned for many years now and reversal would be a challenge. Yet, all of us must map out steps to curb it to lay the foundation of peace for the unborn generations to come. Best regards

Dickson Adom

Many thanks to you Prof. Ali for supporting the discussion, stirring up the need for the display of respect for the diversities in the cultures and religions of people while demonstrating love as the paths to halt terrorism. Best regards

Dickson Adom

My thoughts on effectively countering terrorism adhere closely to Reza Aslan's suggestions in Beyond Fundamentalism (Random House, 2009). I recently published an article explaining how the creative and transformative justice delineated by the twentieth-century philosophical theologian Paul Tillich may be integrated with Aslan's proposals to address problems related to Middle Eastern violence, including but not limited to Jihadism. 

Article Applying Tillich's Creative and Transformative Justice to th...

Dear Prof. Kirk,

Many thanks to you for your wonderful research piece on the topic. I deeply appreciate you offering it for global enlightenment. Best regards

Dickson Adom

By the process of Brotherhood and love

Hi 

Simply by inserting the ideas of peace and love among people specially in schools and educational institutions. In addition, parents, teachers, and all community leaders suppose to encourage unity over any sect, tried, or doctrine. Peace must win at the end. 

Liqaa 

Dear Prof. Liqaa,

I am appreciative of your very practical suggestion to rid our beautiful planet of terrorism through intensifying education and united fight for peace among all stakeholders in our communities. Many thanks to you dear sister for supporting the discussion with your rich view. Best regards

Dickson Adom

By focusing on its root cause not only accusing religious extremism.

Dear @Dickson Adom,

The question is intriguing and in the current context in which ethical, moral and human values are increasingly forgotten, I do not perceive a logical answer.

Certainly altruism, attention to the like and a fair distribution of wealth can be included in the list of options. However, I see no prospect of this happening in the medium term.

Dear Prof. Mohd,

I perfectly concur with your valuable suggestion that we should identify the Genesis causes of terrorism. Thank you so much. Best regards

Dickson Adom

Thanks dear Prof. Osmar, thanks for your valuable suggestion. Hmmmmm...then we must avoid greed and be willing to assist others I think. Best regards

Dickson Adom

Changing extremist ideas and extremists

Many thanks Dr. Ali. However, how can such change be achieved?

They must be applied justice