Cripple The Tentacles Of Terrorism
Jade Verde
November 10, 2009
IT IS SO righteous for bonafide Filipino citizens to go out of their way to join in Anti-terrorism campaigns of various ways---from print to broadcast, to the 'Parliament of the Streets.' Effective aftermath will not be an overnight process, but, as the saying goes, 'the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.' You can start immediately and nurture your determination to see the crippled state of Terrorism in the country.
An effective Anti-terrorism Campaign mainly includes the tracking down and blocking of money supplies that fund terrorism, through the following works of terrorism:
1. Kidnap-for-ransom Activities,
2. Street Drug Trafficking,
3. Financial Support From Erring Military and Administration Officials,
4. Financial Support From National and International Pseudo-religious Groups, and
5. Financial Support From International Terrorist Groups.
Disrupting the terrorists' various money-fabricating sources is vital to ending their ability to carry out the multi-faceted terrorist operations.
The attempt to carry out such disruption should be one among the prongs of the Phil-Am's response to terrorist attacks.
There is also evidently much that can be achieved through this approach.
The Philippine government must establish a Terrorist Asset Tracking Organization which is dedicated to identifying the Financial Infrastructure of terrorist organizations in the country, and curtail their ability to move money.
These and related efforts are to be the subject of a particularly informative hearing in the Philippine Congress.
In the process of this anti-terror campaign, there should also be the meticulous description of what is already known about the financing of the Al-Qaeda Network. There should likewise be the report on the the establishment of a DOJ Tracking Center, and a Congressional Money Laundering Strategy.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo must issue an Executive Order that expands the Department Of Justice to target and prevent the support structure of terrorist organizations.
CALL FOR THE CONTROL OVERLAPPING HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
Nuisance Human Rights Laws should give in to Anti-terrorism Laws. This is due to the fact that the Principle of Presumption of Innocence of Terrorists is so inadequate, and obviously impertinent.
It is only right to totally prevent the captured terrorists who are apt to recommit terrorism over and over again.
We need to work hard to limit the law that protects human rights of terrorists and other insurgents, so as to prevent the conflicts and struggles we now face.
There is more importance in protecting the rights of all our citizens who are threatened by terrorism. Hence, there must be the emphasis on the rule of law and constitutional system that serve as defenders of our freedom from terrorism.
Human rights laws are a "stumbling block" along the way to achieving peace in the land. Although this specific predicament is not surprising in the wake of radical and rebellious activism, it is deeply saddening and disturbing.
The cases of human rights defense of detained terrorists clearly alter the laws that deal with the current threats of terrorism.
Too many captured terrorists were charged with involvement in terroristic crimes in the country, but had been subsequently defended on the basis of having been "tortured" by military and police authorities.
There need to be the full awareness that the human rights angle for terror criminals is so detrimental to society.
Broadening out human rights to the right to life and protection of terrorists is a distortion of the concept of right to life when all other rights have to be sacrificed.
A lot of communist-oriented activists in the country have strongly opposed the existence of Anti-terrorism laws and, by hook or crook, influenced lawmakers into keeping mum over the growth of terrorism.
Politically, governments are much more in favor of making people frightened of terrorism without taking the initiative of fighting for its eradication.
The climate of this situation of terroristic fear and destruction could surely be far-reaching. I would like to believe it's only a temporary thing, but the problem is that it is difficult to change the stumbling laws once you give the powers to boneless government officials.
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An effective Anti-terrorism Campaign mainly includes the tracking down and blocking of money supplies that fund terrorism, through the following works of terrorism:
1. Kidnap-for-ransom Activities,
2. Street Drug Trafficking,
3. Financial Support From Erring Military and Administration Officials,
4. Financial Support From National and International Pseudo-religious Groups, and
5. Financial Support From International Terrorist Groups.
Disrupting the terrorists' various money-fabricating sources is vital to ending their ability to carry out the multi-faceted terrorist operations.
The attempt to carry out such disruption should be one among the prongs of the Phil-Am's response to terrorist attacks.
There is also evidently much that can be achieved through this approach.
The Philippine government must establish a Terrorist Asset Tracking Organization which is dedicated to identifying the Financial Infrastructure of terrorist organizations in the country, and curtail their ability to move money.
These and related efforts are to be the subject of a particularly informative hearing in the Philippine Congress.
In the process of this anti-terror campaign, there should also be the meticulous description of what is already known about the financing of the Al-Qaeda Network. There should likewise be the report on the the establishment of a DOJ Tracking Center, and a Congressional Money Laundering Strategy.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo must issue an Executive Order that expands the Department Of Justice to target and prevent the support structure of terrorist organizations.
CALL FOR THE CONTROL OVERLAPPING HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
Nuisance Human Rights Laws should give in to Anti-terrorism Laws. This is due to the fact that the Principle of Presumption of Innocence of Terrorists is so inadequate, and obviously impertinent.
It is only right to totally prevent the captured terrorists who are apt to recommit terrorism over and over again.
We need to work hard to limit the law that protects human rights of terrorists and other insurgents, so as to prevent the conflicts and struggles we now face.
There is more importance in protecting the rights of all our citizens who are threatened by terrorism. Hence, there must be the emphasis on the rule of law and constitutional system that serve as defenders of our freedom from terrorism.
Human rights laws are a "stumbling block" along the way to achieving peace in the land. Although this specific predicament is not surprising in the wake of radical and rebellious activism, it is deeply saddening and disturbing.
The cases of human rights defense of detained terrorists clearly alter the laws that deal with the current threats of terrorism.
Too many captured terrorists were charged with involvement in terroristic crimes in the country, but had been subsequently defended on the basis of having been "tortured" by military and police authorities.
There need to be the full awareness that the human rights angle for terror criminals is so detrimental to society.
Broadening out human rights to the right to life and protection of terrorists is a distortion of the concept of right to life when all other rights have to be sacrificed.
A lot of communist-oriented activists in the country have strongly opposed the existence of Anti-terrorism laws and, by hook or crook, influenced lawmakers into keeping mum over the growth of terrorism.
Politically, governments are much more in favor of making people frightened of terrorism without taking the initiative of fighting for its eradication.
The climate of this situation of terroristic fear and destruction could surely be far-reaching. I would like to believe it's only a temporary thing, but the problem is that it is difficult to change the stumbling laws once you give the powers to boneless government officials.
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