ISRAEL/PALESTINE CONFLICT: FOREIGN PARTICIPATION

QUESTION: What are the interests which move other international countries/actors to get involved in the conflict?   




















There are several interests that move other international actors, especially countries, to get involved in the conflict. Nonetheless, there is one specific and stronger interest among them: the economic rise the area might bring. 

The conflict is geographically located in a fertile area, where petroleum and natural gas might be easily exploited and, as it is evident, both exploitations will bring economic resources to the ones that have the territorial control. It is an economy of war conflict, where many -and huge- actors fight among resources (with a mix-up of religious and political issues) for gaining economic sustain. 

In nowadays world, the desire of power, money, and resource control is the main aspect of most –if not all- the wars the world currently is facing. 

The actors, among others, are strong superpowers, such as the United States of America (World´s most powerful country), Iran, Iraq, Jews, Arabs, extremist groups, NATO, UN, and other huge international organizations.  Unfortunately, the war just begins.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvRxHHFPzvU

THE DAY IN WHICH THE WORLD CHANGED

HIJACKERS: THEY COULD NOT RESIST

BLOG COMMEDY!

The comic on the left shows how the hijackers couldn't resist the passengers and had to crash the plane sooner because they were afraid that the passengers could take control of the plane.

"TOURIST GUY"

The image shown above was find by us when we were researching about the 9/11 causes, theories, and myths. It is terrorific. The image shows the American Airlines plane that was hijacked or kidnapped by the terrorist group Al Qaeda (theory we support). The person is on the top of one of the two imponent Twin Towers on New York´s Downtown World Trade Center. 


"Attached is a picture that was taken of a tourist atop of the World Trade Center Tower, the first to be struck by a terrorist attack. The camera was found, but the subject had not yet ben located." (Emery) 

<<Emery, David. "The tourist guy of 9/11">> Urban Legends. Web. 18/11/12. http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blphoto-wtc.htm. 

COLOMBIA: A MIX-UP OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY POLICIES

"COLOMBIA, U.S HELP, AND DSP: THE KEY FOR COLOMBIA´S WAR AGAINST TERRORISM AND PROSPERITY" 

The International policy has been reflected in Colombia in a drastic way, having in mind that Colombia is one of the World´s top countries in the drug production, and has more than three big illegal groups (terrorists), including guerrillas, paramilitaries, and Bacrims, which use the drug and other resources (gold, silver, etc.) to sustain (economically) their “cause”. Therefore, the policies established by other countries and global institutions have been hardly applied among Colombia, with quite good results. For example, Colombia has signed threats with the U.S. to eradicate terrorism and drug production, a fact that touches directly the U.S. The policies for security adopted by Colombia have led to a reduction of the insurgent groups, what has permitted Colombia to situate into one of the most powerful countries in South America. 

The policies have make much more secure some places. Airports, exclusive places, such as clubs and restaurants, and public spaces, are some examples. Nonetheless, those global policies have been mixed up with local policies, such as the Democratic security policy, established by Álvaro Uribe Velez. “President Alvaro Uribe has made combating the insurgents the overriding priority and defining objective of the Colombian government…Under the DSP, Uribe has sought to regain control of the country by increasing the numbers and capacity of troops and police units and by deploying them across the country to challenge the guerrillas. This has been accompanied by a major increase in the eradication of illicit crops, aimed as much at denying revenues to the guerrillas and paramilitary groups as at reducing coca and opium poppy production” (Colombia: President Uribe´s Democratic Security Policy). 

The previous quote illustrates the Democratic Security policy, a strategy that has helped with International policies to eradicate illegal groups in Colombia and into the direct and frontal war Colombia has led against terrorism for years.

<<“Colombia: President Uribe´s Democratic Security Policy”. International Crisis Group. Latin America. 13/11/12. Web. 18/11/12.>>

TERRORISM CONCEPT CHANGE: 9/11 AND THE WORLD (COLOMBIA)

"TERRORISM MEANING-ACTION CHANGE
9/11 AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ON COLOMBIA" 

According to the Unite Nations (UN) in 1988, “terrorism is a method of repeated violent action, employed by individual, group or state actors for idiosyncratic, criminal or political reasons. In terrorism, there is no specific assassination; targets are chosen randomly to create a fear in national security.” (What is terrorism? Defining terrorism Post 9/11) Now, after the 9/11^th attack, terrorism is one of the most serious issues for international peace and worldwide security. According to U.N, the terrorist attacks were usually domestic, limited to a small country, however, now a days; after the 9/11^th attack terrorism has grown to be present in the international world. After these definitions, we can see that terrorism has expanded all over the world; it has grown up and become more powerful than it was 50 years ago.   After the 9/11^th attack, a feeling of insecurity enabled all over the World.

The 9/11^th attack affected Colombia in various ways. The World Trade Center- and the Twin Towers- kept basic information about the World and its movements. The two towers contained, as well, thousands of records of the economy of many countries, including Colombia. When the two towers were destroyed (9/11), all those economy records disappeared and the economy of the U.S felt down and, as a big consequence, Colombia´s economy had also a low.  Also, the United States started to approve laws for their national security maintenance. The laws were strict rules that had to do with airports, ports, and foreign new laws. Moreover, the U.S. applied them much more with countries with negative historical backgrounds. Having in mind that Colombia is a country that has had hard terrorist’s attacks. As well, becoming for the U.S. a national purpose to “defeat worldwide terrorism”, they started to help Colombia (and several Worldwide countries) in their own war against terrorism, guerrillas, and other insurgent groups, with pacts and alliances to eradicate violence and drug production.  (Wales)

1.Jimmy Wales. «Wikipedia». Enciclopedia. “History of Terrorism”., octubre 11, 2012.

hhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_terrorism#Definition.

«Yahoo voices.» Informativa. "What is Terrorism? Defining Terrorism Post-9/11 World".

17/06/08 http://voices.yahoo.com/what-terrorism-defining-terrorism-post-9-11-world-1651377.html

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