"War on terror is the primary sources of conflict among Muslims countries, those who started this dirty war by different names in fact they undermined our credibility confidence and daily surveillance is conducting by them in our society . which led to creation of psychological war fear among us, they are the people which bring democracy in our country on the back of Tank, F-16, and drone despite all that these people spreading Identity politics in our society on the bases of color, Language, religions, and ethnicity even though whatever they did in our society that had field and that shows our unity once again."
Muhib Hemmati
Iraqi Citizen and online activist
After nine eleven attack world politics introduced with a new term war on terror popularly known as war against terror. But who are terrorist, who will define terrorism, and who will war against terrorism. What actually lies behind it. In this paper we tried to find out the stories behind the war on terror.
Definition of terrorism:
Terrorism is the unlawful use of forces and violence against person or property to intimidated coerce a government, the civilian population or any segment society to gain any political or social objective.
FBI
Premeditated politically motivated violence perpetrated against non-combant targets by sub nation group or clandestine agents, usually intended to influence audience.
US STATE DEPERTMENT
The use of violence for political ends and includes any use of violence for the purpose of putting the public or any section of the public in fear.
UK
Terrorism is the message generators and violence based communication process.
UNITED NATIONS
Background of the war on terror:
From cold war to 9/11
® In the time of cold war USSR and US needed oil for their economics to function.
® US supported Israel and stayed friendly with Saudi Arab and Iraq.
® USSR supported other Arab nation such as Egypt Syria Jordan Iran.
® Soviet invaded Afghanistan in 1979 for communist expansion and establish puppet government.
® The people of Afghanistan resisted under the shadow of Mujahidin.
® US and Pakistan sent CIA to train these rebels in terror tactics and gurrilla war fare.
® Soviet pulled out in 1988 but Mujahidin was remained there.
® Osama bin laden originally from a rich Saudi family was called to join a religious war against soviet from Afghanistan. He received training from CIA for fighting against soviet union.
® After the soviet left from Afghanistan Mujahidin faction started fighting against each other for controlling Afghan and an Islamic group known as the Taliban eventually took the control by 1996.
® Suddenly Taliban gain popular support for bring peaceful situation and dedicated themselves for preserving Islam and destroying western influence in the middle east.
® Al-Qaeda Arabic translation the base stared by Osama during the soviet Afghan war under the support of CIA.
® September-1980 Iraq invades Iran starting an eight year long war. USA and other western nation supported Iraq and Saddam Hossain against Iran and US sold Saddam chemical weapon to use against Iranians.
® Saddam faced a huge $14 billion debt after his failed war with Iran and Kuwait was seen as a quick fix and he invaded it in 1990.
® US and allied force take back Iraq from Kuwait in early 1991 and Saddam was allowed to stay power.
But after the September 11 2001 attack, the united states initiated an internally military campaign known as a the war on terror led by the united states and united kingdom with NATO support. The war on terror was waged initially against Al-Qaeda and other militant organizations but soon expended to include Saddam Hossain and Iraq.
Feature of the war on terror:
If we analyze the situation of post 9/11 it will be certainly clear to us the nature of US led allies war against terror.
It’s a war against Islam and Muslims.
It’s a war against emerging Islamic country.
Its war for controlling oil and establish dominance over middle east.
Spread arms and fear among the Muslims and undermine Islamic religion.
One by one step policy.
The war on terror in Afghanistan:
October 7, 2001 The US military with British support begins a bombing campaign against Taliban forces officially launching operation enduring freedom. At least 210000 civilians were killed and a lot of house home demolished in the cost of war on terror. But the war against Afghanistan is not finished yet until fulfillment of US interest in Afghanistan.
The war on terror in Iraq:
The morning hour of 20 march 2003 was not a good day for Iraqi children and people. The USA and its allies initiated the invasion of Iraq on the name of Iraqi freedom. Colin Powel on February 5 , 2003 present the evidence of the existence of weapons of mass destruction ( hence forth abbreviated WMD) in Iraq for the united nations security council. President Bush deliver an ultimatum on March 17 demanding that Saddam Hossain and two of his son leave Iraq within 48 hour .After two day’s on March 20 US start Air strike on Iraq on the name of removal terrorism and establishing democracy. In later US argument for Iraq war was proved completely false that Iraq have WMD.
Causes of the war on terror:
US state department show their four reason of American war against terror that is
Democracy feeds terrorism
Terror state organization poses problems for international law.
The war on terror really war on Islamic extremism and Islamic totalitarianism.
4.Terrorism is a world wide network.
But what actually is their statement true? One years ago Al-Ahram (Egypt based news paper) raised a question about the legitimacy of US war on terror against Muslim country. If we analyze the feature of war on terror it will be clear to us that US war on terror is not for the establishing democracy nor freedom. Thousands of innocent children and civilian people were killed in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Pakistan, are all of them Islamic extremist of terrorist? According to US state department Terrorist state are threat for international law, ok but who will define who is terror state and who are not? In question of Iraq attack they did not follow and care any international rules and norms even UN resolution. Are they trying eradicate an illegal objects through violating legality and norms. Who will govern a country it should decide by its county’s people not by USA. Ignoring all of the international response who killed thousands of Palestinians last year? From where terrorist group get arms now it’s a big question in front of us.
If we analyze the situation of international politics after 9/11 then we can see some hidden significant of US war against terror.
US fear about rising Islamic civilization.
Spread and establish new colonialism.
Arms business.
Geo politics.
Empire type intension.
Controlling middle east.
Securing Israel interest.
Control oil.
Control of the emergence of Islam.
Conclusion:
US President Barack Obama is vowing to "degrade, and ultimately destroy" a terrorist group estabilising the Middle East he says could threaten Americans at home.
Sound familiar? George W Bush made a similar vow, yet more than a decade after launching the so-called War on Terror, both the war and the terror are still raging.
Obama says the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) will be different than the two wars started by Bush. But Muslims looked at with suspicion around the world are wondering, how different will their treatment be?
No there have no differences among American's about islam and Muslims because their war on terror are targeted and operated against Muslim's and Islamic countries. Its just a new game in international politics after cold war.
