Archivo categoría «Terrorismo»
By Charles C. Krulak and Joseph P. Hoar, retired four-star Marine generals (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 13/12/11):
In his inaugural address, President Obama called on us to “reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.” We agree. Now, to protect both, he must veto the National Defense Authorization Act that Congress is expected to pass this week.
This budget bill — which can be vetoed without cutting financing for our troops — is both misguided and unnecessary: the president already has the power and flexibility to effectively fight terrorism.
One provision would authorize the military … Seguir leyendo
By Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky (THE WASHINGTON TIMES, 30/11/11):
James Madison, father of the Constitution, warned, “The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become instruments of tyranny at home.” Abraham Lincoln had similar thoughts, saying, “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”
During war, there has always been a struggle to preserve constitutional liberties. During the Civil War, the right of habeas corpus was suspended. Newspapers were closed. Fortunately, those actions were reversed after the war.
The discussion … Seguir leyendo
By Paul D. Miller, who served as a National Security Council director for Afghanistan from 2007 to 2009. The views expressed are his own (THE WASHINGTON POST, 18/11/11):
The next president of the United States needs to answer this question: When, and under what conditions, will the U.S. government stop using drones to bomb suspected terrorists around the world?
The drone program — assuming the media and think-tank coverage of it is basically true, and this piece should not be construed as confirming the existence of the program — is a tactical and technological innovation that has been invaluable … Seguir leyendo
By Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow and Director of Center for Political-Military Analysis, Hudson Institute (Project Syndicate, 09/11/11):
The Colombian army’s killing of Alfonso Cano, head of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), will not eliminate that country’s largest guerrilla group anytime soon. But it does partly illustrate why international terrorism has not established a major presence in Latin America. Local security forces, bolstered by generous American assistance, have made the region a difficult place for foreign terrorists to set up operational cells – and other conditions also help to make Latin America less vulnerable.
One reason why the … Seguir leyendo
By Richard Dearlove, head of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 1999 to 2004, and now the master of Pembroke College, Cambridge. This article is adapted from a talk he gave to the Henry Jackson Society (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 05/11/11):
I am going to make a statement of the obvious, being one of the people heavily involved in the events of 9/11: We didn’t actually know what was going to happen next.
We made a very good stab at trying to understand what might happen, but much that is said now is said with the benefit of … Seguir leyendo
By Andrew Cockburn, an investigative journalist and author. His article, Search and Destroy: The Pentagon’s Losing War Against IEDs appears in the November issue of Harper’s magazine (LOS ANGELES TIMES, 03/11/11):
There is no denying that 2011 has been a banner year for taxpayer-funded assassinations — Osama bin Laden, Anwar Awlaki, five senior Pakistani Taliban commanders in October and many more. Given the crucial U.S. backup role in Libya, and the ringing exhortation for the Libyan leader’s death issued by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton just before the event itself, we can probably take a lot of credit … Seguir leyendo
By Matthew Levitt, former Treasury deputy assistant secretary for intelligence and analysis and director the Washington Institute for Near East Policy’s Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence (MIAMI HERALD, 31/10/11):
Quirky though it was, U.S. officials are convinced that the recently exposed plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to Washington was the work of the vaunted Quds Force, the special operations branch of the Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC). As policymakers consider how best to respond to Iran’s increasingly dangerous behavior they should look first to our own back yard south of the border.
To be sure, this … Seguir leyendo
Por Fernando Reinares, investigador principal de terrorismo internacional en el Real Instituto Elcano y catedrático de Ciencia Política en la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (REAL INSTITUTO ELCANO, 26/10/11):
Tema: Al-Qaeda estableció una célula en Kenia a inicios de los 90. Al-Shabab se formó posteriormente en Somalia. Pero la relación entre ambas es muy estrecha, constituyendo una amenaza terrorista para la región del Este de África y más allá.
Resumen: El Este de África es desde el inicio de la década de los 90 un escenario particularmente significativo del terrorismo yihadista, aunque sea en estos momentos cuando adquiera una especial … Seguir leyendo
Por Fernando Reinares, catedrático en la Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (EL PAÍS, 25/10/11):
Afirmar que, cuando hay conciudadanos secuestrados por alguna organización terrorista, es siempre inmoral que las autoridades de países democráticos se impliquen en la negociación de un rescate por su liberación, supone cuando menos no haber leído a Max Weber. Hablar de moralidad es hacerlo de cuestiones éticas y de lo que se debería o no se debería hacer. También en situaciones tan extraordinariamente complicadas como la que en estos momentos tienen ante sí nuestros gobernantes, al verse obligados … Seguir leyendo
By Salam Al-Marayati, president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (LOS ANGELES TIMES, 19/10/11):
We in the Muslim American community have been battling the corrupt and bankrupt ideas of cults such as Al Qaeda. Now it seems we also have to battle pseudo-experts in the FBI and the Department of Justice.
A disturbing string of training material used by the FBI and a U.S. attorney’s office came to light beginning in late July that reveals a deep anti-Muslim sentiment within the U.S. government.
If this matter is not immediately addressed, it will undermine the relationship between law enforcement and … Seguir leyendo
By Sam Mullins, Research Fellow at the Centre for Transnational Crime Prevention, University of Wollongong (REAL INSTITUTO ELCANO, 18/10/11):
Theme: ‘Home-grown’ Islamist terrorism has developed in Australia in a comparable pattern to other Western countries. The Australian counter-terrorism strategy is similar to that in the UK, including the recent introduction of community-based preventive initiatives.
Summary: This ARI summarises the findings from an-depth empirical study of all publicly-confirmed cases of Islamist terrorism involving Australians. The domestic situation of Australian Muslims is briefly described, followed by an overview of Islamist terrorism cases to date, including the number and location of cases … Seguir leyendo
By Bruce O. Riedel, a former C.I.A. officer and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the author of Deadly Embrace: Pakistan, America and the Future of the Global Jihad (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 15/10/11):
America needs a new policy for dealing with Pakistan. First, we must recognize that the two countries’ strategic interests are in conflict, not harmony, and will remain that way as long as Pakistan’s army controls Pakistan’s strategic policies. We must contain the Pakistani Army’s ambitions until real civilian rule returns and Pakistanis set a new direction for their foreign policy.
As Adm. … Seguir leyendo
By Reza Kahlili, a pseudonym for an ex-CIA spy who is a fellow with EMPact America and the author of A Time to Betray, about his double life in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (THE WASHINGTON TIMES, 14/10/11):
Despite global sanctions, Iran continues to export terrorism worldwide while importing nuclear weapons technology in a quest to impose Islam on the world. The United States and its Western allies must step up the pressure against Tehran.
Part of the export of terrorism turned up Tuesday when U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced federal authorities had foiled an Iranian plot … Seguir leyendo
By Gen. Hugh Shelton, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (THE WASHINGTON TIMES, 13/10/11):
As two current high-profile cases demonstrate, the U.S. government’s practice of listing “foreign terrorist organizations” (FTOs) has become an increasingly dangerous and hollow political exercise rather than a sober assessment of the real threats to America.
Last month, Afghanistan’s ruthless Haqqani Network reportedly staged a brazen attack against the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. The Haqqanis, who conduct grisly terrorist attacks on hotels, embassies and other targets to advance their agenda to become power brokers in a future political settlement, … Seguir leyendo
By Peter Tomsen, the author of the just-published The Wars of Afghanistan. He was U.S. special envoy and ambassador to Afghanistan from 1989 to 1992 (LOS ANGELES TIMES, 09/10/11):
How are insurgents able to continue launching deadly attacks in Afghanistan 10 years into the U.S.-led war there? Part of the blame — perhaps even the bulk of it — lies with Pakistan’s army and its powerful intelligence arm, the Inter-Services Intelligence agency, known by the acronym ISI.
For decades, Pakistan has conducted a proxy war in Afghanistan through Islamist insurgent groups that it has created, nurtured and supplied. … Seguir leyendo