Terrorism continues be-

ing a menace for states and socie-

ties. Terrorism also indicates the

areas where they operate and

thus a certain infiltration of the

civil society as well as the state

apparatus. This is usually done

via the crime-terror nexus that also includes the politi-

cal class in most cases – rendering the challenge to the

state and its populace much more devastating – in-

cluding the fear of the rise of the Hollow State as a seri-

ous threat to human freedom, global security and sta-

bility.

South Asia provides with an interesting case study of

the infiltration of the civil society by the uncivil as well

as the emergence of the Hollow State syndrome – via

the crime-terror-political nexus that forms the bane for

most societies as well as the global community, in their

fight against International Terrorism. The issues are

complex and one also finds the arguments over Hu-

man Rights being sought to be compromised – to act

as a shield for those most guilty of violating Hu-

man Rights. The worse and more serious part

arises from these same set of actors that also con-

tribute enormously in damaging the very condi-

tions that helps foster Human Rights and adher-

ences to them. The more interesting part is: while

they claim for themselves the normative shield of

Human Rights as their first protection!

Contd...pg 2

Volume 1, Issue 5

Terrorism & Crime?

July 2014

See, John, finally in words & printed too!

L a w r e n c e M i c h a e l C r e a t i v e s

Crime-terror?

Special points of interest:

Crime-terror

Socials

Political

South Asia: a snap shot

This interesting phenomenon comes across as typically sympto-

matic of the Hollow States as well as those very set of actors that give

rise to the phenomenon of Hollow States. That they also form the crime-

terror-political nexus of both terrorism & International Terrorism

makes it a double bind for the global community of democratic states.

Terrorism & Crime? The inseparable bed-fellows.

Transnational terrorism, like transnational crime, presents the

problem of verification since it does not operate openly like the regis-

tered corporate houses with a public audit of its activities and finances.

In the face of the difficulties of verification, it is useful to look at the

various processes of change that are at play to identify the particular

challenge of transnational terrorism, and its relative success. Transnational terrorism, like the common mafi-

osi, also uses bonafide outlets for illegitimate works it hopes aren’t caught or proved against it. The second is

its efforts to change the mindset/orientation of people to suit/match its own needs & objectives, just as crime-

terror espousing nationalist agendas do.

The challenge is to identify permissive causes within states and locate the proximate causes that

transnational terrorism exploits. The transnational nature of contemporary terrorism also presents another

kind of analytical problem not captured by traditional security frameworks, although transnational terrorism

has been securitized after 11 September 2001. Traditional security frameworks, even the expanded version by

Buzan et al, are concerned with states, with security threats seen from a state or a group of states to another

state or group of states. Given that the efforts are aimed at changing the preferences of people as well as the

parameters of reference, crime-terrorism remains one of the largest challenges before the liberal-democratic

world.

The transnational nature of the kind of terrorism that the Al-Qaeda represents is unique in its organi-

zation and functioning and may rightly be called post-modern terrorism, even as it is rabidly anti-modern. It

is a security threat from a non-state entity dispersed far and wide geographically. The threat that it presents

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Terrorism-crime? Contd...

E-newletter it says!

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VO L UME 1, ISSUE 5

ONE: The United Nations General Assembly Resolution (UNGA Resolution) no. 49/60, taken in in 1994

summarizes in brief the role & scope of terror-crime:

[T]hat criminal acts intended or calculated to provoke a state of terror in the general public, a group

of persons or particular persons for political purposes are in any circumstances unjustifiable, what

ever the considerations of a political, philosophical, ideological, racial, ethnic, religious or any other nature

that may be invoked to justify them.

Ask: What does crime do?

TWO: Mark Juergensmeyer, in his book Terror in the Mind of God: The

Global Rise of Religious Violence, looks at the etymological roots of the

word where terrorism is meant to terrify, coming from the Latin word

terrere. Terrere means ‘to cause to tremble’. He makes a case for the defi-

nition of terrorism to come from the common people – the witnesses – the ones terrified. The common per-

son via its public agent – the media – defines acts of violence that is called terrorism. Terrorism thus be-

comes ‚public acts of destruction, committed without a clear military objective,

that arouse a widespread sense of fear.‛

Ask: How does crime operate & is successful?

THREE: According to Peter Chalk, in his book West European Terrorism & Counter

Terrorism: The Evolving Dynamic, terrorism is a political activity that manifests it-

self as a criminal activity in an ends-means problematique. Further, it is a form of

psychological warfare where the ‚immediate objective is not to destroy but,

through the use or threat of violence, to create an atmosphere of fear, anxiety and

collapse, exploiting this emotional reaction to influence political behaviour.‛ Because of this psychological

objective, terrorism according to Chalk is necessarily indiscriminate to generate anxiety responses.

Ask: What kind of socialization process would crime-terror encourage & embody?

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The Socials or not separating crime from terror!

No crime means

NO TERROR too!

The Lord’s word, John! Now from this BOX!!!!!!!

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Alex Schmid & Albert J Jongman in their book Political Terrorism describe how and where the ‘socials’ & the

‘political’ come together by describing crime-terror’s impact on the ordinary civil society:

‚..…an anxiety-inspiring method of repeated violent action, employed by clandestine individual groups or

state actors, for idiosyncratic, criminal or political reasons, whereby—in contrast to assassination—the direct

targets of violence are not the main targets. The immediate human targets of violence are generally chosen

randomly or selectively from a target population, and serve as message generators. Threat and violence

based communication processes between terrorists' victims, and main targets are used to manipulate the

main target, turning it into a targeting of terror, a target of demands, or a target of attention, depending on

whether intimidation, coercion or propaganda is primarily sought.‛

VO L UME 1, ISSUE 5

1. Where social has to do with the social conditions

and social conditionings (mafiosi conditioning being

immediately anti-democratic and anti-modern), or

what one terms as the socialization processes, how

does one envisage the political condition/reality of a

state that otherwise is pathetically crime-terror and

avowedly corrupt while counting amongst some of the

more backward of the states/nation-states that popu-

late the UNO?

How does one find this out? Read this small extract

from a story:

It was a Friday morning, in the cold grey smog of that

month. Was it not that what they called it – January? Her hard cold

grey eyes merely swept ahead in her penetrating glance. Such

glances are not so often to come by in such parts. Last night was

better. He was kinder when she was mashed in her soft pliant femi-

ninity. In her almost inaudible gasps, when he was delivering his

hard male assertion. She had never thought of herself in that way,

but she was somewhere beginning to be aware that she was his

undeserved captive booty.

It was in those masculine weaknesses, that he used to

find her eyes so warm hazel. That discovery had led to another bout

of ferocious mating, that she had got so used to enjoy and await,

with a strange sense of self-distaste. Those warm hazel

eyes now looked cold grey, as she wrapped her shawl

tightly around her. She had learnt not to think of such moments the

next day, for she would long for it and hated herself for it. Taking

another man was dangerous. It was almost seven years since he

first took her, about a few feet away from her brother. He had shot

her brother between his eyes over a drunken argument. Over her

warm hazel eyes and her ample breasts, that her loose fitting dress

only helped accentuate. He thus had offered her a refuge she could

not have refused. It was quite a common thing, and she had found

from other women that it was her duty as it was theirs, in their

varied histories.

Now do imagine what kind of a political situation and

environment exists in this world of the narrative? It

says something about mindsets. It says something

about the worlds of ordinary crime-terror and even

entire societies & states. Welcome to the reality of the

banana republic.

2. Think of Venn Diagrams, if you live outside a ba-

nana republic, then you should think about areas you

share, or how far they overlap your world? They do

infiltrate nearly every state & society in the world.

3. You may be a resident of a banana republic without

ever having set foot outside your state. Or know

someone who is. It’s as much about mindsets as much

it is about what those mindsets do.

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Politicals or not allowing crime-terror!

Think they run the world? Or You do?

Are you a citizen/

resident of a de-

mocratic state that

also is a member of

the United Nations

Organization?

Know then that you

are protected under a

swathe of International

Public laws and your

state is under interna-

tional obligation to

safeguard your rights.

If your state fails to do

so or is the offender,

then do know that a

plethora of bodies &

organizations exist to

safeguard your rights

and provide judicial

remedy. Some of the

more common and bet-

ter known amongst

them function under

the United Nations

Organization and usu-

ally have a branch or

branches in every

member state or a state

that is a signatory to

the Universal Declara-

tion of Human Rights!

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Some Public International Laws

International Public Laws

11. Laws governing

the Peaceful Settle-

ment of Conflicts

12. Laws governing

International Or-

ganizations

What do these

laws do for you?

These laws are primar-

ily meant to ensure

individual as well as

collective rights of vari-

o u s i n d i v i d u a l s

grouped as states/

nation-states/etc. and

enable a peaceful co-

existence.

Within the realm of

crime-terror, the first

relevance to you, as an

individual, is the Hu-

man Rights law that

flows from the Univer-

sal declaration of Hu-

man Rights. Any state

that is a member of the

United Nations Or-

ganization and is a sig-

natory to the Universal

Declaration is under

international obligation

to protect your Human

Rights.

In essence, Human

Rights can easily be

understood as the

‚RIGHT to Life with

Dignity (where the

conditions of it include

multiple choices and

those choices as avail-

able globally).‛

1. Refugee Law

2. Human Rights

Law

3. Right to resort to

Force

4. International Hu-

manitarian law

5. Law of the Sea

6. Laws governing

Diplomatic Rela-

tions

7. Environmental

Law

8. Laws governing

Economic Rela-

tions

9. Laws governing

Air Space

10. Laws governing

State Responsibil-

ity

Le Dieu et mes Droits

the sacred assertion

of every human is

yours too!

Know your Rights as a Human.

C R IME -TER R O R ?

VO L UME 1, ISSUE 5

PREAMBLE

Whereas recognition of the in-

herent dignity and of the equal

and inalienable rights of all

members of the human family

is the foundation of freedom,

justice and peace in the world,

Whereas disregard and con-

tempt for human rights have

resulted in barbarous acts

which have outraged the con-

science of mankind, and the

advent of a world in which

human beings shall enjoy free-

dom of speech and belief and

freedom from fear and want

has been proclaimed as the

highest aspiration of the com-

mon people,

Whereas it is essential, if man

is not to be compelled to have

recourse, as a last resort, to re-

bellion against tyranny and

oppression, that human rights

should be protected by the rule

of law,

Whereas it is essential to promote the

development of friendly relations be-

tween nations,

Whereas the peoples of the United

Nations have in the Charter reaf-

firmed their faith in fundamental hu-

man rights, in the dignity and worth

of the human person and in the equal

rights of men and women and have

determined to promote social pro-

gress and better standards of life in

larger freedom,

Whereas Member States have pledged

themselves to achieve, in co-operation

with the United Nations, the promo-

tion of universal respect for and ob-

servance of human rights and funda-

mental freedoms,

Whereas a common understanding of

these rights and freedoms is of the

greatest importance for the full reali-

zation of this pledge,

Now, Therefore THE GENERAL AS-

SEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVER-

SAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN

RIGHTS as a common standard of

achievement for all peoples and all

nations, to the end that every individ-

ual and every organ of society, keep-

ing this Declaration constantly in

mind, shall strive by teaching and

education to promote respect for

these rights and freedoms and by pro-

gressive measures, national and inter-

national, to secure their universal and

effective recognition and observance,

both among the peoples of Member

States themselves and among the peo-

ples of territories under their jurisdic-

tion.

Article 1.

• All human beings are born

free and equal in dignity and rights.

They are endowed with reason and

conscience and should act towards

one another in a spirit of brother-

hood.

Article 2.

• Everyone is entitled to all

the rights and freedoms set forth in

this Declaration, without distinction

of any kind, such as race, colour,

sex, language, religion, political or

other opinion, national or social

origin, property, birth or other

status. Furthermore, no distinction

shall be made on the basis of the

political, jurisdictional or interna-

tional status of the country or terri-

tory to which a person belongs,

whether it be independent, trust,

non-self-governing or under any

other limitation of sovereignty.

Article 3.

• Everyone has the right to

life, liberty and security of person.

Article 4.

• No one shall be held in

slavery or servitude; slavery and

the slave trade shall be prohibited

in all their forms.

Article 5.

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Universal declaration of Human Rights

http://www.un.org/en/

documents/udhr/

• No one shall be subjected to torture or to

cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punish-

ment.

Article 6.

• Everyone has the right to recognition every-

where as a person before the law.

Article 7.

• All are equal before the law and are entitled

without any discrimination to equal protection of the

law. All are entitled to equal protection against any

discrimination in violation of this Declaration and

against any incitement to such discrimination.

Article 8.

• Everyone has the right to an effective remedy

by the competent national tribunals for acts violating

the fundamental rights granted him by the constitu-

tion or by law.

Article 9.

• No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest,

detention or exile.

Article 10.

• Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair

and public hearing by an independent and impartial

tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obli-

gations and of any criminal charge against him.

Article 11.

• (1) Everyone charged with a penal offence

has the right to be presumed innocent until proved

guilty according to law in a public trial at which he

has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.

• (2) No one shall be held guilty of any penal

offence on account of any act or omission which did

not constitute a penal offence, under national or in-

ternational law, at the time when it was committed.

Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one

that was applicable at the time the penal offence was

committed.

Article 12.

• No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interfer-

ence with his privacy, family, home or correspon-

dence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation.

Everyone has the right to the protection of the law

against such interference or attacks.

Article 13.

• (1) Everyone has the right to freedom of

movement and residence within the borders of each

state.

• (2) Everyone has the right to leave any coun-

try, including his own, and to return to his country.

Article 14.

• (1) Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy

in other countries asylum from persecution.

• (2) This right may not be invoked in the case

of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political

crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and prin-

ciples of the United Nations.

Article 15.

• (1) Everyone has the right to a nationality.

• (2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his

nationality nor denied the right to change his national-

ity.

Article 16.

• (1) Men and women of full age, without any

limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the

right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled

to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at

its dissolution.

• (2) Marriage shall be entered into only with

the free and full consent of the intending spouses.

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(• (3) The family is the natural and fundamental

group unit of society and is entitled to protection by

society and the State.

Article 17.

1) Everyone has the right to own property alone as well

as in association with others.

(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his prop-

erty.

Article 18.

Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, con-

science and religion; this right includes freedom to

change his religion or belief, and freedom, either

alone or in community with others and in public or

private, to manifest his religion or belief in teach-

ing, practice, worship and observance.

Article 19.

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and

expression; this right includes freedom to hold

opinions without interference and to seek, receive

and impart information and ideas through any me-

dia and regardless of frontiers.

Article 20.

(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful

assembly and association.

(2) No one may be compelled to belong to an asso-

ciation.

Article 21.

(1) Everyone has the right to take part in the gov-

ernment of his country, directly or through freely

chosen representatives.

(2) Everyone has the right of equal access to public

service in his country.

(3) The will of the people shall be the basis of the

authority of government; this will shall be ex-

pressed in periodic and genuine elections which

Article 22.

Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to

social security and is entitled to realization,

through national effort and international co-

operation and in accordance with the organization

and resources of each State, of the economic, social

and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity

and the free development of his personality.

Article 23.

(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of

employment, to just and favourable conditions of

work and to protection against unemployment.

(2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the

right to equal pay for equal work.

Le Dieu et mes Droits

the sacred assertion of every human is yours too!

Know them & Reach them

http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/

Do you live inside a banana republic?

Your Human Rights remain as sacred &

inviolable as they are if you were living

in Sweden.

Human Rights aren’t your rights as a

Moslem or a tribal or a Christian or a

congenital idiot, etc. They are YOUR

RIGHTS as a Human being. Know it,

practice it, and help others practice it

too!

Article 24.

• Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reason-able limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

Article 25.

• (1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.

• (2) Motherhood and child-hood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protec-tion.

Article 26.

• (1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional educa-tion shall be made generally avail-able and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the ba-sis of merit.

• (2) Education shall be di-rected to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, toler-ance and friendship among all na-

tions, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.

• (3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of educa-tion that shall be given to their chil-dren.

Article 27.

• (1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific ad-vancement and its benefits.

• (2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic pro-duction of which he is the author.

Article 28.

• Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.

Article 29.

• (1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full develop-ment of his personality is possible.

• (2) In the exercise of his rights and

freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of secur-ing due recognition and re-spect for the rights and free-doms of others and of meeting the just requirements of moral-ity, public order and the gen-eral welfare in a democratic society.

• (3) These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the pur-poses and principles of the United Nations.

Article 30.

• Nothing in this Decla-ration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruc-tion of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.

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Human Rights Continued...

C R IME -TER R O R ?

Le Dieu et mes Droits

the sacred assertion of every human is yours too!

Know them & Reach them

http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/

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Do you live inside a banana republic? Your Human

Rights remain as sacred & inviolable as they are if you

were living in Sweden.

Human Rights aren’t your rights as a Moslem or a tribal

or a Christian or a congenital idiot, etc. They are YOUR

RIGHTS as a Human being. Know it, practice it, and

help others practice it too!

UN

O

YES

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