The Anglo-American legal tradition is in serious trouble if not a single major U.S. politician is willing to suggest that the most effective way to combat international terrorism is through law and the courts.
Terrorism is a crime under the United States code, defined at 18 U.S.C. §§ 2331 and 2332b . It sits just a few subchapters away from piracy, another international crime which is also adjudicated, relatively successfully, by the U.S. legal system. It is probably tough to remember, but
Press TV has interviewed Mike Harris, editor with Veterans Today from Phoenix, on the United States’ real intention in its so-called war on terrorism in the Middle East.
Following is a rough transcription of the interview.
Press TV: Looks like the United States is playing both ends against the middle and expecting to win, or is it actually trying to seek an endless conflict in the Middle East, which ultimately gives Daesh the upper hand?
Harris: It is my opinion that the US has been trying
When we talk about so-called Islamic extremism and terrorists waging jihad, it's easy to forget one thing: Its victims tend to be Muslim.
Here's what we know, based on numbers compiled by the Institute for Economics and Peace. In 2014, five countries accounted for nearly 80 percent of terrorism-related deaths: Iraq, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria. These countries all have major Muslim populations.
In Nigeria, Islamist militant group Boko Haram has targeted mosques it believes are
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned that terrorism knows no boundaries, urging an international campaign to be launched to eliminate this scourge.
“Today, it has been proved that terrorism will serve the interests of no country and it cannot be confined to a region as it is spreading like a dangerous disease,” Rouhani said in a meeting with Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn in Tehran on Wednesday.
Rouhani said certain countries are mistaken to think that they can use
Who created ISIS?
May 16, 2015
Today, the Americans claim that they want to fight against terrorism. This is while they themselves have created the most dangerous terrorist groups which are very large in number. Who created ISIS? They themselves acknowledge that they have played the main role in creating ISIS. Who pitted other small and large groups like ISIS against Iraq, Syria and other areas? Where do the bullets, weapons and dollars that exist in the pockets of these criminal
Iran’s envoy to the United Nations (UN) has described terror threats in the Middle East as the root cause of the ongoing refugee crisis in the world, saying the crisis will not be settled as long as countries fail to effectively root out terrorism and extremism.
Gholam-Ali Khoshroo, Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the world body, made the remarks on Monday during a UN General Assembly meeting on “global awareness of the tragedies of irregular migrants in the Mediterranean
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the atrocities committed by Takfiri terrorists have nothing to do with Islam.
The Leader made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow in the Iranian capital Tehran on Sunday.
Ayatollah Khamenei said the terrorist groups’ savage crimes, such as beheading and torching people, show that they know nothing about Islam, noting, “Islam is the religion of fraternity, kindness and seeking the
Bahman Turkman was born in August 1939 in the province of Hamedan in a family of farmers. He had lost his mother in the childhood and lived with his eldest brother since then. Bahman was the eighth child of a family of 11 members. He continued his studies until sixth grade when he had to leave school out of economic problems of his family.
Grown up in a religious family, he had learned to practice his religious duties after coming of the age. Although not well-educated, he was very interested
No free man would ever enjoy killing other human beings. Killing innocent people is condemned. So, in this very beginning of speech, terrorist acts in Paris are condemned. People of Paris and the families of the victims should be sympathized and consoled. This is our first word.
But is this the first time that a terrorist group is killing innocent people in bombing or suicide acts? So why has the Paris event become so shocking? In the first hours and days after the event, almost no president
The United Nations’ special rapporteur for human rights and counter-terrorism is to warn the UN that states are increasingly using national security as a pretext for clamping down on human rights groups.
In a speech to the general assembly in New York on Monday, Ben Emmerson QC, a senior British lawyer, will warn that counter-terrorism initiatives are increasingly being used to “stifle legitimate opposition and to choke public interest and human rights organisations around the world.”
In an
The Islamic State (IS), also known as the ISIS and ISIL, has taken responsibility for the horrendous terrorist attacks on Paris that murdered 129 innocent people and injured hundreds more. The criminal act has been rightly condemned by world’s leader, ranging from President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron, to President Hassan Rouhani of Iran and even Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah. The attacks have rightly outraged ordinary people everywhere. There is a
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a Tuesday phone conversation with his French counterpart Francois Hollande reaffirmed Tehran’s preparedness to join hands with the international community, particularly France, in the global fight against terrorism.
Rouhani in this conversation referred to the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, which claimed at least 132 lives, and stressed the necessity for integrated fight against terrorism.
“Terrorists will never manage to achieve their goals when faced
Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said some countries are using terrorism as a tool to maintain sovereignty over certain areas in the Middle East and condemned the double standards in approaching terrorist movements.
Speaking to reporters at a press conference, Fazli claimed the best way to fight terrorism is to solicit honest international cooperation, Trend correspondent reported from Tehran on Nov. 16.
Iran has always expressed concern over terrorism, which has found a new
Hamid Baeedinejad, director of the Political and International Affairs Department at the Foreign Ministry, has said that international fight against terrorism and its roots are highly urgent.
He posted on his Instagram page on Sunday that any comprehensive fight against terrorism requires consensus on some principles in order to be effective.
The comment by the diplomat followed a chain of terrorist attacks in Paris late on Friday that left 132 people dead and over 350 others injured.
Despicable acts of terrorism jeopardize security no matter where in the world people are targeted, Iran’s First Vice-President Es'haq Jahangiri said, deploring the discriminatory stances on victims of terrorism in the Middle East and Europe.
Addressing a cultural ceremony in Tehran on Sunday, Mr. Jahangiri said the “bitter, worrying and despicable” acts of terrorism in different parts of the world pose a threat to the global peace and security.
The vice president underlined that battling
Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani has condemned recent terrorist attacks in France and Lebanon, urging global determination in the fight against terrorism.
In a Saturday message to President of National Assembly of France Claude Bartolone, Larijani described the bloody terror attacks in Paris on Friday as an inhuman act.
“Unfortunately, the world has been witnessing such inhuman crimes and incidents over the past years, which have resulted in nothing but the killing of
The reason terrorists are targeting Paris is because America finances Saudi Arabia, author and former MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan argued Friday night while the attack was still underway.
Appearing on Real Time with Bill Maher, the host asked his panel “Why do they hate us?” Ratigan replied, “Because we finance the capital flow into Saudi Arabia that then arms the population that has power in Saudi Arabia to oppress the population that does not have the power in Saudi Arabia, which then is
Following the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that it is essential to counter terrorism with great determination.
In a phone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Saturday, Rouhani highlighted the importance of cooperation in fighting terrorism.
Rouhani was to start his tour of Italy and France on Saturday, however, he was forced to cancel the trip due to the terror attacks in Paris.
“We know that how much loathsome and
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a message to his French counterpart and on behalf of the Iranian nation that is a ‘victim of terrorism’ itself, strongly condemned the Friday terrorist attacks in Paris.
Following the deadly terrorist attacks that killed at least 160 people in several places in Paris on Friday evening, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani condemned the attacks, saying “undoubtedly, the most important message of the world in the face of such atrocities is a more serious will and
The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned the terrorist attacks in Paris which claimed heavy casualties.
In a message to his French counterpart Francois Hollande on Satureday, the Iranian President condemned the terrorist attacks in Paris which claimed heavy casualties.
President Rouhani said the death of many civilians in the terrorist attacks caused deep grief for the Iranian people.
He said he strongly condemned the incident on behalf of the