ENGLISH DEYEA NEWS

By Ranjith Soysa – Melbourne | In Bombay, the ordeal of the civilians who were agonized, is taking its toll. More than hundred had to pay the supreme price and many would have received serious injuries, some, disabled for the rest of their lives. We have witnessed similar horrific crimes in Bali, New York, Colombo, London Baghdad and Bangkok among other cities. Yet, the international community is still not convinced how to define acts of terrorism and terrorist organizations!

As one would agree, the terrorist organizations learn from each other and very often exchange vital information about deadly weapons and techniques of mass killings. As an example the suicide bombers' kit 'invented' by Tamil Tigers have been copied by almost all the terrorist organizations. Therefore, it is of vital
importance to discourage , marginalize and effectively ban all organizations which depend on armed violence and indiscriminate killing to achieve their political ends.

It is almost reprehensible for some countries to overlook the crimes of terrorist organizations and relish in the saying that one's terrorist is another's liberation fighter. Once the community of nations accept the nation state as the basis of
international political order, it is frivolous nay dangerous to encourage movements or organizations engaged in terrorist acts to weaken such states. If at all, the faltering states have to be reformed or re-directed it has to be through multi-lateral
organizations such as the UN. But, unfortunately many Western countries including Australia continue to allow organizations affiliated to terrorists to collect funds and involve in propaganda work.

If the details of latest terrorist attack in Bombay is to be of any help to minimize terrorist acts, the world community must resolve to act unitedly to defeat terrorism without following a beggar my neighbor policy or attempting plant good governance in other countries unilaterally.

It is not inconsequential to mention that in Melbourne and Sydney and in some capital cities in the Western world, in this week there were meetings to celebrate the birthday of the leader of the LTTE, the world's most ruthless terrorist organization. We have walked the talk to stop the spread of terrorism and indiscriminate killings of civilians.