Terrorism Basics....
I am big into sharing information in order that my audience gains perspective to make good decisions. For example, I often share with those I teach the fact that in the late seventies and early eighties, we called some of the same people we are trying to kill now, freedom fighters. Even more, we gave them weapons and training. Back then the bad guys were the Soviets and anyone trying to kill them was our friend. Was it a mistake, maybe, who knows...right now it doesn't look real smart, but in the heat of the moment, in a rapidly evolving situation, hind sight is kind of unfair.
The reason I share this is to let my audience know that regardless of the past or decisions made way above our pay grade, it is still our jobs to secure the borders. The way that it still happens is that when people enter the country, they come face to face with one of us. Regardless of all the bs going on above our pay grade and with the burros, the fact is, if we let the bad guy in, he is in, and once he is in, he is a lot harder to catch than when we have him at the border. It is all about threat assessment period!
So to the basics of Terrorism, what is terrorism?
Terrorism is a form of unconventional warfare. A good real world definition of terrorism is, the use of violence to create fear in order to achieve a goal. The goal may be political, social, religious, or economic. It may be a combination of those items listed. The terrorists lack the manpower, the equipment, the infrastructure, and the money required to run a conventional war. There is no way that Al Qaida or any terrorist organization is going to come in and take over the United States through conventional methods. There are rules of war that have been outlined in such agreements as the Geneva Convention. Included are agreed upon behaviors between nations that are acceptable during war. Failure to abide by these agreements may lead to trials for war crimes and it is the winner of the conflict that generally brings some of the defeated to be held responsible for such actions. Unconventional warfare has evolved throughout the centuries, at some point, it might have been hiding behind trees and shooting soldiers from cover when the protocols of war called for opposing sides to line up in formation and exchange volleys. In the present, it has become flying airliners into skyscrapers, nerve agents released in subways, biological agents sent through the mail, and human bombs, all designed to kill or maim non-combatants or innocents. To create fear, to achieve a goal.
(The above paragraph is part of the book, which I haven't touched in a while.)
That last paragraph is terrorism 101 and by the way any terms your hear like narco-terror or agro-terror is just perpetrated by those without a clue, the above covers it all.
BT
The reason I share this is to let my audience know that regardless of the past or decisions made way above our pay grade, it is still our jobs to secure the borders. The way that it still happens is that when people enter the country, they come face to face with one of us. Regardless of all the bs going on above our pay grade and with the burros, the fact is, if we let the bad guy in, he is in, and once he is in, he is a lot harder to catch than when we have him at the border. It is all about threat assessment period!
So to the basics of Terrorism, what is terrorism?
Terrorism is a form of unconventional warfare. A good real world definition of terrorism is, the use of violence to create fear in order to achieve a goal. The goal may be political, social, religious, or economic. It may be a combination of those items listed. The terrorists lack the manpower, the equipment, the infrastructure, and the money required to run a conventional war. There is no way that Al Qaida or any terrorist organization is going to come in and take over the United States through conventional methods. There are rules of war that have been outlined in such agreements as the Geneva Convention. Included are agreed upon behaviors between nations that are acceptable during war. Failure to abide by these agreements may lead to trials for war crimes and it is the winner of the conflict that generally brings some of the defeated to be held responsible for such actions. Unconventional warfare has evolved throughout the centuries, at some point, it might have been hiding behind trees and shooting soldiers from cover when the protocols of war called for opposing sides to line up in formation and exchange volleys. In the present, it has become flying airliners into skyscrapers, nerve agents released in subways, biological agents sent through the mail, and human bombs, all designed to kill or maim non-combatants or innocents. To create fear, to achieve a goal.
(The above paragraph is part of the book, which I haven't touched in a while.)
That last paragraph is terrorism 101 and by the way any terms your hear like narco-terror or agro-terror is just perpetrated by those without a clue, the above covers it all.
BT
posted by Border Train at 7:54 PM
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