The Russian Federation says that Ilyas Akhmadov and Akhmed Zakayev are terrorists. The United States granted asylum to Akhmadov. The United Kingdom did the same for Zakayev. In a letter to the United Nations on 27 October 2004, the Russian Federation called upon both countries to abide by UNSC Resolution 1373 and stop harboring suspected terrorists.
The United States government alleges that former singer/songwriter Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, has ties to terrorism. In September of this year, the government forcibly diverted an aircraft carrying Stevens to Maine and deported him. Today, former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev presented Stevens with the "Man for Peace 2004" award.
How can we fight a war against terrorism when nobody can agree on who the terrorists are?
Terrorist or peace activist? Who decides?
Moderator: solid_dave
The whole thing is NOT a farce.Kenshiro wrote:Shhh...we're not supposed to know the whole thing is a farce. Quick, go grab a miniature American flag and wave it around to cover yourself.
Anyone who thinks the war in Iraq is not related to terrorism should remember the biological weapons used against us in 1991. I was there. I remember. Abu Abbas and Abu Nidal were in Baghdad prior to us going in. Zarqawi is in Iraq, and has pledged allegience to Bin Laden.
Anyone who thinks the push into Fallujah is unnecessary should watch a beheading video.
The two planes which exploded over Russia recently were related to al-Qaeda, as was the incident in Beslan in which 300 school children were injured or killed.
The war on terror is not a farce. The point is that we need better clarification on a global level of what defines a terrorist or suspected terrorist.
The UN Security Council has a good start with Resolution 1373. Now they need to clarify the definition to prevent instances such as those related to Akhmadov, Zakayev and Stevens/Islam.