The Hypocrisy of World Politics

The recent terror strikes in the heart of France have left the world aghast and a rare scene of unity has being displayed in its aftermath. The world leaders coming under one roof and using the platform of G20 summit to unanimously condemn the cowardly and barbarian acts of some radicalised extremists. As a measure of repercussion of this provocative act, there has been joint use of force in which selective dens of terrorists are being bombed using aerial route. But what exactly is the root cause of this problem? Who exactly is a terrorist? Instead of a selective approach, let's just have a look at the real picture of what exactly is happening around the world.

The so called 'War On Terror' started with the 9/11 terror strike on the United States in which around 3000 people got killed. The responsibility for conducting such a large scale strike and that too on the most powerful nation of the world, was taken by the terror outfit Al-Qaeda. Even though they initial refused the claim but later they admitted to it. But what was this Al-Qaeda and who was its creator? It was indeed the United States and its allies who gave birth to Al-Qaeda during 1979 when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, which was of great significance and strategic importance to it. The Soviet Union was supporting the Marxist inspired ideology and government whereas the US and its allies supported an insurrection led by the Islamic fundamentalists known as the Mujahideens. The US and its allies provided arms and ammunitions to these Mujahideens and after a long struggle for power, they were able to defeat the Marxist ideologue with the fall of Soviet Union. Al-Qaeda was one of the Mujahideen groups that fought with the support of the US against the Soviet Union and later turned to be the biggest basher of United States owing to their policy in the middle east. It probably started with the entry of US troops in Saudi Arabia to counter the Iraqi aggression against Kuwait in the year 1991 that is better referred to as the Gulf War. In short, these so called 'terrorist organizations' were the babies of foreign policy of the West and the European Union which proved to be a historical tactical error for them later on.

Now after learning about the origin of these terror outfits, I would like to ask how to decide who is a terrorist and who is not? What are the parameters to decide that? US, along with its allies, launched a full-fledged assault over Afghanistan in retaliation to the 9/11 terror strike to eradicate the existence of Al-Qaeda. They destroy everything over there and stays for over 12 years. In those 12 years, the number of civilian casualties recorded in official documents is around 15,500. We all can imagine what exactly would be the actual number of dead when the 'official figure' has been quoted as 15,500. Then, the US and its allies takes the 'War On Terror' ahead and invade Iraq on mere assumptions of the country illegally possessing and developing Weapons of Mass Destructions (WMDs) without any concrete evidence. After invasion, they found nothing and the world remains silent. As per official records, the number of civilian casualties reported in Iraq between 2003 to 2015 is 1,65,779. Pay attention, I said 'official records'. Upon further digging, I found out the numbers to be as high as 5,00,000 to 7,00,000. After over a decade of war, they leave that place in an explosively unstable state which ultimately gives birth to the Islamic State terror outfit. Shouldn't these invading powers be labelled as terrorists? Shouldn't everyone involved in that invasion be tried in International Tribunal Courts? How can they get away unscathed after committing such a horrendous crime! Israeli atrocities and human rights violations against the Palestinians are rampant but the world choose to be a silent spectator. Russia annexing Crimea bringing back the memories of the days of Imperialism and the world still stays silent. Who gives someone the right to deliberately hurt the religious sentiments of someone else under the banner of freedom of expression and freedom of speech. One thing is for certain, injustice breeds crime and that is what's happening in the world right now.

The people who are deciding the fate and direction of the world community themselves have their hands dipped in blood! ISIS is a terrorist organization but their reach has become so mighty that they recently shot down a Russian aircraft over the Egyptian territory. How come a terrorist organization obtain such a sophisticated weapon to drown a flying aircraft? Where are they getting these arms and ammunitions from? Who is helping them spread? These are the real questions that needs to be answered out in open but I am sure they won't. I doubt there could be a bigger nexus working behind scenes to generate more demand for defence equipments - be it fighter planes, arms, ammunitions, defence shields or anything pertaining to a state's defence. Communities are being singled out, allegations are flying aplenty, callousness is on the rise but there is probably no solution in sight.

I wish I had an answer to these questions of mine before I conclude my feelings but unfortunately for the very first time, I just don't have anything to suggest. What I see ahead from here is either rise in massive civil movements to demand change and in worst case scenario, which doesn't look improbable now, a possible large scale war breaking the world down in pieces.