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Israel and Russia Cooperate in Fighting Terrorism Threats
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by Barbara McPherson | April 8, 2010 at 09:41 am
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In the aftermath of the bloody subway bombings in Moscow, Israel and Russia are cooperating in fighting terrorism threats. This marks a first for the Israeli/Russian collaboration. Previously, Israel shared its expertise only with the US. Israel is an acknowledged expert in fighting political and religious extremism since the country was founded in 1948.
Russia and the former Soviet Union have been deploying military units in their southern provinces for many years now. At one time the former Soviet Union occupied Afghanistan as well. The conflict in the southern regions has been ongoing for decades. Chechen separatists have brought terrorism to Moscow and infamously to Beslan, a town in S. Russia.
On Sept. 2, 2004, heavily armed militants took more than 1,200 hostages, including children, in a school gymnasium in Beslan, in southern Russia. The militants had rigged the building with bombs, which started exploding (accidentally, according to some witnesses). The militants starting shooting at fleeing hostages and Russian troops stormed in. At least 338 people were killed, more than half of them children.
When the Soviet Union was dissolved in the 1990s, independence movements saw the establishment of autonomous republics. Some of the newly autonomous republics have a predominantly Moslem population. Religious extremism has gained a toehold in some of these new republics and the fanatics seem ready to kill innocents to gain their ends.
“Terrorism is like a disease. If you don’t fight it immediately and put an end to its growth, eventually you’ll find yourself paralyzed by this disease,” Anegbi said.
Since the hammer of the Soviet Union has been lifted, autonomy, separatism and religious fervor have resurged in the Caucasus Region. Adding to the danger if a regime of religious extremism takes hold in the region is the presence of huge reserves of oil which could be used to finance further terrorism attacks on the world.
The new cooperation between Israel and Russia in combating terrorist threats gives new hope to maintaining peace and safety.
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Barbara McPherson
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at 17:07 on April 8th, 2010
Could be a breakthrough that causes Iran to pause.
at 18:21 on April 8th, 2010
Israel is expert in not only fighting terrorism,but promoting and orchestrating terrorism as well.
As Gordon Duff says that the real terrorists are rare and usally easily caught,always ask:" who gains from this".Intelligence agencies brainwash,train,finance terrorists to carry out terror attacks,generally false flag operations to demonise a targetted group,community or ideologiacl opponents.
Mossad trained LTTE ( an organisation of Sri Lankan Tamils,an ethnic minority of Indian origin in Sri Lanka fighting for its rights but labelled and banned as a terrorist organisation and finally eliminated by Sri Lankan army) in peneteration techniques,mining landings,communication and how to sabotage ships similar to Devora.
The Sinhalese,the majority community and largely Buddhist in Sri Lanka,were receiving training in Israel at the same time..Victor Ostrovsky(an ex-Mossad officer),Claire Hoy in 'By Way of Deception,making and unmaking of a Mossad officer',St.Martine's Press,New York.
The recent suicide bombing at a Russin subway was a false flag operation conducted jointly by CIA and saudi Intelligence,( YJ's comment on this story confirms)according to some reliable sources.Like American pahrmaceutical giants sell sicknes through advertised fear,intelligence agencies sell terrorism .
Terrorism is a like a disease.If you do not fight it immediately and put an end to its growth,eventually you'll find yourself paralysed by this disease.But it may be added further that you can not fight a disease untill unless it is properly diagnosed otherwise cure may be worst than disease.So far terrorism has not been properly dignosed,no effective remedy is available.Unfortunately for curing we have chosen quacks,who don't kill the disease, but kill the patient.
at 08:28 on April 9th, 2010
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. Terrorism/counterterrorism and all its attendant activities are dark, murky waters indeed.