U.S. Funding of Terrorists

br U .S . Funding of Terrorists

It is better to have the world united , than the world divided but it is better to have the world divided than the world destroyed ' said Mr Winston Churchill at the time of II World War . But the division of a country is no solution to the fundamental problems of any country . In the political world , America has close friends , and many bitter enemies The enemy countries are not in a position to face the awesome military arsenal of USA in a direct one to one or

a group confrontation . As a result of this , many organized groups have taken to militancy , and the surprise element involved in the attacks of such groups has given them the situational advantage in many strikes . Combating terrorism in the countries where America has high military interests and economic stakes has assumed priority as per the current American policy

Funding for their separatist causes comes directly from the CIA 's classified budget but is now "no great secret , according to one former high-ranking CIA official in Washington who spoke anonymously to The Sunday Telegraph . His claims were backed by Fred Burton , a former US state department counter-terrorism agent , who said "The latest attacks inside Iran fall in line with US efforts to supply and train Iran 's ethnic minorities to destabilize the Iranian regime (Lowther , 2007 )The policy of America is simple and direct . Secretly finance the militant ethnic separatist groups in Iran to apply relentless pressure on the Government to terminate its nuclear program . The political weapon is also effectively used . President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 's regime is accused of repressing minority rights and culture . Though this is regarded as the internal affair of the Iran Government , America considers this as a valid reason for funding terrorism to protect the rights of the minorities . Iran 's b regions are inhabited by numerous ethnic minority groups . There is no likelihood to scale down the financial assistance to the terrorist groups working against the Government in Iran , in view of the stated policy of America , as revealed by Mr Cheney , It would be a serious mistake if a nation like Iran were to become a nuclear power

Since the 9 /11 attacks , America has realized the gravity of terrorism . American foreign policy is viewed from the terrorist threat angle . Crackdown on global terrorism is on the top of the American agenda . America 's war on terrorism has increased by manifold its financial assistance to the terrorist groups that work against the established governments that are inimical to the interests of America President of America has the executive powers to initiate steps to freeze all assets in the US , of individuals , institutions that are supportive to terror groups - this is sort of a negative financing . In the absence of finance , such groups will die the natural death . While all American eyes are currently fixed on Muslim extremists , politicians in Northern Ireland have urged President Bush to extend the clampdown to those who...