state terrorism
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state terrorism and some examples.TRANSCRIPT
GEOPOLITICAL ISSUE
STATE TERRORISM
INTRODUCTION
In recent decades, there has been a growing interest in the relationship between geographies and the foreign and security
policies ofstates
What is State Terrorism?
We can collect 3 things from Yves Lacoste
1795 - Government intimidation during the Reign
of Terror in France. The general sense of "systematic
use of terror as a policy”
When the state uses terrorism to suppress the citizenCharacteristics: 1. The threat or use of violence2. A political objective; desire to change the status3. The intention to spread fear by committing spectacular public acts4. The intentional targeting of civilians
State terrorism is a form of terrorism committed by the government of a
nation-state.
J.F Gayraud and D. Senat: The objective views : « Terrorism is a new form of war », a technic or a method of a modern war.
DEFINITON
Environmental Impacts
The effects on landscapes can be as devastating as earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.Widespread environmental contaminationUrban landscapes have been altered.
The camps cause impairment of soil and vegetation through trampling by personnel and vehicles and the disposal of waste materials.
“Rust Bowl”
Refugee camps, refugee influx into urban areas and other camps
The vegetation is destroyed where the camp is established
Wild animals are exploitedProblem with water availability and water quality
CASE OF STUDY
The Vietnam war and the gulf of tonkin
affair
The south américan's dictatorship since 1950s and others affairs all around the world.
Assassinations of governants democraticly elected, death squad (la escuela de las Americas).
The take control process according to John Perkins:o The economic hitmano The real hitmano The army conquest
HITMAN – JOHN PERKINS
Ukraine coup d'état
Technic of spontainous coup d'état of US governement
The Iraq war 2003 No Democracy
Lots of people death
No connection between 9/11 and Saddam Hussein
Gaza Strip
Gaza july 2014 (source : report from journalist Christian Siever - ZDF (2nd TV generalist channel in Germany) broadcasted on16.07.2014 )
3 young israelies people « kidnaped »
Strong evidence of assassination the same day but not disclosed by israeli governement
No evidence of Hamas involvement
2014’s Conflict
We can not identify the state of terrorism when it occurs because of the secrecy.
Shut down the emotional part of the event
Search some patterns from the past affairs
Asking ourselves questions: who could be the beneficiaries of this event?
Conclusion
Some majors goals : Control of the territory and resources, control of the territory for strategic position on the chess world game, legitimate to international public opinion or national public opinion the political decision that can follow the event.
THAT’S ALL FOLKS …….
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