Measures to combat terrorism

This year, Pakistan´s resolution will focuss on terrorism along the Afghan-Pakistani border. The delegate would like to know the position of other countries, any suggestions, recommendations.

As a victim of terrorism, Pakistan is doubling its efforts along the border with Afghanistan, and is creating anti-terrorist and anti-drug strategies. The delegate would also like to thank China for the support towards these strategies, and would like to state that India and Pakistan have set diplomatic meetings to discuss the terrorism issue.


The delegate really hopes for enriching debate, and woudl like to know any doubts concerning the issue! thank you =]

Dear Pakistani delegate,

Iran would like to work together with Pakistan to ensure that terrorist groups along the Afghan-Pakistani border are dismantled through ways that do not threaten the sovereignty of Pakistan.

Iran will stand by Pakistan in demanding that the American forces respect Pakistani sovereignty, even in the war against terror. Pakistan has all the tools to fight the Taliban within its territory, nonetheless the U.S. continues to cross the border, violating Pakistani sovereignty and defying your government, which fears to upset the Americans by responding more agressively.

Be sure that Iran is willing to help, be it with troops to fight the Taliban, be it with strong rhetoric against the American war machine - it won't stop until the entire world is engulfed in a state of pitiful misery, in a sorrowful point where terrorism is widespread. For, as the former Iranian chief nuclear negotiator once stated: the U.S. is the root cause for terrorism worldwide. Maybe they haven't figured that out yet, but again, Mr. Bush administration isn't exactly known for its intelectual and ideological dexterity.

Best regards,

Delegate of Iran.

Delegate of Iran,

It is a shame to hear that a delegation with INTELECTUAL AND IDEOLOGICAL DEXITY like yours posted such commentary in the UNITED NATIONS. Delegate, one nation cannot put the responsibility for the existence of terrorism over one only country. The United States is today the most powerful nation in the globe; however that does not make it responsible for the actions taken by groups who disapprove its culture.

When governed by Mr. Bush, the US suffered one of the most terrible terrorist attacks in world history, leaving a scar on its citizens and the shadow of terrorism over it’s nation. France believes that the US cannot tolerate terrorists groups invading its territory, killing its citizens and then taking the blame for it all. The US is not the ROOT cause for terrorism worldwide, delegate. There are more than 30 acknowledged terrorist groups sprad around the world.Is the US involved in the attacks done by the ETA? The Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front? Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam? They are all considered worldwide terrorist groups delegate, and they are not the United State's responsibility.

Delegate, one cannot enter the United Nations and use sarcasm to define another country’s president. The opinions about a president’s ability to govern a country are only interesting to those who voted on him, or the American citizens. It is not Iran who will define his administration quality, delegate. Iran has showed the world that it does not know how to respect other nations, proven by the famous speech about, “sweeping Israel off the map”, but still it has to show some diplomacy.

The United Nations is an organization who praises peace and especially respect in between nations. So please delegate, think twice before using personal judgments. France truly believes that before trying to combat a larger force such as terrorism, nations should at least show respect towards one another.

Delgates,

South Africa is deeply concerned with this everlasting war on terror, and is willing to help Pakistan to resolve this issue within Pakistani border. Could the delegate explain the measures that will be proposed in the delegate's resolution?

Thank you in advance,

South African delegate

Dearest delegate of France,

First of all, let me offer you a most warm welcome. So far, I've only had the opportunity to exchange very amiable remarks with the French delegate to the Security Council, but I am truly delighted to broaden the discussion to include delegates from other caucuses as well.

The delegate pointed out that

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It is a shame to hear that a delegation with INTELECTUAL AND IDEOLOGICAL DEXITY like yours posted such commentary in the UNITED NATIONS

. I couldn't agree more to that. It truly is a shame that is had to be IRAN the one to voice those concerns, whereas a natural state of affairs would have France and other allegedly influential countries speak against one of the greatest threats to peace and security - the United States of America.

Or was it not France that staunchly opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq? I believe it was. In fact, I'm sure of it. Nonetheless, you come all the way to the Security Council to cast aspersions at Iran's flimsy attempts to turn the minds of the great statesmen of the world to the real threat to political and economic stability in the world - the United States of America.

Today, the greatest sponsor of terrorism, or even the greatest terrorist organization itself is not in Palestine, not in Pakistan, not in North Korea, not in Iran, not in Sudan. No. It is in Afghanistan and in Iraq, commanded by the chief world terrorist headquarters - the Pentagon. And my attacks do not go unheeded.

In recent years, American troops have murdered thousands of Iraqi and Afghan civilians. Just days ago, Syrians were attacked and killed, without any reasonable justification. For just as the Syrian government tries to warm up its relationship with Europe and the UNited States, its peaceful efforts are answered not in kind offers of partnership, but in blatant violations of Syrian sovereignty and the Syrians' most sacred right, the right to life.

The murder and destruction spread by American troops supposedly fighting terrorism are dismissed by the Pentagon as "collateral damage". Maybe we could put up with some "collateral damage" if the benefits were overwhelming. They are not. Terrorism has never been more rampant, more widespread. And yet the Americans insist that they are fighting terror and ushering in a new era of peace in the world. At what cost? At what cost did that world begin in the first place?

At the cost of American lives. 9/11 was a horrendous incident. Innocents were killed in a deplorable and shameful act of terror. Iran quickly condemned the attack and the attackers, and acknowledged the fact that the United States had to punish those who struck such a deadly blow on the American morale. Nonetheless, there remains one question in Iranian (and international) minds: With all the American security, protection, and intelligence systems (which hunts enemies worldwide), how could such attack happen, if not in cooperation with with American security and intelligence services?

The United States quickly located Osama Bin Laden, that pusillanimous villain, in Afghanistan. One month after the attack, the Americans bombed Afghan territory. They demanded that the Afghans surrender Bin Laden and other key terrorists, or else bombings would continue. It didn't matter that the Afghan government tried to negotiate grounds for extradiction - no, submission to the Americans had to be total. So more bombings ensued. Just three weeks later, the Americans were no longer concerned about Bin Laden or terrorists - they wanted to change Afghanistan's government. Regardless of how violent and disrespecful of human rights the Taliban regime was, the fact is that the U.S. wanted to achieve political changes through intimidation and force. More bombings. More civilians killed. More American glory. And eventually, as happened in Iraq because Saddam Hussein didn't want to surrender WMDs that he didn't have, the Americans won the war. But at what price?

The price is clear - of becoming a terrorist state. Noam Chomski once pointed out that,

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according to the U.S. official definition, Terrorism is the use of the threat of force or violence, in this case extreme violence, to obtain political ends through intimidation, fear and so on

. Doesn't that seem familiar to some American actions? Surely Iran has to thank the United States to replacing Sadam's Suni government with a friendly Shiite government, and thus greatly increasing Iran's own popularity in the region. But it was still an act of terror - something that Iran cannot overlook. Something that the international community as a whole can no longer overlook.

I'll wait to the proper debate to offer a more thorough historical analysis to further prove my point if the delegate of France is more willing than her Security Council couterpart to delve into the meaningfulness of history. But, please delegate, learn one valuable lesson: before you support the United States, go hike in Algeria.

Yours truly.

Thank you delegate of France.
Delegate of Iran, it must be a joke of yours that the US is the main cause of terrorism. It has been a victim of terrorism, as France pointed out. The United States is indeed fighting a war on terror, only its not an easy one to fight.
Interesting how Iran will call the United States a terrorist and a threat to peace and security, when it was not the US that threatened to "blow Israel off the map".
And, the US wonders if Iran would have prefered that the Taliban had stayed in power. That was surely prominent, especially considering how they kept control over Afghanistan. But of course Iran would disapprove of the Taliban's removal from power... afterall, you must be allies, given that Iran supported the Taliban,

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regardless of how violent and disrespecful of human rights the Taliban regime was

Hamas, Hezbollah, AlQaeda. Thats terrorism.
By the way, if you desire to call the Bush adm. stupid, you don't have to be sarcastic. Be direct. It makes such comment appear as an honest opinion rahter than a rude comment.
Last thing, the US has a new president. Many policies will change. But Iran seems a long way from changing...

Delegates, I really didn´t want to list all my arguments here, but some basic facts need to be cleared out.


The United States of America has, in fact, violated Pakistan´s sovereingty. It has been disrespecting Pakistan´s army patrol along the tribal areas, saying that the War on Terror is not Pakistan´s war. As a VICTIM of terrorism, Pakistan understands the necessity of combating it, and its army has been clearly suceeding against the Taliban. However, the violations from the U.S have only caused tension in border along with Afghanistan ... terrorists are actually creating defense groups, planning the launch of an attack.

The delegate of Pakistan would like to thank the U.S.A for all the help it has offered, all aid and support. However, condemns the country for these territorial invansions, and would like to ask, why has the U.S.A been acting this way?

And to the delegate of Iran, Pakistan would also like to thank any support given.

REMEMBER DELEGATES TERRORISM IS A WORLDWIDE ISSUE! IT CONCERNS EVERYONE!

Dearest U.S. Delegate,

It is easier to dismiss criticisms as a "joke" in order to avoid looking a the bleak reality of American terrorist policies throughout its recent history.

It is also easy to recall the events of 9/11 everytime excuses for American atrocities throughout the world run short.

That is all very understandable. What Iran cannot understand is how, because of the possibility of the existence of WMDs in one country, it was occupied, its natural and economic resources were destroyed, and its people were killed.

What Iran cannot understand is how, after 180,000 troops had deployed in that country, around 100,000 people had been killed, and that country's development prospects had been pushed back fifty years, the American Intelligence (or lack thereof) Agency finally revealed to the world that the alleged WMDs had never existed.

What Iran cannot understand is how, in the name of democracy and the war on terror, the United States placed an embargo on medicines for children in Iraq, causing the deaths of 500,000 Iraqi children. Or even how Mrs. Albright, the Secretary of State of the last "democratic" President(from the good old times before Mr. Bush climbed on top of the American bull), said that those deaths were entirely justified. Children. 500,000 children. Killed in order to punish a dictator who, eventually, the Americans toppled with thousands and thousands of troops anyways.

Now that is hard to understand. Iran tries over and over to understand the rationale behind the U.S. war on terror, and yet everytime we, Iranians, hit the solid (and sordid) truth: The United States wages a war of terror, not on terror. Instead of working for peacebuilding worldwide, the U.S. looks after its interests, stirs up conflict wherever its troops march, and lightens up the flame of violence and intolerance even among friends.

We are here to discuss War on Terror, and if we are to accept the U.S. definition of terror - a jihaah against the Muslim establishment - then we must praise the Americans for the great progress in recent years. However, if this council is to address the underlying (true) causes triggering terrorism throughout the world, then it is high time we look towards the real enemy. Good news is that we don't need to look every far - just over to the U-side of the Security Council's alphabetical seating arragements.

Delegate of Iran, while some of your accusations are reason for counter-arguing, I do agree with you when you say that we are here to discuss the war on terror.

All bickering aside, Colombia offers Pakistan support in this resolution. My resolution also concerns fighting terrorism (the FARC), so I know that we are all part of this war on terror.

Now coming back to the bickering:
Iran, there are no countries in the world that don't have flaws. Every country has committed atrocities, but now, the US is waging a war against a common enemy that scares people to not being able to sleep at night. Americans were terrified when they saw airplanes crash into the Twin Towers. Families were lost there. Children cried at night. And all because of some LUNATICS that call themselves "revolutionary," "freedom fighters," and say that they "have the people's best interests at hand."

These "revolutionaries" are bombing buildings, kidnapping, planting landmines, defying the ideals of justice and equality, KILLING CHILDREN, raping, torturing, and much, much more, all so they can state what they want and be heard. Is what the US has done before as bad as this????? Is what ANY country has done before as bad as THIS?

Cheers.

Dear Delegate of Colombia,

Iran is always pleased to find that our two countries have common opinions.

However, it seems that the delegate has failed to understand the underlying rationate behind Iran's fervorous belief that the United States of America is the root of all current terrorism involving Islamic terrorist groups (which pretty much accounts for a lot of the terrorism going on worldwide, bearing in mind all the various ramifications).

The attack on the twin towers was indeed a barbarous act against democracy itself. But who was really behind that attack? The delegate of Iran ramble on and on about the various facts pointing towards CIA collaboration with Al Qaeda, but that would divert us from the subject at hand (if you're curious, we can argue about that someday in SALMUN).

The United States claims to be fighting a war against terror. And even supposing the U.S. does have the interest of mankind at heart (something I believe in as much as that there was any such thing as the Holocaust), are the results so far not discouraging? A nation that invades countries at will, without United Nations approval, and without any regard to international laws and conventions cannot be said to be fighting a war on terror. A nation that breaches the sovereignty of another nation in pursuit of terrorists, killing dozens of civilians on the way, cannot be said to fighting against terror.

Willingly or not, U.S. foreign policy IS the cause of the terror. The torturing of Iraqi prisoners did not weaken Al Sadr's resolve to wage war on the Americans - it strengthened the terrorist cause. American and NATO troops killing of civilians in Pakistan and Syria does not weaken the terrorists - it weakens moderate governments. It strengthens the case of radicals who wish to seize power to expand terror, to the detriment of the people.

While the Americans do not understand that terrorism is not an end itself, but only a means to an end, their alleged "war on terror" will only create a negative and contrary ripple effect, as the destruction and disturbances caused by American troops in foreign soils feed terrorist groups that fight to regain all that was taken from then across the 19th and 20th Centuries, from British and French Imperialism to the Cold War.

Iran does not have as many soldiers as the United States to combat terror world wide. Nonetheless, Iran prides itself in not allowing acts of terrorism to happen within its territory. That is not due to the lack of threats, however. That is due to a carefully managed diplomatic network through which Iran promotes dialogue with extremist groups. While the U.S. pursues its "shoot first, ask later" policy, it will only produce more hatred and futher outbreaks of violence. Afghanistan is an example that a country cannot be ruled by force - it must be ruled by diplomacy, through investment on the people, not on a weak, Western-bound goverment.
It is this in pursuance of this rationale that Iran believes lies the road to a safer, fairer, and more developed world.

Cheers

The delegate of Pakistan would also like to see some manifestation from the delegate of Afghanistan, since both countries are victims of terrorism.

Does Afghanistan have a plan to combat terrorism? What about the opium and drug production which has been funding terrorists, what is the government´s positiion about this issue?

Salam Security Council delegates! First of all, the Afghan delegate would like to apologize for her absence from the forum during these past days! Sorry about that! Interestingly, however, it seems like I couldn't have joined this debate on a better timing! And to come back and find these heated discussions on regards to the War on Terror! That's so exciting!!!

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Though Afghanistan does appreciate the continuous and extensive aid provided by the Iranian and American government on behalf of my country, it's disturbing to see that both nations are unable to reach a consensus. Not only disturbing, but sad...
Iranian delegate, perhaps you weren't notified about this, but the goal of this forum is to clarify positions and reach solutions, not instigate more disturbance. I think we've all had enough of that, so we can just skip the "I hate the U.S." gibberish and move on to what really matters:

THE WAR ON TERROR
Yes, military raids are not the definite answer,
statistics on the civilian casaulties are alarmingly high,
the insurgent groups have gained over 10% of the Afghan territory,
the Northern Alliance and the American forces have been loosing ground,
illegal opium production is an issue that must be dealt with, urgently,
the national security matter is at stake, as of this moment,
Taliban insurgent groups undermine the efforts of the NATO,
the Pakistani-Afghan border works as a safe haven for Bin Laden and Omar's terrorist network (...)

PAKISTAN:
-> Afghanistan does have a plan to combat terrorism! You'll be taking a look at it shortly, I guarantee you!
-> The illegal poppy cultivation that finance the Al-Qaeda and Taliban factions is, indeed, a major national dilemma. The financial aid requested is going to focus on Afghanistan's agricultural decrepit and ways to encourage the farmers to pursue a livelihood from harvesting.
Delegate, if you're "confused" about my position regarding your resolution, please, don't hesitate to ask me at school or send me a private message! I'll be happy to clear any and every doubt you may have!


IRAN:
God bless Allah, my friend! I don't think I have to remind you that Afghanistan is an advocate of your anti-terrorist campaigns and nuclear energy promotion!! Just a note, don't forget that our S.C. session will be aiming at a compromise, it won't do us any good if you're off somewhere in your "a world without the US" delusion... I don't think that will even do you any good.

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