Latin America State of Terrorism and Islamic Jihad

State Terrorism in Latin America

The Latin American nations that have experienced state terrorism within the context of governmental rule include Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay (Gunaratna, 2002). These countries have been able to experience this form of terrorism owing to their borders that accommodates individuals who are engaged in various terrorist activities. The region that forms the borders of these countries is also characterized with lawlessness hence the government of theses countries are unable to monitor the activities that are being carried out in the region.

Individual’s in the regions that harbors state terrorist considers the form of the government as acceptable because the governments of these countries are not interfering with their activities. The governments of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina have been unable to control the various terrorist activities that are being conducted along the borders of the three countries. This makes the state terrorist in this region feel secure hence view the government as acceptable and accommodating to their terrorists activities.

State terrorism could emerge within the United States. This is because the United States is composed of people from different religions, cultures and race. This difference can cause forms of criminal activities that can involve infighting between people from different backgrounds such as different religion group, races or culture. For example, incidences where the whites discriminate the blacks can be regarded as an act of state terrorism. The fight between religion groups such as Muslims and Christians within the United States can eventually lead to terrorism activities in the country.

Latin America and Islamic Jihad

The tri border region is the region where the border of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil meet. The region is separated by River Parana that runs along the borders of the three countries. This region is characterized with lawlessness and various terrorist activities. Many of the inhabitants of this region support various terrorist activities as well as provide fund for the terrorist activities in these countries. They also engage in illegal businesses such as drug trafficking so as to acquire funds that they use to support terrorism.

The region is strategically important for terrorist organizations since it is neglected by the government and remains to be lawless region. The governments of these countries have been unable to impose law and order in this region and this encourages the establishment of terrorist organizations (Gunaratna, 2002). The location of this region is also strategic since it can allow the terrorist to cross to neighboring countries without any restriction.

The most active terrorist group to utilize this region is the Islamic extremist. The Islamic extremists use this region as their focal point according to the US state department. The region is also used by the Islamic extremist as a center for communications. This is according to the statement from Brazil policemen who have indicated that they have been able to detect at least six clandestine radios that are managed by the radical Islamist.

The local governments of these countries have been unable to take any action regarding the terrorist activities in this region. The reluctance of the local governments of these countries to take any legal action of the activities of the terrorist in this region has resulted to spread of terrorist activities in the region. This makes the region to be regarded as the major hub of terrorists.

The cooperative of US military operation will result to a reduction of terrorist activities in the region. This is because the cooperative of US military operation will help to eradicate the terrorist activities in the region hence reduce the state terrorism in this region. This can be supported by the fact that US military has been able to successful fight various terrorist organizations in the globe hence they have a strong record on the fight against terrorism (Hoffman, 2006).

References

Gunaratna, R. (2002). Inside Al Qaeda: global network of terror. Columbia University Press

Hoffman, B. (2006). Combating Al Qaeda and the militant Islamic threat (No. RAND CT-255,

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