Harish Palaniappan's

Like all normal people in the world, I too had always wondered why American forces had to move from Afganisthan to Iraq and now to Iran... calling it neccessary for world peace.

I mean, why did America after everything they live for, in their economically busy country invest to prevent world terrorism... that too when more than half of the world dont participate. Americans definitely would be last to sacrifice their life for world peace ... more so since they are economically more valuable than many others.

All questions were being answered slowly in the past years of this struggle america has been leading.... though many of us have been ignorant to understand it.

This news item: Zarqawi killed... begs to be noticed and explains the core strategy behind coalition troop movements in this struggle.

The explanation: Zarqawi moved from Afganisthan to Iraq when Afganisthan was struck and cleansing started. And Zarqawi was leader of Al-Queda and one of the planners of Sept'11 other than Osama bin Laden. It is even considered that osama bin laden moved to iraq sometime before zarqawi. The chief heads moving from Afganisthan to Iraq demanded American coalition forces to finish their work in Afganisthan in a hurry and move next to Iraq...which they did.

After these many years they have got Zarqawi.. now on is Osama bin laden... and you would guess it right. Osama seems to be hiding in Iran, otherwise why would American forces suddenly throw up their interest there.

If I remember right, the Iranian chief cleric (I forgot his name, somebody like 'quatollah') openly said once (when i think american coalition forces entered iraq), that America has no right to invade any arab nation and if osama would come to Iran they would protect him, and Americans should be only managing their country.

This Iranian chief kept on voicing things atleast in indirect support of Jehads, atleast until the time American defence secretary and the president started talking about Iran hosting terror and secretly making atom bombs, and the world media started investigating.

Now, the chief is more so silenced and whole of Iran says its a responsible nation and would not encourage any terrorists in its soil, and its interest in weapons is only to strengthen its defence against Iran's own view that threat to the country's assets have increased.

I somehow feel America is working on Iran and any mistake Iran's government makes or is forced to make by external hands, America will take advantage and push for UN sanctions, then attacks just like they went into Iraq. Because the target osama bin laden is HOT, and americans know that osama and his men are always waiting for americans to stop doing the war somewhere. If Americans stop somewhere, it would allow for easier coordination between terrorists holed up around the globe to wake up to planning newer attacks on Americans.

Can extradition treaties help stop wars like this?
I have heard about extradition treaties and how different countries vary in their perceptions in seeing terrorists. One person who is called "the most wanted" in one country is just a tourist in another country and the other country will ask for a lot of proof and documents to allow arresting the terrorist....sometimes... but most often countries dont allow other country's forces to make headway in their land, for political reasons, even if it be arresting gross terrorists like osama bin laden.

This is where extradition treaties help countries. The treaties are signed just like other treaties and allows countries to communicate in trust and deport a terrorist who moved into hiding... but even with extradition treaties things might take nothing less than 4-5 years for clearance of papers and the deporting or arrest to happen... you must have heard a nation reporting that they arrested a person found to links with a terrorist attack in a different place in the world, and that the police handed over the fugitive to that country's police where the guy committed the error.

The inter-country escape route..
Most often extradition treaties have something important.. they spell out how the extradited person should be treated and tried at court before punishing him, and how the country that deports the terrorist can recommend punishment even if the person is found guilty. Its for reasons to support the idea that you cannot allow some country to call a person living in your country, a terrorist, and finally shoot him on his head saying he deserved to die because he was a terrorist.

Imagine, if an extradited person would later be found innocent than guilty, it puts a bad sign on the source country.. and hence all this communication formalities.

Unfortunately, all this goes in favor of terrorists and they make use of such political problems and border rights to move into hiding without the hiding part actually. Saddam hussein was only one i have heard of, who stayed in real hiding, underground, in his own country calling it for the love of his country... i guess saddam never trusted any other country, becos he knew his errors were many and very popularly known that he would stand no chance even if he escaped to Tulavu islands.