This international organization would consist of two branches: the diplomatic branch and the military branch. The world is now ready to implement such an organization. The following statements from heads of state show proof of a need for an international organization to combat terrorism.

Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in the Introduction of "Campaign Against Terrorism" states, "What we now have to face is the fact that there are irresponsible states who either have, or are actively seeking, biological, chemical and nuclear weapons. This is the threat which President Bush ri

ghtly highlighted in his State of the Union Address. And if we continue to allow these states to obtain and develop these weapons, we may find out too late their potential for destruction."

Any intervention carried out by an international counter-terrorist unit would be a legal act according to the agreements concerning the definition of terrorism. Such activity would seriously damage the "hit and run" guerilla tactics of terrorist organizations and may force them into a more defensive position. Turning the tables on the terrorist organizations would send a clear message to terrorist organizations that the international community will not tolerate terrorist tactics. The international response to an organization's crossing the red line by using terrorism (attacks on civilians) as an instrument of political policy can thus be unambiguous and unanimous (supported by the international community through their support for the ICTU).

Such a unit could also provide limited training and effective know-how to friendly states in order to improve their capability in countering terrorism. There should be the possibility for participating nations to send observers as part of the intelligence branch within ICTU. This give-and-take on the national and international level would lay the groundwork for unlimited cooperation in selected fields of the Unit's activities, thus greatly improving the overall effectiveness of the organization. All available international resources could be used to accomplish increasingly difficult tasks.

The other major, perhaps overriding, conclusion from this new thinking is that it is all going to cost much, much more than ever before. Military reaction has to be precise and, above all, rapid. Massive increases in defense spending are going to be required to finance the new technology and reshape armed forces for their instant homeland and global roles. Support, backup and infrastructure for any fighting force have to be flown thousands of miles into place within hours and days, not weeks or months.

For many years, terrorism was perceived as a contest between two sides: on the one hand, a group of people or an organization, and on the other, a sovereign state. However, during the course of the second half of the twentieth century, various countries began to use, and indeed have expanded their use of terrorist organizations to promote state interests in the international domain. Instead of the "weapon of the weak" - minority groups, liberation movements, and revolutionary organizations - terrorism has become a tool of states and even of superpowers. In some cases, states established "puppet" terrorist organizations, whose purpose was to act on behalf of the sponsoring state, to further the interests of the state, and to represent its positions in domestic or regional fronts. In other cases, states sponsored or supported existing organizations, thereby creating mutually profitable connections.

For starters, not only does the armed individual now have to be part of a complex military network, based on land, sea and air, but the whole military network must be an integrated part of a much wider framework of political, diplomatic, humanitarian, economic, financial, law enforcement and, above all, intelligence activity . The military and the civil power are becoming intertwined as never before in common security purposes.

In the article in The Japan Times titled "Japan Would Support Bush", Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan is quoted as follows, "'The terrorist acts are extremely heinous and outrageous and cannot be forgiven,' Koizumi said. 'It is a challenge not only to the U.S. but also to democracy, and I am outraged.' Koizumi expressed determination to join the international community in its fight against terrorism and to prevent recurrence."

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