On this
date, April 24, 1996, The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 were signed into law. Unit 1012 will
write a rebuttal essay to Jessica Stern’s article, ‘Execute Terrorists at Our
Own Risk’.
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Special Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam holds up a
document with a cover of Mohammad Ajmal Kasab at Arthur Road Jail, where
Kasab's trial was held, in Mumbai May 6, 2010.
REUTERS/Arko Datta |
INTERNET
SOURCE: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/node/572
February
28, 2001
Execute Terrorists at Our Own Risk
NEW YORK TIMES
By JESSICA STERN
OP-ED
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - As a nation, we have decided that terrorism that
results in loss of life should face the possibility of the death penalty. But
is this wise?
This question is worth asking, now that four men are being tried in New
York for their alleged participation in the 1998 bombings of American embassies
in Kenya and Tanzania, which killed 224 people and wounded thousands. Two
defendants, Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali and Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, who
allegedly worked for Osama bin Laden, could face the death penalty if
convicted.
Another terrorist, Timothy McVeigh, is scheduled for execution on May 16
for his role in the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. Mr.
McVeigh has refused to appeal his death sentence, preferring, he now says, to
have his execution broadcast live on television. Some of his victims worry that
Mr. McVeigh will become a martyr, inciting further violence.
One can argue about the effectiveness of the death penalty generally.
But when it comes to terrorism, national security concerns should be paramount.
The execution of terrorists, especially minor operatives, has effects that go
beyond retribution or justice. The executions play right into the hands of our
adversaries. We turn criminals into martyrs, invite retaliatory strikes and
enhance the public relations and fund-raising strategies of our enemies.
Moreover, dead terrorists don't talk, while a live terrorist can become
an intelligence asset, doling out much- needed information.
Of course, imprisoning, rather than executing, terrorists is not
risk-free. Supporters could try to kidnap Americans, and refuse to release them
until their colleagues are released. Still, other countries with far more
experience in counterterrorism have concluded that imprisoning terrorists is
the better option in the long run.
For instance, the United Kingdom in 1973 debated whether to repeal the
death penalty in Northern Ireland. By a margin of nearly three to one, the
House of Commons decided that executing terrorists, whose goal is often to
martyr themselves, only increased violence and put soldiers and police at
greater risk. In a highly charged political situation, it was argued, the
threat of death does not deter terrorism. On the contrary, executing
terrorists, the House of Commons decided, has the opposite effect: It increases
the incidence of terrorism.
The Israeli government unwisely creates martyrs with what it calls
preventive attacks, in which military or intelligence operatives kill those
suspected of terrorism. By contrast, judges in Israel have never sentenced
terrorists to death; capital punishment would be dangerous and
counterproductive.
Terrorism's greatest weapon is popular support. We've already seen this
dynamic at work. After Mr. bin Laden's 1998 embassy bombings, the United States
retaliated by striking a purported chemical weapons facility in Sudan and a few
crude camps in Afghanistan. The result? In the extremist religious schools I
visited in Pakistan after the attack, Mr. bin Laden had become a hero. Parents
named their children after him. Schools and businesses were renamed in his
honor.
Does anyone believe that executing his minions will deter Mr. bin Laden
from future terrorist attacks? The opposite is far more likely: the United
States could become more frequently targeted.
Our most powerful weapon against terrorists is our commitment to the
rule of law. We must use the courts to make clear that terrorism is a criminal
act, not jihad, not heroism, not holy war. And then, we must not make martyrs
out of murderers.
Jessica Stern, a lecturer at Harvard's Kennedy
School of Government, served on the National Security Council from 1994 to
1995.
INTERNET
SOURCE: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/node/572
This article was
written on February 28, 2001, before the September 11 Attacks that year.
As a nation, we have decided that terrorism that results in loss of life
should face the possibility of the death penalty. But is this wise?
This question is worth asking, now that four men are being tried in New
York for their alleged participation in the 1998 bombings of American embassies
in Kenya and Tanzania, which killed 224 people and wounded thousands. Two defendants,
Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali and Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, who allegedly
worked for Osama bin Laden, could face the death penalty if convicted.
Another terrorist, Timothy McVeigh, is scheduled for execution on May 16
for his role in the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. Mr.
McVeigh has refused to appeal his death sentence, preferring, he now says, to
have his execution broadcast live on television. Some of his victims worry that
Mr. McVeigh will become a martyr, inciting further violence.
REBUTTAL: Of course, it is a wise thing to do. No executed or dead terrorists had
ever came back to reoffend again. There is no way Timothy McVeigh will be a
martyr, he is a mass murderer and an evil person! The vast majority of
Americans want him dead. He is now dead with the ’THE EIGHT EXECUTED TERRORISTS’!
One can argue about the effectiveness of the death penalty generally.
But when it comes to terrorism, national security concerns should be paramount.
The execution of terrorists, especially minor operatives, has effects that go
beyond retribution or justice. The executions play right into the hands of our
adversaries. We turn criminals into martyrs, invite retaliatory strikes and
enhance the public relations and fund-raising strategies of our enemies.
REBUTTAL: We, the comrades of Unit 1012, never view terrorists as martyrs. Letting
them live will cost more innocent lives. To let those terrorists keep their
lives, is equivalent to letting foreign invaders invade our country without
declaring a defensive war. Was the D.C Sniper, John Allen Muhammad made a
martyr? No way, he was executed 7 years after the murders he committed.
As one of our Seven Good Judges, Sir James Fitzjames Stephen:
“There is as much moral cowardice in shrinking from the execution of a murderer as there is in hesitating to blow out the brains of a foreign invader.”
The murdered victims, war heroes and Christian Martyrs are the types of
people we, the comrades of Unit 1012, turn into martyrs. We do not agree with
the ACLU types who made criminals martyrs.
Bishop Gorazd of Prague, given
name Matěj Pavlík (May 26, 1879
– September 4, 1942), was the hierarch of the revived Orthodox Church in
Moravia, the Church of Czechoslovakia, after World War I. During World War II,
having provided refuge for the assassins of SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard
Heydrich, called The Hangman of Prague, in the cathedral of Saints Cyril
and Methodius in Prague, Gorazd took full responsibility for protecting the
patriots after the Schutzstaffel found them in the crypt of the cathedral. This
act guaranteed his execution, thus his martyrdom, during the reprisals that
followed. His feast day is celebrated on August 22 (OC) or September 4 (NC).
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Bishop Gorazd of Prague
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Bishop Gorazd is a GREAT EXAMPLE of one that is a true martyr who saved
lives and sacrificed himself for his countrymen. It is more worthwhile
remembering people like him than Dead Terrorists.
Moreover, dead terrorists don't talk, while a live terrorist can become
an intelligence asset, doling out much- needed information.
REBUTTAL: What a great excuse to keep terrorists alive! The intelligence can
interrogate them before the courts sentence them to death, no use keeping them
alive.
Of course, imprisoning, rather than executing, terrorists is not
risk-free. Supporters could try to kidnap Americans, and refuse to release them
until their colleagues are released. Still, other countries with far more
experience in counterterrorism have concluded that imprisoning terrorists is
the better option in the long run.
For instance, the United Kingdom in 1973 debated whether to repeal the
death penalty in Northern Ireland. By a margin of nearly three to one, the
House of Commons decided that executing terrorists, whose goal is often to
martyr themselves, only increased violence and put soldiers and police at
greater risk. In a highly charged political situation, it was argued, the
threat of death does not deter terrorism. On the contrary, executing
terrorists, the House of Commons decided, has the opposite effect: It increases
the incidence of terrorism.
REBUTTAL: If you learn about Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi the Jordanian Terrorist,
who was responsible for executing foreign hostages, he was killed in a targeted
killing by bombing from the Air Force. After his death, there were no more
hostages taking, before he was no longer alive to command or perform any more
hostage executions.
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| Abu Musab al-Zarqawi |
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American hostage Nick Berg
seated, with five men standing over him. The man directly behind him, alleged
to be Zarqawi, is the one who beheaded Berg.
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Before the death
penalty was abolished in the United Kingdom, the IRA was not so active but they
became even more vicious when the ultimate punishment was ended in the 1960s.
One of the reasons was because of the Joint Enterprise Law, where the law finds
all guilty of murder even if one of the gang members committed homicide. This
law made it harder for terrorism, as they all knew that they will go to the
gallows one by one.
The Israeli government unwisely creates martyrs with what it calls
preventive attacks, in which military or intelligence operatives kill those
suspected of terrorism. By contrast, judges in Israel have never sentenced
terrorists to death; capital punishment would be dangerous and
counterproductive.
REBUTTAL: Do not forget that Adolf Eichmann the Exterminator who caused the death
of millions of Jews during World War II, was the last man sentenced to death
and executed in Israel on May 31, 1962. Nobody treated or honored him as a
martyr. Unit 1012, demands Justice and Protection.
Many Israelis want to bring the death penalty back to their country to
execute terrorists. Please remember the Fogel Family murdered on March 11,
2011.
Terrorism's greatest weapon is popular support. We've already seen this
dynamic at work. After Mr. bin Laden's 1998 embassy bombings, the United States
retaliated by striking a purported chemical weapons facility in Sudan and a few
crude camps in Afghanistan. The result? In the extremist religious schools I
visited in Pakistan after the attack, Mr. bin Laden had become a hero. Parents
named their children after him. Schools and businesses were renamed in his
honor.
REBUTTAL: Even if the US does not do anything to retaliate, Osama Bin Laden would
have been made a martyr, in the eyes of his people. Osama Bin Laden has long
since been dead after being assassinated by the SEAL Team Six on May 2, 2011.
Many Americans celebrated in the street that an evil man was terminated.
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| Americans celebrating after the death of Osama bin Laden in front of The White House. |
Does anyone believe that executing his minions will deter Mr. bin Laden
from future terrorist attacks? The opposite is far more likely: the United
States could become more frequently targeted.
Our most powerful weapon against terrorists is our commitment to the
rule of law. We must use the courts to make clear that terrorism is a criminal
act, not jihad, not heroism, not holy war. And then, we must not make martyrs
out of murderers.
REBUTTAL: We agree with one point here, crimes of passion and terrorism are crimes
that are extremely hard to deter. That is why we, the comrades of Unit 1012,
supports the death penalty for justice and protection, deterrence is our last
reason for being Pro-Death Penalty. Immanuel Kant and Saint Thomas Aquinas will
explain why for justice and protection:
"Our most powerful weapon against terrorists is our commitment to
the rule of law. We must use the courts to make clear that terrorism is a
criminal act, not jihad, not heroism, not holy war. And then, we must not make
martyrs out of murderers."
Of course, the death penalty is the rule of law and it makes clear that
terrorism is a criminal act. Keeping them alive in prison is a mockery of
justice.
These three examples will teach us why:
In
2005, Germany freed Mohammed Ali Hamadi after the terrorist had served 18 years
for murdering Navy diver Robert Dean Stethem. Press reports said that "a
life sentence in Germany ranges between 20 and 25 years, with the possibility
of parole after 15 years." [Do We Need the Death
Penalty? Yes,
It's Ethical and Effective Sunday, April 29, 2007 by Eric L. Rozenman]
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Salute: For the second day in a row, killer Breivik
clenched his his fist in front of him as he entered the Oslo courtroom (SOURCE:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2130881/Anders-Behring-Breivik-trial-Norway-killer-boasts-spectacular-attack-Europe-WWII.html)
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On this date, 22 July
2011, a Lone Wolf Terrorist, Anders Behring Breivik, committed a mass murder
claiming 77 lives in Oslo, Norway. Showing this terrorist to any abolitionists
will keep them silent for sure. He would only be given 20 years imprisonment in
a ‘Five Star Hotel’, 20 years later, he will re-offend for sure, causing more
innocent lives. We wish he was an addition to The Eight Executed Terrorists.
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| Bali bombing mastermind Umar Patek of Indonesia attends a police reconstruction at the crime scene in Jakarta on November 2, 2011. Patek, a suspected member of the Al-Qaida-linked Southeast Asian terror network Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), has been cooperating with police interrogators since his extradition from Pakistan, where he was arrested in January in the town where Osama bin Laden was subsequently killed by US commandos. While on the run Patek was one of Asia's most wanted terror suspects and had a 1 million USD bounty on his head under the US rewards for justice programme. AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY |
On this date, 21 June
2012, an Indonesian court sentenced Umar Patek to 20 years in jail for murder
and bomb-making. He was found guilty of all six charges, which included involvement in attacks against churches on Christmas Eve 2000. Prosecutors did
not seek the death penalty. During the trial Patek apologized to families of
victims and maintained that he did nothing more than mix chemicals for the
explosives.
The Smiling Assassin, Amrozi, who
was involved in the 2002 Bali Bombings, did not die a martyr but a coward when
he faced the firing squad.
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| Amrozi the Smiling Assassin being escorted by police officers. |
As
Professor Steven Plaut was quoted in his article on 22 July 2004, Judaism's Pro-Death Penalty Tradition: “Actually, the death penalty should be implemented against
terrorists even if it doesn’t deter terrorism. It should be implemented because
it represents a great moral statement. It is the moral and ethical thing to do.
Executing terrorists makes a statement that they are scum with no claim a right
to life. Capital punishment represents a moral and just vengeance. It
represents a declaration of good and evil.”
Please
learn about the ‘THE LEGION OF DOOM: THE 13 DEAD TERRORISTS’. These terrorists were either executed or killed in
military action, no good citizens will honor them as martyrs, we want them
permanently terminated from society.
Even
people from countries like India, will burnt the photos and effigies of
executed terrorists to mean business that they do not want terrorists to be
martyrs but scums!
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Relatives of victims
of the July 26, 2008 bomb blasts in Ahmedabad burn a picture of Ajmal Amir
Kasab during a demonstration welcoming his death sentence.
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Relatives of victims
of the July 26, 2008 bomb blasts in Ahmedabad burn a picture of Ajmal Amir
Kasab during a demonstration welcoming his death sentence.
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People hold a placard and pictures of
Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, as they celebrate in Ahmedabad November 21, 2012.
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Bajrang Dal activists burn portraits of
Kashmiri Mohammed Afzal Guru as they celebrate his execution in New Delhi. |AP
(PHOTO SOURCE: http://www.newindianexpress.com/photos/nation/article1457835.ece#)
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All India Anti Terrorist Front activists
shout slogans as they celebrate the execution of Mohammed Afzal Guru. Fire
works were also set off in the busiest intersection. (PHOTO SOURCE: http://www.demotix.com/news/1782361/anti-terrorist-front-celebrates-afzal-gurus-execution-amritsar/all-media)
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