Corruption The Root-Cause of Terrorism

CORRUPTION leads to social injustice, unrest that gives birth to extremism and the terrorism. Ironically it is the same corruption once again that makes the terrorist attack possible. In this regard, particularly its Money-Laundering, which most importantly provides its basic sustenance, (cash, credit card for food, shelter etc) logistics (training and other facilities, communication, cell-phone SIM card, transport vehicles etc) arms and ammunitions (guns explosives etc) for the terrorist attack.

However it would be impossible for the terrorist leaders or the top brass to escape detection from the law enforcement while carrying out all the above mentioned terrorist finance activities unless they successfully disguises and hide themselves from the detection of law. What make it possible basically is the use the fake or forged ID (or having no ID at all) in obtaining all those things mentioned above (specially phone connections, credit card, arms and ammunitions) which then used as deadly terror weapons but leave no concrete evidence or the fingerprint records of its purchase by the terrorist network mainly by its leadership. Therefore it enables them to escape from the legal identification, detection arrest the most importantly from the conviction.

Therefore the prevention of corruption particularly the elimination of fraud or fake ID is utmost important to prevent the terrorist attack. The conventional ID containing name address and signature document of a person very much prone to fraud or security breach. As the corruption perpetrators can successfully forge it and produce all kinds of fake or bogus ID documents. However by adding the Biometric Identity (BID) into it can absolutely prevent any one from faking it.

Therefore in order to combat terrorism hiding behind the fake ID or no ID the governments first of all needs to get rid of corruption in the ID area by bringing in a policy of compulsory or Mandatory Biometric Identity MBID) in all bank accounts and any one buying, selling or transferring important financial, social, communication and national SECURITY matters like credit cards, voters ID, driving license, phone connection (including cell-phone, SIM card etc), weapons, explosives, drugs or any big transfer of money or asset should do its money transaction only through their bank to the others bank account. Finally to conclude it in once sentence; ‘it will successfully end the menace of fake ID in security matters thereby root-out corruption along with terrorism.

Valerian Texeira
St. Joseph Nagar
Mangalore -575002
India
http://www.anticorruption-it.info