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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Sri Lanka: Violent Extremism is Our Problem — Admiral Fallon
(August 28, 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Sri
Lanka Army-organized ‘Colombo Defence Seminar 2017’ got off on Monday
(28) at the BMICH in Colombo with a record participation of
intellectuals, scholars, security experts and a large gathering of
distinguished guests, drawn from 34 countries.The keynote address during
the inaugural ceremony was delivered by Admiral William J. Fallon
(Retd), US Navy at the invitation of the Sri Lanka Army.
Admiral Fallon in his address opined that it is the responsibility of
respective governments and state actors to pull together and contain
violence for the best interests of today and tomorrow. “There is no
better example in the world than what really happened in this country by
way of violence. Violence always needs lots of collective action since
expectations on the part of civilians are very high as far as their
security is concerned. Audience here today may have experienced a
cauldron of violence in different situations, although they are
basically tragedies. I was in the Pentagon when 9 /11 strike took
place.”
“We need to sort out a definition for the violence, it would be social,
religious or for some ideologies. The recent instances show non-state
actors increasingly furthering their extreme views as different
institutes are also there to shape their scourges of violence. Those
manifestations are needed to be identified since we acknowledge that it
is ‘our problem’, not either yours of mine. Governments are therefore
urged to realize its complex nature. We got to understand the phenomenon
behind the moves as security professionals in order to find solutions.”
“Millions are on the move being unable to accept violence in their own
countries. This situation is exacerbated with extremists’ videos,
economic sanctions, cyber support, etc. It also could lead to fourth
generation warfare, cyber threats and would pose constraints to military
operations. The world should see a glimpse of new hope as a way ahead.
We admit there is lot to be done at different levels, I mean, grass root
level, local level, middle level, since it is the true collaboration,
which would resolve ‘action’ policies. Violent extremism as a global
menace, we need a corporate effort, disrupting and preventing violent
extremism if we are to continue with a new peace technology.”
Governments and all organizations have to focus attention on ‘community
dialogues’. We should train soft power to find solutions to this matter
collectively bringing effective thinking and practice. National
conflicts have erupted as global conflicts. Therefore, each organization
has a duty to be stakeholders for eradication of those situations. Egos
of societies have also erupted as conflicts, and such global conflicts
bring unnecessary burdens to society and prompting security forces to
stage forums of this nature, the keynote speaker, Admiral Fallon pointed
out.