Thursday, March 27, 2008

US and China in common: Combatting Terrorism

Economics and the Roots of Terrorism by Alan Krueger,Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Princeton University,New Jersey,USA. He is the coauthor of "Inequality in America: What role for human capital? Human rights? The most important human rights will be the right to non-discrimination. Discrimination generated the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

This book is written by one of the most respected and influential economists in America. He explains why our tactics in the fight against Terrrorism must be based on factors that motivate individuals to participate in activities from social and economic conditions in the societies from which they come. On page 15,HATE Crime is cited. In USA,Ku Klux Klan was the most common hate group. In China,Hate Han Chinese and hate China on March 14, 2008. In Iraq, suicide bombing carried out against Americans and other Westerners. Racial reason is in evidence.

Research is sine qua non to study Terrorism in USA and in Iraq. Education would lead to greater tolerance, and respect for nonviolent forms of protest if warranted rather than self-righteousness and extremism such as riots in Tibet on March 14,2008 under organized plan for deception or ploy to denigrate Olympics in China starting in summer of 2008. Francis Shieh on March 27, 2008 as an observer of such happenings with reference of discrimination in economics.

No comments: