Problematising ‘linkages’ between Southeast Asian and international terrorism

Greg Fealy, Carlyle A. Thayer

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    Abstract

    On 20 September 2001, in response to the terrorist attacks on the United States nine days earlier, President George W. Bush addressed a joint session of the US Congress to explain who had perpetrated the attacks and how his administration would respond. President Bush made clear that ‘(o)ur war on terror begins with al-Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated’ (Bush 2001). Bush described al-Qaeda as ‘a collection of loosely affiliated terrorist organizations’, led by Osama bin Laden, with a network extending to sixty countries. In sum, Bush committed the US to an open-ended global war on terrorism: Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign, unlike any other we have ever seen. It may include dramatic strikes, visible on TV, and covert operations, secret even in success. We will starve terrorists of funding, turn them one against another, drive them from place to place, until there is no refuge or no rest. And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationSecurity Politics in the Asia-Pacific
    Subtitle of host publicationA Regional-Global Nexus?
    PublisherCambridge University Press
    Pages211-227
    Number of pages17
    ISBN (Electronic)9780511815126
    ISBN (Print)9780521765350
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2009

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