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f a sick person is to be treated properly, an
accurate diagnosis is essential. Whatever
treatment follows that diagnosis must be
implemented meticulously and decisively, until
the sickness is finally expelled from the body. If not, the
illness will inevitably recur. The same applies to one of the
most serious ills affecting society. One of the chief reasons
why we cannot find effective solutions to this century's
social problems is that their causes have not been properly
identified. When dealing with any social problem, the first
thing to do is establish what causes give rise to it.
Otherwise, whatever measures are taken can only be
temporary.
The roots of terrorism are often sought in concrete
matters, so the fight against it, aimed at these superficial
targets, cannot provide lasting results. In order to free the
world from terrorism, the principal factors behind it must
be identified and eliminated.
THE TANGLED WEB OF TERRORIST LOGIC
It is not possible to defeat terrorism by security
measures. By itself, military force is only likely to meet with
increased violence, producing a vicious circle in which
bloodshed continues to be answered with more bloodshed.
When embarking on the fight against terrorists, we need to
