Page 105 - Islam Denounces Terrorism

Adnan Oktar (Harun Yahya) 103

Torture is not a means of combat, but a culture of cruel-
ty. Information gathered through torture during 12 years
of war has not helped eliminate or even weaken such
terror groups as al-Qaeda or the Taliban. On the con-
trary, terror organisations have grown even stronger,
have spread across even more parts of the world 2 and
have become even more of a threat by setting up new
groups. The U.S. attacks have led to the deaths of scores
of civilians, and instead of fighting the causes that gave
rise to al-Qaeda through an intellectual campaign, its
seeking to eliminate by military means those people influ-
enced by those causes has led to a widening of the ter-
ror organisation's sphere of activity by encouraging other
sub-groups to join it. 3

Responding to a destructive action with an even more
destructive method cannot prevent a repetition of that
action. Violence will always lead to more violence, and
bloodshed to further bloodshed. Therefore, resorting to
even more radical techniques in the fight against radical
terror will simply result in a vicious circle that confirms the
claims of those terror organisations and strengthens their
base. That will mean opening the door to further unend-
ing conflicts. We need to return to a foundation of com-
mon affection and love if future generations are to live in
a humane climate where human rights are respected.

1. http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/285227921.html
2. 9/11 Ten Years After, Perspectives and Problems, Edited by Rachel E. Utley,
Chapter 2, “Ten Years of Britain’s War Against Al Qaeda,” Warren Chin.
3. http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/67467/leah-farrall/how-al-qaeda-works