State Terrorism and its Consequences

State terrorism is a term that refers to the interference of the states or governments in the internal or external affairs of another government by implementing or participating in terrorist operations or supporting military operations to weaken and overthrow the governments or the entire governing body of that country.

As we saw in the past few days, a terrorist attack on a concert hall near Moscow, the capital of Russia, killed more than 143 people. The available documents show the presence of 4 armed terrorists in this concert. This happened while everyone considers it to be related to ISIS, while the Russian government has called ISIS's statement about accepting responsibility for this incident a fake statement. But what really happened and why was Russia the victim of a terrorist attack this time? Paying more attention to the events of the previous days, it can be understood that Russia vetoed the US plan regarding Gaza, a plan that was entirely in favor of the Zionist regime, and this angered the Zionists, and since this regime has a long history of supporting terrorist groups such as ISIS and MEK(Mujahedin-e Khalq), with this action it showed that it has the ability to export terrorism to other countries as it has done before. In response to this terrorist act, Russian President Putin stated that he does not regret supporting Gaza and even if this country is harmed by the West, he will continue to support Gaza.

The Zionist regime of Israel, during its 75 years of life full of war, bloodshed, and aggression, is the most obvious symbol of state terrorism in the world. This regime, which was established in 1948, needed war-mongering to continue its survival and expansion. For this reason, it created terrorist groups and militias alongside its fully armed army, whose aim was to assassinate the Palestinians and even the people of other countries. The assassination squads of the Zionist militias used to carry out many violent and terrorist acts in order to accelerate the Zionist domination of the Palestinian lands.

Some experts have distinguished between state terrorism and state support for terrorism. According to them, state terrorism is the use of terror and threats by the government against its own citizens of other countries. In contrast, state support for terrorism means support (through training, arms, money, or asylum) as a means of advancing the state's foreign policy.

One of the most common definitions that can be given is that "state terrorism is the knowing use of violence or the threat of such violence by agents of a government or its appointees against individuals or groups intended to threaten or intimidate the general public; Therefore, the direct victims are not the primary targets, but rather a means of threatening a wider target that is threatened by the message of that violence. The purpose of the applied violence is to achieve political or even economic objectives.

But it seems that in today's world, even separating "state terrorism" from "non-state terrorism" does not have a rational and correct basis, let alone trying to separate "state terrorism" from "state support for terrorism". This is just a form of self-deception and playing with words.

Providing material and spiritual aid (such as political support, media, etc.) through governments to opposition groups and participating in operations such as bombings, kidnappings, hijacking planes, and assassinating ordinary people and government officials are examples of state terrorism. It is worth noting that in many cases governments try to introduce these terrorist groups as "freedom fighting groups" and even political parties. But what we see in the obvious examples of these governments supporting terrorist groups active in other countries is a hypocritical behavior. These governments sometimes admit that the groups they support are terrorists in the official documents of their research institutes and security institutions, a bitter and painful confession that is not accompanied by a change in the support approach of these governments towards the mentioned terrorist groups.

The Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) group is a clear example of state terrorism in the guise of a political organization

One of the most obvious examples of state terrorism is the terrorism of some Western countries against Iran, the apparent showcase of which is the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK/MKO/PMOI). Mojahedin Khalq, who targeted officials and heads of the system in the 60s, also committed another crime: the massacre of innocent people. All over the pages of Iran's history, there are names of men, women, and children who have been victims of MEK assassinations without any political background. MEK terrorists took responsibility for the assassination of 4583 Iranian citizens only between April 11 and March 1983.

The terrorist group of the Mujahedin is one of the strong and convincing documents that reveal the link between apparently non-state terrorism and state terrorism (the support of France, America, and Albania in equipping and organizing these terrorists).

This group, which is now supported by the United States and Zionists, once assassinated 6 American military advisers, and in addition, the group cooperated with Saddam Hussein, the infamous dictator of Iraq, in the massacre of Iraqi Kurds (in Operation Morvarid 1 and 2) and Iranian Kurds (in Operation Mersad or Forough Javidan) caused the United States and the European Union to register this group in their list of foreign terrorist organizations (FTO). In 2012 the United States decided to remove this group from FTO so that it can move this group to Albania but this wasn't the end of the story.

The influence of the MEK in the governmental and military institutions of Albania with the support of the American embassy in this country has dragged Albania into a spiral of silence, and despite the damages and costs that sheltering a notorious terrorist group has had for Albania, the political officials of Albania have so far not stopped supporting this terrorist group.

Western governments' support of terrorism in the Middle East, especially in Iran, as well as the cultivation of ISIS in Syria and Iraq by the United States and Israel, according to the admission of their senior government officials, prove that the Zionist regime of Israel is a vivid example of state terrorism. It supports all the terrorists of the world, directly and indirectly. Today, the Zionist regime of Israel has committed the largest and most heinous crimes in the world against the oppressed Palestinian people and has violated the most obvious laws of human rights, but no action has been taken by Western countries (supporters of this example of state terrorism) against Israel.

As a result, it can be said that there is almost no terrorist group that does not have the support of a Western government, and these groups are always a miniature examples of Western colonialists throughout history. In fact, non-state terrorism is the same state terrorism in which governments try not to reveal their support as much as possible in order to preserve their reputation and credibility.