How do you
measure what makes sense and what does not? Political enemies in the western
world, including whistle blowers, have been exiled from their countries pending
their legal cases. But that seems to be the easier case because it is an
isolated and politically-justified causes. As for returning terrorists from
abroad, banning them from the land is difficult.
The dilemma
the UK and the US faces today is hundreds of Islamic State (IS) fighters in
combat against the Iraqi government came from western soil and international
law does not allow them to declare these individuals stateless without trial.
Why it seems easier for political enemies to be exiled is because they are
isolated cases that are easier to televise; showing the details of a single
case is easier rather than televising three or more different ones.
Television
and media helps expose the stories, which would serve as evidence in the local
courts to have a person exiled or punished for their crimes. In the case of the
IS, these anonymous soldiers each have a story. The UK government’s only
choice, which is to try each suspected terrorist who are incoming or outgoing
from UK airports, is a long shot to actually eradicating the threat.
Meanwhile,
the common folk will whine about lengthy security checks, possible passport
confiscations and discrimination among certain individuals travelling to Iraq
and Syria. People don’t want hassles, but then again, with all this
bureaucracy, meaning considering the freedom of everyone, I don’t even think
neither the UK nor the US could do anything to stop the terrorist threat.
