Financial crisis vs. the war on terror
I have just read Peter Spiro's post on opinio juris. He argues that the 'war on terror' is over, given the advent of yet another war, the one on – allow me to quote he put it so nicely - "short selling". Interesting theory, I must admit.
Makes me wonder however why it is exactly the financial crisis that diverts attention, concern and backing from fighting terrorism? As far as I remember there is another crisis going on at this very moment, one as serious as the financial one, the food crisis! Why didn’t this have the same effect? Some hints:
- The food crisis is preponderantly 'localized' in the global South.
- Apparently – and I stress apparently – the ones hit most by the financial disaster are banks & co. In any event it’s them that manage to complain to the right pair of years.
In any event, I hope Spiro is right, I hope the war on terror is over and we finally start fighting terrorism with legal means at home and internationally. Illegal ones didn’t help much but they surely did some major damage…
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