Roar of the new world disorder

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Regardless of the identity, religion and age of the perpetrators of the Sharm El-Sheikh bombings, the precision and scale of the operation suggest that the attack was strategically planned to have a maximal international, regional and domestic effect. The operation belongs to the same genre as attacks on New York, Washington, London, Madrid and Istanbul. The attacks on civilians in Iraq and the assassinations of Rafik Al-Hariri, Samir Kassir and George Hawi in Lebanon come under the same classification. In all of the above, innocent people were killed to achieve political goals, with no regard for world peace and stability.

The world is going through a phase in which dialogue among countries, indeed all aspects of international relations, have moved from the realm of diplomacy, roundtables and international organisations to the intricate domains of intelligence and security services. Dialogue has become louder, noisier and more destructive. In most cases, you cannot see your interlocutors nor even hear their voices. This is why the world is in a continual state of shock. People wonder, following each and every bombing, who is gaining from this?

Many theories have been proffered since the Sharm El-Sheikh blasts. The attacks have been carried out by individuals who may or may not know how much harm they're inflicting on Egypt's economy and regional role. No one would benefit from such actions except those who do not want Egypt influencing regional issues or speaking out for Iraq and the Palestinians.

Many groups now adhere to Al-Qaeda's ideas. The so- called fourth generation of Islamic movements, although organisationally unconnected to Al-Qaeda, subscribes to Al-Qaeda's thinking. For radical militants, the way to salvation is through waging war on the infidels who occupy the holy lands of Palestine and Iraq.

Groups with cluster formations are known to be particularly vulnerable to intelligence apparatuses. The latter are apparently infiltrating terror groups and having them do their bidding. A new mechanism of international relations is evolving, one in which interests clash more than they reconcile, and terror, consequently, is on the march.

Sadly, the international community has failed to define terror or find a credible way for fighting it. Many have called for an international conference on terror, and yet no date or agenda have been set for such an event. Their voices are lost amid the thunder of bombs and the deadly crescendo of explosions.