IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE
BENEVOLENT, THE MERCIFUL
THE WAR AGAINST IRAQ – WHY AND
WHAT FOR?
[Shamim
A Siddiqi, New
York]
It is crystal clear that nobody loves Saddam Hussain and his oppressive regime in Iraq. He is
dominating the scene for over three decades. He is a secularist, a Bathist, a tyrant, and a ruthless dictator and has no love
for Islam, Muslims or Islam-loving organizations even for the least. He lives
for absolute power and is using the entire resources and state machinery for
“terrorizing” his own people. In fact, they are his captives. He is a “state
terrorist”. If he is to be compared with anyone in his class, he should be
compared only with Ariel Sharon of Israel, George Bush of the US and Tony Blair
of UK, who have devastated with each others connivance the land of “Quds”, the Palestine, the land of Afghanistan and are now
bent upon once again to annihilate the Muslim’s land of Iraq. As such, the
Muslim world has no sympathy as to weather Saddam lives or dies. He is a
foolish person. Tomorrow, if he dies, not a single eye will cry for him. Our
concern is for the oppressed people of Iraq who are suffering and will again
suffer immensely at the hands of the so-called democratic and free world of
Europe and America, when the onslaughts under the guise of “pre-emptive attack”
are let loose on them and on their homes and hearths.
Equally, it must be observed that none could prove so far
that Iraq had any link with
the so-called Al -Qaida group or has organized any
terrorist act against USA
and her interests abroad or against UK. The much-publicized dossier of
Tony Blair has all guess works, suppositions along with wild claims that do not
suit to be hurled by no less a person than the PM of Great Britain. Why then our
President, Mr. Bush is extremely impatient to attack Iraq and had to invent the most
dangerous and of far reaching consequences the concept of “pre-emptive attack”.
Unspeakably, it is loaded with sinister designs and may provide an easy tool in
the hands of other tyrants and oppressive regimes like Israel, India,
China and Russia to
suffocate and usurp their respective “disputed territories”. In return,
unfortunately, the US will
get nothing but hate, contempt and anti-American sentiments overwhelmingly
occupying the entire Muslim world and democratic masses of Europe and America. The USA will have to pay a very big
price for this act of foolishness. Unfortunately, the people at the helm of our
affairs either do not realize the outcome of their un-prudent thinking process
or just keeping their eyes shut for some greater ploy, bubbling behind the
scene. Let us go in depth and find out
why Bush-Tony-Sharon axis is so eager to accomplish the feat to attack Iraq, even
without taking any care of the world forum, great human sufferings and his own
people whose majority does not support him on this issue.
This scenario has two major aspects and each needs our
undivided attention. One is the forthcoming Election of November 2002 wherein
the Republican Party is desperate to attain majority in the Senate through the
help of Jewish votes. The other is the game of International Zionists. The
Zionists feel that it is the best time to fulfill their centuries old dream of
greater Israel
to realize. The first point is very clear.
It does not need any explanation except to say that President Bush wants
to please the Jewish voters to gain majority in the Congress and retain the
gubernatorial posts of Florida
for his brother and that of NY one way or the other.
The other point needs a bit of
elaboration. The dream of the International Zionists [IZ] is to capture the
land between Euphrates and Nile and up to Madinah [Saudi Arabia]
in the South. The map of Greater Israel on the forehead of its Knesset confirms
this phenomenon. The establishment of the State of Israel in May 1948, through
a joint strategy of UK-Russia-America-IZ was the first step towards that goal. Egypt, Jordan
and Turkey have already
recognized the existence of Israel
in the heart of the Muslim world. Iraq, Saudi Arabia
and Syria are willing to
accord recognition to Israel
on the principle of “Land for peace”. Saudi
Arabia had already taken the initiative in March this
year to recognize the state of Israel
by the entire Arab world, if it accepts the independent State of
Palestine. This hard nut is not so
simple to crack, as it appears prima facie.
If Israel
accepts this offer, it would smash by its own hands the Zionist’s dream to
return to the “promised land”. It would then never get a chance to march ahead
towards its cherished goal of Greater Israel. As such, in my considered
opinion, Israel will never
let the state of Palestine
come into existence. The continuous policy of “settlement” on Palestinian land,
the gradual reoccupation of West Bank and Gaza
Strip and complete denial to the return of ousted Palestinian to their home
connive to this effect. Sharon
has already put the attainment of the Palestinian state and the “peace process”
in the reverse gear. The establishment of the Palestinian state will also be a
death knell to the American dream of controlling Middle East and its oil
through its police state of Israel.
Iraq
appears to be first naught of this “pernicious greed” to be dissolved. So it
must be removed and brought under control by hook or by crook to be followed by
Saudi Arabia.
In this scenario, Pakistan with its nuclear potentials and a big
disciplined and well-trained army was the only country that could come to the
help, especially to Saudi
Arabia in case of its subjugation by
Israel-US-UK axis. Unfortunately, the forces and the capabilities of Pakistan have
already been contained within its own bounds. This is a tragedy that needs
elaboration.
I never doubted for a moment that
Afghanistan, bin Laden,
Taliban or Mullah Omar were the logical targets of America to destroy. They were
simply made scapegoats. The real target of the USA
was to get inroad to the oil-gas-rich Muslim countries of the Central Asia and
to occupy Pakistan in order
to neutralize its effect and stopping it from playing any part against their
capturing of the “dreamlands” of Israel. The USA
is now controlling Pakistan
on land, in the air and at sea. Hundreds of FBI and CIA people are inching its
land, cities and strategic frontiers. Its nuclear potentials are constantly
within the surveillance of USA
army and satellites. More than 150
pockets of the USA’s
law enforcing agencies are working day and night in that country. Broadly
speaking, Pakistan
has practically been “occupied” by the American forces, the golden target of
those who hatched the tragedy of September 11. Those who are accused for that
event could not even dare think on that line. The blame lies somewhere else.
History will give its verdict. It may come out to be on the “same side”. People might say at that time, “Et tu Brute”.
Afghanistan was let down by the
Americans after the defeat of Soviet Russia and again it appears that these
allied forces are going to repeat the same game of neglect and negligence. They did nothing to build its shattered
economy at that time. Nor today they have any intention even to bring peace in
that land, what to say of reconstructing and rehabilitating its shattered infra
structure mostly destroyed by their own heavy air bombardment. They got their prime target fulfilled through “occupying” Pakistan in all
respects under misguided threats, pressures, false promises and some “pea-nut”
help. The occupying forces have every
intention to carry out the drama of “hide and seek” against the Al-Qaida with new and concocted stories and hearsay and keep Pakistan bogged
down within its own bounds. The en massing of Indian army at its Eastern
borders appears to be another conspiracy of USA-India-Israel to serve the same
game to keep Pakistan
engaged and fearful for a considerable long time.
So, for the USA-Israel-UK axis,
this is the best opportunity to remove the danger of Saddam Hussain
once and forever and “occupy” Iraq
for good when the forces of Pakistan
have already been tamed, subdued or neutralized and they cannot come to its
help. It can do “no-harm-no-good” to the vested interests of this axis. The
development of events is progressing on the lines envisaged by Zionist lobby
and the Government of President Bush is towing it unwittingly to serve their
interest. It was planned like that and now they want to reap the harvest lest
it becomes too late. Apparently, Iraq is likely to fall in their
trap. No one can stop them.
Shamim A Siddiqi
Dated September 28, 2002