IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MANIFICENT, THE MERCIFUL
THE MASSACRE OF AMERICAN VALUES
[Shamim A Siddiqi,
INTRODUCTION: The more I thought about American values, the more I became convinced how close they are to the values that Islam advocates, cherishes and promotes for the betterment of human society. The more these realities dawn upon my mental horizon, the more I feel encouraged that one day the world will ultimately realize as to where lies the solution of its ever-growing human problems. Equally, the more I envision as how these values are being brutally slaughtered at the cruel hands of the people occupying the White House and controlling the destiny of our nation, the more I become convinced that the world leadership is not under the control of honest hands.
The other day I was going through
the Constitution of the
TRAGEDY ABROAD:
The War in
Simultaneously, our words,
promises and commitments are gradually becoming meaningless and do not hold any
value.
So is the case with
The entire episode of Iraq is an
unconstitutional syndrome of President Bush, waging a war without any
justification, putting our soldiers at risk through the procrastinated process
of a prolonged war, ignoring the sanctity of UN, alienating its old allies in
Europe, burdening the government exchequer with the estimated cost of war, a billion
dollars a week, and curtailing many facilities to poor and needy at home. There
is no end to the evil consequences of undesirable and unwanted war in
This is the sad story of Bush
regime. But what havoc he has played in the
TRAGEDY AT HOME:
A country is known by the values it preserves, maintains and promotes in its dealings with its own people and nations abroad. Its system of government that is wedded to policies and programs that flourish and protect those cherished values in every walk of life. Through its educational system and national policies it prepares its people to preserve and profess those ideals in their day to day activities of life. The people at the helm of its affairs do not miss any opportunity to emphasize and uphold these fundamental values of life in their foreign policies, business and trade parleys, international moots and conferences. They always feel proud of advocating these ideal principles while coming in contact with foreign dignitaries visiting their homeland or at invitation to foreign lands. These values become the barometer to judge the dignity and prestige of its people in the community of nations. Only such countries leave lasting impression on the rocks of time and history remembers them for the contributions they make in enriching human society by ennobling the character of its people.
The
But lately that dream has been shattered and those beauties of American character have been robbed by an inept President and his ill-advised “corporate” assistants. They are arrogant and see only in front of their nose with stiff neck. In the wake of the tragedy of September 11, 2001, that is yet to be judged as “who did it and for what”, they have transformed the country into a “jail”, especially for the immigrant Muslims of America as if they are “criminals” and must be kept behind bars without trial, The Attorney General, John Ashcroft is determined to enforce the provision of unconstitutional USA PATRIOT Act and its draconian provisions that are totally against the basic provisions of the American Constitution and our life pattern He is currently making a whirlwind tour of the country to convince the people of his side of the story that the security of the country lies in denying the fundamental human rights, detaining the innocents simply on whimsical grounds and unproven doubts and allegations and “obstructing” justice to detainees.
This entire regime of President Bush and his “coterie” of vested interests are bent upon to destroy the very edifice of our Constitution: by putting the innocent people in seclusion, detaining them for indefinite periods, denying their rights to file their habeas corpus petition against unlawful detention without trial in a court of law and causing them to suffer extremely inhuman treatment in the concentration camp of Guantanamo Bay so much so that the other day the protagonist of Civil Rights Movement correctly called it “the Black Hole of human rights.”
We the Americans are fast loosing
our name, fame and prestige around the world especially in the Muslim countries
for the massacre of human values at home and neglecting them abroad in
cementing our relation with undemocratic regimes abroad. Building foreign
relations has become a matter of expediency to suit our fight for “terrorism”
that is yet to be defined by Mr. Bush and his coterie as what constitutes
terrorism and what not? In fact, the fundamental of our foreign policy now
rotates around the “security of
The promulgation of “No Evidence
Act” and the UNPATRIOT Act are the bad stigmas on the fair name of the
CONCLUSION: Those who have brought the country to such a ruinous
state, violating the Constitution of the country so blatantly and usurped the
human rights unashamedly deserve to be put to question through the process of
impeachment by the Congress. If President Clinton could be impeached for just
telling a lie on oath why can’t President Bush and his entire team be impeached
for much greater crime of flagrating the very fundamentals of our constitution
and so openly and violently; for raging preemptive wars against sovereign
countries of the world on flimsy and fake grounds; for getting our armed men
killed in hundreds and putting thousands more at risk in and around the world? Will the Justice System of the country take a
note of this vital misuse of executive powers and initiate an Independent
Inquiry without further loss of time? The American people are eager to clean
their tarnished name and fame from the brutal clutches of the people sitting in
the canopy of the White House. The earlier the law enforcement agents take
initiative, the better it would be for the country and the American people. God
bless
Shamim A Siddiqi