Sow & reap
Terrorism is an American creation
that's turned into a phobia
Ali Ashraf Khan
September 21, 2004
iranian.com
So Kofi Annan the Secretary General of United Nation has come
out with truth and identified his own position as well as of United
Nation Organisation as an independent body and not being subservient
to United States of America. The invasion on Iraq has been a testing
ground not only for the World Conscience but also for the identity
of UN.
In his recent BBC TV interview Mr. Annan the Secretary General
of UN has stated that the invasion on Iraq is illegal. History
is going to record the similarity between the invasion of Iraq
by George W. Bush, President of United States of America and the
invasion of Poland by Herr Hitler, the dictator of Germany. Both
the invasions are without any legal ground.
Hitler used Germany’s
right of access to the Sea through the Port of Danzig as a plea
for invading Poland and freeing the German people all over Europe
from the atrocities of the Jews, while George W. Bush has used
the plea of unearthing Weapons of Mass Destruction to save America
and Americans from any possible attack from Saddam Hussein, who
was supposedly supplied these weapons to crush Iran, America’s
arch enemy.
Events have proved that terrorism is a phobia for the Americans
and their friends as distinct from foes. It started with Osama
bin Laden and Mulla Omar in Afghanistan and has traveled in every
nook and corner in the world, the practical demonstration of which
is available in Iraq. George Bush has struck first and Saddam has
become a Hero, and an emblem of Independence for the country.
Now the friends of Untied States are talking about the fact that
there may not be an Osama bin Laden in person, it may be an idea
only and the name and reason given to a so-called War against
Terrorism. After all what is the justification of starting a war
in Afghanistan,
just on a fabulous plea of terrorism and then involving friends
as distinct from foes. No power can handle and prosecute a World
War successfully without the help of accomplices. This has roped
Pakistan, and Afghanistan now is a storm center of war of Independence.
This is the right of every nation.
Mr. Bush may conveniently
forget that the present Afghan were pushed into this act of war
by the
Americans to stem the tide of Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Consequently the Taliban who are a creation of the Americans established
themselves
as rulers in Afghanistan. As one sows, so one reaps.
The fundamental
extremism was sown by Americans in Afghanistan to stop the
infidel Soviet advance towards the warm waters of the Arabian
Sea via
Pakistan. Pakistan proved to be a convenient conduit for American
arms and
plan to Taliban and this is now being used against the
Americans: as you sow so shall you reap. Now readers have to
judge,
who ran the terrorist here, the America or the Afghanistan.
The position of Iraq is not much different. When the Americans
failed with the fall of the Shah in Iran, they patronized Saddam
Hussein and helped him to launch an attack on Iran, which was dutifully
done
by Saddam.
In his frenzy of power Saddam did not bother about the
world opinion specially the Arabs and made enemies all over, and
when America did not find him of any use, he has been discarded
like a used rubber and treated accordingly. This is the American
way of doing things.
 North Ossetia, a former Muslim
dominated state has been a scene of terrorism recently. The President
of Russia has refused to sit
across the table with the breakaway states of Russia on the plea
that negotiations across the table has been twice refused by Europe
and America on similar offers by Osama bin Laden. But when the
Americans refused to sit across the table, then why the Russians
are being pressed to sit round the table with them.
It’s
a pity that a false sense of prestige of people in high position
has marred the peace of the world. This is the position not only
with Russians but also with the Americans and their allies and
their friends and foes. Given fair play, justice and freedom for
self determination as was done to East Timor, terrorism will subside
as a matter of course. Today the so-called terrorist has got a
cause, tomorrow they will not have a cause, and when there straight
forward approach across the table fails, terrorism takes over.
History has proved that the policy of running with the hare and
hunting with the hound never pays. Truth is one commodity, which
is the first casualty in any war or war like operation. Let us
save that first and inspire confidence in the people sitting on
the other side of the table. Then and only then peace can be brought
about in this present tormenting world.
One of the friends as distant
from foes has made a very bold but deplorable statement that
there is no place in this country for any armed might than his
own army. I would very respectfully submit that here he is sadly
mistaken, unless he derives his strength from the nation, the armed
forces
can not support him.
The case of former East Pakistan and now
Bangladesh is an example, no one has been able to rule over graveyards,
let us not convert our country as a graveyard in frenzy of eliminating
the so-called terrorist, bring them round the table and they
will
listen and act accordingly, provided we are sincere in our
efforts, there is no alternative to sincerity and truthfulness,
which
is fast evaporating in the political atmosphere of Pakistan.
Mr. Vladimir Putin has made the most un-statesman like statement
that Ossetia is a breakaway state like Chechenya, why call it breakaway,
do they not have the right of self determination as have Tajikistan,
Kyrzestan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, South Ossetia, Chechenya, Abkhazia
and others, or Kashmir and Palestine for that matter. Give them
their right and treat them like human beings, they will listen.
 Think of the end of Herr Hitler, who said to Dr.
Benes of Czechoslovakia, "Are you not aware that you are in the
presence of the greatest German, history has ever known," and annexed
Czekolavakia. Hitler
had to commit suicide in his cell in Berlin and his body was
never found. People who have started this war of terrorism should
as
a matter of fact be tried as War Criminals before the International
War Crimes tribunal established under the aegis of UN for committing
illegal acts of adventure and destroy the peace of the World.
All the terror stricken countries are therefore advised to go
deep down into the causes of terrorism instead of trying to crush
a generation in the process of which the generation of the powers
that are, will also be wiped out.
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