[Oman-L] demonstrations

[Franklin Wayne Poley]

On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Irfan Ahmed wrote:

> The Truth: The Governments all over the world support USA but the muslim 
> population ( 1 billion+ ) support Afghanistan.( This includes the Omani 
> people ).

I expect so. This week CNN reported that even in moderate Egypt, some 75%
of the people oppose the US attack on Afghanistan.

 You can kill 1 Osama and create 10000000 others.

The Vietnam War was divisive but since that time every US war I know of
has united the country. One must suspect that wars are created as part of
US foreign policy to keep the country from flying apart. The 9/11 events
have been hyped to the maximum. I wouldn't say powers in the US engineered
9/11 but I will say they took full advantage of it to unify the US and
everybody else they could pressure behind this war of civilization
vs. barbarism, good vs. evil etc. You see the slogans? This has been
quickly turned into part of the USA dominated New World Order. The USA is
"America the Good" protecting civilization and all that is holy and
righteous against the forces of darkness. USA media these days are more
sickening than they usually are with all the "schlock".

> Reason: USA has not declared any convincing proof that Osama did it.If they 
> do that on CNN or BBC that 1 million muslim wil support them. If not NO.

VERY GOOD POINT. The Taliban said right up until the bombs started falling
that they would arrest Bin Laden if enough evidence came forward to
warrant an arrest. If USA had this evidence why did they not bring it
forward? The Taliban arrest of Bin Laden would have led to some kind of
trial. Even if it had been in Afghanistan, the outcome might well have
satisfied the American sense of justice. If not, what did the US have to
lose? Surely it wasn't out of justice that they started the bombing.

 We 
> feel it is an attack on Islam.

It was at the very least an attack on the Taliban Government as an example
of the kind of Islamic System the US will not tolerate. That must have
every nation in the OIC wondering just what these limits of "enduring
freedom" are to be for Islamic Culture or any other culture which does not
get the USA stamp of approval. So it was too embarassing even for them to
keep calling the scam "eternal justice" and they changed it to an equally
Orwellian "enduring freedom". They couldn't call it what it is. Truth is
anathema to these people. Operation "How we can rule the world" doesn't
fly well.

 The Muslim Community Demands proof 
> today.Prime suspect is not enough. You have to say Osama did it.Here is the 
> proof.

There will be no proof forthcoming. Even if they have the iron clad proof
that he was guilty, would they bring it foward after the killing of who
knows how many innocent Afghans to avenge 5,000 innocent Americans? If
they were to do that, the whole world would say, WHY DIDN'T YOU DO THAT
BEFORE AND SAVE ALL THOSE LIVES? You see, at this stage THE PROVEN GUILT
OF BIN LADEN ONLY PROVES THE US IS MORE GUILTY THAN HIM! Bin Laden has to
be killed and the US will spend every cent it can to kill him so as to
cover up the evidence either way (for innocence or guilt). 

So it certainly wasn't about "eternal justice" and it wasn't about
"enduring freedom" because now thinking people of the world will ask the
kind of questions you are asking. What was this REALLY about?   

 Islam is a peaceful religion as long as we are not attacked.If 
> attacked we are allowed to fight. Especially between Nov. 15th Nov.-15th 
> Dec.( The holy month of fasting. )

The greatest fight the Muslim people could put up is FOR a "Culture of
Life". Both pope and president have used that expression in their
speeches. President Bush put forward his "faith-based
initiatives" legislation which passed the House, last I heard. I don't
know what the Senate has done with it but it remains an important
presidential initiative in any case. With 7,000,000 US Americans, why not
prove that you are the 'salt and light' of America and the world by
voluntarily and without government grants designing a "Culture of
Life" for the USA...a model city and surroundings to solve so many
problems which beset America's cities today. For example, can you solve
the traffic fatality problem? Far more people are killed in America's
cities by vehicles every year than were killed on 9/11.

> One question the muslims are asking : Why does the richest country in the 
> world attack the poorest?

Sadly it is because of hatred and intolerance. The US media never gave
the Taliban a chance to explain itself. I could start to see the
justification for some of the harsher laws created under harsh conditions
and over time we all might have understood better. The forces of
intolerance in the US had to prevent that so THE ENTIRE TALIBAN WAS IN
EFFECT SENTENCED TO DEATH AND NOT JUST BIN LADEN. Let that be a lesson to
any future Muslim "fundamentalists" is part of the message here too.

> You cannot kill thousands of people for one man. We do not like to see 
> innocent people killed.

The US thrives on genocide, hatred and lies, lies, lies. They are just
itching for an excuse to murder another million innocent Iraqis. The hints
now are that they will try to use the anthrax attacks as an excuse to
stage another round of genocide in Iraq. Again, proof and justice are of
no more consequence than they have been for the liquidation of the
Taliban. But the best remedy is not a physical counter-attack or war. The
remedy to the Culture of Death which the US has become is for Islam to
design for them a Culture of Life.

FWP