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Is terror a two-side mirror?
By: Albert M. Jabara
I want to brief you on "terror"; on victims and victimizers before I begin to
pile up my words with which I destine to build towers filled with tears and
heart aches. My towers are not tall buildings or government institutions. I
use words, not stones or concretes.
This does not leave me immune to horrifying attack by readers who still believe
George W. Bush is an honest player on the world political scene. I try my
hardest to ensure I write what I believe is fact and truth. I believe in the
human relation first and foremost. My nationality and religious belief are
meaningless without total recognition of the right and determination of other
people and other religions. George W. Bush persistently continues to tell lies
to the American people. Arab leaders and Arab army, on the other hand, have
failed to protect their people and borders against attacks and invasions.
George W. Bush's wars are not the only inciting factors for "terrorist
attacks". Had Arab leaders and Arab armies provided protection to their people
and borders, "terrorism" might not have originated from the Middle East. Arab
leaders and Arab armies today have turned their back on all Arabs and Muslims
and joined the camps of invaders in Palestine, Afghanistan and Iraq just so
they can prove their innocence; at the same time they watch Arabs and Muslims
get slaughtered before their eyes, all in the name of "war on terrorism."
The best way to see this genuine fact is look back on time before any attack or
invasion occurred in the Middle East; you will quickly realize that Arab
leaders and Arab armies had betrayed their people long before any foreign power
even dreamt of the idea to invade or conquer the Middle East. That is how the
Middle East became the easiest region to grab by enemies and invaders.
The truth does not have to be polished to be recognized. As a matter of fact,
the minute you begin to polish any truth, you simply taint it. In this day and
age, fabrication of tales and tell is what the news media all about. Human
conscience is slowly decaying; human spirit has rotted. What is really left in
the way of dignity and decency is a hand full of people scattered all over the
planet. I feel I do very little, or some time make no effort at all to help
the bereaved and the oppressed.
There have been times I want to stop writing and remove myself from news of
wars. The deplorable scenes of body parts and wiped out cities and towns grab
my emotions and inflate every aged vein in my body. Yes writing, I guess is
one way one can vent anger and rage; not that people will line up to read the
stuff, I don't know of other ways to curb my grief and keep it checked. I
don't know of other ways to freeze my madness; Innocent killing is the big
war day. George W. Bush, Ariel Sharon and Toni Blair are drugged hunters; they
slaughter Arabs and Muslims like there is no tomorrow.
Demonized preachers walk freely in United States. They preach peace will only
prevail when Arabia is captured and added to Greater Israel. They preach the
holy Qu'ran is fake; they preach the true and genuine God (Allah) is fake; they
ordained Jesus PBUH as God of Earth and Heaven. They forgot all Prophets PBUT
were just humans. Just look around you and see how humans are degrading the
value of life, Earth and the Universe. American preachers and Zionists gurus
are right about one thing. The real God is angry at his human specie. The real
God will sift the good from the bad. The real God will reveal the truth when
the sun and the moon face each other. The real God will set sail mountains into
the oceans; the real God will reveal the truth written on beds of white clouds
so every man, woman and child could see. God will strike those who killed and
destroyed without just cause.
American preachers and Israelis play rights will stage their play in the Middle
East; the short end of their action will be the biggest defeat known to
mankind; the long term effect will be total isolation of East and West. Arabia
will be separated with oceans invaders can not cross.
The American preachers and their Israeli leaders are totally wrong to think
they have a mandate from God to kill and destroy as they please. They are
wrong to think wealth and military might is God's given license to invade any
region or continent they choose. The proof is clear. The West under the
leadership of United States and Israel has waged wars against the Middle East
for decades and thought they could get away with it. Did they?
"Terrorists" responded with prohibited murder: They tumbled towers and buried
victims under rubble; they bombed commuters and bystanders. Is there a
difference between George W. Bush's policy and the "terrorists" acts?
Who should stop the killing first, the drugged hunters or the mad terrorists?
The answer is obvious. Only we, the civilized people with truth and conscience
can stop George, Ariel, and Tony by shutting our eyes and ears to corrupted
news media.
We need to call on all Americans, all Arabs and Muslims, all Israelis and
Britons to remove dictators and war mongers from their public office.
Imagine Sharon holding a-two side mirror that shoots rockets and bullets. One
side captures the image of innocent Palestinians while the other side shoots to
kill. The broader picture we see aired on American TV screens is teenage
Palestinians chased by Israel tanks. Young Palestinians throw rocks at Israel
soldiers; Israeli tanks respond with bullets. The second image of this killing
rampage is summed up by Israeli generals and leaders as act of self-defense
against Palestinian "terrorism". Israel is made up of stolen Palestinian
property and land. Palestinians are the victims who have been victimized for
over 50 years by both the American Administration and the Israeli Army. Can we
honestly say with one spec of truth that Israelis are the victims and
Palestinians are the "terrorists"? The American funded Israeli Army occupies
the little that was left from Palestine after the 1948 war. Why in the name of
God can anyone call Palestinians "terrorists" when the Israeli Army and
Settlers kill their children at their door step?
Sadder than the atrocities committed by the Israeli army is the silence and
betrayal of Arab Streets and Arab leaders. You can't collect life coupons from
invaders and criminals and be saved at the end. Arab writers, for example, are
pathetically scared to write about the truth. Arab Streets are not expected to
wage a holy war against their leaders or their invaders. They are expected to
peacefully protest on every day of the week. They are expected to boycott all
government and public services. They are expected to boycott all imports from
United States and Israel. This is not to suggest again, they become "suicide
bombers"; on the contrary, they all should strongly oppose any form of innocent
killings as such crimes are prohibited by the holy Qu'ran. A serious protest
against all forms of innocent killing is the best starting point for all Arabs
and Muslims. Arabs and Muslims, hiding in the shadow of their fears, saying
precisely what George W. Bush and his European allies want to hear is a
shameful behavior, to say the least.
We move to Afghanistan. The U.S. and its partners invaded a poor county and
murdered over 40,000 people. The invasion destroyed the little that was left
after the Soviet Union invasion. Did George Bush achieve his mission?
Afghanistan is slowly returning to tribe and lord mini states. This war could
go on for the next fifty years. Do American citizens want this war?
Iraq's invasion has cost to date over 135,000 civilian lives; it has destroyed,
or wiped out the entire country's infrastructure; it has destroyed five
thousand years of human civilization and human history; it has brought sorrows
and funerals to almost every Iraqi home. Did George Bush achieve his mission?
Iraqi resistance fighters will not stop until Iraq is free. This may take 10,
20 or 50 years. Do American citizens want this war? Unless the United States,
its allies and Israel admit they have robbed and murdered innocent people and
destroyed their livelihood and land, wars will continue until the earth turns
into ash.
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