[lit-ideas] Re: No to Syrian & Iranian agents
- From: Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 06:57:11 -0700 (PDT)
I am not sure why you would find the source
surprizing, Stan, unless you thought that all Muslims
in the ME are one homogenous bunch. Those who know
something about the ME have long known that the Saudi
and Kuwaiti petro-sheikhs co-operate with the US
imperialism in the region and have no real problem
with the Israeli occupation of Palestine. All is fine
as long as they get to sell their oil and to promote
their version of Wahhabi fundamentalism. There is also
a long-standing animosity between the Sunni monarchies
in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf toward the Shiite Iran.
How the activities of Iran, Syria, Hamas and Hezbollah
in the region constitute an "inteference" whereas the
influence of Sunni fundamentalist petro-sheikhs does
not is a bit of a mystery though. It's not like the ME
has been doing great until now, is it ?
O.K.
--- Stan Spiegel <writeforu2@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Here the author, the editor of the Arab Times
> (Kuwait), explains why not
> only Israel, but also the Arab world and the world
> in general would be
> better off without the interference of Iran and
> Syria let alone their
> puppets Hamas and Hezbollah. Interesting
> observations from a surprising source.
>
> Stan Spiegel
> Portland, ME
>
> http://web.israelinsider.com/Views/8905.htm
>
> No to Syrian, Iran agents
> By Ahmed Al- Jarallah July 19, 2006
>
>
> The following editorial appeared in the Arab Times
> (Kuwait) on July 15,
> 2006.
>
> People of Arab countries, especially the Lebanese
> and Palestinians,
> have been held hostage for a long time in the name
> of "resisting
> Israel." Arab governments have been caught between
> political obligations
> and public opinion leading to more corruption in
> politics and economics.
> Forgetting the interests of their own countries, the
> Hamas Movement and
> Hezbollah have gone to the extent of representing
> the interests of Iran
> and Syrian in their
> countries. These organizations have become the
> representatives of Syria
> and Iran without worrying about the consequences of
> their action.
>
> Recently Hamas kidnapped an Israeli soldier and
> bombed Israeli
> settlements with locally manufactured missiles. Soon
> Hezbollah followed
> suit, kidnapping two Israeli soldiers. Both these
> organizations claimed
> they had kidnapped Israeli soldiers to exchange them
> for Arab prisoners
> who are being held in Israeli jails. The fact that
> Hamas and Hezbollah
> gave the same reason for kidnapping Israeli soldiers
> gives us a glimpse
> their agenda, which is similar to the one followed
> by Syria and Iran in
> their conflict with the United States.
>
> While the people of Palestine and Lebanon are paying
> the price of this
> bloody conflict, the main players, who caused this
> conflict, are living
> in peace and asking for more oil from Arab countries
> to support the
> facade of resisting Israel. With the Palestinian
> Authority close to
> collapse and the Lebanese government beginning to
> give up responsibility
> for what is happening in its territory, Saudi Arabia
> has been forced to
> come out of its diplomatic routine and indirectly
> hold Hezbollah
> responsible for what is happening in Lebanon.
>
> Without mentioning Hezbollah by name Saudi Arabia
> blamed certain
> "elements" inside Lebanon for the violence with
> Israel and said "it is
> necessary to make a distinction between legitimate
> resistance and
> uncalculated adventures adopted by certain elements
> within Lebanon
> without the knowledge of legal Lebanese
> authorities."
>
> While reiterating its support for Palestinian and
> Lebanese resistance
> against Israeli occupation, Saudi Arabia has clearly
> said it is against
> irresponsible adventures undertaken by certain
> elements in the region
> without consulting the legal authorities putting all
> Arab
> nations at risk. The Kingdom has also said "these
> elements must take
> responsibility for their irresponsible actions and
> they alone should end
> the crisis created by them."
>
> This angry response from Saudi Arabia has
> politically isolated
> Hezbollah and Hamas besides holding them responsible
> for their actions.
>
> This attitude of Saudi Arabia, which has been doing
> all it can to
> protect the Arab world from Israeli aggression, is
> enough to unmask the
> adventurers, who have violated the rights of their
> own countries and
> tried put their people under the guardianship of
> foreign countries like
> Iran and Syria. A battle between supporters and
> opponents of these
> adventurers has begun,
> starting from Palestine to Tehran passing through
> Syria and Lebanon.
> This war was inevitable as the Lebanese government
> couldn't bring
> Hezbollah within its authority and make it work for
> the interests of
> Lebanon. Similarly leader of the Palestinian
> Authority Mahmoud Abbas has
> been unable to rein in the Hamas Movement.
>
> Unfortunately we must admit that in such a war the
> only way to get rid
> of "these irregular phenomena" is what Israel is
> doing. The operations
> of Israel in Gaza and Lebanon are in the interest of
> people of Arab
> countries and the international community.
>
> Views expressed by the author do not necessarily
> reflect those of
> israelinsider.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> " A patriot must always be ready to defend his
> country
> against his government." - Edward Abbey
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