The stark contrast between US President Barack Obama's speech in Egypt and the actions of the United States is easy for anyone to see. Obama ultimately protects the elite interests of America. These interests require Obama to: work against the unity of the Ummah, ensure Israel's security, continue the subordination of Iraq and interfere in the affairs of the Muslim lands through the support of agents like Mubarak in Egypt and Zardari in Pakistan. May Allah سبحانه وتعالى expose Obama for what he truly is and may He defeat the plot of the disbelievers. Ameen.
On June 4th 2009, US President Barack Obama gave a speech at Cairo University in Egypt. The speech was advertised to be a "historic address to the Muslim world". However, the fact that he referred to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak - a tyrant known for brutally suppressing the Ummah - as "a force for stability and good in the region" exposes the wide gap between what he said and the reality of US foreign policy towards the Ummah.
Obama: Rhetoric versus Reality
RasulAllah صلى الله عليه وسلم advised the Ummah to be aware of falling into the same trap more than once. He صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "The believer is never stung from the same hole twice." [Bukhari]
Obama is not the first politician to come from the Capitalist nations offering sweet words to the Muslims of Egypt. For example, Napoleon stated the following after he invaded Egypt: "Cadis, Sheiks, Imams, Chorbadgys, you will be told that I came to destroy your religion; do not believe it. Let your answer be that I come to re-establish your rights and punish your usurpers, and that I have more respect than the Mamelukes for your God, his Prophet, and the Koran." However, the historical record shows that Napoleon's real interests were to colonize Egypt to secure French interests against the British.
On Iraq, Obama stated that "Iraq was a war of choice", but he did not admit that it was a war based on lies. Instead he defended George Bush's actions by stating: "Iraqi people are ultimately better off without the tyranny of Saddam Hussein". More importantly, he is maintaining the same policy as Bush on Iraq as he continues to work with Defense Secretary Robert Gates who was selected by Bush. He has also failed to prosecute those in charge under Bush who were responsible for the crimes in Iraq and Guantanamo. Furthermore, he is refusing to disclose the photos that document America's atrocities in Iraq.
On Palestine, he stated that "it is also undeniable that the Palestinian people - Muslims and Christians - have suffered in pursuit of a homeland" and that "the only resolution is for the aspirations of both sides to be met through two states, where Israelis and Palestinians each live in peace and security". However, we must remember that Bush stated "I said that Palestinians should not have to live in poverty and occupation and I laid out a new vision for the future - two democratic states, Israel and Palestine - living side by side in peace and security." Again, Obama is maintaining Bush's policy for Palestine - which is giving most of the land of Palestine to Israel. With that in mind, it is important to recognize that for Obama the main issue of concern is Israel's security as he stated "the continuing humanitarian crisis in Gaza does not serve Israel's security". This of course echoes what he stated in January 2009 (after the Gaza Massacre) "America is committed to Israel's security. And we will always support Israel's right to defend itself against legitimate threats".
On Afghanistan/Pakistan, he stated: "Make no mistake: we do not want to keep our troops in Afghanistan. We seek no military bases there." This statement is proven false by the fact America already maintains military bases in 63 countries and has built an embassy in Iraq that is the size of 80 football fields. Under Obama, America has changed its approach on dealing with the resistance in Afghanistan. Unlike Bush (who fought the Muslims in Afghanistan in isolation) Obama intends to establish a friendly regime in Afghanistan with the assistance of Pakistan. For the Muslims of Pakistan, this means that America will interfere in the affairs of the Ummah under the guise of "foreign investment". This is in addition to the continued bombing of Pakistan - that has claimed, as of April 2009, over 687 civilians - and the displacement of 2.5 million people at the hands of America's agent Zardari.
The Reality of the US Presidency
When reviewing the gap between Obama's flowery speech and the reality on the ground, one may wonder why such a discrepancy exists. The reality is that Obama was allowed to become president for a reason. The U.S., like other Capitalist States, is controlled by businessmen and the owners of the major corporations. As a consequence, Obama must defend the interests of these elites, who are the ultimate power brokers of society - if not, he will be replaced. For example, Obama, just as Bush before him, funnelled billions to the ultra-rich through the banks, while failing to write-down the mortgages of ordinary American citizens. Commenting specifically on Obama's bailout plan, Michael Hudson (a former Wall Street economist) stated "what you've done is given $12 trillion to the richest one percent-or ten percent of the population, and you've indebted the economy and the government to them for the next hundred years". Therefore, Obama, like every president before him, is ensuring that American policy will serve the interests of the elite.
US Interests: Contrary to the Interests of the Ummah
As the US Presidency is dominated by the elite, understanding elite interests is critical to understand the real goals of the US foreign policy towards the Ummah.
The elite of America have firmly embraced the secular aqeedah (doctrine), which separates between "church and state". They believe that religion has no role when it comes to drafting laws that regulate the affairs of society. Instead, they believe that humans are capable of determining such issues and are therefore free to legislate. Naturally, they establish their systems based on this viewpoint on life, including the economic system (i.e. Capitalism) as well as the political system (i.e. democracy). Although the Capitalists do not ban worship outright, they vehemently oppose the idea that Allah سبحانه وتعالى should have any say in organizing society and therefore restrict all acts of worship to rituals between the individual and the Creator.
The Capitalist elite do not limit themselves to protecting their system, but work to dominate other nations. For example, between 16th and 19th century, Italy, England, France, and other European nations embarked on campaigns to colonize the Muslim world, to steal our resources and force the Ummah to adopt their way of life. Since America upholds the same secular aqeedah as these other nations, it now also seeks to colonize and subjugate the Ummah - as is clear from its actions in Iraq, its support for Israel and, most importantly, its imposition of ruthless tyrants, like Mubarak, Zardari, and Karzai, across the Muslim world. The objective to dominate the Muslim Ummah was expressed in the "Carter Doctrine" in 1980 when then US President Jimmy Carter stated in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan: "An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force". According to Michael Klare, a professor and political analyst, Obama reaffirmed this doctrine in 2007 when he stated: "...my plan provides for an over-the-horizon force that could prevent chaos in the wider region, and allows for a limited number of troops to remain in Iraq to fight al Qaeda and other terrorists."
With this understanding, it is clear that the objectives of American foreign policy run counter to those of the Ummah. The Capitalists believe that they have more right to our resources than we do. They believe that the Ummah should be divided into tiny states that can be continually dominated by America's political and military might.
As openly proclaimed in the Carter Doctrine, America wants to dominate the lands of the Ummah to extract our resources. However, the bigger issue for the Capitalists is that the Ummah believes that Allah سبحانه وتعالى has the sole right to rule. As Allah سبحانه وتعالى has revealed in numerous ayat:
إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلاَّ لِلّهِ
"The rule (Hukm) is for none but Allah." [Yusuf, 12:40]
فَاحْكُم بَيْنَهُم بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللّهُ وَلاَ تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَاءهُمْ عَمَّا جَاءكَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ
"And rule between them by all that which Allah revealed to you, and do not follow their vain desires away from the truth which came to you." [Maaida, 5:48]
فَلاَ وَرَبِّكَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّىَ يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ لاَ يَجِدُواْ فِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَرَجًا مِّمَّا قَضَيْتَ وَيُسَلِّمُواْ تَسْلِيمًا
"And no, by your Lord, they will not believe until they refer to your judgment in all disputes between them then find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission." [An-Nisaa, 4:65]
The Capitalists therefore view the Islamic aqeedah as something that must be eradicated. They even have labelled this as a "battle for the hearts and minds". If Capitalists fail to defeat Islam - and fail they will, by Allah's سبحانه وتعالى leave - those who believe in Islam and call to Islam will ultimately challenge their rule and offer an alternative political and economic system, the Khilafah State, that will, by Allah's سبحانه وتعالى leave, outpace their system by leaps and bounds. This is because the Khilafah State is based on the Quran and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, which contains the rules and systems that came from Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Creator of the universe. Consequently, the American Capitalists will work day and night to ensure that the Muslim Ummah is subjugated by their foreign policy. As Allah سبحانه وتعالى has revealed:
وَقَدْ مَكَرُواْ مَكْرَهُمْ وَعِندَ اللّهِ مَكْرُهُمْ وَإِن كَانَ مَكْرُهُمْ لِتَزُولَ مِنْهُ الْجِبَالُ
"And they had planned their plan, but with Allah is [recorded] their plan, even if their plan had been [sufficient] to do away with the mountains." [Ibrahim, 14:46]
Opposition of Elite: Nothing New
Given that we have this understanding revealed to us from Allah سبحانه وتعالى, we should use it today when analyzing the actions of foreign powers towards the Muslim Ummah. We must see past the sweet words and superficial aspects of people - such as their middle names, where they grew up, etc - and look at their actions. When we do so, we realize that the US is working diligently to colonize the Ummah and is imposing fitnah (i.e. policies to make us leave Islam) upon us through various styles and means. Some of it includes the torture we have seen in Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib. However, they are also willing to bribe people with cash or medical treatment (e.g. Israel makes the terminally ill people in Gaza choose between life-saving medical treatment and collaboration with Israel). It also involves recruiting agents and spies among the Muslim political class to act as proxies for their designs against the Ummah.
As Muslims, it is our obligation to warn the Ummah from being seduced by this type of rhetoric. We must show the facts as mentioned above to those that incline to such speeches. May Allah سبحانه وتعالى help this Ummah to see the Haqq (truth) clearly from the Batil (falsehood). May Allah سبحانه وتعالى help us to be loyal to Him and His Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم alone.
وَاللّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَى أَمْرِهِ وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ
"And Allah has full power and control over His Affairs, but most of men know not." [Yusuf, 12:21]
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Jason Smith
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Mike, by comprehensively analysing our problems holistically and seeking answers and solutions to our problems we are taking responsibility for ourselves. You're right in saying that there is an inherent problem within the global Muslim community. Your wrong in saying there is something wrong with Islamic culture – Islamic culture has been a positive force for good in the past and will be a positive force for good in the future when it is established in state form. What you’re seeing in the Islamic world are failed secular states. Problems within the global Muslim community need to be fixed but we cannot ignore the other major problem that our community has to contend with and that is foreign interference within our internal affairs. This foreign meddling has become an impediment and a serious obstacle in our bid to solving our problems. To completely ignore it is irresponsible in the extreme and very narrow and myopic in outlook. We Muslims must deal with foreign meddling whilst simultaneously getting on with the business of solving our problems and taking care of our affairs. |
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Zeital
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is an acceptable compromise (populist leader) that the ruling figures in Iran will tolerate for the restless Iranian/Persian masses. Real authority resides with the Ayatollah and the U.S.A can play on the sympathies of both ‘revolutionaries’ or students and also the more traditional supporters. The U.S.A has plenty of experience in Iran, from training Iran’s security apparatus under Kermit Roosevelt and also tacitly removing the Shah in favour of the Ayatollah. The Shah was an Anglo-American backed despot, but he was also attempting to develop Iran’s infrastructure along independent lines and threatening to pursue an agenda independent from America. For example cultivating relations with non-aligned, or similarly independent aligned nations like Italy (under a socialist regime). The tensions in Iran are seems likely to do with class struggle and conflict between large sections of society who are economically deprived (and with less access to education) and those who are privileged with access to education and external media (perhaps with more exposure to European and North American culture). ARTICLE: Iran's Election and U.S - Iranian Relations by Stephen Lendman http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=14017 ARTICLE: NATO Tweets Too by Kit Eaton http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=14106 ARTICLE: Protests wane as conflict within regime continues by Bill Van Auken http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=14070 |
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Malik
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Hi Mike; it's pretty easy to let oneself get consumed by the propaganda spewed by the media machine. That’s its job and it works most of the time. But as activists we need step back and look at what is really going on. (I am not going to use the term Western Civilization, but Capitalism instead to be precise.) I do agree that Muslims must take their own affairs in their hands, but that starts by understanding the root of the problem: Capitalism. It is a failed ideology and we all must realize that the Capitalist elite do not work for our interest – or even your interest. James Madison (one of the founding fathers of America) in Federalist Paper # 10 openly stated that the government should only work for the elite when he said: “…to protect the minority of the opulent against the majority” If we understand this as how the system works, then we realize why 36.2 million Americans are going hungry (and that was in 2007 BEFORE the recession), why Obama’s bailout helps the ultra-rich and not the poor, and why America signs deals like NAFTA that hurt workers, but help shareholders. If one wants to ignore these obvious facts, then it’s simply impossible to work towards a solution because you need to work with reality – not fantasy. Mike, what I am trying to illustrate, is that the problem is the Capitalist way-of-doing-things and that its not just Muslims who suffer but non-Muslims as well. Going to back to the issue of your comment, if you are sincerely advising Muslims to take their matters in their own hands, then you would realize it’s impossible to do this without confronting elite Capitalist interest. As the Jimmy Carter openly stated, America believes that the oil resources of the Muslim world belong to America. This means they will fight any Muslims who “stands up and is responsible for ourselves” and try to establish a political order, i.e. the Khilafah/Caliphate or Islamic State, then the Capitalists will fight it! Actually, they are currently doing so. There are activists who work towards such an end without the use of violence, but they are still targeting by the capitalist backed dictators (e.g. Mubarak). It’s not some racist conflict that the liberal-democratic nations are involved in. It’s a fight for domination. To put it differently, if the Capitalist system, does not even benefit ordinary Americans and Britons, then it certainly can’t help Muslims who live in its colonies (which is the entire Muslim world). Most Muslims you will meet will agree that we need to take that matter in our own hands. But that can only begin by recognizing the root problem: Capitalism. It does not work. It’s based on false idea that we can arbitrarily separate religion from life. Islam, on the other hand, is based on the truth that the world in us and around is limited and had to be brought about by the Creator, that this Creator is the only one capable of determining how we should structure our relationship with Him and all of humanity, and that the Creator sent Prophet Muhammad (saw) with the message. All this is based on a rational understanding of reality including the Prophethood of Muhammad (saw), which is based on the fact the Quran is a unique “vehicle of expression” that only the Creator can use to convey an expression. That is, when humans try to use it as a style to express ideas either they lose their meaning or fail to adhere to the structure of the Quran. (See this article http://hamzatzortzis.blogspot....world.html and this site http://www.theinimitablequran.com/ for more in-depth explanation). I invite to actively consider Islam as an alternative the current mess caused Capitalism. |
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Mike
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Are you people not tired of the America against us attitude... When are you guys going to stand up and be responsible for yourselves. The reason you have so many problems is because your entire culture is about keeping people down. Just like in Iran, coming out and saying Obama needs to stay out of our affairs. All Obama said was the violence against the protesters was disheartening... what is so bad about that. He didn't call the election a fraud, which is was. And I'm asying this and I don't even like Obama and his ideology. You live with this Western civilizations against us attitude and where has it got you? Nowhere... stop the finger pointing out and start to fix the problems within your countries... Truely education your people, including woman and you'll be better off. Instead of oppressing and keeping everyone down... stopf feeding them the lies. |
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Ali
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It's also illustrative to study and reflect on how these same dunya-orientated forces captured Europe, itself. For roughly 1400 years, Europe was largely a Christian civilization and the ideas of 'church-state separation', usury, and so forth were all expressly alien and forbidden. Even though Christianity, as such, has many errors within its own creed and there were many battles between the Muslims and Christians throughout the centuries, the battles were open, honest, and - for the most part - honorable contests over the realization of Faith and Deen. In an Islamic State, afterall, 'People of the Book' are protected and not compelled to embrace Islam if they choose not to. In other words, historically, there were spiritual lessons that both sides of these battles learned - about each other - and about our respective selves. Today, with the elimination of Christianity as a positive reality in Europe, the Ummah is not facing an open adversary with 'People of the Book' as we did in the past - but is facing a cunning, devious, and genocidal Enemy hostile to all. Any real Christian in Europe, today, cannot help but feel the whip of the Enemy over themselves - as much as the Ummah does. It would be prudent to study and expose how this Enemy worked from within the very body of Europe over the centuries to destroy what was, at least, a spiritually-inclined civilization to turn it into what we see today. Islam, when all is said and done, is the remedy for the disease that has taken over Europe as much as it is for the restoration of the Muslim-majority lands. |
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Zeital
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To pick up a point about the privileged amongst Capitalist elite, from the 16th to 19th centuries, it covers a period when Capitalism (and burgeoning Capitalist nations) fared with mixed fortunes. Italy as a state would not exist, until the unification during campaigns of Giuseppe Garibaldi, finally resulted in a sovereign nation state in 1861. Coincidentally, the unification of Prussia and ultimately the founding of the German Reich occurred during this period. Venice and Genoa were the great trading and banking city states. Venice was as much a great power alongside the emerging ‘nation states’ of France and Spain. Via the lucrative Silk Route and Venice had very profitable trading arrangements with the Ottomans with trading links spanning the Indian Ocean. Portuguese circumvention around the southern tip of Africa broke this trading monopoly and the Atlantic economy began to emerge. Whilst Spain and Portugal established global outposts for bases and trade, the Netherlands revolted (and relentless pirate attacks from France and England) began to take a toll of the Spanish Galleons. The Netherlands became the most vibrant European commercial power, and the centre of finance in Europe moved from the Mediterranean region towards the city of Amsterdam, with its modern stock markets. Mercantilism was the precursor to Capitalism and the Dutch merchants developed industries and factories in England by investing in the infrastructure. Unfortunately for the Dutch the English would eventually become the greatest threat to Dutch commerce and provoke the Anglo-Dutch Wars. England would seek to seize Dutch colonies in North America, and also the centre of finance in Western Europe from Amsterdam to London. This was a long drawn out process, and the Dutch defeated and outwitted England on many occasions. Imperial Spain was the dominant power in Europe, alongside the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. France would emerge and seek to build an empire in North America, and Tsarist Russia would expand against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman State. Towards the end of the 1770’s the intense Anglo-French rivalry for struggle over territory in North America, Caribbean region, and India would overlap with the Seven Year’s War (some historians regards as the first global war). The 1800’s would see new European colonial powers emerge, such as Germany, Belgium, and even Italy very much later. The corporation or corporate state has origins back to the East India Companies of England, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, and France. Understanding the inter-relation between finance, capital, plantation economies, manufacturing (consequent industrialisation), and international trade will shed more understanding on the methods America uses to re-impose its version of hegemony. LINK: http://www.abjpress.com/tarpindx.html |
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