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OPINION

The US and Iraq

A Husnain
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's new stance on UN weapon Inspection is unfolding a new drama in the Middle East, and perhaps ultimately in the Muslim world. — the second biggest race on earth, of which the Christian West Is naturally worried about In the race for world domination later in the next century, and. of course, in the 22nd century (for Africa).
Why mention religion, when it is taboo? We must look behind the screen, taking a tip from the Palestine situation. It Is an open secret that the powerful minority, the Jews, control USA. _
The Palestine Issue has to provide an ultimate scenario, if not solution; for two basic reasons: the Muslim world cannot be ignored In the 21st century, and religion is replacing secularism. The reason is simple — Man has distanced himself from God. and the one-way communication will be Man's ruin (can't ignore your Maker by any means, fair or fishy — recall Tagore).
More than 60 foreign tourists were killed and hundreds injured in Egypt. Kuwait is not in favour of use of force in Iran; as also the Arab nations. The anti-US wave in Pakistan cannot be seen in isolation. CIS and Turkey are seeking the lost roots: Algeria is not a delusion; and India s communal political parties are not flashes In the pan.
The overall picture about the US foreign policy through the late decades as seen by the world outside the USA is that it is not understood clearly, and it is unpopular where applied. Malevolence is driving out universal brotherhood. Might is right, and small rights are wrong! Forget Schumacher's Small-is-beautiful theme. What
rules the world today? The WTO, the global monopolies, ruthless competition dominated by the Big Blues, and mergers. buy-offs, and takeovers. None dare to take over the Poor, the world’s largest and only majority group.
With so much disparity In economic fortunes and in the standard of living In different parts of the world, the universal platform sought for one global way of doing things is not only impractical, but appears unjust to many smaller nations. The North-South dialogue will never end. as the terms of reference, the specifications, and the rules of £he game are quite different and incompatible. Reminder: the sun rises in the East — Toynbee was right with his cycles.
The world's lone superpower cannot be handled or confronted face-to-face. It Is quite apparent that the world-wide Terrorist Movement (getting more and more desperate or sophisticated) Is one of the alternatives. It appears these mosquito bites will become a regular feature of expressing dissent against the US global foreign policy. Europe revels in unity-ln-adverslty; Japan knows only goods, not people; and the Russians are still sorting out what hit them! The policy of the North is deliberately planned to look after the American global Interest with the changing times.
Global domination today Is spearheaded through the capture of markets, not territories. Some international regulatory bodies have been set up under the UN umbrella for coordination and interfacing, and to generate cordial 2-way communication. However, the
communication is one-way, and the Third World emerging economies' are not at all happy about the manipulations and interpretations by the industrialised countries.
The forest issue is also foggy or smoky, as suspected (now Agarwal has confirmed it, Fin Exp, Nov 20). The Greenhouse Effect has to be gargled with a grain of iodised salt. The recent raids In the Asean, HK, and S Korea money markets have added fuel to the fires of capitalistic unrest on theories and practices. Japan and Wall Street are afiected by these rumblings (more coming, Just watch). S Korea has practically collapsed and burnt out. bemused by the antics of the other Asian tigers. Lion Japan Is licking its wounds — self-inflicted: the ego of Isolation and ignoring in the 20th century that there was a market in Asia.
In this Age of Transparency (I), there should no scope for hide-and-seek stances. It is open cold war now between the North and the South, and amongst the Christians. Muslims and the Jews. The regional groups should infuse Inward strength and resist the raids of the probing dollars. There are many Soroses and few Mahathirs. Bipolarism is out of date. Inviting naked aggression. Sell the body or the soul?
The US policy on Iraq is a clever ruse to apply the divide-and-rule policy In the Islamic world. The Arab world have to get out of the clutches of the dirty embraces of Uncle Sam. as Iran did.
Micro Bangladesh is a dot In the global map. Why create further dissension? The time to act is now. The poor micro mice in the world (the Third World) must unite against the big wild cat!