If you allow yourself to bow down before those who wish you to deviate from the truth, you will stay on your knees forever. ~Robert Fisk, How Can You Trust the Cowardly BBC?

Andy Beckett
The Guardian, Friday 15 October 2004
Since September 11 Britain has been warned of the ‘inevitability’ of catastrophic terrorist attack. But has the danger been exaggerated? A major new TV documentary claims that the perceived threat is a politically driven fantasy - and al-Qaida a dark illusion. Andy Beckett reports.

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For the neoconservatives who steered US foreign policy after 9/11, Mr Huntington’s views were regarded as prophetic. While the Bush administration insisted that its war on terrorism should not be seen as a war against Islam, for proponents of a the clash-of-civilizations view of history that distinction was often seen as nothing more than a matter of political correctness. As recently as last month, the former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice conceded, “we were never able to make clear that it was not a war against Islam”.

Without mentioning Mr Huntington or the expression “clash of civilizations”, Barack Obama went to Turkey, “a place where civilizations meet, and different peoples come together” and declared on Monday: “This is not where East and West divide - this is where they come together.” [continued…]

Obama is not bigger than his rhetoric. By now we know that Obama cannot back up his words with action, particularly when it comes to wars of aggression and the neo-cons philosophy of considering Muslims as enemies and pomoting “a war within Islam.”

Even in his latest speech, Obama re-emphasised his commitment to using ‘good’ Muslims agains’ the ‘bad’ one. If you hear the same kind of commitment to divide and pit some non-Muslims against the rest from the mouth of a Muslim leader and you will find the whole embeded media going wild as accusation of promoting violence, supporting terrorism, and spreading radicalism.

Once again Obama’s speech was well-crafted and deceptive. Even in his rhetoric he could not hide his true agenda of promoting divisions against Muslims. He said: “Our partnership with the Muslim world is critical, not just in rolling back the violent ideologies that people of all faiths reject but also to strengthen opportunity for all its people.”

This was an action replay of what he said in Berlin. Who is the judge of terrorism and violence in the world? After killing 1.320.110 in Iraq alone on the basis of nothing but lies, how can Obama blame others to violent ideologies? And who is actually behind the so presented Muslim terrorism? These are serious questions. Without seriously and impartially analysing related facts, it is insane to blame Muslims for “violent ideologies” and telling Muslims that others will support them in eradicating terrorists among them. The right approach would be to stop producing terrorists - real reactionaries and fake terrorists trained and supported by the US, UK. Israeli and Indian intelligence agencies.

However, there is no hope that Obama will be any degree better than Bush for the world peace. Here is a quick overview of Obama’s progress so far. He was mum over the Gaza massacre. A certified hate-monger like  Geert Wilders is free to tour the United States is freely promoting Islamophobia, while Obama administration lawyers are in court defending a Bush administration ruling and the highly respected European Islamic scholar, Tariq Ramadan, be denied entry into this country.

FM Shah
Recently many groups on face book/orkut/blogs and NGOs in Islamabad have popped which are spreading USA, CIA and RAW propaganda against Islam and Pakistan  in name of Pashtuns and Baluch atrocities. Read more »

The so-propagated leader of the Pakistan Taliban, Baitullah Mahsud, again threatened on Tuesday to strike at Washington DC. Let us not forget that Pakistan authorities are on the record complaining about the US forces not taking action against this person despite Pakistan mercenary army’s providing them with accurate coordinates.

Remember the time before 9/11? Osama was also made to make a string of such threats for some time. The CIA patsies visiting him in Afghanistan were telling him that they were about to attack targets in the US.

FBI still says it has no evidence agaisnt Osama’s involvment in 9/11. And interestingly, about Baitullah Mehsud, the FBI also said that it had not evidence for any imminent terrorist attack. Even if we agree with the propaganda blitz that is in full motion against Pakistan as it was against Afghanistan prior to 9/11, one wonders what practical ability rural landlocked, desperately poor Pashtun tribesmen have to touch the United States. The same question applies to Arabs in Afghanistan prior to 9/11. The Taliban had confiscated their communication equipment and they couldn’t even communicate between Qandahar and Kabul and we are told they planned the sophisticated operations of 9/11 and magically made even World Trade Centre 7 collapse  without any direct hit by a plane, a missile or a bomb at all.

Call them miracles of our age if you can’t dare call a spade a spade. Consider these miracles of those who directly speak to God and who claim to have attacked Iraq on the direct word from God.

In yet another terrorist strike on Pakistan, a US predator drone strike on village in Orakzai killed 10 persons on Wednesday morning. The US maintains that it struck at a Taliban compound. See the use of “compound” and drone strike is taking the human element out of the equation. The distance between the attackers and their victims make the aggressors more gruesome and barbaric. They don’t see their victims, their faces, their blood and mutilated bodies. Above all, no one asks why can’t the US drones hit Baitullah? Or he is there to facilitate the next war of aggression?

there is an adequate statistical sampling of terrorists and criminals in every ethnic group in America, including the majority, their most infamous one being Tim McVeigh. What about Alqaeeda, maybe some of them are really hiding in the mosque? If they were, the government would know exactly who they are and what their phone number and SS numbers is, because remember they trained them. The testimony provided by an ex. US official of the US embassy in Riyadh Saudi Arabia is quite telling. I heard him on Pacifica, describing how he was a visa officer and he would get these strange type of people applying for US visas in Saudi Arabia, from all different parts of the Arab world. Upon being asked the usual questions why they wanted to visit America, they would say strange things like: to attend a technical conference, and upon further inquiry have no clue about that subject area. So he would reject their visa application. Having rejected one too many visas, he was called up before his superiors and told to give out the visas regardless! So he issued the same people US visas the next time they visited, after already having rejected them the first time as dubious customers! Later he figured out these were the CIA operatives recruited from around the world and trained in the US for various “freedom fighting” activities. Their identities, mug shots, finger prints, dental profiles, DNA profiles, urine samples etc. are probably all on record with the government. It was reported that the CIA/FBI even had an informant working within the inner circles of the hijackers of 9/11 for what that’s worth. Suffice it to say, the government is not really looking for terrorists in the mosques any more than they are looking for them in synagogues, or churches, or temples. more….

Times of India reports that Pakistan army and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani have asked President Asif Ali Zardari to go if he does not accept a new deal hatched by them in consultation with foreign powers.

The new political deal, backed by Washington, London and the army establishment, has quietly been conveyed to Pakistan PM Gilani, to bring down the political temperature in the country.

Read the rest of the report below. However, only fools would believe that the US, UK and General Kiyani are interested in democracy, rule of law and supremacy of the constitution and parliament in Pakistan. stay tuned for the next military take over or an arrangement where everyone would say, ‘even Zardari was better than this.’ The reason is that whatever arrangement is in the making, it is definitely not for giving Pakistanis the right to self-determination and self-rule. The new plan would be to further the plans for continuing the process of undermining Pakistan more effectively, with more justification and more convenience. Zardari regime was an interim set from the get go. The ideal outcome for the warlords in Washington is a military general ruling the country and waging the war of terrorism on Pakistan. Musharraf couldn’t stay longer. Kiyani could not take over right away. Benazir had to be assassinated to increased polarization and turmoil. NRO had to be crafted to let all the enemies of Pakistan get a lease on life and reach the vital positions in the state apparatus. Zardari was a good pick but his criminal past, thuggish attitude and total lack of acceptance at all levels made life difficult for the puppet masters. Now stay tuned for a yet more bloody chapter of the colonial intervention in Pakistan.

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….The leading myth of all, the one which entraps more Americans than any other, is the belief that the United States, in its foreign policy, means well. American leaders may make mistakes, they may blunder, they may lie, they may even on the odd occasion cause more harm than good, but they do mean well. Their intentions are honorable, if not divinely inspired. Of that most Americans are certain. And as long as a person clings to that belief, it’s rather unlikely that s/he will become seriously doubtful and critical of the official stories.

It takes a lot of repetition while an American is growing up to inculcate this message into their young consciousness, and lots more repetition later on. -From Hell hath no fury like an imperialist scorned by William Blum

by Robert Parry

….By all accounts, Kristof is a well-meaning journalist who travels to dangerous parts of the world, like Darfur, to report on human rights crimes. However, he also could be a case study of what’s wrong with American journalism.

While Kristof writes movingly about atrocities that can be blamed on Third World despots like Bashir, he won’t hold U.S. officials to the same standards. Read more…

Muslim Publics Oppose Al Qaeda’s Terrorism But Agree With Its Goal of Driving US Forces Out
Published February 24, 2009

Support for Including Islamist Groups in Elections

March 03, 2009 “World Public Opinion” A study of public opinion in predominantly Muslim countries reveals that very large majorities continue to renounce the use of attacks on civilians as a means of pursuing political goals. At the same time large majorities agree with al Qaeda’s goal of pushing the United States to remove its military forces from all Muslim countries and substantial numbers, in some cases majorities, approve of attacks on US troops in Muslim countries. Read more…

Israel again vows ’severe’ answer to Gaza rocket fire. See if you can find any mention in this AFP article of what Israel’s idea of a “ceasefire” actually is - how it seems to involve continuing to shoot at fishermen trying to fish and farmers trying to harvest crops and the internationals accompanying them, the very things the rocket fire itself may be a response to. The only mention, at the end, is the oh so fair and balanced “Both Israel and Hamas have violated the tenuous ceasefires”.

They don’t dare say Israel never actually ceased fire (just eased off a bit). They don’t dare say Israel continues to target children. They don’t dare say anything even mildly against Israel without condemning Israel’s victims equally for any attempts at resistance, at self-defense, at survival. Shame on them for not caring, for not daring, for not at least doing their job properly. Do they support Israel’s genocide and ethnic cleansing or are they afraid of Israel’s bullying themselves? Either way, it’s still a shame.

Here is the dumbest analysis I have ever seen: [pdf] Gillespie et al. Finding Osama Bin Laden : An application of biogeographic theories and satellite imagery. MIT International Review. Feb 17, 2009.

Professors Gillespie et al. while writing in MIT International Review have not only identified Parachinar, the town where Osama Bin Laden may have been hiding, but they have also pinpointed the three buildings that they think are likely to be Bin Laden’s hideouts in a Shiite majority town in the entire tribal region of Pakistan.

According to their witless analysis every structure in the tribal areas is a legitimate target, particlularly those which has these characteristics: Tall building; Electric grid hookup or generator; Walls over three meters high; Space between structures; More than three rooms; Trees for cover when outside. Doesn’t this criteria makes every structure a legitimate target?

As the world is turning upside down with the possible collapse of the existing economic order; when millions are dying of aids; genocides; occupations; starvation and other diseases, the MIT authors still believe like their new president that locating Osama is “one of the most important political questions of our time.” Even if Osama Bin Laden is found, what answers could he provide that would make the world become a better place? Even if he is found guilty of 9/11 (3000 victims), what difference that would make when the architects of Iraq war are living honorably after lying through their teeth fo justify the war that has taken lives of 1,311,696 Iraqis and at least 4208 more Americans?

Sure. Clinton is right. See here, here, here and here.

Only God knows if Osama is in haven or hell. All we know is: Osama bin Laden is a dead nemesis perpetuated by the US government. Islamic militancy is a foreign policy tool of the US and Pakistani establishments. Al-Qaida Hoax was Created by Bush-Cheney Junta to Steal Oil.

Also see: Osama and al-Qaeda - 1 | Osama and al-Qaeda -2 | Osama and al-Qaeda 3 | Osama and al-Qaeda 4.  Look How Pundits Play Along with the BIG LIE:

But after Pakistan’s complaints were repeatedly rebuffed by the U.S. and with the Taliban making gains against the Pakistani military and the police, these officials say President Asif Ali Zardari and top military leaders decided in recent months to aid the American effort in the hopes it will help them regain control over the tribal areas. The Taliban and al Qaeda have flourished in those areas bordering Afghanistan since 2001. The cooperation also could prove as a counterbalance to U.S. displeasure over a peace deal announced Monday with a Taliban faction in Swat Valley. [continued…]

All this bull biscuits would have made some sense only of al-ka-ee-da had existed. Unfortunately, thi sis the state eof Al-Qaeda