tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963508092996469398.post659464971393825458..comments2024-03-11T08:42:35.330+01:00Comments on Nasir Khan blog: Mercenary Soldiers on Sale… Who’s In Charge of These Hired Killers?Nasir Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16981781828241865509noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963508092996469398.post-81557430778185881412010-05-17T17:49:02.426+02:002010-05-17T17:49:02.426+02:00Hi Joseph,
I understand your concerns quite well....Hi Joseph,<br /><br />I understand your concerns quite well. While looking at things from your perspective I do sympathize with your views. But unfortunately, political issues relating to imperialist wars and their objectives for a political observer are always more complicated than what we see or feel momentarily. In my own humble way, I have also tried to shed some light on such matters that go beyond the official version of Realpolitik, wars of aggression and the lies to cover up the war crimes by the present hegemonic power and other powerful countries. This also means that to understand political facts or developments we have to read various versions and interpretations.<br /> <br />You ask me about my response to the attacks on WTC. In my view the overwhelming majority in the Arab/Muslim world was horrified when this terrible attack took place. But we should keep in mind that the so-called Arab/Muslim world consists of more than one-and-a-half-billion people as the Western world world consists of hundreds of million of people. Muslims (or others people) around the world have various views and opinions. There is no unity of views on political or social matters. We have to take into account all such views and not generalize on the basis of our likes or dislikes. You know a lot of experienced scholars, engineers and scientists have raised doubts about the American government's version of 9/11; a number of experts regard the 9/11 attacks as an inside job. I hope you will be able to get some good material on the issue. But as far as I am concerned I totally oppose war and violence and have always stood on the side of victims and oppressed people. The 9/11 was a criminal act and I condemn it no matter who the real perpetrators of this ghastly terrorist act were. <br /><br />Regarding the reaction of some Palestinians which you have mentioned, it is essential to keep in view what the Palestinians have been subject to since 1948. The U.S. government has always stood on the side of Israel to crush the captive Palestinian people. In other words, the main cause of the destruction of these people is due to the policies of the U.S. government. It is a fact and I leave it to you to come to your own conclusion or explanation as to why some Palestinians reacted the way as they did. <br /><br />The causes of violence in Muslim countries are numerous, and there is no simple answer to such issues. At present, one major factor is the role and policies of the U.S. government in the Middle East and South East Asia. Of course, the oppressive policies followed by anti-democratic Muslim rulers feed discontent and violence.Nasir Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16981781828241865509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963508092996469398.post-35601453100766353952010-05-16T18:01:14.197+02:002010-05-16T18:01:14.197+02:00Dr. Khan I appreciate your sentiments. Margolis&#...Dr. Khan I appreciate your sentiments. Margolis' article was interesting and lent support to what most close readers of news know. I did go to the Khaleej Times Online link and read a little of that paper. Could you respond to this question please? Do you think that the Arab/Muslim world feels that the attacks on the World Trade Center and other targets were justified? If I had any feelings of sympathy for the Palestinians, and for the suffering of their own diaspora, I lost some of it when I saw Palestinians dancing in the streets, literally, after approximately 2000 people were incinerated in such a horrible way. Does anyone in the Arab/Muslim world ever express regret for that? After all, American forces and, unfortunately, unregulated mercenaries, are nominally in Afghanistan in reaction to coninuing threats and attacks by Al-Quaeda. You, like myself, are a pacifist. As an American living abroad, I feel like the world of Islam has targeted me and all my compatriots. Am I justified in feeling that way? Wouldn't you say that people who justify violence against one group because of violence against another are kind of like the pot calling the kettle black, and contributing to the cycle of violence? Anyway, good article but I wonder if the Islamic world ever takes responsibility for its own random acts of violence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15644945322046987872noreply@blogger.com