Tuesday, August 9, 2011

An Open Letter to The T.N.C. of Libya and My Muslim Brothers and Sisters of Libya

written by: Sheila Quinn

"And call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you, and His Covenant, which He ratified with you, when ye said: 'We hear and we obey': and fear Allah, for Allah knoweth well the secrets of your hearts" (Qur'an: Sura Al Maida (chapter #5;ayah #7)
"O ye believe! stand out firmly for Allah, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just; that is next to Piety; and fear Allah. For Allah is well- acquainted with all that ye do." (Qur'an: Sura Al Maida (chapter #5;ayah #8)


My dear Muslim brothers and sisters of Libya,
As-salamu alaikum wa rahmatulahee wa barakatuhu. Ramadan Mubarak.
May Allah guide you and protect you.
Your continual struggle to fight against the tyranny of Qaddafi is being observed by many through out the world-including myself. His tyranny and your struggle against his tyranny is a test from Allah. It is a test in: iman (faith), tawakkil (trust in Allah) and saber (patience). May Allah help you in this test.
In this test you need to focus on a number of things, including: patience, shura (consulting with each other on how to proceed in your common struggle), and justice (in everything that you do be just, do not victimize innocent third parties in your struggle to free yourselves from Qaddafi's tyranny). Please remember that every human being has an appointment with death. You, your loved ones, as well as, Qaddafi have an appointment with death. Such an appointment can not be delayed, nor can it be advanced. Qaddafi will die when it is his time to die, not before and not after. In sha' Allah, with Allah's help you will have victory- but when Allah decides and how He decides. So be patient, my beloved brothers and sisters... be patient. Allah loves those who are patient.
Put your trust in Allah and seek help from Him. Seek His patronage. He is the only One who is able to bring you victory- no one else. In sha' Allah, He will bring victory to you at the best time. Again, I say...be patient in the tests that Allah is giving you.
As for the future, after your victory... you will continue to have tests. With governance there are very difficult tests. Governance is a very, very heavy trust from Allah. Please, know that and understand that. You will need to make Shura with other Muslims -from other Muslim countries- who fear Allah and who seek the pleasure of Allah. My suggestion is for you to make Shura with the leaders of The Muslim Brotherhood of Jordan, as well as, the leaders of The Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt. The leaders of both organizations are Mumineen (Believers) and Mootaqeen (those who are God fearing),in sha' Allah. All Muslim countries should apply Islamic Law in its entirety. But, because of the tremendous ignorance of Islam amongst Muslims and the Fitna (division)that exists amongst Muslims the process of application should be gradual- according to the degree of Islamic knowledge and Iman(Faith)that is within the population of the country. At the same time it should be understood by all Muslims -in all Muslim countries- that the implementation of Islamic Law in its entirety is obligatory. It is as obligatory on a Muslim community/society to implement Islamic Law -as it is obligatory for the individual Muslim to make Salat. Both are essential elements of The Islamic Faith.

My thoughts and my prayers are with you...

Sunday, August 7, 2011

The Breeze Uprisings

by Ammaar ibn Walid
The Star Trail Lines Writer

The 7th of August 2011, Sunday
The 7th of Ramadan 1432

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful...

Is the world only in white and black? Do people intentionally follow a world of black and white and intentionally ignore any and every other possible option or choice? This news opinion of mine is my take on the uprisings this year so far.

It has views that might not have been mentioned before and it might also include some new thoughts and takes on the uprisings. Although there has been or there were attempts at massive peaceful protests elsewhere in Africa and Asia, I would be concentrating on my brethren in the Middle East.

When I mention the Middle East, I'm also mentioning North Africa as well. Breeze Uprisings is my own term for the uprisings that have taken place, and that are continuing to take place. Breeze Uprisings started with Tunisia.

It spread to Egypt. With Tunisia, the uprising led to its dictator fleeing in terror. With Egypt, the uprising led to its dictator stepping down and remaining in Egypt. So far those are the two dictators that have been ousted from Breeze Uprisings.

Even though the main purposes of the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt have been accomplished, with their dictators being ousted, the uprising is far from over. The main reasons for the uprisings have been corruption, unemployment, poverty and suppression from the oppressive dictators.

The uprising is spread to most of the Middle East region. The uprising in Libya has led to a bloody Revolutionary War between the Transitional National Council, or National Transitional Council and the Dictator Gaddafi.

The uprising in Syria is mostly peaceful, but the oppression is upheld and continues there under the tyrant Bashar al-Assad and his Alawite minority. With the military under the grip of al-Assad, and with help from its ally Iran, the Syrian Armed Forces has led its oppression under invalid and false information.

The Tyrannical Syrian Regime knows well what it is facing, and it also knows it lies about what it is facing. With the lies that its state media spreads, that makes that media no different or even credible like mainstream media.

The uprising in Yemen continues with protests. There is also some major fighting between "loyalists" of Ali Saleh and a coalition of tribes I think. Similar to Libya and Syria, the uprising in Yemen has been bloody.

There have been reports about Mujahideen creating an Islamic Emirate in the south of Yemen and fighting for it, but I don't know how valid such information and news is. There were attempts of organizing protests in Arabia, but the Saudi tribe was able to handle it.

As for Bahrain, it is another nation that has an uprising that has turned bloody. Unlike other nations with uprisings in the region, Bahrain has more dimensions to it than one might realize.

With less than a million populace and a majority being Shiite, the protests in Bahrain became bloody when the ruling monarchy first attempted to quell it. When the tyrannical monarchy failed on its own, it called on its GCC neighbors to help it.

As such the "Arabian Shield" was formed, and troops from neighboring Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE, as well as others from other Muslim countries, were brought into Bahrain. The brutal bloody suppression of the uprising spared no one, and spread through all forms of society, with doctors, hospitals and mosques being attacked.

What I would like to term "mercenaries" were brought in Bahrain. They were from Muslim countries like Jordan, Yemen and Pakistan, including possible other countries that I'm unaware of.

The Jordanian terrorists... oh... excuse me... "armed forces" are only there to harass and torture the protesting Bahrainis. Such terrorists wouldn't be in Bahrain without the approval of the Jordanian government and indeed the Jordanian monarchy.

Because of arrogance and ignorance, such so-called "Sunnis" are abusing and harassing Shiites with a free hand. I wonder how such so-called Muslims would face their Creator when He questions them about what they have done in such times.

Would they respond: "We went there to torture and suppress the Shiites" or would they attempt to lie with some lame excuse? The U.S. has a fleet based in Bahrain. Because of that it isn't surprising that it hasn't been too critical of its "ally". Bahrain is just one nation that interests from different nations conflict with each other.

Syria is another. Just like the Global Oligarchy, Iran is two-faced as well. It supports the protests in Bahrain and condemns the suppression on the island, yet on the other hand it overtly and/or covertly supports the suppression of the protests in Syria.

If Iran was different, the Global Oligarchy would be proud of it and might want its help for global governance. I ask how different is Iran from the U.S. or Europe if it has such contradicting attitudes toward two different nations?

There is much arrogance and ignorance amongst both the mainstream media and independent media that is anti-New World Order. For the independent media that is anti-New World Order, it only sees black and white. There are protests in Syria...

Oh the Global Oligarchy must be behind it helping them. Let's support the "heroic" al-Assad leadership against such attempts! Such attitude shows how narrow-minded such people and media are. It just shows their true colors.

They aren't for freedom or justice. They are just against the Global Oligarchy, even if they would go against freedom and justice. There has been protests in other Middle Eastern countries like Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, Iraq and Oman.

Algeria has witnessed attempts at random protests. The problem that the Algerian dictatorship took advantage of though is the lack of unity amongst the protesters. Not to mention the division within the opposition who partly organized such protests.

As for Morocco such protests led to a referendum that "decreases" the monarchy's grip on the nation. It remains to be seen if the monarchy is sincere and would uphold the referendum, or if it is just a smokescreen for something else.

The Western Sahara needs to be put in that equation as well. What makes Morocco different from China, Russia, India, the U.S. or previous European countries that colonized weaker nations?

There has been people that have assumed and even mentioned like it was the truth and a fact that the war in Libya is a "civil war". This is completely invalid.

There is a difference between a civil war and revolutionary war. Like I mentioned earlier, the war in Libya is a revolutionary war. It remains to be seen how it would turn out. At first I supported the rebels of Libya. However when they called on the enemies of Islam, the U.S. and NATO, to help them, I started to not support them any more.

The rebels have requested help from abroad against Gaddafi, and indeed some Muslim countries have responded along with NATO. Not just relying on Allah only shows how immature the rebels of Libya are.

What decreased my "likeness" toward them was learning about some rebels going after -and executing- innocents in Libya. They were both either Libyan or immigrants from other African countries.

There are rumors in Libya that anyone who is black is a mercenary for Gaddafi. If such a person wasn't a mercenary yet, he might eventually become one. Such rumors are baseless and invalid. Such executions make the rebels no different from the dictator who they are fighting against.

I wouldn't say that NATO is an ally of the Libyan rebels, as it might seem to be to many people. I would say NATO is its own party seeking its own interests in Libya. Those who are anti-New World Order are aware of NATO's interests in Libya.

In such stuff such people are correct. NATO only seeks Libya as a base for more crude oil and also for it to be a base in Africa in general. The Transitional National Council is against foreign troops on its soil, but there might already be some foreign troops on its soil.

Either the Transitional National Council is aware of it and is ignoring it, or it is ignorant of it. The possibility of the council being aware of it and coordinating offensives and operations is also there as well.

Syria is an important nation that has much history. Any interference in Syria from outside would affect the entire world at once for sure. However Iran has been and is continuing to interfere in Syria, siding with al-Assad.

It isn't surprising as both are Shiite, and "allies" have to "stick together". There were some reports that the methods the Syrian Armed Forces use to go after protesters were similar to those used by Iran against its own protesters.

Some news sources have been speaking about Syria and post al-Assad era in Syria like it would be friendly toward the Zionists in Palestine. I'll make this clear. Whatever government appears in Syria in a post al-Assad time might be friendly with the west, but it would be worse toward the Zionists in Palestine.

Even though it is still occupied by foreign nations, Iraq has witnessed its own protests all over it, including Northern Iraq. It has also seen suppression from its own "security" forces as well.

That shows just how much credibility Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has with his people. Like the rest of Middle East protests and uprisings, the protests in Iraq are valid and for valid reasons, even perhaps more so than most other protests and uprisings.

The laughable "Kurdish" government of "Kurdistan Iraq" is no different from any other government. It has used its own "security" or militias against its own people. That shows how such a corrupt and greedy selfish government would turn out.

During special days, the Palestinians have had their own special "uprisings". On the 15th of May, which is Nakba for Palestine, Palestine's borders witnessed activity that it hasn't seen in decades.

One way or another Palestinians and pro-Palestinians rallied to try and attempt to return to Palestine. They were mostly successful on the north from Syria. There were rallies on the borders between Gaza and the rest of Palestine, and between Palestine and Jordan as well.

Unlike the north from Syria, Jordanian "security" forces pushed the rallies back, preventing any one from returning to Palestine. Propaganda surfaced from well known sources that Iran and al-Assad were behind what happened between the borders of Palestine and Syria.

However such propaganda is just an excuse and an attempt to distract the world about what the Zionists themselves are doing in Palestine. As for Jordan, there has been protests on a weekly basis. It has mostly been peaceful, but there has been some violence.

The violence was from the "security" forces of Jordan. I wrote an article about the protests in Jordan earlier, so I won't get too much into detail about the protests in Jordan. For now the protests are only calling for reforms, and not for the ousting of the Hashemite Monarchy.

Just like there are anti-government protests, there has been pro-monarchy rallies. They are smaller in number than the protests. King Abdullah II of Jordan should give such "loyalists" honorary membership in the Hashemite family for their "loyalty".

The Military Supreme Council in Egypt is governing Egypt for the current period until civilian elections are held. A few presidential candidates like Amr Moussa and El-Baradei are obviously puppets of the Global Oligarchy.

If either one of them win the presidency of Egypt, I think it would be considered a win for the Global Oligarchy as well. It would be through one of them, if one of them wins, that the Global Oligarchy would be able to manipulate Egypt one way or another.

It seems like the dictators of Libya, Syria and Yemen are competing against one another on who would be ousted next. None are eager to be the third to be ousted though. The fate of the dictators of Libya and Syria might end in blood and death.

Only the Creator knows for sure though. One way or another there are going to be countless martyrs in the countries that have spilled blood and continue to spill blood.

The role WikiLeaks has played in such uprisings for both Tunisia and Egypt is minor and small, but it still exists. To assume that WikiLeaks had a major role in both uprisings is both arrogance and ignorance.

It just shows how little WikiLeaks knows or understands the people of the Middle East.

There has been some uprisings outside the Middle East, with Spain being a major one. The protests in Spain are somewhat similar in some way, but different in others in comparison to the uprisings in the Middle East. The protests in Spain continue, and only Allah knows how it would turn out.

The Global Oligarchy has been seriously harmed and damaged by the wildfire that is burning in the Middle East. It has tried to control it, and even manipulate it to its own purposes. For the most part it has remained unsuccessful.

It tried to cool down the wildfire in the Middle East, but instead got burned, and so it is "siding" with the protests against what once were its allies. The Arabs are maturing and starting to stand and speak for themselves in massive waves.

Websites like twitter and Facebook have had their fair share in the uprisings. Organized hackers have also been more active during this time, but that is a different and separate issue from the uprisings.

In the end, whatever the outcome of the uprisings are, a question arises. Are you with justice and freedom or do you take sides in the uprisings? For me I think I've already made it clear what my answer is.

Source: The Star Trail Lines.
Link: http://startrailines.blogspot.com/2011/08/breeze-uprisings.html.

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Will The King of Jordan Replace The Jordanian Dinar?

written by: Sheila Quinn

Today I will focus on Jordan, The Global Oligarchy and Jordan's relationship with The Global Oligarchy. Do I really think that the king of Jordan currently has plans for replacing the Jordanian Dinar? I don't think so. What I do know is that the king of Jordan is a pawn of The Global Oligarchy and that The Global Oligarchy has plans to have a global currency as part of having a global government,thereby enslaving all of humanity.
The king of Jordan is obviously a pawn of the Global Oligarchy as well as a liar. If you had asked me what I thought of The King of Jordan a year ago my answer would of been very different. My perception of the king of Jordan, until The "Arab Spring", was very gentle and kind. I thought of him as my brother in Allah who was very naive about the world around him and very ignorant of The Islamic Faith. I thought he was a misguided Muslim brother who had the heart of a God fearing man. Now I see him as one who is promoting the interests of The Global Oligarchy in Jordan. Some Jordanians think that they are an independent country. But such thinking is a product of brain washing. Jordan is very much a colony, it is a colony of the global oligarchy.
When Jordan was established it was a constitutional monarchy. Yet, over the years the constitution has been changed from a constitutional monarchy to an absolute monarchy which has some of the trappings of a democracy. It is a monarchy that is under foreign control. For ten years the king of Jordan has been king. He has given much lip service to transparency, human rights, democracy and accountability. For more than ten years the king of Jordan has spoken up against corruption, yet after all this time the people have gone to the streets demanding the end to corruption. Why, after more than ten years is there still corruption? Is the king of Jordan evil and corrupt himself, or is he totally incompetent? For more than ten years he has promised political reform, yet there has been very little political reform. Why? Some individuals within his inner circle say that those of the Jordanian tribes dislike reform. This is a lie! A group of individuals that represent most of the native Jordanians (those who are members of Jordanian tribes) are in support of everything that the opposition wants. This group wants: constitutional changes that would bring it back to a constitutional monarchy; fair and just elections that would include all Jordanians, and reforms that would bring accountability and the end of corruption in government. So, as you can see both the political opposition as well as the tribes of Jordan are in agreement. Any talk that they are not in agreement is an out right lie! Why doesn't the king of Jordan agree to the demands of the opposition? Because, the global oligarchy doesn't want to lose control of the government of Jordan... that is why. Because the king of Jordan is a pawn of the oligarchy and he is doing what they want... not what is best for Jordan and the people of Jordan.
There is talk that Jordan is different from other Arab countries because its leader is a wise man. This is wrong! The turmoil that came to other Arab countries has not YET come to Jordan because the perception of the Jordanian people is that their leader is responsive to them. But the more the king of Jordan delays real reforms, the more the people of Jordan will come to realize that their perception of their leader is wrong and that he is not responsive- and will not be responsive. The more they realize this the more they will start demanding a change in regime. Even now, in the Friday protests the people are chanting "Long live Jordan"- instead of "Long live the king". This and other things that the people are chanting in the Friday protests indicate that they are starting to get fed up with delays, and that there will come a time when they will not accept any more delays. There will come a time when they will start demanding a regime change. (Allah knows best)

Monday, May 23, 2011

Calm Breeze Protests of Jordan

by Ammaar ibn Walid
The Star Trail Lines Writer

The 18th of May 2011, Wednesday
The 18th of Jumada al-Akhira 1432

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful...

The year of 2011 has so far witnessed historic events, mainly the Arab Spring, or what I like to term the Breeze Uprisings. I termed the year 2011 as "The Year of Breeze", hence the title of the post. I want to solely focus on the protests that have happened in Jordan in this post. Jordan is led by the arrogant Royal Hashemite Family. It was formed out of the Great Arab Disgrace and survived it. There are numerous tribes in Jordan. Such tribes are Native Jordanians. People might ask and wonder about the Arab Spring not affecting Jordan.

Living in Jordan and following events happening in it, I would like to say that the Arab Spring is obviously affecting Jordan.

FOREIGN AGENDA AGAINST JORDAN:

The protests in Jordan started late and quietly. Unlike other uprisings in the Middle East, the people of Jordan do NOT want or even try to overthrow the Royal Hashemite Family. Doing such a thing would lead to a power struggle in Jordan. Doing such a thing would most likely put Jordan into a second bloodier civil war. Not only would trying to overthrow the Hashemite Royal Family lead to a second bloodier civil war, but that would make Jordan weak enough for enemies to exploit it.

In this case namely the Zionists of Occupied Palestine. No matter how quiet the Zionists are about it, or apologize about it, it is obvious that the Zionists of Occupied Palestine still have their eyes on Jordan for their Greater Israel. The first thing is falsely claiming that Jordan is "Palestine". This is nonsense from the Zionists. It was the colonialists who achieved victory in World War 1 who formed Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria out of the Levant.

If I would blame anyone I would blame the Global Oligarchy for their plans at that time to divide Islamic Land after the Arabs from Hijaz took the Levant from the Ottoman Khilafa. It is true and an actual fact that the majority of the population of Jordan is Palestinian, but that doesn't mean for Jordan to become "Palestine". The Palestinian Jordanians and Palestinians throughout the world would object to such a thing, and not only Native Jordanians.

The manipulation King Abdullah II gets (like his visit with Obama in the U.S., where Obama pledged "money and wheat" to Jordan) shows how much King Abdullah could be manipulated, in a cunning way. The money is probably to buy people in order for them not to protest in the future. Now those who accept such offers and those who reject would show who are strong in their faith in Islam.

KING WITH UNLIMITED POWERS:

It needs to be mentioned that the Prime Minister and Senate Members of the Parliament are appointed by the King of Jordan, namely King Abdullah II. It also needs to be mentioned that King Abdullah II is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Jordan.

PRIME MINISTER FOR "SECURITY" PERIOD:

The situation in Jordan, with unemployment and high prices, along with corruption in the Jordanian Government, is something no one would envy. Jordanians started protesting about such things, calling for Samir Rifai, the Prime Minister of that time, to resign. Samir Rifai is a Jordanian who was an ex-Economic Adviser for King Abdullah II. King Abdullah II made him prime minister so that the economic situation of Jordan could be improved. However with protests against Samir Rifai, it was obvious that the economic situation hasn't improved under his leadership.

With King Abdullah II pressured from the protests, he sacked Samir Rifai and hired a worse Jordanian for Prime Minister. Marouf al-Bakhit enters the picture at that point, and he has remained prime minister since. He is a Native Jordanian from one of the Jordanian tribes, which most likely helped cool the nerves of some Jordanian Tribes. It was a wise decision for King Abdullah II to sack Samir Rifai, but unwise to appoint Marouf al-Bakhit as Rifai's replacement.

With a career as the Jordanian Ambassador for the Zionists of Occupied Palestine and a career in the Jordanian Armed Forces, it was apparent that his appointment would do no good for Jordan. al-Bakhit's career showed when protests continued on, even after he was appointed. He led siege to Amman with the Armed Forces of Jordan at first temporarily, trying to not allow the protests to spread to other cities in Jordan. Regardless of that fruitless oppressive effort, protests did spread to other cities in Jordan. Not being successful, the siege didn't last long.

RACISM OF NATIVE JORDANIANS:

At first the Jordanian Tribes were quiet about the protests, but at one point the leaders of numerous major tribes showed their dislike toward how King Abdullah II was acting. Due to that King Abdullah II somewhat responded more, with him remaining in Jordan for a longer period of time, and not always traveling out of Jordan. The Islamic Action Front was the first to call for a National Salvation Government for Jordan. When the Jordanian Tribes expressed their dislike toward how King Abdullah II was acting, they also called for a National Salvation Government, thus indirectly supporting the Islamic Action Front's call for it.

The Jordanian Tribes also expressed their dislike toward the wife of King Abdullah II, Queen Rania. However true the reason for their dislike toward Queen Rania, it showed racism in an indirect way that the Native Jordanians had for the Palestinian Jordanians. It might not be apparent to foreigners or to tourists, but from time to time there are clashes between Native Jordanian Youth and Palestinian Jordanian Youth, however uncommon and rare that might be. I've witnessed it on several occasions myself.

THE YOUTH OF MARCH 24:

The demands of the Jordanians were simple at first, similar to the ones across the region, however those demands increased. Eventually the protests were calling for a Constitutional Monarchy. This means for the people to elect the Prime Minister and the Senate Members, meaning to decrease the authority of King Abdullah II ONLY. That was how the constitution for Jordan originally was: a Constitutional Monarchy. However it was gradually altered to what it is now. For a good time in the beginning, the peaceful protests earned Jordan a good image, compared to other violent oppression of protests elsewhere in the region. That changed though.

Eventually a group calling itself "Youth of March 24" was formed in Jordan. They became known by having a sit-in at the interior circle in Amman. They requested a Constitutional Monarchy and for the Jordanian Intelligence to be dismantled. Marouf al-Bakhit showed his hand and his influence in breaking the sit-in, and perhaps most likely releasing the "official" reason of the death of the martyr. During the sit-in and before it was broken, some Jordanians that passed by from some distance threw rocks and stones at those participating in the sit-in.

Why was this? There is evidence of government (or intelligence) influence with some of the Jordanians, as some of them were told that those in the sit-in were "Palestinian". Racism kicked in during such an event. During the protests against the government there were ignorant rallies who expressed their "loyalty" toward King Abdullah II. That shows how much they didn't understand what was going on, and how ignorant they are. However on March 25 would live in infamy. It was when the sit-in of the group was broken up.

One of the results was a Jordanian becoming a martyr from the hands of the Jordanian Gendarme. It was part of the "security" forces of Jordan, and its purpose was to protect foreign missions, like embassies and consulates, as well as provide escort for important leading foreign governmental officials. The martyr marked the first death since the protests in Jordan started. His name is Khairi Mustafa. The Gendarme beat him to death at the circle, while the official reason for his death was something completely different.

FAVORITISM OVER TRIBES:

It was during the protests that I became more aware of stuff, like of the Royal Hashemite Family favoring some Jordanian Tribes over others. This shows with government support of development and developing areas in the north of Jordan. From that the Royal Hashemite Family favored the tribes in the north, over the tribes in the south, where it isn't as well developed as the north. There were some incidents where government offices were attacked and burned in the south. It was no surprise. The reason why the Royal Hashemite Family favors some tribes over others in Jordan? Who does it benefit?

Certainly not the Jordanians. The Global Oligarchy, led by the U.S. and President Obama, have influence and are capable of manipulating the young western-educated King of Jordan. It is most likely that it was through their manipulation that the king favored tribes in the north over tribes of the south. That is kind of ironic though, since during the Great Arab Disgrace, the south of Jordan had some important role for the Hashemite family, yet now they're being neglected. It is important to note that the Jordanian Tribes in the north are close to Syria, showing how the Global Oligarchy wants to keep an eye on Syria.

ENCOURAGEMENT BEFORE BREEZE UPRISINGS:

At first the protests in Jordan weren't that well organized, but nonetheless there were still protests. Eventually it seemed that the Youth of March 24 took a leadership role, but since then the Muslim Brotherhood took over. The majority of Jordanians, whether natives or Palestinian, are Muslims. There would still be tension in Jordan, even if the protests decrease. The Parliamentary Elections late last year are a role in encouraging such protests that have happened in Jordan.

At first the Jordanians weren't encouraged or motivated enough, but with Breeze Uprisings sweeping the Middle East, it was enough encouragement.

INCIDENTS IN JORDAN:

There were incidents, like the Jordan Intelligence closing a top Jordanian website that they didn't like. The government at the time denied the Intelligence being involved in it, but no other department in Jordan had such cyber skill. Another incident to be noted is when the bodyguards of King Abdullah II shot at protesters in a university that King Abdullah II was visiting. Members of a tribe were protesting their living conditions and some other stuff.

PROPAGANDA COVERAGE:

It is interesting to know what and how official state media covered the protests in Jordan. Some times they had nonsense and other times they didn't give the events or incidents they deserved. I don't know if that was lack of knowledge or something else. It was during such protests and such times that I decided that JTV is a propaganda tool of the government mostly.

INCIDENTS NOT WELL COVERED:

Groups and organizations that were once operating underground, like Hizb ut-Tahrir, came out in the open, organized and went along with successful protests and rallies of their own. There were other types of protests besides the protests against the government, like those for prisoners in Arabia. In the end the people of Jordan do NOT want to overthrow the Royal Hashemite Family; they just want better standard living conditions for themselves and their families.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

The Middle East Peace Talks and Settlements

written by: Sheila Quinn

The leaders of The U.S. and Europe are obviously pro-Israeli. The mind games that they are playing with the Arabs and the public in general is scandalous. They give lip service to The Arab Peace Initiative while giving the green light to The Israeli State to proceed as it wishes.
What is being accomplished is that they are allowing facts to be changed on the ground for all of Palestine to be stolen by The Israeli State while allowing the Israelis to insist that Jordan doesn't exist at all. Jordan is not Jordan but Palestine.
Settlements are being built;forty percent of the West Bank has been stolen through the building of the settlements. Action is being taken by The Israeli State to evict all Palestinians who live in The Jordan Valley. What does this accomplish? It not only is stealing land from The Palestinians, but it is causing a direct threat to the security of Jordan. The land that many settlements are on is on the border with Jordan. If The Israeli State wanted to invade Jordan at any time in the future such an effort would be very easy.
What is the government of Jordan doing about it? Well, it is insisting on The Two State Solution on one hand and preparing for war on the other hand. It is insisting on the unity of Jordan while intimidating Jordanians who are critical of the government.
When King Abdullah the second of Jordan first became king I was very excited. I sensed that positive significant changes would occur for Jordan under his leadership. But I am starting to become disillusioned with him. He has put trust in those that he shouldn't trust. He has put trust in the leadership of the U.S. and Europe. In putting trust in them he is allowing the Jordanian government to commit acts of tyranny against Jordanian citizens.
The issue of the settlements is clear, they are illegal. Yet, they are allowed to continue in-spite of their illegality. Both The U.S. and Europe has -by all practicality- refused to pressure The Israeli State into stopping them. Yet, Jordan continues to act as a loyal ally to both The U.S. and Europe. What sense does this make? What does this say about Jordan and its effectiveness as an advocate?

Where will the peace talks go from here? Will the Arab leaders cave in and compromise more than they have already? Or will a war break out between the Israeli State and its Arab neighbors? How long will we have to wait for the answer to these questions?


Some references:
"EU ministers resigned to Israeli settlement building" from EarthTimes Link:http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/358003,resigned-israeli-settlement-building.html.

"Israel welcomes US decision to focus on core issues" from EarthTimes Link:http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/357997,decision-focus-core-issues.html.

"The Charade of Israeli-Palestinian Talks" from Truthout Link:http://www.truth-out.org/the-charade-israeli-palestinian-talks65701.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Response of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as regards Lisbon Meeting

Saturday, November 20, 2010

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

On 20.11.2010 ended the meeting of 28 NATO member countries which had been held in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Participants of the meeting passed some decisions about Afghanistan. In response, the Islamic Emirate issue its stance concerning the decision as follows:

1. Seeing that the USA failed to get additional military assistance of the NATO member countries in Lisbon Meeting for prolongation of the war in Afghanistan despite her all-out efforts or at least get commitment to ensure long-term continuation of the present military power of the NATO member countries in Afghanistan, therefore, it is a good news for the Afghans and all freedom-loving people of the world and it is a sign of failure for the American government. In the past nine years, the invaders could not establish any system of governance in Kabul and they will never be able to do so in future.

2. The real solution of the Afghan issue lies in withdrawal of the foreign forces. Hence the NATO decision to start withdrawal of military forces from Afghanistan in 2014 is an irrational decision because until then, various untoward and tragic events and battles will take place as a result of this meaningless, imposed and unwinning war. The bottom line for them is to immediately implement what they would ultimately have to implement though after colossal casualties. They should not postpone withdrawal of their forces even be it for one day.

3. As far as the Mujahid people of Afghanistan are concerned, they are not ready to tolerate foreign invasion and occupation of their country even if it is for one day because of their firm determination. Nor they feel exhausted in the way of the sacred Jihad and the struggle of independence. So they will not remain silent even for a single night until and unless the goal of complete freedom and formation of an independent government is achieved. They will not wait for the time of implementation of a given decision or timetable of withdrawal.

4. Seeing that the invading forces which have come here from far-flung places, thousands of kilometers away, and want to set a timetable for withdrawal but still want to continue presence of their forces at the regional countries, therefore, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan calls on the neighboring and regional countries to take drastic measures for a bright future of Afghanistan, the Afghans, and all the region, for good relationship and reconstruction of Afghanistan.

5. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has formulated comprehensive policy for the future Afghanistan, for efficient governance, security, Islamic justice, education, economic advancement, national unity, and a foreign policy that will ensure protection of the country against any harm of others and convince the world that the future Afghanistan will not harm them. The Islamic Emirate wants to take strong step in collaboration with all countries and in the framework of mutual respect to maintain bilateral corporation with all countries; ensure economic progress and bright future.

We consider the whole region as our home against colonialism and as a responsible force, want to play a role for peace and stability of the region in future.

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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Message of Felicitation of the Esteemed Amir-ul-Momineen Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid on the Occasion of Eid-ul-Odha

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Praise be to Allah. We praise Him and seek His help, forgiveness and guidance.

We seek His refuge from the whims of our inner-self and from our transgressions. Whoever Allah guides, no one can deviate( him/her); who ever goes astray, can find no one as a friend and guide (except Allah to guide him). We testify that there is no god but Allah. Alone is He and no partner He has. We also testify that Mohammad (peace be upon him) is His servant and messenger. Having said that, I would like to further say:

To the suffering Mujahid people of Afghanistan; to all believing ethnicities in all parts of the world; to all nearly and remotely- situated Muslims and to the Muslim Ummah: Peace, Mercy and Blessing of Allah be upon you all. My heart-felt felicitation to you on this great day of joy, selflessness and sacrifice. May Allah (swt) accept in His Sight the worship and offerings of all Muslims. Similarly, may Allah (swt) accept the pilgrimage of the pilgrims who are now visiting the Kabba Sharifa and the struggles and toils of the Mujahideen of the way of truth and of their supporters. May Allah (swt) bestow blessing, salvation and victory on the Ummah as a result of the endeavors of the Mujahideen. Ameen

Meanwhile, I would like to share with you some viewpoints concerning the current situation of the country and the world.

Regarding the Internal Developments of the Country:

The moments of defeat of the invaders have approached now due to the special victory and the sincere sacrifices of the Mujahideen. The enemy has been defeated at the battle field. Now they rely on media hypes and portray themselves as if making advancement but the ground realities are what you and we are witnessing. The enemy is retreating and facing siege in all parts of the country day in and day out. Their life casualties are spiraling up. It is because of this pressure that the enemy has resorted to spreading the misleading rumors of peace talks.

Thus, they want to reduce the military pressure which is being exerted on them. But it was the enemy in the first place, who invaded our country, imposing the war on us, so the sole way for our salvation is the armed jihad in the way of Allah (swt). Our Mujahid people will never feel exhausted in the sacred path of Jihad, because it is a divine obligation and a great worship. Fatigue can have no way into it. It is a matter of pride that the Mujahideen and the people, like brothers, lay down their lives in the defense of their religion, honor and independence of their country. They do not give chance to the enemy to create split among them through propaganda and other covert machinations. The enemy wants to protect itself from the attacks of Mujahideen by creating local militia units and utilize them as a shield; we have paid special attention to this task and obtained spectacular achievements. Similarly, some internal and external enemies are now speaking of disintegration of the beloved country. They should know that the patriotic countrymen and the Islamic Emirate will never allow any one to put into practice their wicked plan.

Regarding the Puppet Kabul Regime:

The situation of the Afghan people and the beloved country is going from bad to worse during this reign of the surrogate Karzai regime. Hardships, starvations, poverty, homelessness, civilian casualties, various diseases, aberrations of the youth and cultural and social deviation in the name of democracy are touching its climax. A few hoarders in the high government slots have control over all items including the daily consumption items. This is being carried out under the title of the open market system. They are determiner of the prices.

We witness this hard fact, that many miserable families of the country have been forced to resort to beggary. Corruption is at its epic. This is not what we say but the founders and masters of this regime admit that their puppet regime ranks 2nd at the index of the most corrupt regimes of the world. This is because the rulers of the regime have been installed by others and they are not interested in the future and prosperity of the country. They are only hankering after filling their pockets with money and fleecing the masses. Many of them have foreign nationality and do not consider Afghanistan as their own country.

The Americans are intending to keep in the country, a regime installed under the leadership of some westernized elements- a regime which is extremely bereft of any resolve and determination; a surrogate only relying on foreign aid. Thus the invaders want to prolong their presence in the region and extend their occupation. Every Afghan in this corrupt regime has obligation to desist from supporting the invaders because of the current ordeals and tribulations that the Afghan Muslim people are passing through. They should not help their enemies of faith to destroy their home.

There is no moral and religious justification to work in a regime, being puppet and traitor to its people. If they are not able to join the ranks of Jihad, at least, they can desist from cooperating with them. Thus they would perform their patriotic and ideological obligation. They should take care, less they may not stand shameful before their people and history and Allah (swt) on the Day of Resurrection.

The number of those who have left the ranks of the enemy has increased following our previous call to do so. This is a commendable phenomenon. We have instructed all Mujahideen to favor them with special incentives and acclamations.

Regarding the Rumors of Peace Talks by the Americans:

The Islamic Emirate still holds its previous stand regarding the current issue of the country. Islamic Emirate believes that the solution of the issue lies in withdrawal of the foreign invading troops and establishment of a true Islamic and independent system in the country. The cunning enemy which has occupied our country, is trying, on the one hand, to expand its military operations on the basis of its double standard policy and, on the other hand, wants to throw dust into the eyes of the people by spreading the rumors of negotiation. Claims about negotiation, flexibility in the stance of the Islamic Emirate, are mere baseless propaganda. The enemy wants to cover up its failure in Afghanistan by wrongfully raising hollow hopes in the hearts of their respective people.

The believing people of Afghanistan and the public of the world should not trust any news report or rumor about the stance of the Islamic Emirate disseminated by any one rather than the leadership of the Islamic Emirate or the designated spokesmen, because such new reports are spread by the intelligence agencies of the hostile countries. Then the media outlets affiliated with these espionage entities, irresponsibly publish them with great fanfare. The aim is to play down the defeat ( of the enemy) at the military field through media warfare. But these conspiracies will never prove effective against our brave people and Mujahideen as these experiences have already been tested.

The former Jihadi leaders and influential based in Kabul should know that, as the invading Americans already used you against the Mujahideen in the framework of peace council, they will again use you for their illegitimate objectives besides the puppet regime of Kabul. We can’t figure out why you are unilaterally coopering with the invaders? Can the present regime reflect your objectives of former jihad? Was the aim behind your 14-years long Jihad to let the place of the Russians to be occupied by the Americans?

If you want to extricate yourself of this dilemma and lead a life like a proud Muslim Afghan, the only way of honor and dignity is the way of the sacred Jihad and independence of the country. Come and compensate for your mistakes of the previous years by honestly embarking on the path of struggle against the invaders. This does not mean that every one has to join the stronghold but every one should utilize his capability in support of the current resistance. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has comprehensive policy for the efficiency of the future government of Afghanistan; about true security, Islamic justice, education, economic progress, national unity and a foreign policy based on norms to protect itself from the harms of others and convince the world that the future Afghanistan will not harm them.

Regarding the Military Situation of the Country:

Our coming military programs will forge ahead on the basis of the climate of the country and the geographical locations as per the plans now at the disposal of the Mujahideen. The aim is to entangle the enemy in an exhausting war of attrition and wear it away like the former Soviet Union. This will force it face disintegration after dealing a crushing and decisive blow at it that it would not be able to hold itself thereafter.

To achieve this, we have hammered out short term and long term plans. We are optimistic about the results of these plans. Our strategy is to increase our operations step by step and spread them to all parts of the country to compel the enemy to come out from their hideouts and then crush them through tactical raids. This experiment was effective in Marja, Kandahar and some other areas. Therefore, the Mujahideen should focus on their jihadic efforts more than ever and expand their jihadic operations on the basis of the given plans. They should try their best to compel the moribund enemy to flee from our soil.

They should constantly and unremittingly remember Allah during the performance of their tasks and be sure that Allah is the ultimate creator and conductor of all affairs; and must have the conviction that their achievements are the result of the exclusive blessings and victory from Allah; should increase their worship and recite the prayers during jihad which the holy prophet (peace be upon him) usually recited. This will bestow on them solace and consolation and will strengthen in them the essence of trust, sincerity, humbleness and the desire to seek the pleasure of Allah (swt). These characteristics of a believer are an asset which even in worse conditions lead to a blessing and victory from the Almighty Allah. Similarly, do not forget the Islamic moral conduct, even for a while, during your journey on the path of the sacred Jihad.

You should study the Jihad related affairs in the books of the Sayings of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) and in the laws of religious jurisprudence. Pay attention to the life and property of the civilians so that, may Allah (swt) forbid, your Jihadic activities will not become a cause for destruction of property and loss of life of people. Any thing that is not permissible in Islam, has no place in our military policy. Spread fraternity among yourselves and help each other during the time of distress and ordeal. Maintain close contact with the people, seek the advice of local influential and hear their constructive advice and consultation and put them into practice.

To the Young Educated Generation and Men of Letters of the Country and the Students of Universities:

As a young educated generation and men of letters (writers) of our Islamic country, you are the leaders of tomorrow of the country. Our enemy is turning every stone to spread their cultural and ideological influence over the young generation of this Muslim country and thus jeopardize our history, religious values and our future. Our religious and historical enemy has cunningly launched a propaganda drive, spending huge amount of money in order to gradually strip our young generation of their Afghan and Islamic identity. As a young generation of this Islamic country, you have an Islamic and Afghani responsibility to confront these hostile anti-Islamic and anti-Afghan endeavors of the enemy with all your capability of tongue and pen and indefatigable struggle. Do not let your historical, religious and cultural enemy succeed.

You should know that the cunning enemy financially and extensively fund some sold-out Afghan circles in a surreptitious manner to flare up a domestic war on the basis of language and geographical locations. Thus they want to harm the identity and integrity of the country and take avenge on the Afghans. You, the young educated generation, should not become part of these negative movements. Instead, solely focus on serving the cause of dissemination of Islamic culture, independence of the country and unity. The honor of a Muslim lies in Islam and Islamic unity. It is you that are able to protect the pillars of Islamic culture and Afghani identity from crumbling down. The Islamic Emirate is your flank of battle and a stronghold.

The Islamic Emirate is proud of your support; your Jihad of words and pen and holds you in high esteem and praise. This resistance will increasingly boost through your scholarly cultural efforts.

To Peoples and Governments of the Islamic World:

On this occasion of Eid-ul-odha and on behalf of the Islamic Emirate and as a member of the world Islamic family, I would like to remind the governments and people of the Islamic world not to forget the issue of the occupied Afghanistan and the miserable condition of the people of this country. You should remember that the Afghan people have played prideful role for the defense of Islam and Islamic world, offering numerous sacrifices in this way throughout different stages of the history. This nation stood as a wall of iron in front of the invasions of Genghis, Britons and the communist colonialists, saving the Islamic world.

Today, this nation is entangled in a complicated trial and an imposed war on the charges of their professing (Islamic) ideology. Every day, men and women of this nation, fall prey to the bombardment of the invaders and their children become orphans; miserable people are displaced internally due to the operations and fear of bombardment of the enemy. The people are grappling with hardship and poverty. But the Afghans have embraced all these sufferings out of commitment to the great cause of establishment of rules of the Holy Quran and the defense of the Islamic faith. So the Muslims of the world should share and feel (their pain) and have conduct with them on equal terms as pious Muslim. Perform your obligation of fraternity( towards them) in your material wealth. The countries of the Islamic world should not feel as being a lien to the issues of Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine and should not spare any effort in this regard in the framework of their foreign policies. They should consider the pains and hardship of these suffering people as their own pain and problem and play positive role in the solution of their problems.

To American and European Peoples and to Members of Parliaments:

Afghanistan is an independent Islamic country. It has a prideful history and freedom-loving people at the level of the region and world. This nation has not harmed the independence of other countries and, throughout the history, has not permitted any one else to take their independence. Now when your forces have invaded this territory for the achievement of some colonialist objectives and goals, so it is the religious and humane obligation of the Afghans to stand up to your forces. Think, if your country is invaded by some one else, would you remain indifferent in such circumstances? What do you think, should our people allow the invasion and aggression in their country and remain insouciant vis-avis the invaders? And should not they show any reaction in front of the aggression against their honor religious values, national dignity and independence.?

If you are an impartial judge, you would yourself give us the right to keep up the path of resistance against the invaders and even shore it up more than ever.

Availing the limited resources at their disposal and because of their firm determinations and conviction in their being in the right, the Afghans showed to your military chiefs and political leaders in the past nine years, that you, invaders, are not able to force this nation to accept your occupation. The troops surge made no change in the status quo and never will they be able to turn the tide, if God willing. Body counts of your troop’s causalities have spiraled up but still your political leaders and military chiefs stubbornly persist in their failed politics.

First of all, you should find for yourselves the ground realities and then study them. Ponder over them impartially. How long the governments and people of the world will tolerate your tyrannical policy and your demeanor of taking hostage the people. To relieve yourselves and the Afghan people from the weariness of this unjustified war, you have to put an end to the war as soon as possible. The more the war prolongs, the more casualties of your troops increase and the more its economic burden become heavier. Nothing more than this, you will achieve.

This is the country of the Afghans. The Afghan will not relinquish of it. The resistance will continue as long as the invaders are stationed there. You should review the historical facts to learn some essential points from them. It is more rationale to stop adding fuel to the flames of war by leaving this region. The presence of foreign forces on our soil, paves the way for intensification and aggravation of the war--consequent upon which you will have to face colossal financial and life losses.

To the Neighboring and Regional Countries of Afghanistan:

As an independent country, Afghanistan has been forced to wage a sanguinary war for the attainment of its identity. The colonialist countries led by America, want to turn our historical and independent country into a military base under various pretexts. It has persuaded some other countries to align with them and even have compelled the World Body of the United Nations to issue resolutions palatable to the USA. It has turned the World Body, defacto, into personal entity of America.

I urge you to find for yourselves the ground realities instead of listening to the futile propaganda of the colonialists. Do not forget your responsibilities in the way of independence of our oppressed country.

On the basis of its hypocritical policy, America wants to project our legitimate mission to defend our country and the current resistance as a threat to the world whereas they have no convincing proof and evidence on hand in this regard.

Request:

To end, I urge all Muslims to remember the families of Mujahideen, the prisoners, martyrs and IDPs in these day of sacrifices and selflessness; they have sacrificed themselves in the defense of this venerable religion (Islam) and the country. Remember their orphans and heirs and behave with them like you behave with your children, particularly, favor them with a share in the joy of the Eid.

Once again congratulations on the occasion of Eid and may Allah protect you from grief and anguish.

Peace be on you all

The servant of Islam
Amir-ul-Momineen
Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid

9/12/1431
15/11/2010

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