HOW TO WIN THE WAR ON
TERROR? P4 & 5
An
article by Amirz
June 25, 2008
There are two dominant cultures which exist today in the Middle East,
Persian and the Arab culture. My objective here is not to glorify or condemn
one over another, but to make sure readers get a better understanding of the
roots of the “Ways of Life” in the Middle East today, and for the world (which
is hopefully no longer restricted by economical goals only) to know which
culture needs to be promoted and which one must be opposed or fixed. The
impacts of these two cultures can be noticed in every Middle Eastern country,
within all races, ethnicities, and amongst those practicing different
religions.
One culture promotes life while the other insists on the after-life. One
inscribes tolerance while the other pushes for dominance. One establishes
equality of all genders, races, and faiths, while the other promotes
superiority. One culture promotes celebrations and joy of life, while the other
seeks mourning and suffering, in quest of the promised afterlife. One
understands how human life is intertwined with all other life-forms be it
animals and plants, while the other ….. well, the other has not evolved that far
yet! One culture believes in creating good things, the other believes in
taking. One culture was the first to devise wages for labor, while the other
has yet to fully abandon slavery. One culture makes sure every child is exposed
to love, the other considers love as a deterrent to roughness and toughness.
One believes in ruling the hearts, the other trusts only the rule by terror. As
a result of these cultural characteristics, followers of one culture are
generally peaceful, insightful, and kind, while those of the other culture are
generally rough, dumb, intolerant and unkind.
Influences of these two cultures can be sensed in every country in the Middle
East and well beyond. It is of outmost importance for the world to recognize
the long term ramifications of supporting the wrong culture, as they have been
in the past couple of centuries for the sake of economical gains and securing
the flow of oil. It certainly appears to many of us Iranians that to maximize
and secure profits in the Middle East, certain powers in the west have
preferred in the past to deal with and support those who are manipulated
easier. The world has paid a grave price for that miscalculation, and will pay
even more severely if that trend continues.
As indicated earlier, Persian and Arab cultures are the two most significant
cultures formatting basic social cores and behavioral foundations in the Middle
East today. Besides Iran, the Persian cultural influence expands onto many
ex-Russian republics such as Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan as well as onto parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iraq,
Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and Afghanistan which have all been at some point major
regions part of the Persian Empire. Great Middle Eastern cultures such as that of
Egypt, first benefited from all what the Persian culture had to offer (when it
was part of the Persian Empire, about 500 BC), only to be devastated later by
the Arab cultural genocide, losing even its native language to the Islamic
expansion (640-1258). Other great countries and cultures such as Syria,
Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and many other non-Arab countries experienced the same
destiny after being conquered by the Arab armies. It is crucial to understand
in many ways Persian and Arab cultures are in direct contrast. While Persians
are into individuality, equality, love, joy, life, and tolerance, the Arab
culture promotes obedience, superiority of genders and faiths, afterlife,
mourning, and intolerance. It is also important to note that the Persian Culture
was in part the ideological foundation behind creation of America (1). As
indicated earlier, in 1948, Saudi Arabia did not endorse the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, because many of the 30 Articles, included
directives not consistent with its culture and Islam which has been the most
effective tool of global expansionism of the Arab culture. It should however be
noted that almost “all” inconsistencies between Islam and human rights
articles, such as “Equal Social and Economical Rights for all Genders, Faiths
and Races” are in fact inconsistencies not with Islam itself but with its many
interpretations establishing social and civil laws in Islamic Countries.
(1) - Many of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America sought
inspiration from the book Cyropaedia, about life and rule of the famous Persian
king Cyrus the Great, written by the Greek historian Xenophon. Thomas Jefferson
had two personal copies of the book, which was a mandatory read for statesmen
alongside Machiavelli’s The Prince.
1- UNDESRATND IRAN IS THE KEY ON WINNING THE WAR ON TERROR AND IT IS OCCUPIED
BY ARABS.
It is crucial to understand the history of Arab’s occupation of Iran. What the
Arabs did in Iran and other conquered territories is unlike any other
territorial wars and takeovers of ancient times. For two hundred years after
the fall to the Arabs, Iranians were barred to speak their native language. A
good portion of Iran’s population was either killed or shipped away as slaves
to Arab territories. Arab soldiers were ordered to burn all books and destroy
anything signifying the Persian civilization, in a deliberate attempt to
destroy the superior Persian culture. It is important to note attack on Persian
territories took place years after passing of Mohammad, since the prophet was
against any aggressions on the monotheist population. For the most parts,
Iranians survived the Arab attempt at cultural genocide, unlike other
populations and cultures, such as those in Egypt and Syria, which are pretty
much considered Arabs these days. Although the Persian culture survived, but
throughout the years, governments and basic economical foundations in Iran have
always been influenced by the Arabs and via the Islamic clergies. Iranian
culture was well on track of revitalization in its place of birth, only to be
devastated by the Islamic Revolution in 1978. A revolution with an objective to
rob Iran out of its culture as well as all its resources to fund Arab
expansionism.
2- THE “WAR ON TERROR” MUST BE CULTURAL NOT RELIGIOUS.
Understand the simple monotheist message of Islam did not withstand the
deficiencies of the Arab Culture for any more than a decade. Not long after
passing of the prophet, Arabs converted Islam to “Sunni Islam”, meaning “Islam
based on Culture” (Sunnat). It should be noted that Mohammad’s message was
received and evolved differently in different parts of the world. The version
of Islam practiced today in Indonesia (the largest concentration of Moslems) is
immeasurably different than what is being practiced in Saudi Arabia. Besides
the differences between Sunnis and The Shiites, practice of Islam is different
in Egypt, Turkey, Sudan, Syria……and Iran. In every one of these countries the
faith has been tailored to cultural values and needs, which unlike Europe, are
vastly different from one country to another. In relation to the war on terror
however, it is of outmost importance to point out one major deficiency in the
Arab culture and that is the “rule of fear”. Arabs believe terrorizing people
is the easiest form to govern a population. Even within the Arab family units,
fear is the dominant factor in establishing order.
3- LEARN THE HISTORY OF KORAN – UNDESRTAND OTHMAN EDITS.
Koran was first gathered edited and put together over two decades after
Mohammad’s passing, by Omar and Othman (the 2nd and 3rd Caliphs of Islam). The
holly book was tailored to serve Islam’s political needs and objectives of the
time (Year 660) during the early expansion years of Islam. Later Othman the
third Caliph of Islam (644-656) rounded up all different versions of Koran
which had surfaced during Omar and set destroyed them all during a famous and
historic bonfire, leaving Moslems virtually with only his version, which today
is referred to as the Othmanic Koran. On one hand, Koran does include the
Celestine messages of a monotheism religion providing some basic rules on
personal and social conduct, addressing the Arab cultural and ethical needs of
the era. But on the hand, Koran includes many versus which can be considered a
handbook of direct mass brainwashing, with antagonistic messages with the
objective to create individuals who are aggressively intolerant of non Islamic
ideologies and lifestyles. The holly book successfully served the Caliphs,
accommodating Arab expansionism during the early years of Islam.
4- WHEN CONFRONTING NON-MOSLEMS, THERE IS NO WAR BETWEEN THE SHIITES AND
THE SUNNIS.
This is a very important point which needs to be considered in all
strategic planning and operations against the Moslem terror networks.
5- ISLAMIC RENAISSANCE IS WELL UNDERWAY, DESPITE THE TERROR ELEMENTS.
Constant struggles are underway by secular Moslems to keep religion out
of social laws or to oust current Islamic decrees out of constitutions. Over
the years there have been ups and downs within the Islamic renaissance, with
the Islamic Revolution of Iran being one of the major drawbacks along the way
of this difficult process. According to many Iranians, the Islamic revolution
was instigated by financial needs and greed both from within Iran, as well as
by outside entities in the west. Turkey is another population struggling in a
constant tug-a-war between Islamists and seculars. It is crucial for the world
not to sit aside as idle observers. Moderate Moslems must be supported in every
possible way.
6- AND FINALY, KNOW WHERE THE UNITED NATIONS STANDS TODAY, AND WHAT IT
CAN & CAN’T DO.
Imagine you are a UN representative traveling to a dictatorship in which
even the dictator does not feel safe. What can you do, and who will protect you
if the dictator starts disliking you? How long do you think a Moslem UN
representative will last in his native country if he votes for Israel on any
issue? How long a typical African UN representative can go on resisting
millions of Dollars offered to them by corrupt leaders tapping into full
resources of whole countries? Who will protect a secular UN representative in a
Moslem country? Therefore, it is crucial to understand limitations UN and its
staff face worldwide.
Amirza – 2008
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