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06 February 2011
By Mustaqim Sahib Bleher The governments of Tunisia and
Egypt were amongst the most brutal regimes in the
Muslim world and hitherto survived
largely because of the support they received from the
USA as pretended democracies on account of their
unfailing ability to oppress the political and
economic aspirations of their own populations, ensure
the supremacy of
Israel in the
Middle East balance of power and prevent
Islam from becoming a meaningful influence on those
countries' politics. That they had to give in to
popular pressure within a matter of weeks is both
unprecedented and historic in the post-colonial Arab
world. It has put fear into the hearts of the rulers
of other states in the region and made them understand
that once their own people wake up and demand their
rights even the US is powerless in helping them hold
on to power. In the face of indiscriminate police
violence and killing, wanton interference with the
internet and mobile phone communications and the
disregard for organisational and individual rights -
given that even the BBC had to complain about one of
their journalists having been arrested and beaten - it
is no longer possible for Western "democracies" to
side with those governments against their own people
in the name of "fighting terrorism" without risking a
backlash at home, too, where unnecessary
economic austerity measures in the
interest of bankers and large corporations are also
breeding unrest and resentment. Before getting too excited about
the consequences of these recent events, however, a
word of caution: Whilst popular anger is capable of
removing an unpopular regime, be it the Shah in
Iran,
the
Communist party in
Poland,
East
Germany or
Russia, Ben
Ali in Tunisia or Mubarak in Egypt, it is not enough
when it comes to wanting to replace the established
order with a more benign and accountable one. Whereas
the USA cannot stem the unrest and prevent the fall of
puppet dictators, they were not entirely unprepared
for such events. During the Egyptian national uprising
lead by Gamal Abd el Nasser, notwithstanding his
anti-American rhetoric, American intelligence officers
were writing his speeches for him as we revealed in
our book
Satanic Voices Ancient and
Modern while ago. In the more
recent book
Surrendering Islam - The
subversion of Muslim politics throughout history until
the present day I co-authored
with Canadian Muslim historian David Livingstone we
show how the various opposition movements, including
Islamic organisations, such as the
Muslim Brotherhood, are carefully
groomed by Western intelligence to come into play when
it is time for a
regime change.
Lech Walensa and
Gorbachev
may have freed Poles and Russians from the yoke of
Communism, but simultaneously delivered them into the
commercial exploitation of US capitalism. In Tunisia,
likewise, the personalities at the head of the state
will change, but the policies are likely going to be
more of the same. For Egypt, the name of Mohamed al-Baradai,
former Director General of the
International Atomic Energy Agency, is
already being promoted as that of the future leader of
a "government of unity", with the media choosing a
leader on behalf of the Egyptian people and above
their heads. Some might suspect that he serves
establishment interests, but few know how well-linked
he is, for example, by sitting on the Board of
Trustees of the "International
Crisis Group" together with
Zbigniew Brzezinski, author of the
"Grand Chessboard", and
George Soros.
Whereas some of the oppressive measures from which the
people of Tunisia and Egypt suffered might be
temporarily eased, once in government, any
opposition party will serve the same
pay-masters. The Liberal Party in the UK is a prime
example for this ability to betray empty promises to
voters. And a second caution: popular unrest might
even be purposefully fermented by the ruling elite in
order to make people call for law and order and usher
in
marshal law.
Ultimately, the puppeteers behind the scenes still
want
world government,
not democracy, and
French Finance Minister
Christine Lagarde recently confirmed
this commenting on President Sarkozy's support for the
dollar and an expanded mandate for the IMF at the
Davos World Economic Forum by calling
for moving towards "global
governance". One of the key topics at
the Forum was that rising food prices would lead to
unrest and
economic warfare.
Be warned and don't let emotions carry the day! |
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