The Gulf Crisis and New World Order — Page 157
The Gulf Crisis & The New World Order conflict with Kuwait. This is the teaching of Holy Quran, and we advised Baghdad accordingly. Secondly, they were advised that foreign diplomats that are assigned to various tasks in Iraq, and others representing their respective countries, are a trust from God. Iraq must not betray this trust. Whether or not, this piece of advice reached Iraq is not known, but Iraq took an initiative based on reason and fairness that it does not need any "Human shield" and allowed the foreigners to have freedom of movement and freedom to leave, if they so desired. The foreign News - correspondents have been extended such unusual facilities that it is inconceivable that the West would do likewise while engaged in the battle for its own survival. Iraq has abandoned this aspect of cruelty, but it is not known what strategical interests or other factors caused Iraq's inability to respond to the necessity of its withdrawal from Kuwait and adopt such adamant stand. The horrible war that is now being waged in that land as a result of this obduracy, is obviously quite unilateral. The anti-Iraq powers have included a Muslim contingent among the ranks to make the world believe that this war is not between Islam and non-Islamic forces; rather non Muslim countries are undertaking a great sacrifice by helping Muslim countries against a tyrant among themselves. The reality of this "sacrifice" is plainly obvious to the world. This sacrifice is of such nature that the West is reaping such benefits from it that are unimaginable for an ordinary mind. The propaganda carried on the radio and T. V. is making many facts and realities. Without understanding these, you cannot guess which power will reap all the benefits and which side will be damaged. A JUDICIOUS ADVICE TO IRAQ As far as Iraq is concerned, you can foresee nothing but a continuum of loses that spell a very painful state of affairs. I had advised in clear terms that it behooves Iraq to practice restraint. If God bad made it a power, ii had ample time to develop it further. Whatever decisions Iraq has taken, are immature, untimely and inappropriate. So Iraq must disengage itself from this tyranny and set itself on the course of progress. On the occasion of the last Annual congregation, I had called upon the Muslim world to pray to God to grant us a Salahuddin (saladin). Some days earlier, I turned 157