The Gulf Crisis and New World Order — Page 326
Sixteemh Friday Sermon Mar 08, 1991 supremacy of the demands of justice. And whoever fails to respect the demands of justice would be expelled from the framework. THE NEED OF A NEW UNITED NATIONS FOR THE THIRD WORLD It is also worth mentioning that the Gulf War and the events that took place during it have taught the Third world nations another very important lesson, that the present system of the United Nations bas become outdated. That is to say, as far as the interests of the Third world are concerned, the system within the United Nations bas become completely outmoded and is worthy of being discarded. As long as Russia was opposed to the U. S. or bad a rivalry with her, the U. N. was not capable of destroying the poor countries because America or Russia could use their power of veto to come to the rescue of the impoverished countries. Now, no one is left in the entire world to support a poor country. An accord has been reached, not for the doing of good but for perpetrating evil. Thus when the Holy Quran says: (Al-Maida: Verse 3) "Cooperate with each other for the doing of good and righteous deeds", it implies cooperating for good deeds and not for the perpetration of evil. But the political world's alliances and treaties of cooperation do not consider questions of goodness or evil; they talk of cooperation in doing whatever is of common benefit. These are the decisions which have already been made in the world. Russia and the U. S. between themselves have already made such resolutions. China at this time bas been relegated to the sidelines for it lacks the strength to interfere in these matters and it will be weakened economically even further till it is forced to yield completely. If this state of affairs continues unchanged, the United Nations and all agencies related to it, such as the Security Council, etc. , would only be used to oppress the weaker nations and would never be used for their benefit. They will only be used for the benefit of those who accept the yolk of their enslavement and prostrate at their feet - for them, the U. N. will bring riches and create all kinds of facilities and grant them awards of honour and extend to them offers of friendship. Every kind of benefit attainable through disgrace, humiliation and meanness would be available for the Third world countries. But there 326