The Gulf Crisis and New World Order — Page 138
Eighth Friday Senno11 Ja11 11, 1991 fact that it is the author of whatever restlessness and disquietude prevails in the Middle East today, that frequently jeopardizes peace. And whenever any opportunity for resolving Middle Eastern problems arose, it was the West that threw hurdles in the way. Now, Iraq's occupation of Kuwait that is termed unlawful by the West, Iraq argues, is very similar to Israel's occupation of Jordan's West Bank in not too distant past. Further, you invoke the recent U. N. resolutions on Kuwait, whereas the same U. N. passed several resolutions designed to force Israel to relinquish its occupied territories, but it was U. S. that distinguished itself by creating impediments in the way of their enforcement - or simply vetoed them if it came to that. So Iraq addresses the U. S. and the U. K. and says that this talk of high morality is not becoming of you. And if these ideals really mean anything to you then you must try to use the same yardstick for measuring all the problems found in the region, collectively and adopt a consistent and uniform policy with regard to the already existing issues that are very similar to the Kuwait-Iraq issue. If you agree to that then, on the same principles of justice, we will show our compliance. HISTORY STA1''DS AS AI•/ INCRIMINATING WITNESS AGAINST WESTERN POWERS The Western viewpoint on occupation of a country by a more powerful country and their viewpoint on ty ranny are presented separately - as if there is a dichotomy in these views. It is surprising that the nations who are talking of high moral standards have their own history as the most incriminating witness against them. Seldom bas any nation's own history belied its posture so convincingly as does the history of some Western nations. The present rulers of U. S. have European origins. Their forefathers migrated from Europe to America when it was discovered in the beginning of the 17th Century. Thereafter they forcibly occupied North America as well as South America. And the atrocities they have committed and the policy of genocide they practised in these lands are unparalleled in human history. The assortment of various peoples who inhabited this great continent - collectively referred to as the Red Indians - were subjected to a coldly calculated genocide, until they were reduced to 138