The Gulf Crisis and New World Order — Page 279
/11 the 11ame of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful FIFTEENTH FRIDAY SERMON March 1. 1991 ADVICE TO THE WORLD OF ISLAM & TO THE THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES After reciting the Opening Chapter of the Holy Quran, AJ-Fatiha, Hazoor said: THE CURRENT SITUATION OF THE GULF WAR AND ITS BACKGROUND At the start of the Gulf War, under the influence of Western propaganda, it seemed as if we had stepped back into the era of Nazi Germany and that a new version of Churchills, Roosevelts and Stalins had been reborn. TI1e whole world was horrified to watch this dreadful spectacle. Now as the war comes to an end, although the scene is the same, yet a new picture has emerged. The scenario is the same; there is no change in the reality, but this reality can be viewed from another angle. As this war ended, it reminded me of a well known Spanish satirical comedy character, Don Quixote. It is said that this comedian knight used to create imaginary ghosts, demons and monsters and would then create imaginary knights to fight these giants. It is said that he once fought a similar comic battle with a windmill. If we make a slight change in that story to apply it to the present situation, the story may go like this: that Don Quixote and his general named Sancho Panzo, were going somewhere riding their mules. On their way, they saw a windmill. Don Quixote told his companion: "This is the most powerful and most dangerous monster in the world, let us attack it together". Then galloping and shouting war cries, they attacked it. The modified version of the story would be, that they defeated the windmill, and dismembered it to bits and pieces. Having demolished it, they began to brag that, this day, the most distinguished knight of the world had routed the most powerful monster of the world! 279