The Gulf Crisis and New World Order — Page 324
Sixteenth Friday Sermon Mar 08, 1991 compromised if such a country is included. Thus it is essential that oil-producing countries like Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Indonesia and Malaysia establish a new alliance. Similarly, those countries which produce some oil, may also collaborate with those oil producing, countries to form an OPEC of their own. If the members of this OPEC cooperate and jointly formulate their policies, then the Western world would not be able to implement and impose its schemes, as was done in the case of Iraq compelling it to act in an extremely injudicious manner. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait etc. because of their oil powers, could, for a time, make life difficult for this new OPEC, but if the new organisation perseveres and holds fast to its principles then after a while, this game of applying pressure would end. Then you would see very beneficial results of this. ASSOCIATION OF NON-OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES Those countries of the third world which produce no oil also must form a united association of non-oil producing countries, because whenever there are wars or political upheavals, these hapless countries are the ones who suffer the greatest damage. Thus, they must unite for their own protection and enter into some-long term agreements with the oil producing countries so that in the light of previous experiences they may work to shield themselves from the ill effects of any future crisis. THE NEED TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF THE WORKERS FROM OTIIER COUNTRIES In this regard, another small alliance also needs to be established. Those countries which provide labour to the oil producing countries have never paid attention as to how cruelly their citizens are disgraced and humiliated and how viciously they are maltreated in these countries. There is no one to look after their interests or enquire about their welfare. As a consequence, the national honour of these workers is crushed and shamelessness begins to take root. I have not had the opportunity to go there but the stories, which some travellers have recounted of what happens to these workers in the Gulf, starting immediately after they disembark at the airport, are such that a man of dignity and honour cannot even bear to listen. For example, when Pakistani planes arrive at the airport, the local police, armed with 324