Re: 2014 ISIS attack in Iraq: News, Views, Photos, Videos
I have read through this topic, seeing a lot of members taking a crack at the situation in Syria & Iraq.
How about a perspective of a Muslim, who has come across their kind.
Before I start, let me tell a bit about myself. I am a Pukhtun, from Parachinar - Pakistan. This is a part of Pakistan where the Tribal Culture has flourished for hundreds of years. It is also the same part of Pakistan, from where my father, uncles and myself have witnessed the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the fight back by the Mujahideen and the emergence of Taliban.
Now, to come back to Syria & Iraq.
To understand what is happening there, you need to look at the demographics, the historical background, the rivalries and the motivation embedded within those rivalries.
An Alawite (affiliate sect to Shi'ites) in power over a largely Sunni Syria, for decades. Where as Iraq, Pre-2003, was a Sunni in power over a largely Shi'ite Iraq. Neither Assad, nor Saddam, were or are in any way shape or form, the power-brokers in the region and their respective countries. They were/are mere pawns and will be discarded when they're no longer of use to either parties.
One has to understand that this region has faced a Sunni/Shi'ite power struggle over centuries. Albeit, not at the unrelenting, ruthless levels that we see today.
So who are the real power brokers in the Middle East region? As it is the Power-Brokers, who have ability to change the political landscape of the region. And if you can identify them, then you know who is actually pulling the strings in the Middle East.
Well for the Islamic World, the region is being contested by the Iranian Mullah Regime on one side. With their influence reaching toward the Uzbek/Farsiban faction in the East (Afghanistan) and the Alawite/Hezbollah/Hamas allies in the West (Syria, Iraq, Lebanon & Palestine). Focusing on Jerusalem and using the plight of the Palestinian people as their way of winning popularity in the Islamic World. In essence, legitimizing themselves as the saviors of the Islamic World.
The Iranian Mullahs have supported the Farsiban/Uzbek ethnic groups in Afghanistan. In the 1990s, when the Soviet-Afghan War was over. It was the Iranian Mullahs who supported the Northern Alliance, consisting of Shi'ite ethnic Farsiban. Supported by ethnic Uzbeks & Tajiks of Afghanistan. It was a battle for control of Afghanistan, not for Afghans. Rather for the Saudi backed Al-Qaeda, who used the Taliban. And the Iranian Mullah Regime backed Norther Alliance, who used Ahmad Shah Mehsud (a Tajik Sunni). The losers, were innocent people of Afghanistan, caught in the crossfire.
The Iranian Mullahs also managed to gain influence and power in Iraq. Where a Shi'ite became the Prime Minister of Iraq and it's parliament filled with mostly Shi'ite members. By default, the Sunnis became the target of vengeance or were ignored. Iran's influence afforded it access to Jordan. To use it's reach for Fatah and an ambitious plan to erode the rival's influence over the group, replacing it with their own. Their goal, to have another Hamas type situation, in the West-Bank. And a diminished influence of the Saudi-Qataris, would also afford them Palestinian Peace Talks.
In other words, they sought to establish in the Islamic World. That they and not the Saudi-Qataris, would finally bring peace to Palestine.
On the other hand, the Saudi-Qatari alliance, drives, propagates and attempts to dominate the Sunni World. And they use the Salafi-Wahhabi extremists, to achieve their objective. Whether it be in Afghanistan (Al-Qaeda), Pakistan (Salafi-Wahhabi influence of money & preachers), North-West Africa (Boko Haram, Libyan tribals), Caucus Mountain Region (Chechens). The Saudi-Qatari's band of Salafi-Wahhabis are well funded, supported and exported to the corners of the Islamic World.
A glimpse at the extent of Saudi-Qatari hatred for Iranian Mullah Regime. Gaza and it's plight. Because Gaza is controlled by Hamas. The Saudi-Qataris remain silent even when 2000 Palestinians have been slaughtered. And if they have voiced their concerns, it has not been loud enough for the mainstream media to cover. The reason? Well Hamas has been supported by the Iranian Mullah Regime. Be it via Hezbollah in Lebanon. Or by other means. But it is sufficiently evident that Hamas has been supported by the Iranian Mullah Regime. Which is why, the Saudi-Qataris, would not show any interest or protest on the Gaza bombing by israel.
The Saudis and more recently Qataris, are becoming increasingly aggressive in their drive to weaken and/or defeat the Iranian Mullah Regime's influence in the Middle East. Which is why they have attempted to arm themselves with western military hardware. Be it Qatar, Emirates, Arabia or Oman. All are continuing to arm and rearm themselves with the latest western military hardware. And although it is good for business for the West. What is not good, is that they use this as a tool to influence West's foreign policy. The same is with Iran, which though not as aggressive in it's spending for military hardware from Russia. Uses the Russian Federation as a tool to fulfill their own objectives.
This observation leads one to the conclusion, that the great powers, although powerful. Are missing the big picture! They are being lured into a false sense of control, when in reality, it is the Saudis and Iranian Mullahs, who're exercising their influence to shape the future of the Middle East.
I have witnessed, first hand, the savagery and illiteracy of Salafi-Wahhabi propagators in my own home town of Parachinar. The shrewd way they have used their wealth, their claim to knowledge on the entirety of Islam, their ridiculous responses to anyone who challenged them in using their wealth to help the local people with development, security and harmony. In the 1980s, they wanted to be seen as the saviors of Afghanistan with their wealth in funding arms for the Mujahideen. In the 1990s, they wanted to infiltrate the ranks of the Mujahideen and stand at the helm of power among the Pukhtuns of both Pakistan and Afghanistan.
They have attempted to instill the same hatred of Shi'ites among Pukhtuns, as they have themselves. You have no idea, how rapidly they proliferated within Khyber province of Pakistan. They have used their money to build Madrassas (schools to teach the Holy Qur'aan), under whose guise they radicalize the young. They have bought, bribed or threatened tribes in the Pak-Afghan region, to silence any who are subversive. And this trend has gone on for decades. The price for which, both Pakistan and Afghanistan are paying today.
The one thing that has stood true to this day, about the Salafi-Wahhabi/Saudi-Qataris, is their ruthless, unrelenting, savage hatred for the Shi'ite/Persian/Iranian/Alawite section of the Islamic World. This phenomenon about the Saudi-Qatari/Salafi-Wahhabis, has stood the test of time and is showing it's true colors, today.
Irrespective what the mainstream media would tell you and have either ignored or not focused on. That the menace enveloping Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Gaza and Afghanistan. Is the hatred between the Iranian Mullah Regime and the Saudi-Qatari/Salafi-Wahhabi nexus.
ISIS, or ISIL, or IS, or whatever you want to dress it up as, is factually, an effort, an idea, a tool. Which is developed, harnessed, supported and used by the Saudi-Qatari axis, to stifle, extinguish Iranian Mullah Regime's influence and reach in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Gaza. While Syria-Iraq-Lebanon is being used by the Iranian Mullah Regime, to exact influence and control over the areas surrounding israel. In order to portray to the 2 billion Muslims on this planet, that they are the who will rid the Islamic World of israel.
Both parties, are phonies, fake and not true representatives of the Islamic World. Both are quietly and audibly, working behind the scenes to achieve their objective of dominating the Islamic World. Neither has any respect for Islam, what it stands for. And both are using Islam, hijacking to achieve their objectives. They do not care for the hundreds of thousands of innocent Muslims being killed, slaughtered and maimed. Nor do they care for basic humanity of the world.
