So the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, was killed on Tuesday in an internal fight between insurgents, according to Reuters.
I think the most interesting part in this news report is that he has been killed by INTERNAL FIGHTS. Lets face it. Ever since the war on terror has begun in Afghanistan and Iraq, numerous politicians and the public have condemned this war and the pain it causes to the people who live there. What hardly anyone ever pointed out, is that the vast majority of deaths are neither being committed by the armed forces, nor primarily aimed at them. Its literally Muslims fighting Muslims, and I choose this term because this problem is not one based on nationality but religion.
If you google for 'islam brotherhood' and follow the first link to the first article and the first sentence in that article it says:
"Islam is a Brotherhood (Ummah) that unites Muslims together across the Islamic world."
Now looking across the world of Islam and the world of Islamic politics I feel that this sentence is laughable. In Iraq it is Iraqis killing Iraqis, in Palestine it is Palestinians killing Palestinians and in Afghanistan it is Afghans killing Afghans. And although 'all of them' claim to be Muslims united under one God and the Qur'an it makes one wonder, doesn't it!
Especially considering the huge discrepancies amongst Muslims in this world. If everyone from the Islamic world contributed a little of their oil money - of which they have plenty - Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan could be turned into nationwide amusement parks with free entry and drinks. But rather then supporting those ppl. living in refuge camps for decades they are kept to 'minimum standards', with more money going into weapons then sustainable support for the region. 50 years ago Israel and Palestine started off on the same piece of land and I doubt Israel has received more financial benefits then Palestine and if - not to the degree visible in living conditions today!
From IslamicVoice.com:
According to the economic concept of the Quran, wealth cannot be accumulated, stored and kept idle. Such accumulation is most undesirable. (Holy Quran,59:7). Islam teaches that everyone should take for his or her earning only that much required to fulfil his or her needs, and the remaining part will be left to meet the requirement of other needy persons (Holy Quran,2:219).
Such persons whose basic requirements are not fulfilled have a rightful share in the surplus of other members of the society.( Holy Quran,51:19,70:24). Under Quranic system no one will have surplus money or asset, therefore, the question of owning property, over and above one’s real need, doesn’t arise. The Holy Quran warns the hoarders: “And there are those who bury gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah: announce unto them a most grievous penalty on the day when heat will be produced out of that (wealth) in the fire of Hell, and with it will be branded their foreheads, their flonks and their backs” (9:34-35).
Furthermore, it has to be pointed out how little we know about the situations that existed before the invasion in Iraq and Afghanistan. How many people were unlawfully tortured and killed, families extinct and entire towns turned into cemeteries?! With the opening of the country to western media, of course we get a better picture of whats going on ... but where do we set the comparative standard? During a change of political power and a war, there is and will always be casualties and 'friction' across parties and interest groups - until and equilibrium has been found. Every nation and continent has made this painful experience! During the French revolution even the inventor of the Guillotine had to pay his dues!
Now what would happen if the Allied Forces would leave Iraq and Afghanistan for that matter. I predict either a civil war, ending in total terror and destruction, or the invasion of either a certain country and its army, or least a puppet-government put in place - similar to the political situation of the GDR. This though is not surprising. If one is willing to submit himself, and the intellectual spirit he was granted by God, under a book written by a human being, let it be the Bible, Qur'an, Tora etc., one might as well be willing to submit to a person or institution and live happily ever after in totalitarian system.
I personally am all for the withdrawal of the troops. Not because I feel they cause any pain or misery to the local population, but because I feel it is not worth it! I think the western world offered their help, getting rid of a dictator by all measures ... but if 'they' prefer living under terror - state or underground - they shall be my guest.
Yours,
4aBW
