ON GHADAFI'S LAST WORDS

ON GHADAFI'S LAST WORDS Western sponsored media is reporting Ghadafi as saying, "Don't shoot. Don't shoot" as his last words. These are cheap lies aimed at eroding the image of Ghadafi. We are not deceived. Ghadafi was killed by a NATO airstrike. Period. They should stop this poor and laughable attempt to hang Ghadafi's killing on the necks of ignorant rebel fighters. Ghadafi died the death of a hero. He was a warrior to the very last. Sure he went down. But he made sure thousands went down with him. That is the height of gallantry. You don't make it too easy for the enemy. No Retreat. No Surrender. Shouldn't we wonder why thousands chose to remain with him till the very last? It is simply because they had seen in Ghadafi those indubitable traits of genuine leadership. None of the NATO generals can match the qualities demonstrated by Ghadafi in this Libya war. Or is it not cheap courage to stay hundreds of meters in the air, raining bombs, missiles and other weapons of mass destruction on poor civilians and lacking the courage to step down from the high horse to face the adversary one-on-one? Methink that is the measure of chivalry. Or what do we say about the cowardly use of unmanned drones dispatched thousands of kilometers away while the finger pressing the buttons sits in the comfort of an airconditioned control room? Does international law permit the use of such a dangerous weapon of mass destruction? Is anybody safe anywhere any more? We are not even talking about the fact that NATO exceeded the bounds of its mandate in this expedition. The UN only asked NATO to protect civilian populations. Of course Banki Moon dare not speak a word about that. We all know how Ghadafi resisted NATO airstrikes. Tripoli fell. This man did not surrender. Benghazi, Bani Walid, Ghadafi did not blink an eyelid. And then Sirte. He did not surrender. Enough of dirty Western propaganda. Anyway, we know the psychology of lies. Liars believe that if a lie is repeated often enough, even the liar himself will start believing it as the gospel truth. Do they take the rest of the world for fools? Was this not the same lie that was told about the capture of Saddam Hussein in a hole? See how 'civilized' capitalists repeat shams! We remember how Saddam Hussein struggled with those who tried to hang him. He cursed them repeatedly. He died like a real man. Chivalry demands that one respects the good sides of his enemy. Why cant the West respect this quality of fearlessness in Saddam Hussein and Ghadafi. If Fidel Castro the Cuban leader or Hugo Chervez of Venezuela should die tomorrow, Western media will suddenly 'find' eye witnesses of their last minutes in which they regretted their differences with capitalism. Take my word for it. NATO is currently busy working on 'evidence' of its claims. All these will be doctored and manipulated. Look out for NATO's 'evidence'. But don't forget to look out also for the 'give away' pieces that will neutralize all those lies. People who are smarter by half always end up maradonizing themselves! Finally, we note with concern how Muslim leaders are easy targets of murder and how Islamic countries are the focus of occupations for the West. Israel has defied the UN for decades, yet America, Britain or France have never deemed it necessary to impose sanction on Israel or to threaten it with NATO attack. By the way, how many Israelites were among the pilots who flew those sorties for NATO over Libya?   Is-haq Akintola (Ph.D), Director, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), 234-818-211-9714 E-mail: muslimrightsconcern@yahoo.co.uk              muslimrights@gmail.com Website: www.muric.net Yahoo Group: groups.yahoo.com/group/muslimrights Blog:       muslimrightsmuric.blogspot.com Twitter:   twitter.com/muslimconcern           Be just Justice is the soul of peace No one can deny one and have the other Neither can violence or naked force bring lasting peace

DEATH OF GHADAFI

 

GHADAFI'S DEATH

Libyan strongman Muammar Ghadafi was killed yesterday. NATO claims it didn't know Ghadafi was in the convoy bombed by its planes. They can say that to the marines. The world knows the truth. The war in Libya is Western war against an African leader who has dared Western imperialism for decades. The murder of Ghadafi and the destruction of his empire is simply a well coded message to other leaders of the Third World who may want to tread the path of Muammar Ghadafi.

As for NTC leaders, they are mere pawns in the chess game of globalization, willing tools in the hands of neo-imperialists. Sooner than later their ignorance, greed and avarice will be exposed. Already NTC leaders are rejecting the leadership of 'Prime Minister' Jibril.

We of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) foresee a gloomy future for post-Ghadafi Libya. The Tuaregs, erstwhile loyalists of Ghadafi, are most likely to start a rebellion against the usurpers. It is far from being over.

Ghadafi remains a hero, even at death. Here was a man who promised to fight to the very last in the face of overwhelming odds, and he did just that. What is the White House celebrating? Who is calling the party in No. 10, Downing Street? Sarcozi of France killed a fly with a sledge hammer and for that 'feat' he expects Napoleon Bonaparte's handshake extended from the grave.

The whole world knows that Ghadafi's capture or surrender and subsequent mock trial at the Hagues was the West's gameplan. But the desert warrior was too gallant for them all. He refused to cringe to the Western capitalist comprador bourgeoisie. He ruled with an iron fist, fought like a man and died like a true soldier that he was. His death has robbed the West of so much lustre in the euphoria of its sadistic celebration. We salute his courage.

Nonetheless Ghadafi committed the same mistake as a Muslim and Arab ruler. Ghadafi sould not have institutionalised his sons and daughters. Husni Mubarak of Egypt planned to install his son after 31 years of totalitarian rule. In Bahrain, Shaykh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifah ttok over from his father Shakh Isa bin Salman al-Khalifah since 1999. The Khalifah dynasty has been ruling the country since its attainment of  independence from Britain on December 16, 1971. The majority Shiah population (70%) is suppressed. Yet America wines with Egypt and dines with Bahrain.

Who among Arab rulers are free from breach of Allah-given rights of the citizenry? They failed to rule as Muslims. They swept the Shari'ah aside, dancing to Western gallery: Buteflika in Algeria, Zayin al-Abideen bin Ali in Tunisia: this hypocrite proposed the suspension of Ramadan fasting in his country! Shameless imperialist crony! He banned the use of hijab. Post-Arab Spring Tunisian rulers sentenced him to 16 years in jail on 28^th July 2011. In Morrocco King Muhammad III is still in power since his father's death on 23^rd July 1999.

 

In Yemen President Ali Abdallah Salih has been in power for 30 years. Thousands of peaceful protesters have been killed since the Arab Spring began almost a year ago. Curiously enough, our dearest United Nations (UN) proposed on Friday 21^st October 2011 that this killer president should simply step down and enjoy immunity from prosecution. Immunity indeed! Yes, isn't he a Western proxy? You can compare this to America's proposal that its soldiers who are to be left behind after its withdrawal from Iraq should be immune from prosecution. Iraq's rejection of this request still baffles the White House. See what I mean?

What of Oman? The current King, Sultan Qaboos bin Saeed, is a man with an indelible moral burden on his conscience, a man who ousted his own father King Saeed bin Tamur (the unlucky king later died in exile in London). What Islamic morality can such a man manifest? All the kings of Qatar since its foundation in 1850 to date have been members of the al-Thani dynasty. The present Emir, Shakh Hamad bin Khalifah at-Thani has been in power since June 27, 1995 (16 long years!). Yet this dictator joined NATO murderers in the bombing of Libya this year. He was quickly rewarded for this ignominious exercise with an invitation to visit the White House which he did on 14^th April, 2011, wearing a suit. There is no difference in Saudi Arabia where only one family has been in power for decades. The hen will soon come home to roost.

Down the tortuous and ever-bending lanes of history, we find that the only lesson Arab rulers have learned from history is that they have failed to learn from history. The Umayyads ruled as usurpers from 661-750; the Abbassids as a bunch of traitors, tyrants and avengers from 750 to 1258; the Fatimids as infantile rulers from 909 to the reign of Al-Adid in 1170 and the Ottomans as unmitigated spoilsports from 1300 to 1928. Nevertheless, Islamdom has a model regime to look forward to: the theocratic and humane rule of Prophet Muhammad and the Orthodox Khulafa' from 622 to 661.

For those who care to know, the truth is that Arab countries are in this dilemma because their rulers have mortgaged Islamic political thought for the pot of porridge which the West calls democracy. Qur'an 3:159 and Qur'an 42:38 spell out Islam's democratic ideals. Unlike in Western democracy where the focus is always 'the people, by the people, for the people' and nothing is said about the Supreme Creator of the 'people', sovereignty belongs to Allah. The president of a country is a mere representative of the Supreme Creator and is accountable to the latter on the Day of Judgement. Politics in Islam is tied to eschatological ideals. Everyone who plays a role in the life of fellow homo sapiens must render account for his or her stewardship yaum al-akhir.    

Arab rulers have allowed the temporary success of the West in the area of technology not only to get to their lips but also, like wine, to go into their heads. The support of the West for tyrannical Arab regimes in Yemen, Bahrain, Oman, Tunissia, Morocco, etc graphically illustrates the hypocrisy in Western democracy.

Is-haq Akintola (Ph.D),

Director,

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC),

234-818-211-9714

E-mail: muslimrightsconcern@yahoo.co.uk

             muslimrights@gmail.com

Website: www.muric.net

Yahoo Group: groups.yahoo.com/group/muslimrights

Blog:       muslimrightsmuric.blogspot.com

Twitter:   twitter.com/muslimconcern

 

 

 

 

 

Be just Justice is the soul of peace

No one can deny one and have the other

Neither can violence or naked force bring lasting peace

INDEPENDENCE DAY MESSAGE

 

29^th September, 2011

INDEPENDENCE DAY MESSAGE:

SET NIGERIANS FREE

 

Though Nigeria became independent 51 years ago, Nigerians are still everywhere in chains. This is evident in all sectors of life in the country: basic amenities of life (food, water and shelter), infrastructure, education, health and security.

 

The Glorious Qur'an (20:118-119) affirms that mankind has been given enough resources to banish hunger, starvation, thirst, homelessness and other forms of suffering on earth. Nigeria as a miniature representation of the microcosm has abundant human and material resources. What we lack is the leadership to properly harness those resources to raise the standard of living for the jamaheer (poor masses).

 

We of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) are sad to note that 80 million Nigerians are hungry. Nigerians started searching the dustbins for food in the early eighties. It has gotten worse. Those who have jobs are underpaid, overworked and overtaxed. Their take-home pays cannot take them home. Successive governments have abdicated their responsibilities particularly in the area of paying attention to agriculture and the development of rural areas. As a result of this young farmers have abandoned the farms. Agricultural loans are politicised in such a way that the real farmers get nothing while party faithfuls get the money.

 

Nigerians who need water build their own Water Corporation. Today Nigerians drink all sorts of rubbish in the name of water. Pure killer sachets are hawked on the streets by kwashiorkor-ravaged, hungry-looking teenagers in the name of pure water. That explains why cholera is one kobo per household in this country. Other water-borne diseases are having a field day.

 

Do we have roofs over our heads? Thousands of Nigerians sleep under the bridge. Government pays no attention to the exploitation of Nigerians by Shylock landlords. Neither is government ready to embark on an aggressive policy on the provision of houses.

 

Do we have good roads? Nigerian roads are death traps. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) rolls out alarming accident data every year. Road users have not felt the impact of billions of naira earmarked for road construction and maintenance. Our maintenance culture is the worst in the world.

 

Do we have electricity? Nigeria is the richest country in the world today in terms of the number of generators in the country. If the possession of a generator is a criterion for assessing wealth, then no country can beat Nigeria to it. Our per capita generator ownership is the highest in the world. Every room in Nigeria has a generator. If a census of generators is carried out in this country today, Nigerians will be shocked. It has to be so because there is no electricity. This is one major clog in the wheel of industrial progress.

 

It is a pity that 51 years after independence, our hospitals have become public mortuaries. The health sector is groaning. What is moving in Nigeria? Is it education? UNESCO recommended the allocation of at least 26% of nations' budgets to education. What does Nigeria give to education? Pittance! There are no chemicals in the laboratories, no reagents. The walls of some schools are falling and killing school pupils. Teachers' welfare is a no-go area as far as government is concerned. No country suffers a quarter of the interruption to which the Nigerian education sector is subjected. This explains the race to attend school abroad with its attendant perils.

 

In the area of security, Nigerians are not safe anywhere in the country. There is mass kidnapping and armed robbery in the South East. Armed robbers operate at will in the South West. Boko Haram has made the North a no-go area. Fear is so palpably felt in the country that one can cut it with a knife. Lawmakers took to their heels a few days ago after a bomb hoax in the National Assembly. The security agencies appear helpless. Police headquarters in Abuja has had its taste of the bombing.

 

MURIC asserts that Nigeria is an interesting case study in the parable of the prodigal city cited in Qur'an 16:112; a city blessed with all facilities but which failed to appreciate Allah's mercy, "Allah therefore subjected it to hunger and fear as a result of the handiworks of its citizens".

 

Finally, we charge the Nigerian leadership to move the country closer to Allah. Our politicians must be God-fearing. We remind leaders who deceive the people that the Qur'an promises to give such leaders "double punishment" (Qur'an 33:67-68). We therefore urge President Jonathan to work towards bequeathing a legacy of industry, transparency, accountability and dialogue-loving. Though Nigeria is independent, Nigerians are still everywhere in chains. Jonathan must therefore set Nigeria free. We charge the citizenry to change their mindset and to forge ahead with the determination to make Nigeria a great country.

 

Dr. Is-haq Akintola,
Director,
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)
234-818-211-9714

234-803-346-4974

 

    

 

 

Is-haq Akintola (Ph.D),

Director,

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC),

234-818-211-9714

E-mail: muslimrightsconcern@yahoo.co.uk

             muslimrights@gmail.com

Website: www.muric.net

Yahoo Group: groups.yahoo.com/group/muslimrights

Blog:       muslimrightsmuric.blogspot.com

Twitter:   twitter.com/muslimconcern

 

 

 

 

 

Be just Justice is the soul of peace

No one can deny one and have the other

Neither can violence or naked force bring lasting peace

AN ASSYMETRICAL WORLD ORDER

 

"It is Israel who uses phosphate bombs on Palestinians and does not get sanctioned"

Erdogan at the UN, Thursday 22nd September, 2011.

 

 

 

Is-haq Akintola (Ph.D),

Director,

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC),

234-818-211-9714

E-mail: muslimrightsconcern@yahoo.co.uk

             muslimrights@gmail.com

Website: www.muric.net

Yahoo Group: groups.yahoo.com/group/muslimrights

Blog:       muslimrightsmuric.blogspot.com

Twitter:   twitter.com/muslimconcern

 

 

 

 

 

Be just Justice is the soul of peace

No one can deny one and have the other

Neither can violence or naked force bring lasting peace

IS THERE JUSTICE IN THE UN?

 

IS THERE JUSTICE IN THE UN?

The veto power exercised by any of the five members of the United Nations' Security Council is tantamount to global terrorism. Western democracy remains a sham so long as decisions reached by a large majority can be vetoed by any single member. It is a shame that those who claim to practice democracy at home are dictators abroad. It is state terrorism at Security Council level.

At the top of this list is America with its long list of vetoes on UN resolutions condemning Israeli atrocities. The world is waiting for another American veto as Palestine makes a bid for statehood at the United Nations. If America uses this veto power this time around, it will prove to the rest of the world that America has not learnt any lesson at all from the events of the last two decades. It will also depict America as a nation not truly interested in world peace.

The word 'justice' is gradually disappearing from America's official vocabulary. Yet we know that the average American citizen is eager to promote the sterling qualities of justice, liberty and equality. The question is 'Where do we draw the line between American official tyranny and the tender-heartedness of its ordinary citizens?'

Meanwhile we await America's next dictatorial action next week: the vetoeing of Palestine's bid for statehood.

 

Is-haq Akintola (Ph.D),

Director,

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC),

234-818-211-9714

E-mail: muslimrightsconcern@yahoo.co.uk

             muslimrights@gmail.com

Website: www.muric.net

Yahoo Group: groups.yahoo.com/group/muslimrights

Blog:       muslimrightsmuric.blogspot.com

Twitter:   twitter.com/muslimconcern

 

 

 

 

 

Be just Justice is the soul of peace

No one can deny one and have the other

Neither can violence or naked force bring lasting peace

SAY 'NO' TO DRONES

 

SAY 'NO' TO DRONES!

 

World peace is currently being threatened by the use of drones by Western powers. We are shocked that the United Nations has not raised the issue to date. Drones are armed with deadly rockets and dispatched to distant lands to kill and maim perceived enemies. The victims often include women and children. Drones are weapons of cowardice:  the launchers do not need to face the enemy one-on-one.  They are inhuman tools of intimidation, disguised weapons of mass destruction.

We of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) denounce the use of drones. We call on the UN to ban their use with immediate effect. Though MURIC detests violence and advocates dialogue, any morality which justifies the use of drones must legalize the use of any method of retaliation.

In total commitment to our avowed motto, 'Dialogue, Not Violence', we call on men of conscience around the world to prevail upon the leaders of Western countries to desist forthwith from the use of drones particularly in attacks outside their own countries.

Is-haq Akintola (Ph.D),

Director,

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC),

234-818-211-9714

E-mail: muslimrightsconcern@yahoo.co.uk

             muslimrights@gmail.com

Website: www.muric.net

Yahoo Group: groups.yahoo.com/group/muslimrights

Blog:       muslimrightsmuric.blogspot.com

Twitter:   twitter.com/muslimconcern

 

 

 

 

 

Be just Justice is the soul of peace

No one can deny one and have the other

Neither can violence or naked force bring lasting peace

DEVELOP THE NIGER DELTA NOW

 

11^th September, 2011

PRESS RELEASE:

DEVELOP THE NIGER DELTA NOW

 

Protests in the Niger Delta either by ex-militants or ordinary citizens are becoming a daily occurrence. This is alarming in view of Nigeria's past experiences with the Niger Delta phenomenon.

 

In spite of the fact that the Niger Delta region is the economic gold mine of Nigeria, it has suffered undue neglect spanning decades. Peaceful approach adopted by activists from the region had been met with brutal elimination and repression. A good example of this brutality is the hanging of Ken Saro Wiwa, an activist from the region, by the Abacha military junta. This gross neglect coupled with the government's Gestapo tactics in the Niger Delta region was responsible for the militarization of its youths.    

 

Nigeria's oil industry suffered severe losses during the violent confrontations between Niger Delta militants and Nigerian soldiers. Oil pipes were blown up. Both foreigners and Nigerians working in the oil industry became targets for kidnappers. There was nationwide feeling of insecurity as militants from the Niger Delta threatened to strike anywhere. They actually struck at a Lagos oil base.

 

This situation was only brought under control after the Yaradua administration adopted a diplomatic approach. Militants were granted general amnesty and an empowerment programme was put in place for them. The Federal Government also promised an aggressive development programme for the region.

 

The protest last week by Niger Delta militants followed by another peaceful protest yesterday by ordinary citizens including women and elderly people from the area portends a danger signal. It means that the impact of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is not being felt by the people. There is therefore an urgent need for the Federal Government to move at a faster pace. This region and its people have suffered for too long and simple palliatives may not do the magic.

 

We of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) believe that more direct and palpable actions need to be taken. Something is definitely wrong with us if people living in the region producing our wealth have no access to ordinary drinking water, food, shelter and other basic necessities of life. We affirm that Government can do better than this.

 

The Federal Government may also involve international bodies like the Red Cross if it cannot handle this alone. Government should regard these urgent steps as conflict-prevention strategy. The high cost should not deter government because failure to do so may result in war with its catastrophic human and material losses.

 

To start with, the Jonathan administration should declare the whole region a disaster zone. Relief materials, including such amenities that can make life more comfortable, must be drafted to those places. We must put smiles on the faces of every community in the Niger Delta. Finally, we suggest that the Federal Government should open liaison offices in every local government in the region.

 

 

Dr. Is-haq Akintola,
Director,
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)
234-818-211-9714

234-803-346-4974

 

Is-haq Akintola (Ph.D),

Director,

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC),

234-818-211-9714

E-mail: muslimrightsconcern@yahoo.co.uk

             muslimrights@gmail.com

Website: www.muric.net

Yahoo Group: groups.yahoo.com/group/muslimrights

Blog:       muslimrightsmuric.blogspot.com

Twitter:   twitter.com/muslimconcern

 

 

 

 

 

Be just Justice is the soul of peace

No one can deny one and have the other

Neither can violence or naked force bring lasting peace