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(We do not necessarily agree with this viewpoint because we cannot
verify the
situation on the ground, but this proposal merits serious scrutiny.)
Punish the murderers of Pearl and the church attackers
Punish the murders of 4 journalists by northern alliance and one by
Israel
Punish the U.S. pilot who bombed mosque during Taraveeh prayers
Punish the cruise missile shooters who hit mosque in Clinton's Regime
Punish Israelis who have demolished 136 mosques, killed 1147 youths
Punish those who demolished buddhas and those who did Babri Masjid
[A reader has sent the following proposal. We are publishing it for
what it
is worth. Although one may not agree with it, it does point to the fact
that
we cannot limit our humanity to some crimes without referring to
others. IF
SOME TERRORISM IS CONDEMNED AND THE REST IS NOT, those involved in
condemning lose their credibility.]
Our reader writes:
"THE MURDER OF DANIEL PEARL DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. The Pakistani
government
must find and punish the killers. If he had been alive today, some
important
issues could have been investigated:
i. Pearl was an Israeli with a U.S. passport. A mourning ceremony was
held
for him in Jerusalem about two weeks back.
ii. Jerusalem is an occupied city where the sacred sites of Islam have
been
desecrated.
iii. Pakistan does not recognize Israel. Pearl as an Israeli had no
right to
enter Pakistan. He was violating international law.
iv. Question: How many other Israelis may be in Pakistan with U.S.
passports?
The Musharref government should tell the Pakistani people why it is
allowing
Pakistani sovereignty to be violated.
iv. The abductors of Pearl demanded the release of Afghan ambassador
Abdus
Salaam Zaeef. How many know that for Pakistan to hand over an Islamic
ambassador to a country in military action against Afghanistan is a
violation
of Islamic law and international law. It is an act of war against Islam
according to the fuqaha of Islam.
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WHY IS THERE NO OUTCRY FOR AGAINST THE MURDER OF OTHER JOURNALISTS?
i. Four journalists were killed in the Mazare Sharif area during the
early
days of the war by northern alliance fighters. The n.a. promised to
investigate and even announced the arrest of a few people but then the
story
disappeared.
ii. The four were going to investigate the massacre of Islamic
prisoners by
Dostum's forces in Mazare Sharif. (The massacre was a serious atrocity
and
the U.S. is liable because it was carried out by its allies. This was
before
the massacre in Qila Jhangvi.)
iii. Only days back an Italian journalist was killed by the Israelis.
MAY I SUGGEST THAT THESE 5 ALSO HAVE FAMILIES BUT WE HAVE NOT SEEN THEM
CRYING ON TV. Is it that Pearl being an Israeli had special status in
humanity?
[iv. Years back an Islamic journalist, Salahuddin, editor of TAKBEER
weekly,
was shot dead in Karachi in broad daylight under the auspices of a
pro-American Pakistani regime. Not a word of the murder appeared on
U.S. TV
and his family was never seen crying or talking on TV.]
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ISLAM STRICTLY FORBIDS ATTACKS ON PLACES OF WORSHIP hence:
i. The attack on the church in Islamabad must be condemned and the
attackers
brought to justice. Looks like the attackers were trying to hit
Americans.
ii. Our humanity would again be incomplete if we ignore the fact that
American bombers have hit places of worship in Afghanistan killing
hundreds
of worshippers. Mr. Bush adopted a policy of bombing a Muslim country
during
the holy month of Ramadan which again is the desecration of the entire
Islamic life of a nation.
iii. Western sources agree with Osama bin Laden's video of December
that the
U.S. bombed a mosque in Afghanistan while Taraveeh prayers were going
on in
Ramadan. NPR investigated this report and gave the death toll as 57
killed.
The U.S. then excused itself by saying that an Al-Qaida member was
praying in
the congregation.
iii. When Mr. Clinton launched cruise missiles in an attempt to hit Bin
Laden, a mosque was hit and 37 worshippers were killed. Again this was
murder
in cold blood without warning.
I suggest that the Americans bring to trial the cruise missile shooters
plus
the pilot of the Ramadan bomber to trial WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, to
match
the trial of the alleged killer of Pearl in Pakistan.
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SHARON organized the Sabra Shatilla massacre. When is he going to be
brought
to trial? According to our incomplete list, the Israelis have destroyed
136
mosques in Palestine and slaughtered 1147 "stone throwers", many of
them
children. WHEN WILL AN ISRAELI BE BROUGHT TO TRIAL and punished?
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It was terrible and foolish of the Taliban to destroy the statues of
the
Buddha. The Taliban could not control their anger when they saw the
international community ignoring dying children while allocating funds
for
the maintenance of the buddhas. It was a PR disaster for the Taliban.
Now the international community is collecting funds for the
re-structuring of
the Buddhas.
Again my humanity feels incomplete. The historic Babri masjid in India
was
destroyed by KKK type Hindus. Not only was the masjid destroyed (by
people
who are now ruling India) but THOUSANDS OF MUSLIMS WHO PROTESTED were
slaughtered by KKK type Hindu mobs and police-protected killers.
Shouldn't the rebuilders of the Buddha statues go by chronology and
first
restore the Babri mosque and the Palestinian mosques before they spend
money
on the statues in a country where there are no Buddhists?"
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Such questions and thoughts are too revolutionary for American
audiences but
there is no harm in thinking. Thought about realities can lead to
change.
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