The Secretary General is right. However the UN should take more aggressive and consistent steps to end the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian lands. It was the UN that divided the land and made two states in 1948, therefore it has been long overdue that the UN take the responsibility to resolve the epic injustice of our time and end this human crisis.
Every time Iran is made to appear as an evil foe I feel a prick in my heart: what could it be instead all these years had America not destroy a burgeoning democracy in 1953? Today’s vilification of Iran is reminiscent of the vilification of an elected prime minister of Iran almost six decades ago as a leftist leader needed to be deposed when in reality he was an ardent admirer of the Western values and leaderships. By destroying a legitimate system of governance of a regional leader America opened the door for counterproductive factors and forces to take its place: the theocracy that calls America ‘the great Satan’, the safe haven of extremism and terrorism in the region all would be almost impossible had Iran become a democratic power in the region and a natural ally of America. Hundreds of billions if not trillions of dollars of American taxpayers’ money were sucked up in this quagmire that was in essence America’s own making. The opportunity of making a win-win world and America being its trusted leader was long lost in the quick sand of chasing puppets, abusing power and doing quick-fixes.
Then again a historic second chance appeared to transform an enemy into a partner in 2003 before the American leadership: a stunning most comprehensive proposal of peace and cooperation in the region offered to America by none other than Iran! How good can it get? That very proposal was kept hidden from the American public and trashed by the Bush administration. The American policymakers after invading Afghanistan and Iraq were hallucinating of a hegemonic power in the region. Why bother with Iran when America could do it all? What is mind- boggling is that who were the advisors at that time that lost their minds to fail to see how handy a friendly Iran could be -- flanked by Iraq and Afghanistan -- in America’s ‘war on terror’ and in achieving success in the region?
Blunder after blunder! This world could have been an infinitely better place if we had learned from our own past!
There is a simple and only solution to all these madness: establish one secular state where Jews, Muslims, Christians, etc. can live as citizens and neighbors as they did for 13 hundred years before Israel was created and the land was divided on the basis of a tentative UN resolution as an experiment. The experiment failed for six decades. It is long overdue to implement the only solution. The two-states will not be able to address the issue of the ‘Right of Return’, the settlements that made the land look like swiss cheese and the overall issue of justice without which peace cannot be achieved.
The Secretary General is right. However the UN should take more aggressive and consistent steps to end the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian lands. It was the UN that divided the land and made two states in 1948, therefore it has been long overdue that the UN take the responsibility to resolve the epic injustice of our time and end this human crisis.
Every time Iran is made to appear as an evil foe I feel a prick in my heart: what could it be instead all these years had America not destroy a burgeoning democracy in 1953? Today’s vilification of Iran is reminiscent of the vilification of an elected prime minister of Iran almost six decades ago as a leftist leader needed to be deposed when in reality he was an ardent admirer of the Western values and leaderships. By destroying a legitimate system of governance of a regional leader America opened the door for counterproductive factors and forces to take its place: the theocracy that calls America ‘the great Satan’, the safe haven of extremism and terrorism in the region all would be almost impossible had Iran become a democratic power in the region and a natural ally of America. Hundreds of billions if not trillions of dollars of American taxpayers’ money were sucked up in this quagmire that was in essence America’s own making. The opportunity of making a win-win world and America being its trusted leader was long lost in the quick sand of chasing puppets, abusing power and doing quick-fixes.
Then again a historic second chance appeared to transform an enemy into a partner in 2003 before the American leadership: a stunning most comprehensive proposal of peace and cooperation in the region offered to America by none other than Iran! How good can it get? That very proposal was kept hidden from the American public and trashed by the Bush administration. The American policymakers after invading Afghanistan and Iraq were hallucinating of a hegemonic power in the region. Why bother with Iran when America could do it all? What is mind- boggling is that who were the advisors at that time that lost their minds to fail to see how handy a friendly Iran could be -- flanked by Iraq and Afghanistan -- in America’s ‘war on terror’ and in achieving success in the region?
Blunder after blunder! This world could have been an infinitely better place if we had learned from our own past!
We, on behalf of Muslims for Peace, Justice and Progress, fully support the content of the letter. Please include us as a signing party. Thank you
There is a simple and only solution to all these madness: establish one secular state where Jews, Muslims, Christians, etc. can live as citizens and neighbors as they did for 13 hundred years before Israel was created and the land was divided on the basis of a tentative UN resolution as an experiment. The experiment failed for six decades. It is long overdue to implement the only solution. The two-states will not be able to address the issue of the ‘Right of Return’, the settlements that made the land look like swiss cheese and the overall issue of justice without which peace cannot be achieved.