DOMINOES IN THE DESERT - there goes the neighborhood

1 year and 1 week ago...........and look what’s happening now!

                                Originally posted: Sunday, July 21, 2013 

As the United States plies its brand of “democracy” in the Mideast and Persia, the Church State of Iran is countering with spreading their unique brand of Islam. It has become painfully evident that the U.S. does not have a clue when it comes to understanding any other religion forms of Christianity and Judaism. The fate of all the Mideast, Persian, and neighboring Countries hangs in the balance. With most of Europe and all of Russia sharing in this demise, the longer this state of affairs exists, the longer western expansionist tendencies in the region will last, and the more dramatic Iran’s reaction will be. What is perfectly clear is that outside involvement in the Mideast and Persia is not about the oil. It’s not about human rights. It is about the total lack of understanding of the Islamic religion. This lack of understanding fuels a high level of fear that the political and corporate driven attempts to bring calm and peace to the region can’t seem to resolve. In this case, ignorance is not bliss; it is very dangerous to the world as a whole. There is a solution to all the turmoil that has been draining the human resources of too many Countries around the world.

The solution is three-fold in nature. The first part involves a concerted effort by all non-Islamic nations to do their best in understanding the true nature of the Islamic religion. This is not a religion that foments jihad, or any sort of extreme violence. As religions go, Islam is a very beneficent religion; loving, nurturing, kind, and forgiving. The second part of the equation involves the non-Islamic nations understanding and accepting that some folks prefer a Church State to that of a western style governmental structure. Not everyone wants to be like the United States; or, Canada, England, Spain, Greece, Russia, China, etc. Once these two are put into practice, Islamic governments around the globe will truly feel that they have a place at the table, and they aren’t going to be targets of colonialism, expansionism, or occupation.

The third part is a little trickier, but not out of the realm of possibility. This would be a legal form of State sponsored assassination. The “State” in this instance would ideally be the United Nations. As a world body, the U.N. should have the ability to remove singular despots from their perches as Kings, Emirs, Dictators, Grand Imams, Ayatollahs, etc. The benchmark would not include how a ruler got into power, but what he did once he assumed that leadership role.  Topping the list of determinants for assassination would be Human Rights, as describe by the U.N.; not described by any one member Nation, or private interest group. The U.N. would have the right to choose the “who, what, when, where, and why” for this action to proceed. In no way would any corporate influence be allowed to have any weight, whatsoever, in determining the specific action. Sorry, Dick Cheney. Sorry, Halliburton. Sorry, Exxon-Mobil.

This third part, being relative drastic in nature, would necessarily be preceded by diplomatic efforts to resolve the problem in a predetermined time period. Given the enactment of this third option, it would only take a few legal assassinations to let folks know that the world means business when it comes to peaceful coexistence. In defining “crisis intervention”, this type of action offers the absolute minimum of collateral damage to people, places, and things. Certainly, all peace-loving people would agree that lowering the “collateral damage” quotient is a desirable element in achieving World Peace.

The current situation in the Near-East and Mideast is not sustainable for very much longer. The next step will undoubtedly be an escalation of hostile takeovers that the world has never seen before. The entire quagmire will amount to a “domino effect” more damaging than that which occurred in Indo-China in the 1950’s, 60’s, & 70’s; an effect the United States has yet to recover from. And, of course, what happens to Israel is totally up in the air, as they will be surrounded by the opposition.

Posted by Hutch Dubosque at 7/21/2013 12:23:00 PM 

Is Zionism too radical for the Mideast?

-A cursory look at what the hang up is between Israel and Palestine.

Sometimes it’s good to start with visual aids, and, in this case, a few maps of the area might shed a little more light on the subject. For those who might not know, Israel hasn’t always existed. It got going after World War II, and was recognized as a Nation State in 1949. The land they occupied from the start was ceded to them by Great Britain, as the Brit’s were winding down their Colonialism across the Globe.

Since Israel was chartered by the United Nations in 1949, we’ll start with a map that shows the land mass prior to 1949.

      

Now look at what happened to the Palestinians’ land...

The detail on this map is fuzzy, but this map clearly shows how Palestine has shrunk dramatically since the inception of the State of Israel, and the arbitrary expansion of Jordan. Other than the Palestinians, no Nation in the Mideast has fallen prey to such an obvious land grab.

Has this history been manipulated by the recognized Jewish radicalism that is called “Zionism”? I am simply an on-looker in this turn of events. I have watched Israel grow, get threatened and attacked, and survived through the Arab and Islamic opposition to Israel’s very existence. As anything vaguely resembling peace has eluded the World’s best Diplomats, there certainly must be a factor that has yet to be addressed. This begs the question, “Why can’t we all just get along?”

There is one common denominator for Israel and the Arab States. The fact that each and every Nation State in the Mideast and Near East is a Church State. Perhaps we aren’t supposed to ask these types of questions and take a serious look at, not the differences, but rather the similarities of all the Nation States in this Region. But, it seems to me that religion is the tie that might bond all involved. As a serious caveat, I would suggest strongly that the “Super Powers” stay the Hell out of the solution. Absolutely nothing they have tried has worked, is working, and never will work.

If you go back and take a look at the maps, wouldn't it be nice if Great Britain came forward and apologized for creating the initial mess. After that shoe falls, it might also be nice if the United States and Russia publically owned up to their own brand of manipulation and expansionism. After that second shoe drops, then perhaps the French can take up the torch in facilitating a “sit-down” at a neutral site (say, Antarctica?) with all factions present to hash out a Peace Agreement.

What this boils down to is the fact that the problems in the Mideast and Near East are not problems for the Western Nations, or the Russians and Chinese. The questions of where these Church States go from here is something only they can answer. History proves that to be a correct statement. I find it disheartening at best to know that outside forces will not cease to bear down on this Region, will not cease to leave them alone, and will not cease to attempt to re-create them in our image. The radical factions on both sides of the coin need to silenced and not a part of these functions. If not, we all lose in this scenario! The Palestinian People deserve a better hand than they’re being dealt. They deserve a fully recognized Nation State of their own, and now would be a really good time to get it done.

The impetus for my writing on this subject was sparked after reading an article by Michael Marder titled, “Here is why deconstructing Zionism is important.” Below is a short “bio”:

Michael Marder

o       Ikerbasque Research Professor (Canada)

o       Doctor in Philosophy from the New School for Social Research in              New York, NY

o       Research experience: More than 8 years of research experience at        universities in the US, Canada, and Portugal

o       Research line: Phenomenology, Ethical and Political Philosophy,              Environmental Philosophy

o       Comes from Duquesne University, USA and the University of                    Lisbon, Portugal

o       Has joined the Department of Philosophy, UPV/EHU Vitoria-Gasteiz

o        michaelmarder.org