Can Obama break the Jewish/Pakistani shackles?

In his projected speech in Egypt on 04.06.09, Obama is desperate to show the Muslim world that he represents a super power and not an agent of the American Jewish lobby; launching anti-Islamic crusade. Obama realises that it is in US interest to settle the complex Palestinian issue but without upsetting the Jews. On the other hand, Netanyahu knows what America wants and hope to persuade Obama to play the game by Israeli rules. That is to talk about peace indefinitely aiming at some time in the distant future at establishing a sovereign but disarmed Palestinian enclave under the direct rule of Israel. Furthermore, Netanyahu wants Obama to agree to an Israeli plan of attack on Iran nuclear program if Iran refuses to suspend its Uranium enrichment.

Aside from the prostrated leaders of Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, Arabs and Muslims at large can’t be easily fooled by empty rhetoric and want concrete and immediate results knowing that America, led by Obama or President Watermelon, will never be able to force Israel to implement 39 UN Security Council Resolutions they are in breach of, or to challenge the strong Jewish stranglehold on US foreign policy. Most probably, Arabs and Muslims have no other option but to continue the present armed resistance to Israeli atrocities and against those who finance, arm and support Israeli Nazi generals.

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For most of the 62 years since Pakistan independence, the country was ruled by pro-American military dictators (e.g. Ayub Khan, Yahia Khan, Tikha Khan, Zia Al-Haq and Musharraf).

In 1954, Pakistan was a member of Baghdad Pact made of Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, US and UK. The objective was to coordinate efforts to fight local communists and leftists and to stop any advance by Soviet armies south of the border. The pact collapsed when the Iraqis, the Iranians and the Turks toppled those who signed the pact.

But Pakistan remained a strong ally to the US receiving aids in order to spy on china and to sabotage neutral India. Pakistan for example supported the CIA-supported Mujahideen in the war to defeat the Russians in Afghanistan. The US had also allowed to Pakistan to develop nuclear weapons to intimidate India. Following 9/11 Pakistan was essential in facilitating the invasion of Afghanistan by US forces.

But the failure of the Americans to pacify Afghanistan despite eight years of occupation dictated the need for a profound Pakistani involvement. Late Benazir Bhutto and her Husband Asif Ali Zardari have offered unlimited support for America in return for a chance to assume power. The Americans have found that Gen. Musharraf has outlasted his service and a new civilian face is needed. Gen. Musharraf is currently in America receiving delayed payments in the form of lectures at $50000 an hour.

But the popularity of Zardari is currently less than 19% and will sink further if the army fails to defeat the Taliban or if it suffers further losses. In either case, the US will give the green light for the army to take over the government and to put an end to pro-Taliban elements in the parliament, the army, the ISA and inside many political parties.

What the Americans will fail to do is to change people solid perception about the on-going US anti-Islamic crusade.

Adnan Darwash, Iraq Occupation Times