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     Arab Rulers Vs.  Of Mice and Men 
		 Al-Jazeerah & ccun.org, February 22, 2010 “As for those who take the deniers of the truth for their allies in preference to the believers - do they hope to be honored by them when, behold, all honor belongs to God [alone]” (Quran: 4:139). “To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.” --Abraham Lincoln These are the times that try Arab souls, souls 
		blessed by God with the faith of Islam, the wealth of oil, vital 
		strategic geography; but alas, they are cursed with the corrupt 
		intellectually-deficient inhumanity of rulers devoid of courage and 
		independence from powerful nations, such as  Robert Fisk, a British journalist for the British 
		newspaper, “The Independent”, and the world’s most experienced and 
		knowledgeable journalist on Middle East issues most aptly and accurately 
		described the Arab world in an article titled:
		 “The Arabs are Like Mice”, 
		(Independent, February 18, 2003). Such rulers are in fact and practice the third 
		member of the anti-Arab, anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian “axis of evil”, 
		along with their masters---NATO 
		and  For over 100 years they have staked and invested 
		their souls and Arab wealth in foreign imperialistic powers, first in 
		Europe, then in America, to gain the protection of these western powers 
		to remain as Faustian rulers upon their hapless populations having sold 
		the future and destiny of the Arab masses to their protectors. 
		
		 When the Palestinians were being massacred and 
		driven out of their homes and villages in 1947-1948 by the Israeli Army 
		and Jewish terrorist groups, the Palestinians begged and sought help 
		from their Arab brethren to fight their Zionist enemy, only to be 
		rejected and denied arms to fight the thieves of  When  By the end of the 1948 war  Israel has convinced the world that peace could’ve 
		been achieved between them and the Palestinians if only they accepted 
		the status quo in 1949 whereby Israel now occupies 78% of Palestine, has 
		destroyed 450 Palestinian villages, ethnically cleansed 750,000 
		Palestinians, killed tens of thousands and launched a campaign of rape 
		against Palestinian women as occurred in the Deir Yassin village 
		massacre.   This 
		propaganda, like all of  Would any people on earth accept such a catastrophe 
		and onslaught upon their land, farms, families, children, houses of 
		worship and become refugees in their own land and in neighboring 
		unwelcoming Arab nations?   Would 
		anyone give up 78% (now 100%) of their home to foreign intruders and 
		thieves without a fight?  
		Yet Israel has shackled western governments and media to declare such 
		resisters fighting for their own lives, homes, and land as “terrorists”, 
		obviously forgetting the Jewish terrorist gangs that massacred and 
		expelled Palestinian civilians.  
		Those with power own the power of labels and adjectives. No rational person or people would ever accept such 
		a catastrophe “Nakba” in their lives, but according to  Ironically in 1949 at the Lausanne Conference in 
		Switzerland convened by President Truman, the U.N., Arab nations (no 
		Palestinian representation was allowed), and Israel; the Arabs accepted 
		U.N. General Assembly Resolution 181 that partitioned Palestine into 56% 
		of Palestine for Jews (they were only one third of Palestine’s 
		population) and 44% to the indigenous Palestinians.  
		 They also accepted U.N. Resolution 194 which allowed for the 
		“right of return” of expelled Palestinian refugees or their 
		compensation.  
		 Truman and the conference attendees demanded  Compared to  Thus Arabs and the rest of the world know that the 
		gateway to American favor is through  Arabs have been betrayed by western duplicitous and 
		hypocritical promises for over a century, yet they keep coming back to 
		the west for more humiliation and unadulterated acceptance of western 
		hegemony upon their lands and resources. Arab rulers know that all their communications are 
		bugged, that some of their bodyguards, military and intelligence 
		officers, some Cabinet and Parliamentary members, and media and academic 
		stooges are bought and paid for by Mossad and/or the CIA as spies.  
		Many fear being blackmailed and exposed as traitors, playboys, 
		and western stooges, or losing their dictatorial status through 
		assassinations (King Faisal of Saudi Arabia), overthrow by western 
		powers (Saddam Hussein), a military coup, or being dragged to the 
		International Criminal Court for human rights abuses and genocide (Al-Bashir 
		of Sudan). Thus to hold on to their own authoritarian power 
		they sell their faith, their soul, their people, resources, and above 
		all,  All Arab rulers are either Hereditary Monarchs or 
		Military officers.  Military 
		Rulers establish their brand of “dictatorial democracies” where upon 
		they win every election by at least 95%, although lately they’ve been 
		embarrassed enough to lower the margin to 86%.    
		 These military rulers usually groom their sons as future rulers 
		while handing the majority of industries to their family members and 
		cronies.   They rule by 
		force utilizing their intelligence services, police, and military to 
		subdue any protest and opposition which often results in the massacre or 
		imprisonment of citizens without charges or judicial review.  
		They rule by decrees and often under emergency rule much like  Their massive insecurity is demonstrated by their 
		need to have their pictures plastered over every building and vehicle, 
		with a statue in every square lest the people forget their benevolent 
		beloved dictators.  Their 
		only demonstration of power is against their own people while cowardice 
		in foreign policy is their staple. 
		Their owned media constantly sing their praises, even declaring 
		the Kings and Emirs as worthy of human sacrifice. 
		Their daily “wise” pronouncements in the media, written by 
		cronies, are meant to guide and promise their people a better future.  
		These illiterate egotistical dictators are speaking to a 
		similarly illiterate populace. The Emir of Bahrain, the smallest Arab nation and a 
		spec in the Persian Gulf, wasn’t satisfied to be simply an Emir/Prince 
		so he changed the constitution to make  These rulers are the best gift  How long have these rulers served? The Table only shows 15 of the 23 Arab Rulers. 
 How long will these rulers serve?  
		Until Death or Coup Ends their rule and sons or officers replace 
		them. The Arab League which holds an annual 
		tragic-comedic conference is a spectacle of foolish egos in a political 
		fashion show who make boastful hypocritical speeches ending in the same 
		annual communiqué first adopted in the 1950’s.    
		 The Arab masses understand that this annual gathering of “Arab 
		brethren” is a meaningless farce where face kissing and hand shakes 
		belie personal animosity and disdain for each other. Oil and lies are plentiful in the Arab world while  Allow me to highlight one example of Arab 
		callousness and egotistical greed.  
		
		 Why would a small desert city need to construct 
		such an expensive monstrosity?  God 
		only knows.   One can 
		only imagine the insecurity, need for attention, and unconscionable and 
		utter callousness and disregard on how such monies can be better spent 
		for the greater Muslim good.   
		The competition between Saudi Arabia and the Gulf nations to 
		build the tallest tower, the biggest man made island cities, the most 
		luxurious outrageously expensive hotels in the middle of the desert, 
		exquisite malls, the greatest sporting venues for golf (in a deserts 
		without water), roof top tennis courts, speedway racing tracks, millions 
		of dollars worth of racing camels and horses, the latest toys of planes, 
		cars, and yachts, and the import of American Universities for 
		populations that don’t value education or hard work; only highlights the 
		lack of true faith, intellectual vigor, rationality, lack of a 
		humanitarian conscience, and a total disregard for millions of hungry, 
		thirsty, sick, unsheltered Muslims living as refugees in and out of 
		their homelands.   
		 So what can  Such monies would translate into each Gazan woman, 
		man, and child receiving $1000.   
		Families could rebuild their homes rather than living in freezing 
		tents in the open air without electricity, clean water, or a sewage 
		system.   They could 
		feed their families, buy clothes, blankets, rebuild their schools and 
		buy school supplies for their children.  
		They can afford the medicines that may be available and much much 
		more. UNRWA which is the U.N. agency specifically created 
		to deal with Palestinian refugees has 4.7 million 
		Palestine refugees registered with roughly one-third (1.3 million) 
		living in 58 recognized refugee camps in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the 
		West Bank and the Gaza Strip.  
		This agency which wholly depends on voluntary contributions 
		annually runs a budget deficit due to unmet financial commitments by 
		several nations.   Such 
		deficits can easily be paid for by a contribution from a single Saudi or 
		Gulf prince.   
		 UNRWA’s total annual budget, including its projects 
		budget, covering infrastructure and such non-recurrent expenditures as 
		the introduction of new vocational training courses for 2008-2009 was 
		$1.21 billion, which is less than the cost of building  One would assume that the Arab 
		nations, especially the oil rich ones, would be the primary donors to 
		UNRWA.   
		 Wrong: 
		 
		In 2008, 19 of the top 20 donors to UNRWA's general fund were from the 
		West, with the EU contributing over $116 million. and the  
		In 2008 among Arab nations only
 The  It is not just Palestinian or worldwide Muslim 
		refugees that are deprived of oil wealth, the entire Arab world is a 
		total failure in all human development areas.  
		The paradox of so much wealth yet so much poverty, the gap 
		between the rich and the poor, the corrupt disconnect, callousness and 
		ruthlessness of Arab rulers toward their own people’s lives and welfare 
		is the world’s most shameful inhumanity of man to man or Muslim to 
		Muslim.   The readiness 
		of these dictators to appease and bow to  But they’re not totally to blame for the misery, 
		poverty, illiteracy, and ignorance of the people.  
		The people themselves deserve these rulers due to their cowardly 
		subservience and worship-like acceptance of these dictators.  
		   They accept the devil they know rather than risk 
		the unknown.   People 
		throughout history and the world have rejected such regimes, some 
		through violence, some through peaceful protests and civil disobedience.  
		But not in the Arab world where the populace is likely to display 
		a greater appreciation for American culture then for Islam. Thus, Arabs are worthy of subjugation, shedding 
		tears for the mass murders of Palestinian children while their rulers 
		are busy flaunting their wealth and feeding their passions in western 
		capitals and vacation resorts. Not only are Arab rulers not helping Palestinian 
		refugees living in utter poverty and squalor conditions in their camps, 
		shockingly, they are actually aiding Israel in inflicting more pain, 
		humiliations, and loss of livelihood for the besieged Palestinians. Egypt is building a steel wall on the southern border of Gaza to complete Israel’s total siege, it blocks Rafah, the only gateway left for Gazans to escape the siege for humanitarian or medical reasons, it prevents international aid convoys from entering Gaza to deliver emergency food and medical supplies, along with Israel ,it’s blowing up tunnels that provide the only lifeline to Gaza for emergency supplies, and it sides with Israel against Hamas which it views as an Islamic threat to its corrupt regime.            
		-- “Tense Relations with             
		-- “ The Gulf nations frequently expel Palestinians 
		without explanation or judicial review.  
		Last year the             
		-- “Report: U.A.E. to deport Hundreds of Palestinians by month’s 
		end”, Haaretz, 9/5/09 However in total hypocrisy and bowing to             
		--“Israel's Ram given visa to play in Dubai”, Reuters, Feb 19, 
		2009 Yet publicly these nations express their undying 
		support for Palestinian freedom.   
		It’s not enough that Palestinians live under decades of  The Arab world is drowning in its own incompetence 
		and corruption aboard a ship kept deliberately lost at sea led by an 
		overt American captain under the direction of a covert Israeli Mossad 
		agent.
		 “So long as the Arabs fight tribe against 
		tribe, so long will they be a little people, a silly people - greedy, 
		barbarous, and cruel”.             
		-- T. E. Lawrence, in the film “Lawrence of Arabia”, 1962 Islam demands justice from rulers but does true 
		Islam exist in the Arab and Muslim worlds?  
		Tragically, no.   The 
		young Arab generation is addicted to video games, iPods, Cell phone 
		rings, morally corrupt texting, computer screen savers, sports, or the 
		Video Clips of sexually provocative music videos that overwhelm Arab 
		satellite channels only to be followed by readings from the Quran. “What is the life of this world but play and 
		amusement? But best is the home in the Hereafter, for those who are 
		righteous. Will you not then understand? 
		 (Quran: 6: 32) Will the Arab masses awaken to reclaim their faith, their freedom, and their destiny based on justice for all?  | 
     
      
 
 
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