Part 3 –—— GO THOU THY WAY!
Like it or Not, the Final Die is Cast!
All the Elements are coming Together,
Which will lead to Conventional Warfare
In the Middle East Which Finally Culminates
In the last great World Battle of Armageddon,
Some three and one-half years after war Begins
Which Initially Drives Israel Into Negev Wilderness!
Pakistan
And Kashmir Scenario Now Coming Together,
As part of the end time events setting stage for the War!
September 11, 2008
http://www.tribulationperiod.com/
The navies of Russia and America are now actively engaged in the act of positioning themselves in waters touching each others coasts, carrying nuclear capabilities, which will cause a standoff when the Middle East war begins. They will not engage as Israel and the Islamic nations slug in out and Israel is driven into the Negev wilderness.
The Pro-Western Arab Moderate countries like Pakistan are internally being driven into the appealing throes of Islamic Jihad and a Caliphate as the best way to survive in their own national interest. They are now engaged in playing the worlds powers against each other, seeking to be sure they are eventually on the winning side in the inevitable conflict all see coming in the Middle East.
Iran is desperately seeing to develop a nuclear warhead for its Shihab missile series and then to produce a nuclear arsenal of hundreds of the warheads. Most of her thermonuclear technology came from renegade Pakistani nuclear physicists. I also believe the Pakistanis will eventually switch from their pro-western stance to become part of a huge Islamic Caliphate stretching from Morocco across the Middle East through India to Indonesia, and consequently Pakistan’s some 150 plus nuclear arsenal will become part of the much desired Arab nuclear deterrent to limit the coming conflict with Israel to a conventional war.
Syria, Iran, Hamas, and Hizbullah are now coordinating in a time of planned standoff from terror activity against Israel to lull her into a sense of false security, while they actively prepare themselves for a war which I believe will begin at some point in time between 2010 and 1015.
The current maize of political and financial instability in Pakistan will eventually cause Pakistan to become a part of a huge Islamic Caliphate stretching from Morocco to India to Indonesia prior to the 2nd Advent of Christ.
Rest assured the long standing dispute between Pakistan and India over Kashmir will eventually end with the Islamic population gaining control and Kashmir becoming part of the Antichrist’s Caliphate.
The two excerpts which follow are lengthy, but one can see in them part of the scenario that is setting up for an eventual final Middle East war beginning at some point in time between 2010 and 2015.
Begin Excerpt 1 from Asian Times Online
Zardari looks to US for cash lifeline
By Syed Fazl-e-Haider
September 10, 2008
QUETTA, Pakistan – Newly elected President Asif Ali Zardari, tasked with running a country slipping ever deeper into financial crisis, may be looking to exploit the US perception of Pakistan as an important theater in the “war on terror” to strengthen the country’s economy.
Zardari, after taking oath as president on Tuesday, pledged to “tighten the belt” but rejected the option of seeking an assistance package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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President George W Bush, who has termed Pakistan a major theater in the global “war on terror”, telephoned Zardari after his election to president and pledged full support in the event Pakistan takes the fight to the terrorists and extremists in the country’s border regions. In a speech to the US National Defense University on Tuesday, Bush also sent a message to the new government in Islamabad that in the “war on terror” it has no option but to continue to play the role assigned to it after the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center and other attacks in the US.
[…..]
By 2005, it was the third-largest recipient of the Pentagon’s Regional Defense Counter-terrorism Fellowship Program, which is aimed at training foreign forces in counter-terrorism techniques. The country got debt write-offs and witnessed a continuous rise in investment from the US during past five years.
In 2006-07, the US led investments with US$1.54 billion, followed by Britain with $1.14 billion. US and British total foreign investment (direct and portfolio) in 2006-07 had increased by $1.78 billion from $888 million in the year to June 2007.
Since Musharraf’s departure, the spread on Pakistan’s five-year credit default swaps has widened by 200 basis points to 900/1,000 basis points, indicating an increased concern that the country will default on its debt.
[…..]
Pakistan desperately needs dollar inflows to rescue its shrinking foreign reserves, which are rapidly being depleted due to high payments for oil imports and the flight of capital caused by the political uncertainty since the assassination last December of Zardari’s wife and former two-time prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
Foreign exchange reserves fell to $8.89 billion as of September 3, down from $9.13 billion on August 30. The central bank’s reserves shrunk to $5.5 billion from $5.76 billion. Inflation measured by the weekly Sensitive Price Index (SPI) inflation hit 31.55% in the week ended September 4, compared with a year earlier, according to the Federal Bureau of Statistics.
The surge in inflation occurred on the back of higher food prices coupled with the higher domestic cost of oil. The government is unwilling to reduce oil prices in the domestic market, even though they have tumbled to $105 per barrel from $147 in the international market. The SPI data shows that the worst hit are households with monthly incomes of 3,000 rupees (US$39).
A Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) board meeting on Tuesday decided to maintain a floor placed on the index on August 28 last month after heavy losses due to the political uncertainty and deteriorating economic fundamentals. The decision to maintain the floor, at 9,144 points, after the market hit 26-month lows reflects that political uncertainty is not over even after Musharraf’s exit and Zardari’s election.
The benchmark KSE 100-share index on Tuesday lost 0.18%, or 16.61 points, to close at 9,279.62 on a low turnover of 7.62 million shares. Local analysts believe that most potential investors will stay out of the market to avoid further losses until some positive developments take place on the political front. They see no immediate recovery, despite higher dividend and bonus shares coming on the board each day.
The growing trade and current account deficits are exerting pressure on macroeconomic indicators. The current account deficit is at 8.4% of gross domestic product and the local currency has lost more than 20% against the US dollar this year, further weighing on the stock markets.
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Musharraf’s military policy in the tribal areas contributed immensely to his unpopularity in Pakistan. If Zardari follows in Musharraf’s footsteps, he will bring more US aid money and investment at the expense of his and his party’s popularity, according to some analysts.
During the past five years, Pakistan received $1 billion annually as US assistance related to the “war on terror”. In turn, the military operations conducted against terrorists in the tribal belt along the Afghanistan border have carried considerable human and economic costs.
More than 1,500 Pakistani soldiers, police officers and intelligence personnel have been killed and thousands others have suffered serious physical injuries in fighting the Taliban and al-Qaeda in the tribal areas.
The economic costs of infrastructure destruction as a result of fighting are also mounting.
Taliban suicide bombings in cities including Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Karachi have added to the human and economic disaster. Budgetary allocations for improving law and order have been increasing, but the worsening situation following counter-terrorism operations in the tribal areas has been a major factor in reducing the country’s ability to attract foreign capital, according to economists.
Syed Fazl-e-Haider, sfazlehaider05@yahoo.com, is a Quetta-based development analyst in Pakistan. He is the author of six books, including The Economic Development of Balochistan, published in May 2004.
Begin Excerpt 2 from MEMRI
Middle East Media Review Institute (MEMRI)
September 8, 2008 No. 2044
Kashmiri Leader: ‘Osama [Bin Laden] Has Come Only During the Last Few Years; People Like Me Have Been Fighting For This All Our Lives’
A land dispute in Indian Kashmir has recently turned into a movement for independence from India.
The dispute originated when the government of India’s Jammu and Kashmir state decided to grant some 20 hectares of forest land to a Hindu trust, the Amarnath Shrine Board. This led to strong protests from the Muslims in the Kashmir Valley, forcing the government to renege on the grant – and also angering the Hindus in the Jammu region of the state and sparking violent state-wide protests in which over two dozen people have been killed.
In 1947, at the time of partition, the princely state of Kashmir was autonomous, choosing to be in neither India nor Pakistan. The largely Muslim population lived under a Hindu ruler. Over the next year, irregulars from the army of the newly created Pakistan marched into Kashmir. The helpless Hindu ruler signed an instrument of accession to India, inviting Indian troops. As a consequence, Kashmir was split between India and Pakistan at the Line of Control, where troops from both sides established a de facto border. Then-Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru took the matter to the U.N. and promised a plebiscite for Kashmiris. However, Pakistan, perceived at that time by the Kashmiris as an aggressor state, was not ready for plebiscite. Later, India too reneged on its promise of a plebiscite. The deadlock continues even today.
The recent state-wide protests, led by the secessionist All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), have turned into demands for freedom from India. The APHC, an alliance of nearly two dozen political and religious Muslim groups, is headed by Kashmiri leaders Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq. Geelani, 79, is a former Jamaat-e-Islami leader and currently heads the hard-line, pro-Pakistan and Islamist faction of the alliance.
Farooq, 35, whose title “Mirwaiz” is a traditional Kashmiri designation for “chief priest,” leads the moderate and pragmatic voices in the secessionist alliance.
Following are interviews with the two Kashmiri leaders on the current situation, both originally published in English. The interview with Syed Ali Geelani appeared August 24, 2008 in the New Delhi newspaper Business Standard, and the interview with Mirwaiz Umer Farooq was published in the September 1, 2008 issue of the New Delhi-based weekly magazine Outlook.
The two interviews reflect the different ways in which this minor land dispute was transformed into a widespread demand for Kashmir’s independence from India. The Geelani interview shows how jihadist thinking is taking over the Kashmiri movement, while the Farooq interview articulates an autonomous Kashmiri movement and advocates against any likely unification of Kashmir with Pakistan.
Syed Ali Geelani: We Want “To Impose an Islamic [System In] Kashmir”; “Secularism Should Not Touch Our Lives”
“Question: We all know the history of Kashmiri separatism, but what was the immediate provocation for the ongoing massive protests?
“Syed Ali Geelani: The upsurge has not happened suddenly. The sentiment for azadi [freedom] was always there. However, the transfer of 50 acres of forest land to the Amarnath Shrine Board made Kashmiris realise once again how insecure they feel.
This acted as a trigger. Suddenly, people have started thinking about the 100,000 acres of land that is with the army.
“Under the guise of ‘Operation Sadhbhavana [Harmony],’ the army has usurped huge parcels of land and seems to be expanding its network. I have information that the army has seized 23 acres of land for opening a school in Pahalgam.
“Question: The schools being opened by the army are for Kashmiri children.
Why object to this?
“Syed Ali Geelani: I know the schools are meant for Kashmiris. But they are also meant to make them sing Vande Mataram [Indian national song] and not offer namaz [Islamic prayer]. The aim of these schools is to turn Kashmiri children into pure Indians. This is cultural aggression on our Islamic values and is not acceptable to us. In fact, apart from fighting for the right to self-determination for 62 years, we have also been fighting against the cultural aggression by India.
“Question: So the transfer of land is not the real issue, as many have been saying.
“Syed Ali Geelani: Yes, they are right. Land is not an issue for us. It has just acted as a catalyst to shape peoples’ sentiments into an upsurge.
“Question: There are differences even among the separatists – some raise the slogan of azadi, while people like you want Kashmir to go with Pakistan. How do you resolve this dilemma among yourself, beyond your occasional shows of unity?
“Syed Ali Geelani: Our unity is based on a single point – implementation of the United Nations resolutions on Kashmir (which asked India and Pakistan to hold a plebiscite in undivided Jammu & Kashmir to find out if the people of the state want to be with India or Pakistan). However, I do agree that there are differences among us.
“While I am for Kashmir going to Pakistan, there are voices that seek independence from both India and Pakistan. I also agree that there are people in Kashmir who would like to go with India. They argue that India has done so much for Kashmir. Others are fascinated by its secularism and democracy. But then we must not forget that there were discordant even when Indians fought the British.
“Question: Your party, the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, has expanded its network. What precisely do you stand for?
“Syed Ali Geelani: Ever since my release from prison on August 7, 2004, I have been spreading my message across Kashmir. I have a three-point programme. First to impose an Islamic nizam (Islamic system) [in] Kashmir. Islam should govern our lives, be it in our political thought, socio-economic plans, culture or [other…].
“The creed of socialism and secularism should not touch our lives, and we must be totally governed by the Koran and the Sunnat (precedents from Prophet Mohammad’s life).”
“We Must Fight Against Anti-Islamic Forces [That Come] Under the Garb of Nationalists, Secularists, Racists, Linguistic Chauvinists, And So On”
“Secondly, I have been propagating that we must fight against anti-Islamic forces. These forces come in our way under the garb of nationalists, secularists, racists, linguistic chauvinists, and so on.
“Thirdly, I have been telling the youth to work for the right to self-determination which is granted to them by the United Nations. I have been drawing huge support from the youth for this as a result of which you see lakhs [1 lakh = 100,000] of people on the roads today.
“Question: In essence, Osama bin Laden’s crusade to establish Islamic rule across the globe seems no different from yours.
“Syed Ali Geelani: Osama has come only during the last few years. People like me have been fighting for this all our lives. I do not want to be compared with Osama.
“Question: Your differences with the All Parties Hurriyat Conference came to the fore recently when you tried to project yourself as the sole leader of the (separatist) movement. What made you issue a public apology later?
“Syed Ali Geelani: During the last four years, I have been holding public rallies all over Kashmir. I have a routine – first I explain my three-point programme to the audience, then I ask them if they agree to the idea of the movement having a single leader, and finally, people raise slogans favouring me as their sole leader.
“This is what happened at the public rally with the Hurriyat leaders. Some of the Hurriyat leaders did not like my being endorsed as a leader by the crowd and walked out. It was my moral duty to apologise to them and I did.
“Question: Are you talking about Kashmir alone or the entire state, which includes Hindus and Buddhists, both of whom would not like to live in an Islamic dispensation of your dreams?
“Syed Ali Geelani: I want the right to self-determination for the entire territory of Jammu & Kashmir, including the areas under Pakistan. Let people decide once and for all which country they want to be with. The question of imposing an Islamic rule is different. Why do people object to it? If America and India can have democratic rule, others can have Communism, why object to the Islamic rule?
“Question: How bothered are you by the agitation in Jammu, where [Hindu] leaders are angry precisely about this point: the Kashmiri leaders’ hidden agenda behind the Amarnath land controversy?
“Syed Ali Geelani: Jammu’s people are working on communal [religious] lines. But it is a fact that the transfer of land is not the core issue for us.
“Question: But India and Pakistan are working on solutions other than giving Kashmir the right to self-determination. What are your objections?
“Syed Ali Geelani: Pakistan has extended all support to us so far. The India-Pakistan dialogue is nothing new. In fact, the two have held 130 rounds of peace talks since 1952. What have they achieved so far? India is just biding its time in Kashmir by prolonging the dialogue with Pakistan. It won’t achieve anything.
“Question: If the recent protests led by you and the Hurriyat leaders are true indicators of your popular support, why not contest in elections and prove it?
“Syed Ali Geelani: Elections were never on our agenda and our stand has not changed on this. We believe in boycotting of the elections.”
Mirwaiz Umer Farooq: The Kashmiri “Rejects The Present System; This Does Not Necessarily Mean He Would Choose Pakistan”
“Question: How would you like to see New Delhi manage the situation?
“Mirwaiz Umer Farooq: There seems to be no policy in New Delhi. You are right – they want to manage and not address the situation. India is a responsible power and now, with the U.S. nuclear deal, it is seen as a big power.
“But with power you also have responsibility. You can’t shun responsibility on an issue like Kashmir. It is so sad that Kashmir is judged by people in India from a Pakistan perspective.
“Question: Has there been any attempt by the Manmohan Singh government to solve the problem?
“Mirwaiz Umer Farooq: This government has done nothing. The [previous Atal Bihari] Vajpayee government was keen to move forward. Vajpayee had a personal sort of interest in trying to see that there is movement in the (peace) process. With the [ruling] Congress the problem is that they still have a colonial bent of mind. They only see Kashmir as a live issue when a bomb goes off or people die in firing. And now that elections are due in India, parties they are trying to play politics in the name of Kashmir – the BJP [right-wing party] in the name of religion and the Congress in the name of national security.
“Question: Are you pro-Pakistan? Many slogans raised (in the rallies and protest marches) were for Pakistan and an Islamic state.
“Mirwaiz Umer Farooq: Please look at the mood of the people. When someone on the street here says Pakistan or Nizam-e-Mustafa [rule of Prophet Muhammad], what are they trying to convey? What he (the Kashmiri) is saying is that he rejects the present system. This does not necessarily mean he would choose Pakistan.
People here know what has been happening within Pakistan.
“They are disappointed with what has become of the political system there. There is also a feeling that Pakistan has lost interest in Kashmir. Some people come and complain to me that PTV or the Pakistan media is not covering the events in Kashmir prominently.
“Question: Many slogans are also raised in support of a militant group like the Lashkar [-e-Taiba of Pakistan]…
Mirwaiz Umer Farooq: (Laughs) This is to agitate the Indians. Militancy is not so strong now, though it might be alive. The Lashkar slogan is about a sentiment. It is wrong to say that Kashmir was always about militancy.
“Question: Are you scared by the force of this movement?
“Mirwaiz Umer Farooq: I am scared in a sense that I know this has to be controlled.
The other night, people were on the streets. There were fears that anyone can attack in the dark.
A spontaneous movement is at times hard to [control].
“Question: How do you respond to Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s dramatic proclamation of his own solitary leadership?
“Mirwaiz Umer Farooq: This is a mass movement, and plainly not driven by one leader. I don’t know what was going through his mind when he made that declaration.
“Question: Who is keeping in touch with you from New Delhi?
“Mirwaiz Umer Farooq: No one at all. I have only been contacted by the local district collector who came yesterday to talk about the U.N. march. Of course I will talk if someone comes, as doors cannot be closed. No home ministry official, no envoy from Delhi, I promise. Maybe they will now speak to Geelani saab as he has said that he is the single leader of Kashmir (laughs).
“Question: Would you have ever considered taking part in an election?”
Mirwaiz Umer Farooq: Ultimately, yes. But you can’t expect the Hurriyat to go for elections with nothing
to offer if none of our demands are met.
“Question: Would a dialogue help now?
“Mirwaiz Umer Farooq: Manmohan Singh is a nice person, but as a leader he has failed. He has nothing to offer the people of Kashmir. I don’t think anything will happen till the general elections are over.”
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