Durand Line

Thursday, August 03, 2006

56 nation Islamic organization fails to get the moral high ground

Ok so Oh-I-See meets again. They wine (or may be orange juice) and dine and issue statements. They are rightfully angry at Qana massacre in Lebanon, so they are demanding that UN should:

1. Establish immediate cease fire.
2. Send in UN blue-helmet troops.
3. Pursue war-crime case against Israel.

This is all good and nice. But where is the condemnation of Hezbullah and appeal to stop lobbing missiles into Israel? Where is the appeal for the release of captured Israeli soldiers? Muslim leaders would have gained moral high ground but unfortunately they are too short-sighted and too much under the influence of extremists such as Iranian Nejat.

The second issue that OIC completely ignored was the Iraq issue. After 600 or so deaths in Lebanon, OIC is considering deployment of Islamic troops. How about Iraq? 600 are dying in a week around Baghdad and still no Muslim troops for that country. And how about sending Muslim troops into Sudan? Why Oh-I-See chooses not to “see” the killings in Sudan and Iraq.

Why it is that anti-Semitism and one-sided pro-Hezbullah pro-Hammas policies are driving this large group of 56 nations?

It is high time; Oh-I-See played a positive role by sending troops in Iraq, Sudan, and Lebanon. However these troops should be carrying the banner of peace and humanity, and not some tool for Iranian and other extremists.