by Abid Ullah Jan
"The true precursors of radicalism can be found in the earliest European movements to colonize the world. The same approach resulted in the establishment of the modern systems of political and economic oppression. Any movement that resists this imperial order is crushed with military force, and terrorism is used to keep people, particularly Muslims, from challenging the status quo."
There are strong reasons to believe that Muslims are not responsible for the recently unveiled terror plots both in Toronto and London. To understand the reasons why these plots are false, one has to begin with himself and think from inside out. I would begin with myself as a Muslim, who shares the beliefs that are attributed to the alleged terrorists, but does not feel compelled to even think about murdering innocent civilians. Terrorists supposedly believe that:
a). The present world order is unjust. It is a continuation of 700-year old colonial fascism.
b). The former colonialism has combined with new systems for exploiting the natural resources of the weak and maintaining full control of their political systems through puppets.
c). The wars on Afghanistan and Iraq are illegitimate and illegal.
d). 9/11 was an inside job[1] unless we see evidence to the contrary or find answers to the long lists of unanswered questions. [2]
e). Bush and Blair are neck deep in the blood of innocent Muslims and non-Muslims.
f). Aggression and oppression should be resisted.
g). Muslims deserve the right to self-determination and self-rule and should struggle to live by Islam, free from colonial interference.
h). The dying British Empire illegally imposed Israel on the local Arab population and took its land. Regardless of any solution to the Muslim-Israel problem, it is an illegitimate, racist state created and sustained with the help of terrorism and racism.
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