Mahathir deserves applause from the West too
Iqbal Ahmed, On e-mail
Malaysian prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad deserves appreciation for his historic speech at the opening of the 10th session of the OIC conference at Putrajaya, Malaysia, on 10th October 2003.What the prime minister said is absolutely correct. After the fall of the Communism in Eastern Europe, and also with the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the USA became the only super power in the world. Everybody knows very well who controls the Bush Administration and the USA. While the Palestinians lead a miserable life in occupied areas, where they are suppressed and oppressed by the Israeli army almost everyday, the Israelis get the full support of the world's lone super power. It is nothing but a tale of gross discrimination. Western governments and their media stirred a hue and cry and severely criticised Dr. Mahathir for his comments about the Jews. But they utterly failed to appreciate him for taking a stand against those Muslims who are bringing bad name to our holy religion by resorting to acts of terror. 'To criticise or to say anything against Islam and the Muslims is alright, but to say a single word against the Jews, Israel and the western countries is a crime,' said Mahathir. This is nothing but duplicity, double standard, hypocrisy as well as hatred towards Muslims and Islam.
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