Relationship Between America And rest of the World:

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN U.S.A AND THE REST
OF THE WORLD
The accusation by the American Government on Faruq Umar Abdul-Mutallab, who happen to be a Nigerian, for attempting to bombard a plane in America on the 25th Day of December, 2009, remain the subject of discussion throughout the world, especially the way and manner adopted by both the local and international mass-media in disseminating it, almost everyday.
Similarly, it is of common knowledge and undisputed fact that America is second to none when it comes to the issue of concoction and dissemination of propaganda. Almost always, their (America) mission is to create tension and emotional disorder in the minds of innocent fellow human beings.
Assuming but not conceding that the accusation against Faruq is true, then it is now a time for America to sit and cogitate on why these series of attacks and attempted attacks were aimed at it alone. Because, a wise man says that there can never be a smoke without fire. Obviously, the America and American government should ask theirselve why the attacks were always targeted at America not for instance, Germany, Australia, Denmark, China, Russia, Japan, Togo, or Ghana? Why America is the final bus-stop for everybody with all sorts of grievances, dissatisfactions, and disappointment of life? What kind/sort of relationship exists between America and this kind of people or the world at large? These are few out of many questions that America needs to find out their answers.
However, nothing is new it has been for long time that America and its allies considered us as terrorists. But at this juncture, I am strongly and courageously saying that it is unwise and unjust for America and the western-world to consider the religion of Islam as a religion of terror or the one that support terrorism just because of what Faruq did. This is because some people have already related his alleged act (if time) to the religion of Islam.
I sincerely see no nexus between his alleged act and the religion of Islam which is the religion of peace.
Common sense, good sense, and natural justice can never allow the alleged act to serve as a yardstick for jumping into conclusion that every Muslim is a terrorist.
The worst part of it is how some of the so-called “SENATORS” and “REP-MEMBERS” in America are calling for an immediate transfer of Faruq to their illegal prison in GUANTANOMO. This clearly translates how illiterate they are on what HUMAN RIGHTS are all about. They wittingly ignored the fact that they have a better person to send there but not Faruq. Though, I am not holding a brief for Faruq, but they should know that BUSH W. GEORGE is the rightful person that supposes to be in Guantanomo for the illegal, criminal, and inhuman acts he perpetrated while he was the American president.
He was the brain behind the lost of many innocent lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. To crown it all, the said BUSH is the real causative of all sorts of catastrophic and calamities that are befalling America now a day.
Those law-makers should also be reminded that in almost all the criminal justice in the world, the golden and guiding principle is that AN ACCUSED PERSON IS PRESUMED TO BE INNOCENT UNLESS AND UNTIL HE IS FOUND (PROVED) TO BE GUILTY BY A OCURT OF LAW (and of competent jurisdiction not court of public opinion). Though, his accuser(s) claimed that he confessed or admit the accusation, this is immaterial because we have not yet hear from him.
At this point, the Nigerian government should as a matter of urgency send their officials to America so that they can work in collaboration with a view of doing justice to the issue. This is because up to the time I am writing this paper, I have not seen the Faruq saying a word over the issue in any electronic-media neither hear his voice but always America said this and said that. Until we hear from him or watch his video, we will never agree with the said propaganda.
I have no iota of doubt in my mind that had it been that Faruq is an American the issue would have been forgotten by now. What they will do is nothing more than to declare that the accused person is suffering from mental disorder and nothing more or less. As such, it is mandatory for the Nigerian government as a sovereign country to involve itself in this serious issue to see that the rights of its citizen are not unjustly being infringed and simultaneously to prevent its unrefutable image from the rest of the world.
Lastly, I am concluding this paper with a prayer, seeking refuge from the Almighty from all evils and harmful acts. May he also be our guardian in all our endeavours, ameen.
By:
MUNTAKA ABDUL-HADI DABO,
ANGUWAR FATIKA,ZARIA.
write2muntaka@yahoo.com