War criminal Obama’s Asia visit
Rizwan Ghani
War criminal Obama’s Asia visit has failed to muster support for US
policy objectives on foreign policy, economy and nuclear
non-proliferation. The world is now looking at China how it places
itself at the center stage to help world freely exercise its democratic,
economic and political rights in accordance to international rules and
charters, which stand stifled by American economic, military and
political imperialism. Global media sells Americans presidents
“handshake” as “gold standard” of respect for “moral values, democracy
and international law”. Based on the values Obama avoided Myanmar’s PM
in ASEAN moot and Turkey refused to host Sudanese president. Reportedly,
Obama while talking to President Hu of China said, “We do not believe
these principles are unique to America, but rather they are universal
rights and that they should be available to all peoples, to all ethnic
and religious minorities.”
The American media critical of Obama’s bow to Japanese Monarch would
have been left speechless if Obama’s hosts had refused to shake war
criminal Obama’s bloodstained hands for authorizing 46 illegal drone
attacks in 2009 alone against sovereign Pakistan which has allegedly
resulted in death of 750-1000 innocent Pakistanis. UN has called these
deaths as “extrajudicial killings”. Obama’s rejection of UN statement
and reports of US government buying 700 drones worth $1bn show that US
will continue to defy UN laws, fundamental right to justice and state
sovereignties. I hope that Nobel Prize awarding Committee will strip
Obama off the noble peace prize and the international human rights
groups, ordinary citizens will use powers under UN Citizen’s Court Law
to bring Obama to justice. The global media should also call for his
accountability and those colluding with him. An Italian Court by
ordering imprisonment of 26 American CIA agents for involvement in
rendition case has successfully exercised its legal rights. It is hoped
that Pakistan’s Courts would exert their authority to bring Obama and
his Pakistani colluders to justice. World leaders and media should
boycott Obama, politicians and nations supporting his policies on lines
of UN Resolution 1761(to end apartheid in South Africa). Instead world
under UN should impose economic, political and social sanctions against
America to end violation of international law which America and its
allies “cherry pick” to serve their vested stakes. The action on part of
national and international courts can help bring Bush, Blair, Musharraf,
Brown, Olmert and other UN member heads of states involved in crimes
against humanity, responsible for more than a million Iraqi deaths and
illegal wars threatening world peace to book. It will help end US bases
in Japan, South Korea and Philippines, which Washington despite repeated
protests in last two decades is unwilling to vacate.
In foreign policy terms, Asia like American public has called for
withdrawal of American forces from Afghan war. Japan has refused to
extend Indian Ocean Afghan war refueling mission that is due to expire
in January 2010. Tokyo like ME is already mulling “look Asia” approach
to sustain its economy and secure its energy interests. Beijing has
shown Obama the door on its Afghan policy. Despite America’s mouthpiece
Brown’s much trumpeted declaration of China joining Afghan mission in
2004 there is no change in China’s one-policeman Afghan mission to help
boost fight against drug trafficking.
The attendance list of oath taking ceremony of infamous US backed Karzai
and Britain’s new Afghan policy recommending inclusion of Taliban in
government show failed US Afghan policy and Obama administration’s
isolation in crimes-against-humanity Afghan war. In terms of economy,
China has refused to restructure (weaken) Yuan to help stabilize
weakening dollar. Reportedly, Beijing has refused to change the 2010
currency review. Next, Beijing has opted to adopt “domestic consumption
based growth” instead of export based growth. It explains its rejection
of considering the idea of G-2 with America its partner. It is opined
that by opting for domestic consumption model Beijing has rejected
American model of capitalism, avoided need for stimulus packages and
allied bubble and bubble bursts, control inflationary effects of
weakening dollar. Beijing by exposing its $800 bn investment in US
T-bills to considerable depreciation has insulated local economy and
jobs from adverse effect in country’s exports to America and its share
in Chinese’s economy. Chinese share of exports to America in 2008 was
$80 bn.
China has also rejected IMF advice on Yuan revaluation. Washington has
been left behind the market curve, whereas Beijing by opening up with
Russia, Africa and adopting “domestic consumption based model” has
crossed 8.5 percent growth rates, which shows that it has successfully
weathered recession. It leaves Obama with “too big to fail banks”, “buy
America” protectionism, continuation of failed banking polices, absent
regulators, windfall of banker bonuses and double-digit ever-increasing
unemployment. It would be interesting to see if Obama keeps Geitner,
Benanki to protect Wall Street at the cost of Main Street or sacrifice
Democrat presidency in next presidential election. The future will stare
Obama in the eye in 2010 elections when public will vote for 36 state
governors, 35 senate seats and entire Congress. With Beijing, Tokyo
ready to chart their own courses, failure of Free Trade Agreement in
Seoul and recession back in US, Obama should be looking at huge losses
in America’s ASEAN exports that constitute 50 percent of country’s total
exports. There is no headway on Obama’s nuclear non-proliferation agenda
because Beijing like rest of the world is unwilling to leave national
security issues to American president’s word alone. Obama’s nuclear
agenda is silent on nuclear free ME with complete US support for
Israel’s illegal nuclear program and unlawful US-India Controversial
deal. Next, Obama wants to denuclearize Pakistan, France, and UK before
America, China and Russia. No legitimate government, leader or public in
those countries would allow Obama to execute his agenda that is but a
copy of Israel’s Gaza demilitarization plan, which will leave
denuclearized countries at the mercy of America and Israel. America,
Israel (India, EU and others) have barred Palestinians from approaching
UN for upholding of UN Resolution for Independent State under two-state
solution, which allowed establishment of Israel. Imagine the world ruled
by nuclear America, Israel and India. It is opined that US stokes North
Korean nuclear issue to “arm twist” Tokyo from adopting independent
foreign and economic policies.
Obama has failed to change Bush’s economic, foreign and nuclear policies
in Asia. The world should deal with Obama as a war criminal for
authorizing extra judicial killings, undermining independence of
sovereign states and disregarding UN laws and conventions, failing to
bring to book the American operatives responsible for missing persons,
running rendition flights, involvement in torture and wars based on
lies. His nuclear disarmament agenda is nothing but renewed bid to
resuscitate dying American imperialism through (its) nuclear might.
Thus, Obama’s Asia visit was a failed attempt (of an isolated war
criminal) to coax his counterparts to be onboard Washington’s sinister
plan. The good news is for now these nations have opted to stand with
international law, respect state sovereignties and democratic will of
the people. It is hope world leaders refuse handshake with war criminal
Obama and call for America’s divestment to restore writ of international
law, state sovereignty and respect of human life.
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