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Apprehensions of war between Iran and America are becoming imminent. I was sent a video recording of a lecture by late DrIsrar much before his death. DrIsrar had warned the Muslim Ummah of inevitable holocaust around that would destroy the Arabs and the world would be drowned in a war like of which one had not seen before. Silver lining of his lecture was that while rich Arab Kings and Sheikhs would be annihilated, there would emerge new leadership from amongst Muslims-most probably from amongst the Afghans, Pakistanis or probably Iranians.

Equally threatening was a contemporary forecast by western wizard of diplomacy Dr Henry Kissinger: “If You Can’t Hear the Drums of War You Must Be Deaf”-it was sort of revelations at that time (made in May 2011) when passing moments in the world and particularly the Middle East had been rollercoaster. Speaking from his Manhattan apartment, the elder statesman, Henry Kissinger, who will be 89 in May, is all too forward with his analysis of the current situation in the world forum of Geo-politics and economics.

“The United States is baiting China and Russia, and the final nail in the coffin will be Iran, which is, of course, the main target of Israel. We have allowed China to increase their military strength and Russia to recover from Sovietization, to give them a false sense of bravado, this will create an all together faster demise for them. We’re like the sharp shooter daring the noob to pick up the gun, and when they try, it’s bang bang. The coming war will be so severe that only one superpower can win, and that’s us folks. This is why the EU is in such a hurry to form a complete super-state because they know what is coming, and to survive, Europe will have to be one whole cohesive state. Their urgency tells me that they know full well that the big showdown is upon us. O how I have dreamed of this delightful moment.”

“Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people.”

Mr Kissinger then added: “If you are an ordinary person, then you can prepare yourself for war by moving to the countryside and building a farm, but you must take guns with you, as the hordes of starving will be roaming. Also, even though the elite will have their safe havens and specialist shelters, they must be just as careful during the war as the ordinary civilians, because their shelters can still be compromised.”

After pausing for a few minutes to collect his thoughts, Mr. Kissinger, carried on: “We told the military that we would have to take over seven Middle Eastern countries for their resources and they have nearly completed their job. We all know what I think of the military, but I have to say they have obeyed orders superlatively this time. It is just that last stepping stone, i.e. Iran which will really tip the balance. How long can China and Russia stand by and watch America clean up? The Great Russian bear and Chinese Sickle will be roused from their slumber and this is when Israel will have to fight with all its might and weapons to kill as many Arabs as it can.

We must remember we cannot afford to pay again the price of Afghan War that we waged as Jihad for the pursuit of geo-American political interest and destroyed ourselves

Hopefully if all goes well, half the Middle East will be Israeli. Our young have been trained well for the last decade or so on combat console games, it was interesting to see the new Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 game, which mirrors exactly what is to come in the near future with its predictive programming. Our young, in the US and West, are prepared because they have been programmed to be good soldiers, cannon fodder, and when they will be ordered to go out into the streets and fight those crazy Chins and Russkies, they will obey their orders. Out of the ashes we shall build a new society, a new world order; there will only be one superpower left, and that one will be the global government that wins. Don’t forget, the United States, has the best weapons, we have stuff that no other nation has, and we will introduce those weapons to the world when the time is right.” (End of interview).

Both the forecasts are horrendous and implosive. Mauling Sitar’s forecast many years ago in which he had forecast of a biggest ever world war that would destroy the Arabs, America’s conflict with Iran and of course many decades later resurgence of a new Muslim leadership other than Arabs to revive the Islamic World. What I dread most is the possibility of Pakistan being pulled into it by the Americans. That would cause an implosion. We should warn our civil and military leadership to keep Pakistan out of it at every cost. Unfortunately, our leadership seems to be too subservient to the Americans and bending head over their heels to please them.

Unfortunately, they don’t remember that we have around 20 pc Shia population that is educated, in top positions in various fields including the armed forces enjoying good ranks. If we allowed ourselves to be abused by the Americans in exchange of US dollars and guns, we would be stepping into a quagmire of Shia- Sunni implosion causing total anarchy or a civil war. Let’s hope sanity prevails, Parliament plays its role, intervenes to tame both civil and military leadership to restrain them frombecoming American stooges once again. We must remember we cannot afford to pay again the price of Afghan War that we waged as Jihad for the pursuit of geo-American political interest and destroyed ourselves. Unfortunately it were the seeds sowed by General Zia and later by General Pervez Mushharaf for peanuts that converted Pakistan into strategic depth for the Taliban.

The growing threat perceptions appear to be growing in size by the hour. I hope our civilian leadership military do recognise the ideological divide in Pakistan that would burst at its seams the moment pressures goes beyond. I am glad to hear our Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi made it categorically clear that Pakistan won’t take sides in the conflict.

Iran is fortunate to have historic roots many thousand years old. So far it has deployed age old diplomacy to counter American cow-boy trigger happy jingoism. It had performed feat of diplomacy when it reached a nuclear deal with Washington. Regretfully out of his sheer frustration facing impeachment and his failure to provide sagacious leadership as a world power, President Trump is behaving like a low grade bully announcing openly that he would target 52 Iranian sites rich in culture. Whatever he said, he did sound like mad Taliban threatening to destroy two thousand year oldBamiyanBhuddha statues-one 115 feet tall and other 174 feet tall. If he implemented his threat, the United States would be remembered in history as second only to Taliban in destruction of ancient and historic antiquities. American leadership will be singled out for war crimes.

Author is former High Commissioner of Pakistan to UK and a veteran journalist