Revolutionary
Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
14 September
2001, Posted at globalresearch.ca 16
September 2001
The people of
Afghanistan have nothing to do with Osama and his accomplices On September 11, 2001 the world was stunned
with the horrific terrorist attacks on the United States. RAWA stands with the
rest of the world in expressing our sorrow and condemnation for this barbaric
act of violence and terror. RAWA had already warned that the United States
should not support the most treacherous, most criminal, most anti-democracy and
anti-women Islamic fundamentalist parties because after both the Jehadi and the
Taliban have committed every possible
type of heinous crimes against our people, they would feel no shame in
committing such crimes against the
American people whom they consider "infidel". In order to gain and
maintain their power, these barbaric criminals are ready to turn easily to any
criminal force.
But unfortunately we must
say that it was the government of the United States who supported Pakistani
dictator Gen. Zia-ul Haq in creating thousands of religious schools from which
the germs of Taliban emerged. In the
similar way, as is clear to all, Osama Bin Laden has been the blue-eyed
boy of CIA. But what is more painful is that American politicians have not
drawn a lesson from their pro-fundamentalist policies in our country and are
still supporting this or that
fundamentalist band or leader. In our opinion any kind of support to the
fundamentalist Taliban and Jehadies is actually trampling democratic, women's
rights and human rights values.
If it is established that
the suspects of the terrorist attacks are outside the US, our constant claim
that fundamentalist terrorists would devour their creators, is proved once
more. The US government should consider
the root cause of this terrible event, which has not been the first and will
not be the last one too. The US should stop supporting Afghan terrorists and
their supporters once and for all.
Now that the Taliban and
Osama are the prime suspects by the US officials after the criminal attacks,
will the US subject Afghanistan to a military attack similar to the one in 1998
and kill thousands of innocent Afghans for the crimes committed by the Taliban
and Osama? Does the US think that through such attacks, with thousands of
deprived, poor and innocent people of Afghanistan as its victims, will be able
to wipe out the root-cause of terrorism, or will it spread terrorism even to a
larger scale?
From our point of view a
vast and indiscriminate military attacks on a country that has been facing
permanent disasters for more than two decades will not be a matter of pride. We
don't think such an attack would be the expression of the will of the American
people.
The US government and
people should know that there is a vast difference between the poor and
devastated people of Afghanistan and the terrorist Jehadi and Taliban
criminals.
While we once again
announce our solidarity and deep sorrow with the people of the US, we also
believe that attacking Afghanistan and killing its most ruined and destitute
people will not in any way decrease the grief of the American people. We
sincerely hope that the great American people could DIFFERENTIATE between the
people of Afghanistan and a handful of
fundamentalist terrorists. Our hearts go out to the people of the US.
Down with terrorism!