[Photo: Thanks to NASA- an American astronaut on Moon views floating Earth] By Mahboob Khawaja, PhD Mahboob Khawaja, PhD Why Do Egoisitical Leaders Scorch the Earth? Power and politics are a game of acquisitiveness engrossed in inordinate and monopolistic adventures. Something evocative and hauntingly familiar about the 21st century’s leaders claiming to be intelligent but […]
[Photo: Thanks to NASA- an American astronaut on Moon views floating Earth]
By Mahboob Khawaja, PhD
Mahboob Khawaja, PhD
Why Do Egoisitical Leaders Scorch the Earth?
Power and politics are a game of acquisitiveness engrossed in inordinate and monopolistic adventures. Something evocative and hauntingly familiar about the 21st century’s leaders claiming to be intelligent but acting foolishly to bomb Mother Earth under the pretext of conquests and imperial domination. Holistic life and co-existence within the universe have no meaning to their strategic agenda. Ferocious scenarios about the future of the Arab world originating from Israel indoctrinate President Trump’s policies and his hawkish advisors. Gaza and the West Bank of Palestine are the net victims. The traitors are within the leading oil-exporting Arab leadership. Understanding Arab-Persian sectarian rifts, “Operation Midnight Hammer” hit Iran conveniently without any formidable response or reaction to American power over Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. If the Arab-Muslim people had unity, it could not have happened. Analyze Russia vs. America, would Trump dare to attack Russia? Certainly NOT because Putin would respond forcefully to make America understand its power. The Arab-Muslim leaders look wicked and weak. Iran must rethink critically about its strengths and weaknesses to defend its freedom and sovereignty. The Iran-Israel conflict could restart anytime. The Arab-Muslim leaders’ inexplicable plunge into political cataclysm has led to Gaza being bombed daily by the IDF, and Palestine has lost to the “Greater Israel” plan. To America and the EU, Arab-Muslim societies remain a colonized hub subservient in manners and morals to Western imperialism. Hatred of Islam and ethnic sarcasm shape the American and European political thoughts, morals, international law, humanitarianism, and competitive values, justifying their own version of rights, politics, and status of ethnic superiority and denial to others in blatant violations within the working of global systems of states. Those dropping bombs on Earth are not normal beings, but think and act like wild beasts. After 9/11, the US, Britain, and NATO invaded Afghanistan, killing and displacing millions, then concocted a false premise and pretext of WMD; it was Iraq. They committed genocide against three million civilians; then Syria was bombed and devastated by ISIS; and now Iran is being targeted for alleged nuclear weapons, which do not exist. American violent assumptions of “terrorism” plagued the Islamic landscape. Why was Israel not scrutinized by the West for having 50-90 or so nuclear arsenals threatening the peace and security of the region?
The Earth – a Splendid Divine Creation for All Speaks for Itself
The Earth, a creation of God, exists, serves His purpose equally to all creations of God, and floats in the universe without any pillars. It clarifies now and will do the same on the Day of Judgment – Day of Truth: O’ People, the chief creation of God! You appear to be adapted to intellect, fortitude, and fortune, being a victim of ignorance, superstition, and arrogance against me, your Mother Earth. I am not a property of any nations, states, geography, or corporations, but a Divine hub of life beyond human imagination, survival, and trust. Those bombing and destroying me are mentally sick and defy the Divine Truth. Their hearts beat, and they breathe oxygen on me and exhibit petty behaviours in politics as scum floating on a torrent. Sketch out your genius: I am a living being, spinning at 1670 km per hour to orbit the Sun at 107,000 km per hour. Imagine if this spinning were to stall; what consequences could occur for all the living beings on Earth? Think again: the average distance of Earth from the Moon is 93 million miles. The distance of the Moon from Earth is currently 384,821 km, equivalent to 0.002572 Astronomical Units. Recall, Earth is a “trust” to mankind for its existence, sustenance of life, survival, progress, and future-making, so, ”Fear God Who created life and death.” Is human intelligence still intact to understand this reality? Where there is trust, there is accountability. All human beings are accountable for their actions. (The Quran: 22: 66): It is God Who gave you life. It will cause you to die. And will again give you Life. Truly, man (human being) is a most ungrateful creature! Whether you believe or betray, life is a continuous struggle, a test of trust and trial in all ages.
Do you not see my existence floating in space by the command of God? My existence brings day into night, rotating sun and moon to your service; otherwise, life will cease to exist. Think again! How God produced water, mixing oxygen and hydrogen for your life, oxygen to breathe, climate changes, oil for engines, water to drink, seas to travel, mountains, oil, gases, and rare minerals, and all other necessities needed for your nature at all times for change and technological progress. Don’t forget uranium to make bombs, and hydrogen bombs, and unknown space weapons are all readily stockpiled to be used on fellow human beings to repeat Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and now Gaza, Ukraine, and Iran. But this is nothing new in human consciousness and history; more of the same has already happened on Earth – Fascist-Nazi claimed: “We are the most powerful armies of the world to defend our standards of living” – “who is more powerful than us?”
Those Bombing the Earth are Sadistic Leaders to be held Accountable for Their Crimes against Humanity and Earth
Are we witnessing a time when most precautionary vigilance is liable to consequential surprises? How foolish and stupid they are to assume that superior ethnicity, nationalism, economic power, and invincible armed forces have bombed the Mother Earth again and again for petty things of their own wrong thinking. Please see: “Leaders, Time and Accountability for War and Peace. “Gaza and Ukraine Portray the Reality” (Global Research).
Rejecting the cynicism of infinity, nations do rise and fall throughout history. The US Empire in its infancy, European imperialists, Israelis, the oil-soaked mindless Arab-Muslim authoritarian rulers, and other warlords – the acclaimed insane killers and aggressors – fearful of the self and of the unknown future – don’t repeat the history:
Do they not travel through the Earth and see what was the End of those before them? They were even superior to them in strength: they tilled the earth and populated it in greater numbers than these have done:…. it was not God Who wronged them but they wronged their own souls ( The Quran: 30:9).
The Divine warning (The Quran: 99:1-3) is self-explanatory to those who claim to have invincible armies and achieve success at the cost of ruthlessness, horrors of wars, and bombing of the Mother Earth. Listen carefully: When the Earth is shaken to her utmost convulsion. And Earth throws up her burdens (from within). And Man cries (distressed) ‘ What is the matter with her?’
Dr. Mahboob A. Khawaja specializes in international affairs-global security, peace and conflict resolution and has spent several academic years across the Russian-Ukrainian and Central Asian regions knowing the people, diverse cultures of thinking and political governance and a keen interest in Islamic-Western comparative cultures and civilizations, and author of several publications including: Global Humanity and Remaking of Peace, Security and Conflict Resolution for the 21st Century and Beyond, Barnes and Noble Press, USA, 2025, and We, The People in Search of Global Peace, Security and Conflict Resolution.
