Whose To Blame?

Just when you thought it was time for Islamic leaders to stand up and demand an end to the violence ripping apart the Middle East, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamene'i, came out today and blamed the recent bloodshed and destruction in the region on the Zionists and Occupiers.

Instead of calling for restraint and demanding Muslims to put down their weapons in order to decrease the internal strife within Iraq, Khamenei said,

"The criminal hands of conspirators have once again stabbed the body of the Islamic ummah (population) with a poisonous dagger and have committed an atrocious crime... there is no doubt that the spying services of the occupiers and Zionists are the main organizers of this evil plot."

The Ayatollah went on to blame the current conflicts of Muslim on Muslim violence squarely on the aforementioned conspirators.

"All Muslims across the world must be aware more than ever of the enemy's policy of divide and rule and its efforts to create trouble. Today, the enemies are making trouble in Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon and wherever they can by provoking the Muslims under various religious and ethnic pretexts forcing them to confront and kill each other. The Muslims should not help them achieve this shameless and dangerous goal."

There is a clear consensus among Middle Eastern scholars today regarding the causes of the ongoing violence. Both Lebanon and the Palestinian areas are in a power struggle to claim political superiority among their people, and not because of conspirators. The violence will not stop as long as their leaders remain in a state of denial. The world is waiting for Islamic leaders to stand up and demand those who are using weapons for political advancement to lay down their arms, instead of blaming conspirators which will only create more bloodshed and death.