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20 November 2010 By Mshari Al-Zaydi I have a suggestion that could make somebody
millions of dollars! More than this, I am prepared to waive my
intellectual property rights to the person that can
benefit from this idea, not out of a sudden sense of
altruism, but because I do not want my name associated
with a project such as this, in a financial or moral
sense, due to my complete rejection of this idea. The idea, my dear readers, is for somebody to write
a conspiracy thriller with a compelling storyline
based upon the parcel bomb plot and the explosive
parcels that were sent from Yemen to everywhere from
Europe and the US via the Gulf, with this story being
translated into a number of different language. This
story would revolve around the belief that this
incident was nothing but a malicious conspiracy
hatched by mysterious forces of evil that devise and
oversee their terrible plots from the shadows. It wouldn't hurt to turn back the clock, and
re-examine the files of the CIA and similar western
"agents of evil", over the past fifty years. From
here, we could argue that the parcel bomb "conspiracy"
aimed to kill several birds with one stone. Firstly,
this would serve to divert public attention from the
WikiLeaks scandal that saw classified military
documents being leaked on the internet, revealing the
practices of U.S. troops in Iraq. Secondly, the parcel bombs plot could act as a
pretext for western interference in Yemen's affairs.
The presence of Al-Qaeda would serve as a rationale
for invasion, in a manner similar to the weapons of
mass destruction that Saddam Hussein was allegedly in
possession of. Thirdly, the incident could open the market for new
products, sold by security companies, including
state-of-the-art airport and aircraft scanning
technology. These products are very expensive, and
thus there needs to be a strong incentive for states
and aviation companies being persuaded to purchase
them. Of course, the company producing such products
would have to be an American one, owned by a secret
alliance of secretly wealthy Jews in the United
States. What else?! We must leave it to the imagination of the author,
to add his own personal touch to this story. He may wish to consider the experiences of a French
author, who took a similar short cut to fame and
fortune. I am of course talking about Thierry Meyssan
and his book "9/11: The Big Lie" which catered to
those who buy secret conspiracy theories. His argument
was that 9/11 terrorist attacks were a secret plan
hatched and carried out by the CIA. The only downside here is that the author will have
to accept the fact that his fame will not last for
long. His story will lose its fans once the next
conspiracy theory is born and other incidents occur.
He has to be a good sport, be practical, and be
content with his slice of the cake. Time is a decisive factor here. The book must be
written quickly, whilst it is still possible to
exploit the feelings of confusion due to the fact that
we still do not know the complete picture. Now is the
time to strike and profit from the prevailing state of
distortion and uncertainty. I have already witnessed elements of this idea
elsewhere, namely by Kuwaiti extremist cleric Hamed
al-Ali, on his internet blog. After elaborating on his
view regarding the ‘devious' US intelligence services,
he said: "It is so naïve, and absolutely pathetic of
us to be carried away by the parcel bomb news and
forget the heartbreaking scenes of millions of victims
who are struck by terror, starvation, disease and
poverty every day." We are still waiting for talented conspiracy
theorists to come up with something, as for me, I
suggested this idea to a well-informed authority, who
smiled derisively my conspiracy theory. A Saudi journalist and expert on Islamic
movements and Islamic fundamentalism as well as Saudi
affairs. Mshari is Asharq Al-Awsat's opinion page
Editor, where he also contributes a weekly column. Has
worked for the local Saudi press occupying several
posts at Al -Madina newspaper amongst others. He has
been a guest on numerous news and current affairs
programs as an expert on Islamic extremism |