Kuwait's 'Scorching Ember'.. Do Not Approach It
I was deeply struck and reflected at length on the course of remarks made by a veteran Iraqi politician during an interview with him, in response to a question from the program’s host regarding the fate of everyone who had attacked Kuwait, directly or indirectly, starting with King Ghazi and the Al-Zuhour Palace radio station he established in June 1933, and its incitement against Kuwait, which ended with the death of its founder; then, as that speaker stated, through Nouri al-Said and Abdul Karim Qasim’s crisis with Kuwait; then through the attack on Sabah; to Abdul Salam Arif; and finally, the crime of invasion. All of these, and others directed against Kuwait—as that guest stated—ended in disastrous fates for those who carried them out, whether by killing, lynching, or execution. No one escaped divine retribution for their aggression against Kuwait, for God Almighty protected it from anyone seeking to harm it.
I recalled this upon hearing the verdict against Iraqi MP Aliya Nasif, whose only activity during her unfortunate tenure in the Iraqi Parliament was attacking Kuwait, accusing it of stealing land and oil, and acting against Iraq. Everything she said was merely an attempt to win the sympathy of the Iraqi public. However, the will of the Most Merciful revealed her true nature as a “super thief,” embezzling millions of Iraqi dinars, dollars, gold, and real estate. Following all this, the Iraqi judiciary delivered its final verdict, sentencing her to ten years in prison. May there be no schadenfreude, but rather the supplication of the oppressed. Yet I would have preferred even more, that she suffer the same fate as those before her who “stole Kuwait’s wealth.” This land, whose blessings reached the farthest corners of the world, and which has wished peace and goodness for the peoples of the world.
What will this Iraqi defendant say, as she recalls the ten years she will spend behind prison walls? Will she attack Kuwait again, or will she write a script detailing the thefts that led her to the place she deserves, causing her to forget what she used to attack Kuwait for? She sought evil for Kuwait, and thus her fate mirrors that of those who preceded her throughout the history of relations between the two countries. Praise be to God. Kuwait, by the grace of the Lord of all creation, is an ember that burns anyone who wishes it harm or seeks to wrong it. History has never shown anyone who dared to attack it and achieve their desired outcome. The evidence of Kuwait’s invasion and the calamities it brought upon Iraq until our day is sufficient. How many have sought evil for Kuwait, only to become the greatest losers?
Long may you live,
Yousef Al-Shahab
