Headlines:

• Davos and the future of capitalism
• Russia says will veto "unacceptable" Syria resolution
• America again accuses Pakistan of aiding the Taliban
• China boosts police numbers to suppress the Islamic revival in Xinjiang

Leaders of the global business elite were confronted on Wednesday with the fear that the Western model of capitalism has failed and is about to be shoved aside by emerging powers. Over four decades, the annual World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos has become an emblem of the triumphant market but this year delegates admitted that state capitalism on the Chinese model is in the ascendant. Four days of public debate and private networking kicked off with a stark warning from a panel of experts that the historic motors of the 20th century global economy will have to reform or die. "I think we have three to four years in the West to improve the economic model that we have, and if we don't do that soon I think we've lost the game," warned David Rubenstein, managing director of the Carlyle investment fund. The 62-year-old billionaire has done very well out of financial capitalism, the US firm paid him a $134 million annual bonus this month, but he warned that the West needs to get its deficits under control and return to growth. "If we don't do that soon, when we are here in three to four years ... the game will be over for the type of capitalism that many of us have lived through and thought was the best type of capitalism," Rubenstein said.

The truth of the matter is that capitalism is dead, and all that remains is for its rotten corpse to be buried by an emerging power. However, this power will not be China, India, or Brazil, as all live by capitalist principles. The emerging power will have to possess an alternative world view and economic model that is based on justice and sharing of wealth. Only the Caliphate meets such requirements and its time is coming soon...!

Russia says will veto "unacceptable" Syria resolution:

Russia said on Wednesday it would veto any U.N. resolution on Syria that it finds unacceptable, after demanding any measure rule out military intervention to halt the bloodshed touched off by protests against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.The political violence in Syria has killed at least 5,000 people in the past 10 months and activists say Assad's forces have stepped up operations this week on opposition strongholds, from Damascus suburbs to the cities of Hama, Homs and the border provinces of Deraa and Idlib.Arab and Western states urged the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to act swiftly on a resolution backing an Arab League plan calling for Assad to hand powers to his deputy and defuse the 11-month-old uprising against his family's dynastic rule."If the text will be unacceptable for us we will vote against it, of course," Russian U.N. envoy Vitaly Churkin told reporters in Moscow via a videolink from New York. "If it is a text that we consider erroneous, that will lead to a worsening of the crisis, we will not allow it to be passed. That is unequivocal," he said. His remarks came hours after Russia's envoy to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, said there was no chance the Western-Arab draft text could be accepted unless it expressly rejected armed intervention. Russia and China, both veto-wielding Security Council members, have resisted a Western push for a resolution condemning the Syrian government's crackdown on unrest.

Once again world powers are gathering to devour another Muslim country, just as they did to Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan. The rulers of the Muslim ummah have capitulated and surrendered their souls to their Western masters out of fear of losing this dunya. The messenger of Allah(saw) said, "The People will soon summon one another to attack you as people when eating invite others to share their food." Someone asked, "Will that be because of our small numbers at that time?" He replied, "No, you will be numerous at that time: but you will be froth and scum like that carried down by a torrent (of water), and Allah will take the fear of you from the breasts (hearts) of your enemy and cast al-wahn into your hearts." Someone asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what is al-wahn?" He replied, "Love of the world and dislike of death." [An authentic hadith recorded by Abu Dawud and Ahmad]

America again accuses Pakistan of aiding the Taliban:

A leaked US military report states that Pakistan still provides assistance to the Taliban in Afghanistan and this has overshadowed a high-level visit by Pakistani officials seeking to mend relations with Kabul. The secret report, based on interrogations of thousands of captured fighters, says Pakistan's intelligence agencies continue to help direct Taliban attacks, according to the BBC and The Times, which obtained copies. The reports surfaced on Wednesday as Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan's foreign minister, arrived in Kabul on the first high-profile visit since ties were strained to breaking point following the murder of Burhanuddin Rabbani, the former Afghan president, in September. The document includes insurgent prisoners' claims that most of Pakistan's support came from ISI-sponsored Punjabi militant groups based in North Waziristan and Baluchistan, close to the border with Afghanistan. They provide "electronics expertise, remote detonators, advanced explosives, mines and suicide vests," according to the account of the report in the Financial Times. The report says that Pakistan is aware of the location of Taliban leaders and that it continues to manipulate them "unabatedly." "Senior Taliban leaders meet regularly with ISI personnel, who advise on strategy and relay any pertinent concerns of the government of Pakistan," it said. The testimony in the leaked report will reinforce a belief among diplomats that Pakistan has yet to abandon its time-worn strategy of playing a double-game in Afghanistan by encouraging Taliban attacks in Afghanistan while simultaneously seeking US aid to fight Pakistani militants battling its own army.

The leaked report comes days after the Pakistani leadership reopened NATO supply lines and provided clandestine support for drone attacks. How much proof does the Pakistani leadership need for it to understand the undeniable fact that the American crusading war machine is hell-bent on the destruction of Pakistan? And yet Pakistani leaders continue to provide all forms of assistance and betray the people of Pakistan. Allah says: " O you who believe! Betray not Allah and His Messenger, nor betray knowingly your Amanat (things entrusted to you, and all the duties which Allah has ordained for you). "[TMQ 8:27]

China boosts police numbers to suppress the Islamic revival in Xinjiang:

China will boost police forces in its western Xinjiang region, state media said on Monday, in an effort to tackle unsanctioned religious activities in the region, which has been beset by ethnic strife and sometimes violent unrest. Authorities will recruit 8,000 new police officers. "Security patrols, management of the migrant population and cracking down on illegal religious activities" will be among their main duties, Xinhua said, citing an unnamed Communist Party spokesman in Xinjiang. Xinjiang is home to the Uighur ethnic group, a Turkic-speaking Muslim people who account for just over 40 percent of the region's more than 21 million population. The government blamed the incidents in Kashgar and Hotan - both in the majority Uighur southern part of Xinjiang - on religious hardliners and separatists who want to establish an independent state called East Turkestan for their people.

Over the past decade, China has intensified its efforts to break the zeal and the moral of the Muslims of Xinjiang. The government has poured money and men to thwart the Islamic revival but it has been in vain. Allah says:" Verily, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to hinder (men) from the Path of Allah, and so will they continue to spend it; but in the end it will become an anguish for them. Then they will be overcomed"[TMQ 8:36].

Question: On Sunday, 15th January, 2012, i.e yesterday, Mohammed Ali Khateebi, Iran's envoy to the OPEC warned the Gulf states against compensating for Iran's oil by supplying additional crude oil to the markets in case sanctions are imposed on Iran by the European Union. And as reported by the Iranian Sharq newspaper, Khateebi also warned that such compensatory supplies will evoke Iran's reaction which can not be predicted now.

On the same day, the spokesman for Iran's Ministry of Petroleum, Ramin Mehmanparast reiterated his remarks reported by Iran's official news agency confirming that the United States had sent a letter to Iran about the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier on 28th December 2011, Iran had warned of closing the Hormuz waterway in reaction to international sanctions on her. Iran had also announced holding naval exercises in the region. It also said that it had carried out successful tests on missiles of various types and ranges.

So, is Iran serious about closing the Hormuz Strait? Is it genuinely worried about a real war against it, if so who thinks is waging war? Does the current global situation allow such a war now?

Answer: To answer this question, let us present the following:

1. Mohammed Ridha Rahimi, the Iranian Vice-President had warned of shutting down the Strait of Hormuz and said: "If sanctions are decided against Iran, not a drop of oil will pass through the Strait of Hormuz." [IRNA: 27.12.2011]. Gen. Hussain Salami, the Lt. Commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatened that Iran will act to protect its vital interests. Iran conducted naval exercises on 31st Dec., 2011 in the region to demonstrate its preparedness for war if the sanctions were imposed upon her. Iran's Chief of Naval Forces, Admiral Habibullah Sayyari meanwhile eased the tone of threats and said: "Closing the Strait of Hormuz for Iran's armed forces is really easy, or, as Iranians say, it will be easier than drinking a glass of water, however, at the moment we do not need to close it down." (Press TV, December 28, 2011). Thus he indicated that Iran will not move to close the strait at present if the sanctions are not imposed on it and if it is not attacked, and not simply imposing the sanctions.

2. Reports indicate that between 30% and 40% of the international oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz which is 50 kms wide and 20 to 30 oil tankers pass through it daily carrying about 19 million barrels of crude oil. Thus the Hormuz Strait has been strategically important historically, and has also been a contention between the rival European colonialists. During the era of Great Britain, it regarded the Hormuz as the main route to India which it considered as the jewel of its crown. England had imposed its control over the Strait of Hormuz when Iran and other Gulf states were under its area of influence. During the 1970's when the modern era began when the US influence replaced Britain's sway over the region. The US then regarded the region as part of its national security and stationed its fifth fleet command in Bahrain under the cover of a joint agreement with it in 1993. Its ships sail back and forth through the waterway of Hormuz and thus it will not be easy for Iran to close down the strait except with tacit American's nod against the Europeans. During its war with Saddam Hussain of Iraq, Iran had warned of closing the straits but did not act on its threat. Similarly now, after all the warnings, its naval commander has toned down the threats and mentioned above.

3. In the face of Iran‘s threats, Victoria Noland, the US State Department spokeswoman stated: "We have seen lately a great deal of unreasonable behaviour from Iran which makes us believe that "these threats from Tehran as just increasing evidence that the international pressure is beginning to bite there..." she said. [al Arabiyah: 30.12.2011]. Thus the US wants to prove that the sanctions already placed on Iran are sufficient to rein in the Jews from acting on their threats of military action against Iran. The US has over the past several years restrained the Jewish entity from venturing any attack on Iran. Americans have more than once stated that the sanctions imposed on Iran are enough to deter Iran on its nuclear program. Hence the US State Dept. Spokeswoman said, " These threats from Tehran as just increasing evidence that the international pressure is beginning to bite there." The US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has been repeating his statements for months now that the sanctions are sufficient to deter Iran from developing its nuclear program and that the sanctions are the only option. In its attempt to retain the matter under its control, the US asked the Jewish entity to desist from carrying out any attack against Iran coordinating with it.

4. It appears that the US has lately realised the Jewish entity is seriously considering carrying out military attack on Iran's nuclear installations and that Britain is dedicatedly supporting the Jewish entity to carry out such an attack, and this has prompted the US to move and intensify sanctions on Iran including prohibiting dealings with the Iranian Central Bank which was announced by a US official on 13th January 2012, who said that new US restrictions were imposed on Iran last month in order to force Iran to abandon its nuclear program by thus paralyzing the functioning of its Central Bank and making its work with other international banks difficult. Thus the United States is trying to demonstrate that the solution lies in sanctions and intensifying those sanctions, and thus prevent the Jewish entity from undertaking military attack on Iran as well as prevent the Europeans, especially Britain, from playing any role in the matter.

5. There are indications that Europe is for such an attack and is not only encouraging the Jewish entity to undertake it but is also supporting it with whatever is necessary. France had launched a satellite over the region in order to spy over Iran and share that intelligence and images Iran's nuclear installations and facilities with the Jewish entity. Germany has supplied the Jewish entity with the latest submarines which can carry missiles, while the Britain militarily cooperates intensively with the Jewish entity on this issue. Britain‘s Secretary of State for Defence Phillips Hammond warned Iran against any attempts to close the Strait of Hormuz. The British media on its part regularly works to high-pitch the issue and influence public opinion against Iran. The Guardian newspaper reported on 3rd November 2011 that "Britain's armed forces are stepping up their contingency planning for potential military action against Iran amid mounting concern about Tehran's nuclear enrichment program". The British have intensified their consultations with the Jewish entity in the recent months. The American news agency UPA on November 2, 2011 reported that: "The Britain's Chief of Staff Gen. David Richards paid a secret 3-day visit to Israel, while the Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak visited Britain on the evening of 2nd November, 2011 at a time when Israel's military attack on Iran was being discussed intensively." In the context of a report posted on its website on 10th November 2011, the British newspaper ‘Daily Mail' said that officials of the British government have emphasised that there has been a consensus within the government that Israel will attempt to target Iranian nuclear installation sooner than later. The Israeli media had reported in the beginning of November 2011 that the Zionist Air force carried out an aerial exercise at one of the NATO bases in Italy which included all types of air force formations which possibly may participate in a long term attack.

6. "Israeli" threats on Iran's nuclear installations have mounted during the current month. The American newspaper, Wall Street Journal, reported on 14th January 2012 that Washington was worried about a possible Israeli military attack against the Iranian nuclear installations, and this has prompted US officials' intensified messages expressing their disapproval and warning the Israeli officials about the consequences of such an attack. The newspaper said in the context of a report on the issue that the American President Barak Obama, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and other senior US officials have sent a series of secret messages to the Israeli leadership warning them of the dire repercussions of a possible attack. They have also informed them about the US stance which is in favour of giving more time to the sanctions imposed on Tehran so that they bear fruit and only then deter Iran from producing nuclear weapons.

7. That the United States is focused on the sanctions which will prove effective for Iran and that the military option will not yield the desired results especially in the current year 2012 being the year of American elections. At the same time the Jewish state and the Europeans want to exploit this election year to carry out the attacks on Iran when the US administration is led by Barak Obama who is preoccupied with winning a second term in office and is engaged in wooing the votes of the Jews and others. Hence when such an attack in launched, the US will be in an awkward position and will be forced to support it if launched during the election period. Thus the US will be in position of flux in the region which will provide an opportunity to intervene in Middle East for the Europeans especially England, the old colonialist of the region to play an effective role in the Gulf. Thus, they are working to shake the American stronghold in the region and destabilise the situation within Iran. So they are preparing to acquire some sort of influence in Iran which they lost as a result of the Iranian Revolution in 1979 when their agent Raza Shah Pehlawi fell from power.

8. Thus, the American policy is focused on the sanctions being able to bear fruit and it keeps intensifying these sanctions every time the war cry gets louder, which the Jewish state, backed by the Europeans calls for during the current election year. Perhaps the US has missed the opportunity they had at the end of the last calendar year when news was leaked that the end of last year was the expected time for such an attack. [al.mashhad.com/News:10th November 2011]. It reported, "An unidentified British Foreign Office official revealed that he informed the British ministers that the Israeli attack may occur at Christmas-eve or by New Year 2012." That however does not rule out fresh attempts by Europe and the Jewish entity to shuffle cards in the US administration due to the election-year situation. It is expected that the United States will not allow them to exploit this opportunity and will remain in control of the matter. Thus every time the Europeans appear to support the Jewish entity to carry out a military attack against Iran during the election year and thus embarrass Obama in front of Jewish voters, Obama steps up and acts on intensifying sanctions indicating to the Jews that this is the correct solution and not a military attack on Iran! Thus Obama indicates to them that he is working in their interest by intensifying the sanctions in order to gain their votes.

9. As for Iran's statement that they will have to bear the responsibility of compensating the shortfall in crude supplies as a result of sanctions against Iranian oil exports; Iran is issuing such statements threatening to close the Hormuz straits in order to precipitate a crisis in the crude market which will result in higher prices and thus affect Europe especially when it is already reeling under an economic crisis...so that it will not persist in supporting the Jewish entity in taking military action against Iran.

10. As for Obama's letter to the Iranian officials the contents of which though are not revealed, it is likely to be a ‘warning' to Iran and demanding it to soften the tone of its threats to close the Hormuz straits as well as easing the tone of warning to the Gulf States that they bear the consequences of compensating the shortfall in oil supplies. This is intended to reduce the tension that provokes the Jewish state and the Europeans to exploit it for taking military action against Iran in this election year. In the past few days, there have been indications that the U.S. and Iran, however, have taken steps in recent days apparently designed to ease tensions. Iran has agreed to host a delegation of United Nations nuclear inspectors this month. The U.S., meanwhile, has twice this month rescued Iranian sailors in the region's seas. [The Wall Street Journal 14.01.2012].

11. It hurts to see that the Gulf region's land, sea and the Strait of Hormuz as part of America's security among its vital and strategic interest even though it is purely an Islamic region. The Gulf referred to as the Arabian or Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman similarly is Islamic, and the Hormuz Straits are Islamic. The Muslims have defended and protected all of these in the face of European attacks be they from Portugal, Holland, France and the Britain...and now the Americans have landed here and are working to control these regions and steal its wealth.
Even more worrying is the fact that this international conflict is able to get its set of rulers in order to achieve its goals. Yet Allah Willing, all this will not last very long and the Ummah as well as the people in Gulf will rise and will become One Ummah under a Single State, the State of the Guided Khilafah "Caliphate", which will cut the ties of these Western countries and prevent them from extending to any part of the Muslim lands. Be reminded that this tomorrow is not far!

In Conclusion:

1. Europe, especially Britain and the Jewish entity want to capitalize on Obama's election race in the United States to launch a military attack on Iran's nuclear installations since during an election year, such an attack will embarrass Obama in the face of Jewish voters if he seeks to stop the attack.

2. Iran is important for Obama and he does not want a military action against it except until Iran crosses the US's redline of the Hormuz Straits as stated by US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on 8th January 2012. At the same time, the Jewish entity is also important for Obama who does not want to lose the Jewish votes. This is why he is trying to demonstrate that the sanctions are the appropriate option to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, a matter that concerns the Jewish state, and shows them that a military strike will not help but contrarily harm the entire region and thus affect the US and global interests.

Therefore, whenever a military strike appeared imminent, Obama set about tightening the sanctions and now he has even covered the Iranian Central Bank stressing that the sanctions and not military strike is the effective weapon against Iran's nuclear efforts. Such a situation of give-and-take is expected to last at least through the US election year. Europe and the Jewish entity will focus on exploiting this opportunity to carry out a military strike on Iran's nuclear installations, while the United States will focus on demonstrating that intensifying the sanctions is the viable solution, and so on...

3. As for Obama's letter to Iran, though its contents are not public, however it is likely to be a ‘warning' to Iran and demanding it to soften the tone of its threats and statements to close the Hormuz straits as well easing the tone of warning to the Gulf, as a move to remove any justification for military strike.

4. It is painful to see that the Western nations fight over our Islamic lands and find their agents in the region who walk the path with them, instead of these lands being our State, the Khilafah "Caliphate" State which will cut any hand that seeks to reach our pure Islamic lands. However, this betrayal will last long and neither this dark phase will last, indeed Allah Willing, Islam will emerge and so will the Khilafah "Caliphate".

{وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ نَبَأَهُ بَعْدَ حِينٍ }
"And you shall certainly know the truth of it after a while." [TMQ Saad:88].

Recently, the Ministry of Internal affairs revoke a number of District Regulations which prohibit the distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages or liquor (alcohol). The revocation covers District Regulation in City of Tangerang, Bandung and Indramayu.

Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia organized huge demonstrations to reject the government policy: "Restriction of Subsidized Fuel" in the biggest cities in Indonesia.


To respond to Government policy about restriction of subsidized fuel, Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia organized Islamic Halaqah and Civilization under the title: "What's Behind the Restriction of Subsidized Fuel?" on Saturday (28/01) at Wisma Antara Jakarta. This program was broadcasted live through video streaming at www.hizbut-tahrir.or.id