Welcome to Jerusalem Studio!
About a month ago, in our last program,
president Obama was preparing for a revenge attack against Syria
for using chemical weapons.
A month has passed and no revenge attack.
How did that happen, Pekka?
In common terms - Obama got stuck.
He looked for unnecessary support in Congress and elsewhere.
As president and commander in chief of US armed forces
he has the congressional right to make his own decisions.
He disappointed the hopes of those that were attacked.
The rebels were hoping for some resolution for the conflict.
The Arab world is quite disappointed in Obama's solution
and the events that followed.
New ouvertures were heard in speedy talks with Russia.
What are they and where could they lead?
Russia took a leading role, which is quite amazing.
Russia has been very active in supporting Syria
and delivered weapons there.
Obama gave the court up to Russia.
US and Russian foreign ministers discussed Syria's issues
without Syria's participation.
We will most likely return to it but the situation lead to
Obama's indecision becoming useful also for Iranian nuclear program.
It is tough for the head of state
when a man of his caliber promises something
and immediately backs off.
Media is painting a picture that Syria will be demilitarized.
There's no understanding
that chemical weapons are but the tip of the iceberg
and even these will not be completely destroyed.
Of all the mass destruction weapons -
poisons, biological and radiological weapons -,
they bizarrely focus on the part that was used in the attack.
Syria has 1000 tons or million kilos
of chemical and other mass destruction weapons.
Only a drop of them is sufficient to kill someone.
Resolution of the UN Security Council
forbids Syria to produce and use chemical weapons
and demands to destroy their whole stock.
Other weapons were not mentioned.
No deadline was set for their destruction
and Syria was not forbidden to import them.
It was a very naive decision, considering
that radiological weapons are much more dangerous
than just chemical poisons.
Syria's production and arsenal of chemical weapons
holds the 3rd place in the world. - Mass destruction weapons.
- How can such a small state in a global scale
have so many mass destruction weapons?
They have produced them for decades.
From the moment Saddam Hussein began to buy
chemical weapon factories in turnkey method 30 years ago.
Factories have been delivered by Russia, Western states,
Germany, France, Great Britain, who all have done it
for medical and fertilization purposes.
But the byproducts can be combined
and developed into chemical poisons.
Western states have been active in it
and Russia has delivered ready weapons to Syria.
It's been said they have a year to destroy their chemical weapons.
Do you believe they may end up in wrong hands?
I'd be amazed if it did not happen.
Iran has also been active
and delivered those weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
When the situation turns critical
and they want to confiscate all of Syria's chemical arsenal,
some of it is bound to end up in wrong hands, including rebels,
who already have some,
although not the ones used in August.
In the whole picture of the Middle East
Syria still poses a serious threat even without the chemical weapons.
They have loads of other weapons,
they have been killing their own people with for 3 years.
The numbers of refugees and the distress are growing.
There is more than two million innocent victims.
Around 10% of Syria's population has either been killed,
lives in refugee camps
or fights against its fellow countrymen. It's a disaster.
It is easy to join the judgment of our foreign ministry
regarding UN being powerless and giving up in this issue.
If some disaster calls for the unity of the nations of the world
it will not be found
when some interested parties, Russia and China for example,
are able to hinder the help being directed to the right place.
We have already resolved in our earlier shows
in connection with the Israeli-Palestinian issue
that UN has no executive power in these matters
nor a functional military organization behind it.
UN is more like an advisory body.
If they had a united force behind them, like NATO,
who has real military power to execute its decisions,
the situation would be different.
When one party is Russia with their own tremendeous arsenal
and who has also threatened to use it,
should Syria's situation get out of hand
we have a stalemate,
No participant of the war can guarantee their victory
and the state is in ruins for 10 years, needing restoration.
Ethnic cleansings are in sight so Syria's situation is tough.
Russia made the first move -
in destroying Syria's chemical arsenal.
Now there's another surprising initiative in UN from Iran.
What's going on?
UN started its 86th session.
President of Iran demonstrates his ability
to draw conclusions from Syria's situation
i.e. regarding US' indecision to make good on its promises.
Already former US presidents have promised
that Iran will not become a nuclear power.
They have promised to take care of it,
especially in the light of Iran's clear threats towards Israel.
Iran's new president Rouhani took a more moderate stance
compared to his predecessor.
Netanyahu calls Rouhani a wolf in sheep's clothing
and the former president a wolf in wolf's clothing.
Rouhani proposes talks, discussions, consultations,
forming of committees, in order to reach understanding
and lift the sanctions.
Obama almost went along with it.
Netanyahu was in US in September and talked with Obama,
after which Obama promised that sanctions will remain in place
until Iran has something to show for it.
Iran could have so easily tricked the world to follow its agenda.
Obama may have been relieved for the oportunity to do nothing.
It seems so. Looking at Obama's term -
he received the Nobel Peace Prize for nothing,
so he must be working hard to redeem his promises.
They have mostly practiced retrieval policy -
they left Iraq, face problems in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Obama looks at it from human perspective -
American soldiers are dying in endless domestic conflicts.
His gentleness has taken Arab leaders by surprise.
His predecessor George Bush was a very militant president.
But Obama shows a softer side
and is unable to decide in one or another direction.
We have already discussed
that Iran's nuclear bomb is almost ready.
If nothing is done for half a year they have complete freedom
to develop the weapon and enrich uranium.
Then they may come up with another delaying proposal.
Are we on a fast track to destruction?
The clock is ticking. There's no way around it.
Having participated in the creation the first nuclear bomb
Israel knows its business and can calculate
when the enrichment process is at the right level for the bomb.
According to the latest news in a few weeks
they have enough 92% material to make the bomb.
Technical issues are then only a matter of time.
Israel talked about it a year ago
when Netanyahu drew a red line in UN that cannot be crossed.
Now he said similarly that the line is almost crossed
or has been reached.
We have discussed Iran's cooperation with North Korea.
Media has lately been quiet in that regard.
Do you have any information?
North Korea is in difficulties itself.
They are constantly battling economic problems.
They cooperate with Iran a lot in order to complete the bomb.
They are working on satellite equipment,
missile guidance system,
the developing of which takes time before it is trustworthy.
North Korea was one example of Iran's tactics.
Years ago they also agreed not to enrich uranium.
A year later they tested the bomb
and refused to negotiate, as they already had their weapon.
Can we conclude that nothing can be trusted?
To my knowledge Islam teaches
that it is not necessary to be truthful with the infidels.
One of Mohammed's edicts stipulates
that in negotiations with infidels it is allowed to lie
if it results in bringing glory to Allah and to their own faith.
So lying is allowed then.
They lie a lot to each other, too, even within their own sects.
Arafat practiced that tactic a lot.
One of his negotiation partners,
US president Bill Clinton, said in a Newsweek interview
that Arafat was impossible to trust as he was a pathological liar.
Arafat practiced that tactic - his opponent was a non-Muslim
so he was free to follow Mohammed's teaching.
Jesus central message was: I am the way, the truth, the life.
He saw that lying is one of the devil's customs
to lead people astray and divide.
The enemy of our souls is a master liar
and tries to feed even to us, believers, new faiths and doctrines
that lead us away from knowing God's will.
Looking at Syria, Hezbollah and Iran, where everything is on fire,
what about Israel?
How should we analyze Israel at the moment?
Israel's tactics and behaviour have been very successful.
They have not succumbed to provocations
and have remained careful regarding Syria.
Syrian regime and rebels have tried to provoke Israel
by firing grenades on Golan.
Israel has reacted only when absolutely necessary.
That is a successful tactic. It proves to the rest of the world
that Israel is not the cause of all the problems in the region.
The rest of the Arab states are capable in it enough.
Netanyahu was very direct in his UN address,
saying that in case of need Israel can act alone regarding Iran.
It confirms the former conclusions
that Israel must be ready to act alone.
I said that even to a Jewish friend
that they should not trust too much in US friendship and aid.
They are on the other side of the world,
and their measure is often the black body bags
emerging from different conflicts.
They count how many Americans are killed
in the battles between 2-3 participants.
We must also remember
that Obama can use his influence and military force
also on Iran and other groups
in order to stand as promised beside Israel in all situations.
That would help Israel.
When following the talks between Israel and the Palestinians
and the picture painted in the news, a thought comes to mind:
isn't there some trick here that is not completely true.
I stumbled on something amazing
when researching the state and aspirations of the Palestinians
for my 18th book.
A dozen hundred ethnic groups in the world pursue independence
and aspire for their own state or autonomy.
But they are not granted it.
Suddenly everybody is obsessed with creating a state
called Palestine on a territory where it does not even belong,
at least not juridically.
Moral issues are another matter.
We are focusing on one topic,
not seeing the forest behind the trees.
There are 30 million Kurds in the region,
in Syria, Turkey, Iraq and Iran.
They have aspired for independence for years.
All the elements for it are fulfilled.
There's 10 times more of them.
3,7 million Palestinians on the West Bank and Gaza
compared to 30 million Kurds.
But the small Palestinian group seems to rule the global media
with its independence aspirations.
What do you expect from the talks set to end in 9 months?
Everything should be solved between July and March.
I am very sceptical about it
as Netanyahu has stated as Israel's prerequisite
the recognition of the Jewish state by the Palestinians
and the demilitarized Palestine.
But this does not suit the Palestinians one bit,
although it is one of the lesser demands.
Immovable prerequisites that neither can back away from
are quite a few: security and Biblical background for Israel.
Islam grounds their claims on Koran,
where Jerusalem is not even mentioned.
Things must be viewed from a spiritual stanpoint.
Considering global terrorism, represented by al-Qaeda
which has branches all over the world,
we can view the events in Kenya as an example.
A few words about it: What was it and how did it end?
There's a group called al-Shabab in Somalia,
a branch of al-Qaeda only operating in Africa,
while al-Qaeda mostly operates on the Arab Peninsula.
Their motive was Kenyan soldiers in Somalia,
which they do not tolerate.
Still they chose the Jewish-owned Westgate mall
as their target.
The Islamic viewpoint is evident even here.
When blaming somebody Jews are always a good target.
The preparations for the attack lasted for two years.
It was very meticulous. Top agents were selected for it
and the planning was top notch.
Israel informed Kenyan government that something is about to happen.
They were unable to name the target as there were several options.
Kenyan government did not take it seriously.
Israeli special forces ended up participating in liberating the mall.
Such pockets constantly emerge surprisingly,
which demonstrates insecurity of so many regions,
as we don't know what and when could happen.
There's no more security in the world.
The actions of the terrorists seem aimless for the Westerners.
The attack in Kenya for example.
There's always a connection or a reason in the background
pointing somehow to Israel or the Jews.
I'd say that Antisemitism is more rampant in these groups,
although we cannot draw a direct parallel
it is always lurking somewhere.
Some say that not all Muslims are terrorists, which is correct,
however most of the terrorists are still Muslims.
That should imply which religion in the background
is stirring people to such actions.
Let's return briefly to the truth and lies.
State leaders, leaders of PA or Iran for example,
often say contrary things to their own people
than what they speak in UN:
That's true.
Israeli president called Abbas
to address his nation in the same language he uses in UN.
A few weeks ago two Israeli soldiers were killed -
one was shot and another lured into ambush.
On the international arena Abbas condemned it,
but at home he gave premiums to the participants of the attacks.
That's why Israel is puzzled by Abbas's speeches
that are not interpreted to Arabic for the Palestinians.
They are but a smoke screen for the international community.
Why does the Western investigative journalism
which should aspire towards truth, hide all the things we discussed,
and not show these lies.
They should understand their language
and know what they tell their own people.
In the end it is rooted in despising the message of the Bible
and Christianity.
Religion, Christianity, the authority of the Word of God
does not hold the authority it did some decades ago
when things were called by their rightful names.
Now faith is swept under the carpet and political statements are made
which seem as the best truth based on the situation.
Our half an hour is up.
Thank you Pekka, for shedding some light on this!
We will be back in four weeks.
We have enough topics and events to follow.
Let's pray for Israel and the Middle East,
for God to be able to do His will there.
Translation: Monika Jaaguri