In the book, “A plan to divide and destroy the theology” an interview with Dr. Micheal Brant has been published. Dr. Brant was the right hand of Bob Woodwards, CIA’s X-chief. Dr. Brant was working for a long time for the CIA but due to his improper use of money and authority he was discharged from his post. Upon this he revealed many of the secret plans and eye opening facts in revenge of his losing his position with the CIA. He talks about the sum of 900 million dollars being fixed for these secrets missions and drug money being taken from Columbia and Afghanistan for the same purpose. Yet, this drug money was not used for the purpose it was allocated for and even the other sum was not taken care of properly.
Dr. Brant says that for the past many decades the West has governed the Islamic world. Over time the Muslim countries gained their independence but their concept of freedom, politics and culture was under strong influence of the West. Especially the political and financial setup was under strong influence. After independence, these countries did not give attention to the educational and cultural aspects making up society and continued to follow the western thought culture in the society. In 1979, the Iranian revolution brought about an earthquake shattering the long term planning being carried out for years and years. At the beginning it was thought that it was de to the suppression of Shah of Iran that the civil war had begun. It seemed that the religious people and leaders (“Ulema”) were taking advantage out of this for themselves. We (the West) thought that after Shah Iran is gone we will bring our men who will continue our policy. Due to the problems faced by the USA in those two/three years (Embassy crew of Iran being taken as hostage and planes being destroyed in the desert causing failure of commando attack) the Islamic world started to re-think about Islam. Hatred against the West in different countries such as Lebanon and Pakistan started to rise and the Shiites became stronger. Looking at all this in 1983 the high authorities kept a conference. In this conference the British secret service MIX also participated. Britain having a vast experience with these countries was to have key ideas about what to do with regards to the Shiites. It was decided that the Iranian revolution was not just a result of the Shah’s oppression but there were more realities and facts behind the scene. From which, the strongest factor was the Islamic authority being a guide to Politicians and to manage the rule and politics of an Islamic country and the 1400 years old martyrdom of the grandson of the Prophet of Islam Mohammed’s (pbuh) grandson Hussein(pbuh). The mourning of Hussein(pbuh) is celebrated by Shiites with great sorrow and grief. These are the two factors due to which Shiites seem more effective and active. In this meeting it was decided that Shiite Islam must be understood and a project is to be launched for which a special section will be made. The budget fixed was 4 million USD. According to Dr. Micheal Brant the project was divided into 3 stages.
(1) Data collection (2) Short term targets (3)Long term Targets
In the first stage research scholars were send around the world from which 6 were sent to Pakistan. (Their names are available in the article). One of these is Dr. Shome Whale (spelling could be wrong) who completed his PhD researching the ‘azadari’ (mourning in the name of Hussein(pbuh)) of Hussein(pbuh) in Karachi. He stayed as a paying guest in one of the Shiite areas known as Rizvia society. A Japanese woman completed her PhD doing research on the Hazara people of Balochistan, Quetta and Shiite Islam. In the early surveys questions such as the following were asked:
>> Where in the world are Shiites residing and how many per area?
>> What is the social and economic status of the Shiites and what are the differences amongst them?
>> How to amplify the internal conflicts and disagreements amongst the Shiites?
>> How to magnify the differences already existing between the two major sects of Islam (Sunnite and Shiite).
Shiite Scholastic leaders (Marj’as) are the real strength of this school of thought who protect the Shiite faith in all time at all cost. They are very strong about the principles and beliefs. They have never, in the vast Shiite history, given allegiance to any ruling authority that is not practicing Islam. It was Ayatullah Shirazi’s ruling that prevented the British from entering Iran. In Iraq the largest institute of Islamic teaching for the Jafferi (Shiite) school of thought was in Najaf. Saddam Hussein(LA) tried to buy and control this institute but failed to do so. At the end he had to shut down the school and till this day it remains closed for public teaching. While, all the other religious institutions in the world usually go along with the government. It was the religious institution of Qum, which was the main force behind the overthrowing of Shah of Iran. It now stands up to the might of the world power, which is USA. In Lebanon the campaign of Ayatullah Musa Sadr forced the American, French and British arm to withdraw from Lebanon. Ever since Israel came into being the Ayatullah stands as the greatest threat and challenge to it in the form of HizbAllah. Hence, from these encounters we have concluded that direct confrontation with Shiites results more in damage than any kind of success. Thus, it is wiser to work behind the veil. The old British tactic to divide and rule proved to be unsuccessful so we adopted another way, which is divide and annihilate. Here, prolonged discussion and devoirs were presented. We shall briefly summarize it below.
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This article is a translation back into English from an Urdu article, which covers parts of the interview in the concerning book. I have not been able to locate the book at a library nor bookstore such as amazon.com. If anyone is able to get a hold of the book I would recommend it be read and also to let others know where it can be found. If I am able to get it I will inshaAllah publish it online. Please spread the world as much as possible as it is in our best interest to be aware of the conspiracies against us. We must be aware and hold steadfastly to our beliefs.
Listen carefully to what is heard and cross link it with the teachings of our Imams(as) and the Quran. As our Imam(as) have said that if it is at conflict wit the Quran it is not said by them. Indeed the time of the return of our Imam(atfs) is near and we must hold on to our faith. Do not think of your marjas and leaders as low.
Do not let all the conspiracies of the enemies be successful! Don’t just listen to Majlis e Hussein(as) let’s make his message live on!