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The Right to Sacrifice the Other:
The American Genocides

By
Munir Akash



BOOK REVIEW
By Abdullah Mohammad Sindi



Dr. Abdullah Mohammad Sindi is a native of Saudi Arabia where has was a Professor at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah. He now lives and works in the US where he has also taught at 4 universities and colleges in Southern California: The University of California at Irvine, California State University at Pomona, Cerritos College, and Fullerton College. Dr. Sindi published several articles in different scholarly periodicals both in Arabic and English. His book The Arabs and the West: The Contributions and the Inflictions is sold on Amazon(contact admin if its a beneficial link)



The Right to Sacrifice the Other: The American Genocides, By Munir Akash, Beirut: Riad El-Rayyes Books, June 2002.


BOOK REVIEW
By Abdullah Mohammad Sindi
Ph.D. International Relations:

The American Genocides is a 200-page paperback book in Arabic and the latest scholarly work by Munir Akash who is a well-known Arab-American writer. Educated in his native Arab world, Europe, and the US, Akash authored, edited, and translated many articles and books in Arabic, French, and English on many subjects ranging from politics, to revolution, to poetry and sex. A recipient of several awards and honors both in Europe and the US, Akash also edited several scholarly periodicals in Paris, London, and the US including Jusoor, founded and published by him with the cooperation of Syracuse University's publications in New York.

Written in a lucid style with a great deal of passion and courage which captivate the reader, The American Genocides contains a table of contents; an introductory chapter; seven main chapters documented by footnotes and sources; two appendixes on Native Americans; and two indexes, one on proper names and the other on places. The book also contains a small section about the author and his accomplishments.

Utilizing his expertise in Native American affairs, Akash wrote a profoundly shocking book. He did an excellent job in documenting the European genocides and other crimes against Native Americans from the time of the so-called "discovery" of so-called the New World in the late 15th century to the present. In this largest and longest holocaust in the history of the world, Akash estimated that 112 million Native Americans perished over the last 510 years both in North and South Americas. The invading Europeans destroyed over 400 North American Native Nations, such as the Iroquois, the Apache, the Navajo, the Cheyenne, the Cherokee, the Spokane, the Mohawk, and the Sioux.

Although some of these Native American victims (or so-called "Indians") such as the Mayas, the Incas, and the Aztecs had great civilizations centuries before Europe, often superior to those of Europe at the time, the Europeans still claimed that their "divine" mission was to bring "civilization" to the New World and they brazenly referred to these natives as "savages" and "barbarians". Also, despite the fact that the Native Americans initially welcomed the invading Europeans, were generous with them, and taught them how to survive in a new land, and how to plant food in an alien environment to them, the Europeans still have looked down, from the start, on these indigenous people and have called them such racist names as "brutes", "vermin", "wild varmints", "devils", "devil worshipers", and "animals". Not only uneducated Americans but also their political, religious, and social leaders have uttered these ugly and vulgar adjectives throughout US history.

Of the 112 million murdered Native Americans in the New World, Akash estimated that 18.5 million have been wiped out in what is known today as the United States. He detailed how these horrific genocides and other crimes in the US have been committed by the "super race" WASP (White Anglo Saxon Protestant) at all governmental levels throughout US history as well as by common settlers who brutally settle-colonized North America. From the very beginning of their colonization in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the WASPs have acted like real wasps with potent venom. They have savagely stung Native Americans by various methods of genocides from outright slaughter; to intentional infection by deadly diseases such as small pox, cholera, and plague; to forced brutal deportations known as Indian Removal; to confinements in horrible conditions in concentration camps and reservations; to intentional sterilization of Native American women without their own knowledge.

Ironically, some American Christian churches, which supposedly believed in "Thou shall not kill" and "Thou shall not steal", openly condoned and supported at all levels these barbaric acts and slaughters of Native Americans as well as the thefts of their lands, resources, and properties.

Naturally, as Akash indicated, the US government and its agencies have carefully covered up these long series of genocides and ethnic cleansings against Native Americans. In fact, today's standard American history textbooks and official documents throughout the US totally ignore these massacres and horrible crimes committed against Native Americans. According to the official American point of view, North America was "empty" of native people when the WASPs started to colonize it in the early 17th century, or at best "sparsely" inhabited by "primitive" or "uncivilized" tribes.

Nevertheless, being an Arab writer writing in Arabic for Arab readers, Akash then proceeded to make a brilliant analogical comparison between the WASP's brutal racist colonization of North America and the ancient Hebrew's gruesome colonization of Canaan (old Palestine), as well as the current savage colonization of Arab Palestine since 1948 by the Western Zionist Jews. In order to replace the native people and steal their lands and properties, both the WASPs and the Hebrews/Zionists had to commit genocides and brutal racism against the rightful owners of the lands. Both of these two racist colonizers have justified their massacres and thefts as "doing God's work on earth".

In fact, as God's warriors and devout faithfuls, the WASPs and the ancient Hebrews as well as the modern Zionists have used the Old Testament for their own purposes to justify their extermination of the native peoples and the theft of their lands and resources. For example, in Joshua 6:21 we read: "And they utterly destroyed all that [was] in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ######, with the edge of the sword." And in Joshua 24:13 we read: "And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and olive yards which ye planted not do ye eat."

Next, Akash articulated his analogy further by drawing a perfect parallel between the WASPs and the Hebrews/Zionists. As the ancient Hebrews fled the brutality of the Pharaoh in Egypt, so did the WASPs from their king in England. As the ancient Hebrews crossed the Red Sea in a dangerous sea voyage, so did the WASPs across the dangerous Atlantic Ocean. As the ancient Hebrews got lost in their voyage to the "promised land", so did the WASPs on their "Mayflower" across the Atlantic. As the ancient Hebrews considered themselves to be "the chosen people of God", so did the WASP "pilgrims". As the ancient Hebrews made a "covenant" with "God" during their wandering, so did the WASPs. And as the ancient Hebrews finally arrived in the "promised land" of Canaan, so did the WASPs in the "promised" New English Canaan.

Both the Hebrews and the WASPs wanted to establish "a city upon a hill", a biblical notion of supposedly "a utopian society". In fact, the WASP "pilgrims" referred to their settled-colonies in North America by such names as "israel", "God's new israel", "Zion", and "the promised land".

Akash then eloquently argued that the "biblical Jewish/Zionist" philosophy, espoused by the American founding WASP fathers, has naturally evolved into the following 5 basic doctrines, which have guided American policies from the earliest blood baths in Plymouth to the current butchery in Afghanistan:

1. The israeli meaning of the US (the Hebrew mythology that created the nation).

2. The Divine Election doctrine, "Chosen People" imagery, and the superiority of the WASP race and culture.

3. The right to lead and "save" the world (errand in the wilderness).

4. The predestined expansion (the divine right and ability to expand US domains endlessly).

5. The right to sacrifice the other.

Accordingly, as a direct result of these 5 ingrained doctrines in the American political and social psyches, the author correctly concluded that the intentional annihilation of Native Americans by the "super race" WASPs was not a unique or abnormal occurrence in American history. Rather, "the right to sacrifice the other" has always been a constant and systematic American norm from the dawn of the American nation to the present. In fact, many others groups and races throughout the world, both in past and current US history, have also been brutally killed en masse for a variety of reasons. Among these victims are millions of innocent Black Americans who died during the long history of the American brutal slavery system and the Jim Crow laws that followed it; hundreds of thousands of innocent Japanese who were horrifically incinerated by Atomic bombs in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the final days of W.W.II at a time when Japan was already too weak to continue the war and was actually willing to surrender; and millions of innocent Latin Americans, Filipinos, Koreans, Vietnamese, Arabs, Asians, Africans, and other groups throughout the world who have lost their lives as a direct or indirect result of America's military interventionism World-Wide to promote US national (i.e., corporate) "interest".

It should be indicated here that Akash is one of few scholars in the US who had the courage to expose in details the hidden history of these crimes against humanity. In researching his excellent book, Akash meticulously consulted many valuable sources, both primary and secondary, including documents, books, periodicals, and websites. He quoted such important scholars and specialists on Native American studies as Professor David E. Stannard who authored: The Conquest of the New World: American Holocaust; and Ward Churchill, a Native American Professor and author of Indians Are Us? Culture and Genocide in Native North America.

I do not have many negative remarks on Akash's book. However, in few cases throughout his book one found some Western proper names written only in Arabic as they were mentioned for the first time but without the easier identification of their names by Latin letters next to the Arabic ones. In addition, although the title of the book (The Right to Sacrifice the Other: The American Genocides) gave the impression that each chapter might be devoted to specific racial victims of American genocides, the authored concentrated in the 7 chapters of his book on Native Americans. The author made only passing remarks about the American holocaust against Black American slaves, Filipinos, Hiroshima and Nagasaki's civilians, Vietnamese, Latin Americans, Iraqis, Afghanis, and other victims throughout the world many of which were subjected to biological warfare. For example, in page 151 of his book, The American Holocaust, David Stannard stated that during the American slave trade "â€Â¦ at least 30,000,000 - and possibly as many as 40,000,000 to 60,000,000 - Africans were killed â€Â¦ before they even had a chance to begin working as human chattel on plantations in the Indies and the Americas".Â

The American Genocides by Akash is an excellent book for all readers especially those interested in US history and in the plight of the New World's indigenous peoples. I recommend Akash's book without any reservation whatsoever to all Arab readers, young and old. In fact, all Arab readers will be highly intrigued by Akash's eloquent analogy between the WASP "pilgrims" in their brutal invasion of North America and the savage Hebrew/Zionist invasion of Palestine. The similarities between the brutal actions of the WASPs towards Native Americans and the actions of the Hebrews/Zionists towards the natives of Palestine (both ancient Canaanites and modern Palestinians) could also easily explain to all Arabs - especially those who still pin their hopes on the US to be fair - the current American unconditional support for israel's brutal policies in Arab Palestine. Also, those few Arabs who are still puzzled by the American total blind support of the Zionist entity should read this book.

In brief, Akash's book is powerful and captivating. It is a good and informative reading, well researched and well written.

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[Haqqul_Yaqeen]

Sounds excellent. I want it.

[Livius]

He quoted such important scholars and specialists on Native American studies as Professor David E. Stannard who authored: The Conquest of the New World: American Holocaust; and Ward Churchill, a Native American Professor and author of Indians Are Us? Culture and Genocide in Native North America.

Ward Churchill is not Native American, although he claims to be. It was found to all be a lie. His academic record shows that his studies are also filled with lies. He was dismissed as a professor from the University of Colorado for academic fraud. Churchill is a vehement anti-American political activist and a fraud. That is not a good mix for a source that wants to be taken seriously.

While this book may be an interesting read, and the massacre of Native Americans and the African slave trade are undeniably a great stain upon history, I would find it very difficult to take this book seriously as it is obviously written with an anti-American, anti-Isreali agenda as its purpose and a willingness to use dubious sources as evidence. It seems more likely to me that the author had an agenda that he fixed the facts to fit, rather than examining the facts to reach a conclusion.

It would be akin to me using only anti-Muslim sources in order to write a book on Muslim history.

[Yasnov]

Ward Churchill is not Native American, although he claims to be. It was found to all be a lie. His academic record shows that his studies are also filled with lies. He was dismissed as a professor from the University of Colorado for academic fraud.

This all is very political ... due to his views regarding the 9/11 attack.

Churchill is a vehement anti-American political activist and a fraud. That is not a good mix for a source that wants to be taken seriously.

He also consulted David E. Stannard, Associate Professor of American Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa, who is in the list of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1978.

Wassalam,
Yasnov

[Livius]

This all is very political ... due to his views regarding the 9/11 attack.

It is not political that he has lied about his ancestry in order to bolster his resume, and there is little doubt in academia that he is a fraud when it comes to his "research".

Having used Churchill as a source is a sign of desperation in trying to prove a point. There are countless legitimate scholars that he could have cited, yet he chose this man.

I do not know Mr. Stannard but I'm pretty sure he is quite the legitimate source. Just because one source is legitimate, though, does not make the book legit. He lost all credibility in my eyes when he chose to use Churchill as a source of fact.

[Yasnov]

It is not political that he has lied about his ancestry in order to bolster his resume

Why would he lie? His works would be seen less biased should he just said he is White. It is to his advantage in fact.

and there is little doubt in academia that he is a fraud when it comes to his "research".

What fraud, Livius?

I do not know Mr. Stannard but I'm pretty sure he is quite the legitimate source. Just because one source is legitimate, though, does not make the book legit. He lost all credibility in my eyes when he chose to use Churchill as a source of fact.

You should check first in what parts he cited Mr. Churchill. You couldn't just dismiss all points made by Mr. Churcill just because one accusation of research misconduct

Wassalam,
Yasnov

Edited by Yasnov, 23 June 2007 - 05:17 PM.

[Livius]

Why would he lie? His works would be seen less biased should he just said he is White. It is to his advantage in fact.

Good question. Why did he lie? There are many reasons, including the fact that he wants to feel like a victim and portray himself as such.

What fraud, Livius?

He was fired from his teaching job because of multiple counts of academic fraud. In other words he was making up facts in his papers.

You should check first in what parts he cited Mr. Churchill. You couldn't just dismiss all points made by Mr. Churcill just because one accusation of research misconduct

Simply the fact that he uses Churchill at all puts all facts in a dubious light to me. Just as any book about Jews that uses David Duke as a legitimate source about Jews would be immediately discredited in my eyes. Just as any book about Islam that used BNP literature as fact would immediately be discredited in my mind.

[Yasnov]

Good question. Why did he lie? There are many reasons, including the fact that he wants to feel like a victim and portray himself as such.

Why does he want to feel like a victim and be portrayed as such?

He was fired from his teaching job because of multiple counts of academic fraud. In other words he was making up facts in his papers.

What are those multiple counts of academic frauds?

Simply the fact that he uses Churchill at all puts all facts in a dubious light to me. Just as any book about Jews that uses David Duke as a legitimate source about Jews would be immediately discredited in my eyes. Just as any book about Islam that used BNP literature as fact would immediately be discredited in my mind.

If it is the case, then what makes you trust Bush's official story of 9/11?

Wassalam,
Yasnov

[Livius]

Why does he want to feel like a victim and be portrayed as such?

Because it gives him a group of followers that look up to him. He likes the attention. He has always been a publicity hound.

If it is the case, then what makes you trust Bush's official story of 9/11?

I believe what I believe about 9/11 because of the massive amounts of evidence that support it. I do not believe because Bush said so.

[Yasnov]

Because it gives him a group of followers that look up to him. He likes the attention. He has always been a publicity hound.

lol ok mind reader ... how predictable ...

I believe what I believe about 9/11 because of the massive amounts of evidence that support it. I do not believe because Bush said so.

How so? Most evidences you are having about 9/11 being committed by Osama were only released by Bush and his staff ... No one are allowed to cross-check it. Or you just simply don't have the habit to cross check your evidence?

So, in this book, what massive amounts of evidence do you have that the particular parts cited by the writer from Churchill was flawed?

Wassalam,
Yasnov

Edited by Yasnov, 24 June 2007 - 03:47 PM.

[Livius]

Churchill lies in his academic work and about his ancestry. He was fired for it when he was caught. Churchill is a joke in the academic community. A laughing stock. Therefore I will not believe any book written which uses him as a factual source because the person writing it obviously did not take much time to check their sources, or at least did not care.

It really is not that complicated Yasnov.

[Yasnov]

Churchill lies in his academic work

So, I'll be back to my previous question that you ignored: What are those multiple counts of academic frauds that he had committed?

Wassalam,
Yasnov

[Livius]

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You can find many of the details here.

[Yasnov]

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You can find many of the details here.

Your link doesn't change the fact that it is all politically-motivated. It is due to his views about 9/11 and his statement that calls for the end of the existence of the U.S.

Ward Churchill Has Rights, and He’s Right
by Robert Jensen
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In Defense of Ward Churchill
by Matthew Rothschild
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Wassalam,
Yasnov

[Livius]

What was politically motivated was the book this topic is about.

What is politically motivated is Churchill, who used fraud in his academic work, then had his academic work used as a source for this book.

The two links you provided are from Common Dreams which is politically motivated to support Churchill.

The author of this book had a conclusion in mind before he started doing the research. A true academic researches the material and then comes up with a conclusion.

By having the conclusion reached before you start the research you taint the research, and then you taint it even more by using sources that are obviously biased and have a history of fraud.

[Yasnov]

To be fair, both sides are politically motivated, but it is more obvious in the case of your government and the education institution that it funded.

Wassalam,
Yasnov

[Livius]

Since I don't personally know either side I will refrain from guessing at which side is the more politically motivated.

[Yasnov]

For any political writer, there is nothing wrong with the label of being politically motivated. What is unacceptable is the politically motivated move made by the government-funded education institution, University of Colorado.

Wassalam,
Yasnov

[Livius]

Does it matter what the motivation was for calling an investigative panel if that panel found he was guilty of academic fraud? The facts are listed. Ward Churchill has yet, as far as I know, to be able to refute any of the evidence against him or show where he got the facts from in his book.

[wiseguy]

As usual, Livius claims that he respects freedom of speech so Livius insult us Muslims by asking us Muslims to respect satanic Salman Rushdie's freedom of speech to slander and insult Islam, the prophet Muhammad, Jesus, Mary, Abraham, Muslims etc. Livius even supported the ignorant Queen who awards knighthood to satanic Salman Rushdie. I don't think that the ignorant Queen would be happy if I write a book 'The Satanic Queen'. And I don't think that Livius would be happy if I write a book 'The Satanic Livius'.

However, I find that Livius is exhibiting bias (prejudiced) by suppressing freedom of speech of other people who expose the crimes, scandals etc of the US regime, Zionist regime etc. He will label them 'White Supremacists' , 'Nazis' etc to stop other people from reading their articles, books, websites etc.