Gordon Brown issued the most objectionable statement of the financial crisis today by asking China and the oil-rich Gulf nations to bolster an enhanced IMF bailout fund for countries rocked by the global economic downturn. His quote is “those with the greatest surpluses should do more.”

(isn’t it interesting that the “do more” comment is saved for Muslim countries like Pakistan and oil-rich Gulf states)

Let us be clear, the IMF is not a “developing country” friendly financier. IMF traditionally demands that national assets be privatized and socio-development programs be brought to a halt to control domestic deficit levels. Pakistan, who is seeking IMF funding, has been provided with an unbelievably strict guideline for funding. For Pakistan, it is a last option because the US and UK have worked hard to make sure that Pakistan is brought to its knees.

My question for the honorable Prime Minister is very simple:

The oil-rich Gulf states are Muslim countries. They have been the target of an concentrated campaign by the entire world to brand the Muslim as a terrorist, Islamist, Mohammedian and many other things that Islam does not represent.

And a Chinese people whose currency you want to devaluate to even out the trade imbalance with the rest of the world. So for the better part of the year, its been rhetoric against the Chinese and their government and now you would like them to step up and “do more?”

While the world has been doing this, somehow all of your “developed” nations could put the money together to invade Afghanistan and drop the ball because of weak leadership in both Washington and London.

Somehow, your “developed” nations were able to bring together enough money to fight an illegal war in Iraq, including violating numerous human rights laws.

Also, while our dear Lebanon, who does not “have a great surplus of anything,” was being bombed into submission, it was your country, the United States and Israel that stood united against the entire world.

Your concentration was not on ending a war that has achieved nothing, it was not on ending a massive slander campaign against the Muslims, nor Sir, was it on saving the poor Lebanese children that were dying from Israeli air strikes.

Why should the China and the oil-rich Gulf states help the IMF?

So please Mr. Prime Minister, ask your fair weather friend in Tel Aviv to step up and pump some of their billions of reserves into the failing economy of the West. Ask your partners in the EU that quickly step up to condemn Muslim countries but don’t have the courage to condemn the US or UK for unacceptable aggression.

It is most amazing that when the West needs an enemy the Middle East is the easiest target, but when American banks and investment companies needed to be bailed out, they approached Muslim and Chinese investors. 

Learn one thing: if you make Muslims an enemy, don’t expect a Muslim country to stand up to save the IMF before stepping up to help a Muslim country. Saudi Arabia excluded because the monarchy needs to support the Carlyle Group and the Bushes.