Truth?

A few weeks ago, I read an article online (I tried to find it, but couldn’t) about how vast mineral resources were found in Afghanistan. The key and unique point from the article: An American advisor from some mining company was to go and advise the Afghan government on the situation. Obviously, this means that American, and other foreign, companies will greatly profit from such resources if they truly exist.

Recently, I was watching the Rachel Maddow Show. She went to Afghanistan to report on the situation there. I saw a video of Richard Engle, NBC’s Chief Foreign Correspondent, and Maddow explore a tourist spot in Kabul. While walking and admiring the shops, the two reporters get into a conversation about Afghanistan’s mineral wealth. By the end of the conversation, Maddow makes it clear that she thinks that the reports on Afghanistan’s mineral wealth are a ploy by the American government. The reports are supposed to make the Americans think that Afghanistan will one day be independent of their financial support and will instead be able to support itself by its own wealth.

Two conflicting reports. Which is true? I don’t know, but one thing is sure: either way, we are clearly being deceived by the government. This specific situation effectively captures my mindset. We are constantly fed conflicting “reports” on everything. How do we know what to believe? I don’t know. Everything is so complicated today. I don’t know what to believe. The only think that we have is Allah SWT’s guidance. The best we can do is to make dua that He reveals the truth to us.


The clip from Maddow's show (conversation starts at 2:10):

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