ective, it was said, would lead to a new world order based on law and justice, bringing about at last the end of the East-West conflict and leading to a new age. However, Amin counters that this is not indicated by the reality of the conflict:
Quite to the contrary, the Gulf War will necessarily heighten the injustices that are the foundation of all world orders, new and old. It is certain that the principal Western powers will not reconstruct the world so that it is more just, but on the contrary will reaffirm an order than. . . has constantly violated the rights of the peoples of Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Amin states that the order perpetuated in the Middle East has had as its single overriding objective the perpetuating of a policy euphemistically called "access to oil," and that this policy is pursued in a way that ensures the command of the Western powers over this resource. Amin further notes that in order to attain this objective, two complementary means have been employed, both of which were involved in the Gulf War: 1) th
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