With the US-led allied attack on Libya, the impression so far created in the media that the uprising across the Arab world and part of Africa was home grown and indigenous, proves to be wrong and it is now clear that behind the overthrow of Abideen in Tunisia and Mubarak in Egypt, and the uprising in Yemen, Bahrain and Syria, is no one else but the western powers who are poised to reshape the Middle East under the much talked-about Greater Middle East plan that, ironically enough, includes Pakistan as well. That the Facebook, Twitter, internet and blog chats spread the awareness at a large scale amongst the Arab youth, the fact remains that the Kings had already been serving the American cause, even going beyond their limits to fulfil their wishes. As these reports tell, the uprising is not a Muslim revolt but Western stratagem. Had this been an indigenous home grown movement, then it should have been restricted to regime change for the economic, unemployment and other grievances, but what has gone wrong with Bahrain, Lebanon and Yemen that the same tide has turned into ethnic and religious extremist movement? Now the propaganda that the Pakistanis working in Bahrain are actually the mercenaries working to defend the Kingships seems part of campaign to undermine the overseas workers contribution towards the nation building as they while seeking jobs in the Gulf countries had nothing in mind that they would be serving to prolong the rule of the kings. Rather the propaganda mongers are fanning the strife on ethnic and religious divides that those torturing to death mostly the Bahrain polices Pakistani personnel or torching their houses are said to be the Iran-backed Shiites who seek to overthrow the monarchy and bring in the democracy. On the other hand the US President Barack Obama has ruled out any changes in the operation Odyssey Dawn for Libya till its ruler Muammar al-Qaddafi is in power or changed his approach towards his own people. He said the US would continue to support the efforts to protect the Libyan people, but will not be in the lead. He argued that it was in Americas interest to act against authoritarians like Qaddafi who train their guns against their own people. Surely this is part of a huge conspiracy to reshape the Middle East. SHUMAILA RAJA, March 25.