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Jan 18, 2009 Letters
Dear Editor,
I respond to John DeBarros’s letter in the Kaieteur News of January 15th, 2009, titled “Confusion of roles”, in which he chides the ruling party for protest action taken outside the U.S Embassy in Georgetown against the Israeli massacre of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
I might be wrong, but DeBarros’ statement, “When politicians speak or utter pronouncements they ought to specify whether they are expressing personal, party, or State views” clearly highlights his lack of understanding or unfamiliarity with the events that preceded the PPP’s protest action and subsequent thereof.
If he was, he would have clearly noted that condemnations were issued in the press by the General Secretary of the PPP, which also stated it to be a PPP position. Similar condemnations were also made by the President on behalf of the government and people of Guyana and unlike those that are of the view that the President cannot issue such a statement on their behalf without first consulting; I am in agreement with His Excellency.
If governments or Presidents were elected with the intention of them having to consult with the citizenry at large before arriving at every conceivable position then it would have made no sense holding elections.
DeBarros’ notion of “Historically in Guyana, political parties have subsumed all branches of the State into their party formats” seems to also highlight his fixation with governmental policies of a pre 1992 era, as clearly anyone not devoid of visual capabilities can make such a differentiation in Guyana currently.
While DeBarros goes on to chide those that are against the Israeli aggression, he however, can rest assured that our reaction to missiles being fired across our borders from our east or west “neighbours” would not have resulted in untold suffering and death for so many of the innocent.
Surely, seven years of rocket fire that has killed less than 10, would not have resulted in us depriving over a million people of food, water, the right to seek employment, the right to travel freely, medical aid, and us resorting to military action that has killed 1,100 and wounded thousands in 19 days.
It would not have resulted in the usage of phosphorus bombs in clustered civilian areas; neither would it have resulted in us bombing schools, media entities and UN installations, despite being provided with the co-ordinates of such.
All of this is being done whilst the people DeBarros is supportive of proclaim themselves to be of God.
Isn’t there definitely a confusion of the aggressors here?
Jason Abdulla
THIS IDIOT TELLING GUYANA WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE 50% PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH EXXON.
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