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To The Editor
The sufferings of the children
The war in Iraq cost lives of so many civilians, and among them was the brutal killing of the many children. It hurts to see children dying for no reason at all. Moreover, there are many who have been made crippled and have become a burden of their family. This all the more pathetic.
Why do the children suffer? Mr. Bush, you have children in your country and you talk about child's rights all the time. Then why don't you treat all the children equally? Spare the children of your politics
and war.
President Bush, you might have won the war, which means you have become the sole owner of Iraqi oil but will you take charge of those children who lost their parents or can you condole those who lost their dear ones and have become crippled for life?
Samrin Hasib
Sunbeams school, Dhaka.
The PM and the
French Minister
It's with surprise and sorrow that we read the news of our PM's
failure to meet the visiting French State Minister for Foreign Affairs. It only reflected how badly our foreign affairs are being conducted.
In fact, it has been a case of grotesque discourtesy with a country that has been our strong supporter in war and peace. How will the government make up for this mess?
F Ahmed
Dhaka
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We are surprised and shocked how and why a meeting between our PM and French Foreign Minister could not take place when the
latter visited Bangladesh recently.
Are we under pressure or being influenced by the USA not to maintain a cordial relation with France? If so would our Foreign Minister kindly tell us where is our independent foreign policy and our sovereignty?
O. H. Kabir
Dhaka
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There is one thing that our government or as a matter fact any government should know and bear in mind that we, the people don't depend on them, but they do. We
have the right to know what is going on in the government. Any government should have transparency within people.
Recently our Prime Minister cancelled a meeting with French Minister on personal grounds. This is totally unacceptable. Whatever be the reason, cancellation of this meeting did serious harm to the diplomatic ties between the two countries-- France and Bangladesh.
We demand to know what was the real reason behind the cancellation of appointment with the French Minister.
Yasmin Zaman
Sydney, Australia
Free Iraq?
The war in Iraq was conducted in the name of finding and destroying "weapons of mass destruction". None has been found as of yet and none will. We all knew that. What we have witnessed is the extreme that the US will go to, to subjugate a nation in order to ensure the survival of the "democratic" state of Israel and ensure oil supplies. In the smoke and light of the media blitz the Axis of Evil speech turned into "Operation Iraqi Freedom", and lost were the evidence presented by Mr Blix, and Mr Scott Ritter before him, that there were
no weapons of mass destruction to be found.
In this "free" Iraq, Shites who gathered at Karbala and voiced their desire to have an Islamic State are portrayed as "Baath party instigators", and unarmed protestors who were shot to death by the Americans were a "threat" to the safety of the Marines. The heritage of a nation has been destroyed with the destruction of its museums. Lost forever are priceless antiquities and Quaranic texts, including the only surviving one copied by Hazrat Ali himself! I suppose this is a fitting way to clear the ground for the US cultural imperialism that
will soon follow in the heels of Bechtel.
The interim military "leader" of Iraq anointed by Mr Bush, has promised to recognise Israel and sign a peace treaty with Israel on behalf of the Iraqi people(!). Mr. Chalabi, a businessman wanted in Jordan for swindling businesses out of $70 million will now be the "Karzai" in charge.
This is clearly a war of subjugation, naked terrorism and shameless colonisation.
Shomit Chowdhury
Dhaka