It's been 36 hours or so since Muammar Gaddafi was gunned and brutally killed by his own country men. American TV and Indian TV cloning the American news channels flood the news on the death of hard lined dictator. It was 7am or so for me watching the news saying Gaddafi was captured alive and in 15 minutes news quotes he is killed. Today morning while checking the videos I soon realise the brutality with which he was killed. Hiding after a air attack in his home town, Gaddafi crawled back into rain drain hole under the road. Only to be discovered and pulled out and shot in his legs to prevent him from running. As it wasn't sufficient, he gets paraded in his home town for almost an hour on a truck with fighters round him. After a while an already exhausted ex-leader is pulled down and executed by a shot in the head.
American government publicly announces this and appalling the fighters and claiming Libya is liberated. Today morning I woke up to search who Gaddafi was and why was he such a criminal in eyes of Western nations that they choose to train guns on him.
Born in 1942 trained in the Libyan military he rose ranks to lead the uprising against the monarchy and the King of Libya in 1969. What followed was a military rule of Socialist nature, nationalising most of the oil companies and threatening others in the process. He also closed the British, American and French military bases in Libya. During the last 40 years what has been recorded economically is far more surprising than many Westerners will even want to believe. In the Sub-Saharan African continent where there are civil wars, War lords, blood diamonds and no leader ever cared for the welfare of the people. This small country maintained and achieved 100% education, had a per capita GDP of 16,000 USD, while the rest of Africa had an average of 1,000 USD; the next closest I believe is small country of Botswana which had 6000 USD. Mandela after being liberated is seen meeting and thanking Gaddafi for his support.
If this is the legend of a this person why was he a rogue. Just because he had guts to sniff out the capitalists long term intent of plundering the nation's resources and being exploited ? He sure had balls to stand out strong against the capitalist interest, and resist being enslaved and being turned into another pawn of NATO.
I don't know what the acquisitions against him are. A bombing in German bar, blowing up of a Pan America flight, a British person killed in its embassy. I don't know what the proofs linked him to direct atrocities cited above. When I look at the biggest and strongest US Anti-Terror Ally Pakistan, their government through ISI has infinite links with various militant organisations all over, who have kidnapped, captured and killed American soldiers and civilians equally. But still because Pakistan is an ally USA turns a blind eye. Pakistan doesn't have resources but is strategic against China or India or even the middle east, so it can get away with it. More so Pakistan has been under dictatorship which sold / leaked WMD and small arms to many rogue nations.
Gaddafi was seen at the UN and I was shocked at his daring speech, which spoke more truth than lies, he was shaking hands with Tony Blair and may western diplomats. I mean why didn't the nations arrest him for the crimes he was accused when he came out. His son was seen meeting Hilary Clinton to improve the relations with the USA, but they turned their backs against him supporting and sponsoring an uprising by some rebels in the country.
What did the countries like USA, UK and France sponsor and mingle in affairs outside their own sovereignty. The unrest ensured Gaddafi and his government take a hard stance against the rebels. You don't expect the government to fight armed rebellion to be put down by a Taser Gun or a shock Baton. The suppression of the rebels to culture peace is opposed by the Western Allies by accusing them of suppressing freedom and human rights violation. (I couldn't find any report of violations before 2009) they through the UN impose a No Fly zone against the Libyan sovereign government. While NATO and US using the drones bombed the front lines killings soldiers and civilians alike weakening the Government forces. NATO never cared about Civil rights violations in Rwanda, Congo or Somalia coz there is nothing to plunder, but for Libya Syria, Yemen, Iran and Iraq there is no escape from the greedy capitalist western world. CIA, under cover operatives do the same things as the Pakistan ISI and its militant outfits try to do bring political instability, and bring down governments to their knees. Enslave them without the physical brutality of it. What these countries end up once they are done with their oil reserves is desert and lots of closed American fast food chains and products in their country which again would have eaten into the consumer taste locally. Strange vicious cycle, you export oil at cheap rate to the US, get back tons of Americans to establish shop on pretext of globalisation (now does one needs coke or McD to be healthy is another debate or even get an Apple iPhone) consume and reap consumerism wave, make profits and take back the same (oil)money back home. All the way its clear who is the winner, and who the looser is. Gaddafi never had nothing to gain from this.
On the flip side if the sentiment against him was so bad, he should have atleast tried to trigger a democratic process and tried to get the sense of what the ground reality was. As a smart ruler he should have sniffed out what ever was best in the long term interest of the country and taken constructive steps in the that direction.
May be its also time that the democratic regime of the world realise that democracy is not always the solution, but more of money-wasting force where the power rotates between a select few who through corrupt means loot and increase the gap between the rich and poor. Every time a new group comes to power their main intent is to maximize their motive of filling in their pockets and of their well wishers who sponsored their elections. The cycle of looting goes unabated, relentlessly pushing the economies to brink of collapse with a elite few controlling the maximum of funds. Be it India, or be it the USA this is happening if one agrees or choice to turn a blind eye to it.
On the flip side if the sentiment against him was so bad, he should have atleast tried to trigger a democratic process and tried to get the sense of what the ground reality was. As a smart ruler he should have sniffed out what ever was best in the long term interest of the country and taken constructive steps in the that direction.
I wonder when the capitalist greed would come to an end, I wonder when would one country stop poking its nose into affairs of sovereign republics, I wish there is a better solution and better place of all this.
Last words of Gaddafi pleading to his tormentors " What you are doing is wrong.... Do you know right from wrong?" and the voice was silenced for ever!!! No more gutsy speeches in the UN no more nightmares for capitalist barons. Do we know the real evil that is happening driven by this baseless greed on natural resources of an alien country. Bizarre!!!
Friday, October 21, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Successful Telangana Agitiation
As I write this blog the "Sakala Janula Samme" or "The All People Agitiation" successfully completes it 1 month. No where you would here that an agitation of this proportions has entered 1 month and the Government choosing not to act on it while it waits for the agitation to wane out and fatigue out.
The Present Congress government is to be blamed for all of these short comings starting in 2001 when YSR agreed with then TRS leader to bifurcate the state and later in the December of 2009 where Chidambaram followed up with his midnight act of declaring the initiation of the process. Gross mishandling of the movement has brought in unprecedented sequence of events and circumstances which will prove to be more of a migraine than a headache that can be easily be done away with.
In the current times where world over hoards of public agony and frustration is pouring out against governments and world leaders around the world, our own government in power is trying to pretend that it is infact ruling the country. The ever mounting corruption charges being unearthed every day, the CAG reports, the Anna Hazare agitations, and battle against inflationary micro economics and ever looming threat in the fragile world economy has got all the possible daggers against it.
Inspite of all this there is negligible amount of crisis handling or even a light will to tackle these scenarios. At best Congress is trying its level best to be alive and ensure it makes a comeback in 2014 elections.
While the Telangana agitation continues to cripple lives of crores of people not just across the state but also in the neighbouring states. Farmers and daily wage labourers are sure suffering along with common man who struggles to go to work and who is as well unable to send their kids to schools which are shut down. It makes one wonder whether this is a justified cause with people in all walks of life suffering. Government neither moves against or infavor and continues its diplomacy and trying to mend the situation in a pro-congress mode than pro-people mode.
The Telangana agitation has been successful if not hugely successful in camflauging and diverting the huge huge short comings in the governance and corruption that has been happening by the same Telengana leaders who have for years turned a blind eye and piled up huge cash reserves. If it was not for the local leaders and if it was not for their continued coldness there would have been enough of voices and concerns being raised initially and corrective improvements taken up. Instead after all the plunder they realise that their is a way to regather public sympathy and lost trust on a whole and sole agenda of separation. This incidentally has to be fuelled by provocative and hatred entrenched stories and words. In a country which thrives on "Unity in diversity " these politician are successful enough in sewing a thick fabric of regional difference and divide to differentiate and diversify themselves. If this is the way we want to be lead to we are still being ignorant and foolish enough to be lead into the same traps which we always have been.
What surprises me is that the main political party which is leading this agitation has got most of its family members in its political cadre to run the activities, while the leader claims he will be a watch dog to the CM seat; but he will be a watch dog preventing any other one from taking over the seat as well. While he makes ridiculous statements of making a Dalit as a CM, he doesn't have even one Dalit leader either at a District level or at a Mandal level, so it is to be seen where that Dalit puppet candidate will be picked from.
Secondly they where indications to give two districts of Rayalaseema to Telengana. I say why only two; lets give Telangana all the districts in the state, make Hyderabad its capital. So they get Telangana and as a bonus they also get other districts of the state and not just 2 districts.
Jai Telangana !!!
The Present Congress government is to be blamed for all of these short comings starting in 2001 when YSR agreed with then TRS leader to bifurcate the state and later in the December of 2009 where Chidambaram followed up with his midnight act of declaring the initiation of the process. Gross mishandling of the movement has brought in unprecedented sequence of events and circumstances which will prove to be more of a migraine than a headache that can be easily be done away with.
In the current times where world over hoards of public agony and frustration is pouring out against governments and world leaders around the world, our own government in power is trying to pretend that it is infact ruling the country. The ever mounting corruption charges being unearthed every day, the CAG reports, the Anna Hazare agitations, and battle against inflationary micro economics and ever looming threat in the fragile world economy has got all the possible daggers against it.
Inspite of all this there is negligible amount of crisis handling or even a light will to tackle these scenarios. At best Congress is trying its level best to be alive and ensure it makes a comeback in 2014 elections.
While the Telangana agitation continues to cripple lives of crores of people not just across the state but also in the neighbouring states. Farmers and daily wage labourers are sure suffering along with common man who struggles to go to work and who is as well unable to send their kids to schools which are shut down. It makes one wonder whether this is a justified cause with people in all walks of life suffering. Government neither moves against or infavor and continues its diplomacy and trying to mend the situation in a pro-congress mode than pro-people mode.
The Telangana agitation has been successful if not hugely successful in camflauging and diverting the huge huge short comings in the governance and corruption that has been happening by the same Telengana leaders who have for years turned a blind eye and piled up huge cash reserves. If it was not for the local leaders and if it was not for their continued coldness there would have been enough of voices and concerns being raised initially and corrective improvements taken up. Instead after all the plunder they realise that their is a way to regather public sympathy and lost trust on a whole and sole agenda of separation. This incidentally has to be fuelled by provocative and hatred entrenched stories and words. In a country which thrives on "Unity in diversity " these politician are successful enough in sewing a thick fabric of regional difference and divide to differentiate and diversify themselves. If this is the way we want to be lead to we are still being ignorant and foolish enough to be lead into the same traps which we always have been.
What surprises me is that the main political party which is leading this agitation has got most of its family members in its political cadre to run the activities, while the leader claims he will be a watch dog to the CM seat; but he will be a watch dog preventing any other one from taking over the seat as well. While he makes ridiculous statements of making a Dalit as a CM, he doesn't have even one Dalit leader either at a District level or at a Mandal level, so it is to be seen where that Dalit puppet candidate will be picked from.
Secondly they where indications to give two districts of Rayalaseema to Telengana. I say why only two; lets give Telangana all the districts in the state, make Hyderabad its capital. So they get Telangana and as a bonus they also get other districts of the state and not just 2 districts.
Jai Telangana !!!
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Problem of Excess Consumption
In today's era and today capitalistic period we are seeing times of unprecedented growth, development happening at neck breaking pace that if one is to take a short nap they miss a whole lot and are viewed as backward and sometimes pre-historic.
Evolution on this earth has always been a slow and a continuous process. But rapid changes and dynamism is something which has never been tested and is bound to have unrealistically harsh repercussions.
For example simple things which come to my mind is over consumption. Yes things like obesity means we are over eating calories and piling on aditional reserve calories with no intent of ever getting to use them. With over eating comes growing demand for food (crops, farming, animals etc). With ever growing consumption comes ever gorwing need to produce more, increase acerage or yields. So comes the use of chemical fertilisers which are again based on fossil fuels which are so limited in quantity. We have more fossil fuels in one century than what Earth has taken to build this reserve. We are over using the resources to the brink of self extinction.
No with greater population also comes need of additonal water for purpose of drinking or otherwise, then arise need of quality breathable air and hygenic places to live. With ever growing demand and pressure on limited resources we are squeezing our world to the max.
Do we require that many disposable, use and throw stuff ?
Do we require ourselves to replace stuff because they look out of fashion every season (US has 4 seasons are we expected to keep building and remodelling the closet every Quarter) ?
Can't we be content with what we have and not be greedy of more and more ?
Can't we all slow down, take a break, look back and appreicate what nature offers and work for sustainance and preservation ?
Can't we give out those extra pounds of food containing tons of calories to those who can't even manage one decent meal a day ?
Never even stopping a minute to think of the future and whats to happen of the future generations. Am sure the future generation will have a lots to think and lot more to curse their ancestors for senslessness with which they abused the mother nature and exploited it as there was no tomorrow and rode on a way of consumerism driven by capitalism, virtual cash, imaginary wealth, while in reality everyone plundering the future generations of a comfortable life.
Give second or a minute think, reconcile life is there not to be put on a fast track and rip every other thing apart, but it is for slowly savouring and enjoying the pleasures of life while also ensuring that we all share the same with others especially the future generations.
Evolution on this earth has always been a slow and a continuous process. But rapid changes and dynamism is something which has never been tested and is bound to have unrealistically harsh repercussions.
For example simple things which come to my mind is over consumption. Yes things like obesity means we are over eating calories and piling on aditional reserve calories with no intent of ever getting to use them. With over eating comes growing demand for food (crops, farming, animals etc). With ever growing consumption comes ever gorwing need to produce more, increase acerage or yields. So comes the use of chemical fertilisers which are again based on fossil fuels which are so limited in quantity. We have more fossil fuels in one century than what Earth has taken to build this reserve. We are over using the resources to the brink of self extinction.
No with greater population also comes need of additonal water for purpose of drinking or otherwise, then arise need of quality breathable air and hygenic places to live. With ever growing demand and pressure on limited resources we are squeezing our world to the max.
Do we require that many disposable, use and throw stuff ?
Do we require ourselves to replace stuff because they look out of fashion every season (US has 4 seasons are we expected to keep building and remodelling the closet every Quarter) ?
Can't we be content with what we have and not be greedy of more and more ?
Can't we all slow down, take a break, look back and appreicate what nature offers and work for sustainance and preservation ?
Can't we give out those extra pounds of food containing tons of calories to those who can't even manage one decent meal a day ?
Never even stopping a minute to think of the future and whats to happen of the future generations. Am sure the future generation will have a lots to think and lot more to curse their ancestors for senslessness with which they abused the mother nature and exploited it as there was no tomorrow and rode on a way of consumerism driven by capitalism, virtual cash, imaginary wealth, while in reality everyone plundering the future generations of a comfortable life.
Give second or a minute think, reconcile life is there not to be put on a fast track and rip every other thing apart, but it is for slowly savouring and enjoying the pleasures of life while also ensuring that we all share the same with others especially the future generations.
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