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Tsunami and man-made crisis

13 January 2005, 18:00 PM
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
By AF Rahman, On e-mail
13 January 2005, 18:00 PM
The unprecedented and unkind torture of the Tsunami in the wake of an earthquake that befell several nations of Asia, and brought in miseries and sorrows of an unparalleled kind, found solace in the overall feelings of the world nations. Several countries and the UN forthwith declared their concern and commitment and extended generous help and assistance to all those victims. And also unprecedented was the holding of a Joint International Convention of the nations under the auspices of the UN at the very centre of the catastrophe i.e. Indonesia. I hail these humanitarian and kind gestures of our brethren from all over the globe irrespective of religion, caste or creed. This is the kind of humanity that's called for at the hour of need and we all must hail and appreciate it.

So, let's all come forward in such a strength during all such disasters.

Let us all pray and prove that we are really lovers of peace, prosperity, humanity and democracy, not partially but fully and our commitment is unbiased and unqualified and we offer the same , for heaven's sake, also to the people of Iraq and Palestine. Every day killings of innocent people in both these countries surpass the nature's killing through earthquake or Tsunami. The tragedy that engulfed the five nations could not be checked or controlled by humans but the man made tragedy that devastated these two countries and annihilating the two innocent nations cannot be ignored and tolerated any more or discounted on the plea of installing elections or favouring so-called democracy. If the so-called saviours cannot really save them they will perhaps need another kind of Tsunami to wipe out the invading forces in the sacred lands of Iraq and Palestine.

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In conclusion, our government should learn from these natural calamities and be prepared to face them by installing early warning systems and ensuring all concerned to be able to face and overcome any disaster.

This time we have been spared, but who knows what's there in store for us in the future?