Wohid:
You are missing the context here. In this context, "Rajakar", which
literally means "collaborator", is synonymous to "War Criminals" or
even "traitors" in Bangladesh's context. I am quite sure that the
Russians and the Chinese don't use the word "Rajakar" in their
vocabulary. The Russian word for a traitor is "pridatel", and the
communists often used the phrase "vrag naroda" (enemy of the people)
to identify people who collaborated with anti-communists. That's
their version of "Rajakar" I suppose. So, I am not sure how you are
equating the two. In our context, rajakars were war criminals, hence
my assertion.
I have no problem with other people's reasons or views. I can accept
other people's reason, as long as they are also all-encompassing and
accommodating of all views. And in case you are wondering, I did like
the write-up. Well-written indeed. Just merely suggested that the
author should have widened its search, that's all.
What I find troubling is that the definition of "War Criminals" that
is being used narrowly in that article. In Bangladesh's context, war
criminals are not only the Pakistani invaders, but also the
collaborators who have committed crimes against the Bangladeshis
during and after 1971. That's the context, and that is, sadly enough,
is not emphasized in the article. If I am to apply the writer's
definition, then a Rajakar collaborator who didn't kill anyone is
basically off the hook, so the speak, and should not be tried for war
crimes. In most countries treason during the time of war is also
considered as a war crime.
I appreciate good writings, but then again "good" is a relative and
subjective word. Wouldn't you agree?
Thanks,
Cyrus
--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Wohid <bidrohee@...> wrote:
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> Is "Rajakar" synonym of "War Criminal" so that one has to search
Rajakar to get list of War Criminals???? What if some Russians want
to find Russian war criminals or Chinese want to find Chinese war
criminals? Can they use the same word in the search engine to find
their own war crinimals???? Reason is not reason at all if it does
not favor me, right??? We should learn how to appreciate a good piece
of write-up.... But I know we are bemused by parochialism that
defeats other's reasoning. Regards. Wohid
>
> Cyrus Zulkarnaïan Kazi <cyruskazi@...> wrote: It's
curious that the writer didn't find any reference to "war criminals"
in Wikipedia!! First of all, Wikipedia is a self-generated, user-
modifed encyclopedia that has known to carry faulty information.
Secondly, I think the writer needs to expand his horizon in terms of
searching in Wikipedia. I just ran several searches with "Rajakar",
and Jamaat, Shibir, and a small list of known Rajakars came up within
few seconds, including the detailed history of both parties and their
nasty past.
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> Just my two cents.
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> C
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> On Nov 20, 2007 5:58 PM, hasan md <hasan_eu@...> wrote:
> Hi All,
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> I want to share with you an article in today's (Nov21'07)
JaiJaidin @editorial about Warcriminal's trial and deceived people.
> You may like it too. Please visit:
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http://www.jaijaidin.com/archive/2007-11-21/details.php?nid=41922
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> Bye!
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