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Sunday, February 6, 2011

[ALOCHONA] Mubarak vs. the NGOs



Egypt's Mubarak vs. the NGOs

by Tony Cartalucci

Say what you will about Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, but he knows his way around a Western intelligence operation, no doubt owed to his 30 year involvement facilitating them. Despite the initial chaos, by the time the Egyptian protesters began their "million man march" the momentum already had begun to dissipate.

AlJazeera's cartoonish "
two million" and still ridiculous "over a million" claim did not match the photographs they showed of Tahrir Square, where it appeared between 50,000 and 100,000 protesters had gathered. BBC and CNN, while still following the script, scaled back their claims to "hundreds of thousands" and "tens of thousands" respectively. BBC's Jon Leyne claimed it was as if all of Egypt was there, hoping no one would do the math. However, by doing the math, if even half-a-million showed up it reveals 99.4% of Egypt was still not there. It is no surprise then that Mubarak refused to step down.

The violence that transpired in the streets afterward was decidedly blamed on Mubarak by the foreign media. Mubarak would have gained little from stirring more violence considering the protest's weak showing and its inevitable ebbing. With little evidence and US
National Endowment for Democracy funded NGOs being deferred to as "credible sources," it is by far too early to tell. What is certain is that Mubarak's security forces did begin moving against foreign media and NGO organizations.

While some may be puzzled by this move or find it indicative of brutal tyranny, the fact of the matter is that many of these NGOs are funded by the United States. What's more is that they are funded not by philanthropic organizations, but by mainly America's banking, political and business elite. The foreign media, like wise, is funded, owned and
consorts openly amongst the ranks of these elite and their exclusive organizations.

The National Endowment for Democracy funds NGOs in
nearly every country on earth. A quick look at their Board of Directors reveals a myriad of high-level Council on Foreign Relations, Brookings Institute, RAND Corporation, and Carnegie Institute for International Peace members. Many of these high level business, political and financial leaders share multiple memberships across various US policy think-tanks.

While NGOs are generally associated with causes of the "progressive left" their funding is coming from mainly big business associated with the "right." This diabolical dichotomy serves to garner divided myopic support from the masses who would otherwise reject the overall agenda, if only they could look past their left/right paradigms. For the overall agenda is to meddle in foreign nations under the guise of humanitarian causes in order to expand business, financial and political power overseas. This is globalization.

With this understanding it is then perfectly clear why Hosni Mubarak moved against not only these NGOs, but the foreign media using the NGOs' spin and meddling to disseminate disinformation. It is also clear why he moved against the local opposition that partnered with them. This opposition included many members of the Muslim Brotherhood, who
claimed on their official website that Mubarak's security forces raided their headquarters, arresting party members, foreign journalists, and NGO members all conveniently present at the same time.

Indeed, with waning crowds in Tahrir Square, Mubarak's regime abundantly aware of the meddling foreign funded plot, and his campaign to move against them, it appears the 'color revolution' is drawing to a close with Mubarak still in office. Interestingly, a sampling of the various US think-tanks, glowingly optimistic about the chaos only a week ago, reveals a more subdued, tacit mood in the past 2-3 days.

Protest leader Mohamed ElBaradei's International Crisis Group (ICG) made
an official statement on February 3rd, conceding that Egypt's silent majority, the other 80 million people that didn't come out to protest, were content with Mubarak's plan to finish his term and desired a return to stability. Despite the ICG's persistent calls for Mubarak to step down and institute their man ElBaradei's demands, at this stage of the "color revolution" it seems very unlikely.

Seemingly acknowledging this failure,
the globalists sent Council on Foreign Relations member, diplomat and corporate/government revolving-door champion Frank G. Wisner to "prod" Mubarak from power. Mubarak apparently has said no.

The globalists have invested an enormous amount of time and resources into this uprising which their man on the ground ElBaradei had been organizing
since at least February of 2010. Their mass media machines have stretched their credibility in an unprecedented litany of fabrications, distortions, and propaganda. While Mubarak's regime appears to have weathered the protests and has begun breaking up the NGOs supporting them, it is the wave of possible clandestine operations that may be launched against him in an attempt to maintain chaos and hobble his attempts to regroup politically, and Egypt as a nation economically.

Other nations facing "color revolutions" would be wise to check on the meddling
National Endowment for Democracy funded NGOs on their shores. Nations like Thailand, already censoring the CFR/NED funded "Prachatai" seem to be ahead of the curve, and stand 2-0 against the globalists' attempts. Much may be gauged by seeing how far the globalists are willing to go in Egypt and how it may then manifest itself in April, 2011, when Thailand's rice fields lay fallow and idle farmers can be bused in to occupy Bangkok.

For Dr. Webster Tarpley's latest take on the unrest check out his
36 minute interview with Jeff Rense.
 


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[ALOCHONA] Re: From Wikileaks to Hillaryleak



I bet my bottom dollar Art Buchwald would argue against Farida's blind support of her Nethri ; )

Art Buchwald never did insult his nation's electorate. But he would surely insult Farida's Nethri if he was informed about what passes for politics and leaders in Bangladesh.  

But then Shafik did not mean to insult the electorate. He was simply referring to the probability that India and the Army colluded in the election. Which of course is only impossible and outrageous in the mind of the blind party supporter. 

 


--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, "Emanur Rahman" <emanur@...> wrote:
>
> As ususal Farida shoots the messenger with intellectual snobbery to cover up
> the inadequacies of her nethri. In any case, Socrates, Buchwald and Plato
> did not give us Independence and therefore in the context of her nethri, are
> largely minor, obscure and irrelevant figures in Bangladesh.
>
> Lets see if we can pique her interest: IF this leak were true, what do you
> have to say about Hilary's viewpoint on Hasina's treatment of Yunus?
>
> _____
>
> From: alochona@yahoogroups.com [mailto:alochona@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of Farida Majid
> Sent: 03 February 2011 22:24
> To: Alochona Alochona
> Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] From Wikileaks to Hillaryleak
>
>
>
>
> It is a pity that for all his admiration for Art Buchwald,
> Shafik Rehman has learned nothing from that great columnist. Buchwald rarely
> wrote anything as long-winded, unfocused and pointless as this. The same old
> anti-India/anti-AL blabbering trying to be sleek and a wannabe wikileak!
> .
> Shafik's attempt at sense of humor or political satire has
> always been pathetic. He fails to see that humor must accompany truth in
> order to give us a flash of clarity and reality in the midst of confusion
> and hazy understanding. That is why Socrates used humor in Plato's
> dialogues. In political satires there should also be a genuine love of
> people. The moral outrage expressed by the superb satirical essay "A Modest
> Proposal" by Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) is ultimately about his heart crying
> out for the plight of the people of Ireland caused by the cruel policies of
> English landlords.
>
> Here is Shafik Rehman insulting the huge mass of people in
> Bangladesh who voted in the Dec. 2008 which is pretty humorless and in bad
> taste. Not a speck of respect or even a mention of the large turnouts at
> each voting center. Nothing but vitriol against India and AL again:
>
> Comment: It was generally understood that Awami League had won the
> last election (December 2008) with the help of General Moeen and
> India. But, it was unknown how much support was given by US to Awami
> League.
>
> I don't think Art Buchwald ever wrote anything that insulted
> the voting public of the United States.
>
> Farida Majid
>
> _____
>
> To:
> From: bd_mailer@...
> Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 18:23:58 -0800
> Subject: [ALOCHONA] From Wikileaks to Hillaryleak
>
>
>
> From Wikileaks to Hillaryleak
>
> Shafik Rehman
>
> On 28 November 2010, website Wikileaks and its five international
> associates, namely, The New York Times, The Guardian, EI Pais, Der
> Spiegel and Le Monde, began to publish serially "Secret US Diplomatic
> Cables". Worldwide repercussions followed and world politics looked a
> bit different. The US government was embarrassed. Information
> published by Wikileaks were considered to be true.
>
> On the contrary, transcript of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's
> telephone conversation with Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina
> published on 16 January 2011, has raised doubts about its credibility.
> Photocopies of this transcript (in English) have been circulating. Two
> English newspapers, an English weekly and a Bengali newspaper
> published abridged version of the transcript. But, the question
> remained, is this transcript, which may be termed Hillaryleak true?
> Not just Awami League supporters have dismissed it as untrue, but some
> BNP supporters have expressed doubts as well. So, is Hillaryleak true?
>
> Before going into that, I would like to mention about Art Buchwald who
> was the top satirist of the last six decades. In 1925, he was born in
> an Austrian-Hungarian Jewish family in New York. His father was a
> tailor and very poor. Buchwald was sent to an orphanage. After some
> years, Buchwald returned home. At 17, he left home and joined the US
> Army. During World War II he was at the Pacific. After the war, he
> chose journalism as his profession. He left US and went to Paris.
> There he joined as an editorial staff of the European version of The
> New York Herald Tribune. Since then he became highly popular by
> writing humorous but sharp, satirical yet humanitarian, analytical yet
> easy reading socio-political columns. In 1962 Buchwald returned to US.
> Tribune Media Syndicate began publishing Buchwald's column in 550
> newspapers simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic. Buchwald's
> column became an institution. For readers with sense of humour and
> political consciousness, Buchwald's column became a must read. In 1982
> Buchwald was awarded Pulitzer Prize.
>
> I was introduced to Buchwald's writings in early '80s. In 1979, I
> returned to Dhaka from London and felt the absence of good newspaper
> in Bangladesh. We had to depend on BBC World Service radio for
> international news. At that time I began to read International Herald
> Tribune and was deeply attracted to Buchwald's column. I noticed, he
> was the only columnist who could write by mixing fictitious dialogue
> with facts. Of course, not all his writings were of this type. But,
> often he wrote fictitious dialogue based satirical columns. It is now
> said, after Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) who wrote Gulliver's Travels,
> Art Buchwald was the topmost political satirist.
>
> In April 1980, I began writing a weekly column, Jaijaidin, in a
> Bengali weekly, Sometimes, I began to follow Buchwald's technique. In
> 1984, I began editing-publishing weekly Jaijaidin and there I began
> writing a weekly political column, called Diner Par Din. Occasionally,
> I wrote dialogue based columns. They were popular with the readers,
> but disliked by the rulers. Weekly Jaijaidin was banned first in 1985
> and then in 1986. One of the reasons was, in Diner Par Din column, I
> published a fictitious dialogue between the then president HM Ershad
> and his foreign minister. I was sent to exile in London. I realised
> how dangerous it could be to write fictitious political dialogue.
>
> I continued to read Art Buchwald's columns and came to the conclusion,
> to avoid such dangers, the columnist must have deep knowledge on his
> characters, his power of imagination should be strong and maximum
> precaution must be taken in this kind of writings. In short, this is a
> difficult art to muster.
>
> That is why, although in US and UK there are so many good columnists,
> we do not see someone like Art Buchwald who can write imaginary
> political dialogue.
>
> And on this logic, I would say, tele-talks published in Hillaryleak
> may be true. Had there been a Bangladeshi writer who is capable of
> writing such imaginary tele-dialogue, we would have known long before.
> Had there been an American or a British columnist who is capable of
> writing such imaginary tele-talk, we would have read his columns long
> before.
>
> So, the question is why some people are hesitant to accept Hillaryleak as
> true?
>
> To answer that, we shall have to consider Hillaryleak's contents which
> can be broadly divided into seven parts. Now read on.
>
> One: After preliminary exchange of greetings Secretary of State said,
> Madame Prime Minister I have been updated by Ambassador-at-Large
> Stephen Rapp about his visit to Dhaka. Honestly, at the request of New
> Delhi, we sent him there and tried our best to help you better
> organise the trial. After listening from Amb. Rapp and our Ambassador
> Moriarty, I felt obligated to inform you that both I and President
> Obama take the issue of human rights in its proper spirit. It is on
> this context, I called you to inform you that United States does not
> support the trial in its form and content. Bangladesh has to reform
> the whole process in a way so that it doesn't become a conduit of
> punishing opposition.
>
> Comment: On 13 January 2011, in a press briefing in Dhaka Ambassador
> Rapp said that US attaches importance on a fair and transparent war
> crimes trial and on amending the law regarding International War
> Crimes Tribunal. So, nothing new came out here. The new information is
> Ambassador Rapp was sent to Dhaka at the request of New Delhi.
>
> Two: In reply, Prime Minister said, Madame Secretary, I understand
> your concern and I already asked my Law Minister to take note of what
> Amb. Rapp suggested. This is a trial we undertook with active support
> and assistance of New Delhi. I am sure Indian Ambassador in Washington
> DC will brief you further on that.
>
> Comment: It was generally regarded that the Prime Minister had begun
> the trial with active support and assistance of New Delhi. So, here
> too nothing new has come out. The new information is, the role of
> Indian Ambassador in Washington is significant.
>
> Three: Secretary then said, Prime Minister, United States stands for a
> certain values and policies which may or may not be the likes of New
> Delhi. Of course, we have been attentive to New Delhi's most of the
> suggestions but this one I thought I should forewarn you.
>
> Prime Minister replied, Madame Secretary we noted your concerns and
> can tell you this much that this was in our manifesto and our people
> would like to see the trial should go on.
>
> Comment: There is no new revelation. Hasina has always been saying,
> people would like to see this trial to go on.
>
> Four: Secretary then said, absolutely, but that has to be done in a
> way so that it is accepted internationally. I am sure, even people who
> voted for your party, may not accept the trial in its form and format
> which is, to our view, flawed and politically motivated. President
> Obama working hard to bring peace to your part of the world, Madame
> Prime Minister. Therefore, United States would not allow any action
> that may only help some legitimate political forces going underground
> to create more problem for you and thereby, for us as well.
>
> Prime Minister replied, I understand. I understand. Don't worry we
> will fix it. Don't take it that seriously. We are doing it as we have
> to do and there are some culprits who we need to straighten up.
>
> Comment: Recently, US foreign policy has been changing to some extent.
> You can understand that when you see Secretary of State Hillary
> Clinton is apparently supportive of the Egyptian people who are
> demonstrating against President Mubarak. The US does not want
> punishing religion-based parties on the pretext of weeding out
> terrorists. US now knows, such repressive measures against religion
> based political parties may drive party activists into underground and
> in this jet age, revengeful terrorists may arrive in US and pursue
> terrorism there. So, the US wants politics to remain open where
> religion based parties may participate without fear. But note, Prime
> Minister said, the matter should not be taken seriously. Can the Prime
> Minister say this in public? Of course, she is serious. That is why
> all the top leaders of Jamaat are in jail.
>
> Five: Secretary then said, Ambassador Rapp also informed me about your
> government's influence on the judiciary and I was told how judiciary
> is giving verdict the way you want. This is not good at the end. You
> have to be watchful.
>
> Prime Minister replied, thank you, thank you. I always value
> suggestion from yourself and President Clinton.
>
> Comment: Everybody knows that the judiciary has been set up. The US
> also knows it. That is why secretary is forewarning that such a
> judiciary may be bad for the country at the end.
>
> Six: Secretary then said, Madame Prime Minister, let me come to the
> core point for which I called you. As you have seen even Washington
> Post picked up your treatment to Dr. Yunus and Grameen Bank. I thought
> it is about time to tell you how upset we are in Washington DC. I am
> personally upset because Dr. Yunus has been a family friend to the
> Clintons long before his wining of Nobel Prize. President Clinton is
> equally upset. Hope you are aware how hard he worked to see Dr. Yunus
> gets this award. I know people may have personal issues, but when it
> comes to national icon like Dr. Yunus, I thought Bangladesh shouldn't
> demonise country's only Nobel Laureate.
>
> Prime Minister tried to stop her. Madame Secretary, please listen,
> please listen .
>
> But Secretary continued, Madame Prime Minister, please let me finish
> first. I hope you are aware that President Obama is a big fan of
> micro-credit. He is a fan of microfinance since his mother had her
> thesis on this subject. So, I am making this call to let you know how
> upset both of us - President Obama and I - at your continued effort to
> demonise Dr. Yunus.
>
> Prime Minister replied, Madame Secretary, I hope you are aware that it
> is not us who brought up this issue. Norway is the first to complain
> about Dr. Yunus' misplaced fund. After all, this is our domestic issue
> and Madame Secretary we will do it as per our own rules and
> regulations.
>
> Comment: It is well known that Dr Yunus has a close relationship with
> Clinton family. Also known to some is that Bill Clinton had put his
> efforts to secure a Nobel Prize for Dr Yunus. What has now been
> revealed by this tele-talk is current President Obama is also a fan of
> Dr Yunus and Obama's mother had written a thesis on micro-credit
> finance. Note that, Prime Minister blamed Norway's initiative. But she
> did not say Norway had investigated and cleared Dr Yunus before
> awarding him Nobel Prize. Neither did the Prime Minister say that the
> prime drive of the documentary telecast in a Norwegian television was
> to criticise the concept of micro-credit. Although, Prime Minister did
> not mention these, clearly Secretary was aware of the real position.
>
> Seven: After this, Secretary said, Madame Prime Minister, I thought I
> would not have to go that far. But, unfortunately, I was wrong. I hope
> you know as much we know, how your government came to power. Don't
> forget that we helped you by congratulating you after the election
> terming it as a free and fair. You know Prime Minister, how this
> election result was pre-arranged at the behest of our good friends in
> New Delhi. We acted the way they suggested us. And please don't forget
> that Gen. Moeen, who brought you to power, now in the USA and perhaps,
> we now know, more than you could possibly imagine. Prime Minister, I
> am not saying that we will disown you so soon. I am just trying to
> place issues in the order of history demands it.
>
> At this point, Prime Minister tried to change the subject and said,
> Madame Secretary we are aware of your support and assistance. We will
> do all we can to keep you happy. Don't worry. We noted your point. Now
> let me know when you are coming to visit my country.
>
> Secretary replied, Thanks for the invitations, Madame Prime Minister.
> I thank you for your time.
>
> Prime Minister said, Madame Secretary, please bring President Clinton
> and your daughter and son in law.
>
> Hilary hangs up on the other side .
>
> Comment: It was generally understood that Awami League had won the
> last election (December 2008) with the help of General Moeen and
> India. But, it was unknown how much support was given by US to Awami
> League.
>
> The two most significant information to emerge from Hillaryleak are:
> a. the results of the elections were pre-arranged, and
> b. US had supported this.
>
> So, this then was the main points of Hillaryleak. Those who are saying
> that this is not reliable are arguing that the full identity of the
> source is not known and the language of the Secretary is not
> befitting.
>
> First, consider the source. It was published in Facebook on 16 January
> 2011 at 10:28 am by Hidden Truth. Obviously, people behind Hidden
> Truth did not wish to take risks like that of Julian Assange and
> refrained from publishing their real identity.
>
> Note the date and time of the publication.
>
> Prime Minister's Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad in a press statement
> said, Secretary had telephoned Prime Minister on Saturday 15 January
> 2011 at 9:30 am (BST). It was then 8:30 pm in Washington DC on Friday
> 14 January 2011, After this tele-talk, the transcript was published in
> US on Sunday 16 January at 10:28 am Washington DC time. In other
> words, in US, people concerned, had 36 hours to take action on Mr
> Azad's statement. Clearly, concerned people in US were deeply annoyed
> because something quite opposite regarding the tele-talk had been
> stated by Mr Azad. He claimed Secretary of State had praised the Prime
> Minister and had promised to act jointly on different issues.
>
> Perhaps that is why, someone in US, who was informed and concerned,
> disclosed the text of tele-talk in the Facebook.
>
> Regarding the Secretary's language, anybody who had been listening to
> her regularly, will know, terms such as, absolutely, honestly,
> conduit, demonise, let me come to the core point, are typically hers.
> She also called Clinton as President Clinton. Because, once elected
> President of US, he is always called President. The Secretary knows
> this. She also knows that President Obama's mother had written a
> thesis on micro-credit financing. Not many people (American or
> Bangladeshi) would have known this.
>
> And, Prime Minister's language is also typically hers. Note that how
> she repeats, I understand I understand, thank you thank you, please
> listen please listen.
>
> Actually, Bangladeshis already know about the close relationship of
> Awami League with India and that India has been assisting the
> government on many issues.
>
> Hillaryleak has merely confirmed what was widely known. So, why
> hesitate to accept it as true? Why be reluctant to accept that the
> 2008 election results were pre-arranged?
>
> We should understand that, that is why Sheikh Hasina after returning
> from US in November 2008, decided to contest in the December election,
> but did hardly do any election campaign. Whilst her rival, BNP
> Chairperson criss-crossed some 10,000 km in two weeks, Sheikh Hasina
> stayed back in Dhaka conducting video conferencing. Sheikh Hasina knew
> strenuous campaign was unnecessary, a pre-arranged win was waiting.
>
> People will judge whether Hillaryleak is true. It is curious that so
> far US has not given any rejoinder on this.
>
> However, if Hillaryleak is true, then we must conclude that, December
> 2008 election did not bring back democracy - conspiracy was
> established.
>
> But where does that leave the Election Commission?
>
> Before answering that, let me go back to Art Buchwald. Due to kidney
> failure Buchwald died on 17 January 2007 at age 81.
>
> He wrote his own video obituary which was published the next day by
> The New York Times. It showed Buchwald smiling and saying, "Hi, I'm
> Art Buchwald. I just died".
>
> Perhaps, after the publication of Hillaryleak, the Election Commission
> may say, "Hi, we're Election Commission. We just died".
>
> But, does the Election Commission have the honesty and sense of humour
> like Art Buchwald?
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[ALOCHONA] Re: Raped girl whipped to death



Dear Shamim

Stop pretending to give a damn. This kind of incident - the animalish brutality inflicted upon a young child - happens every week in Bangladesh. You will only speak up when the fatwa dogs are involved. When its your party thugs who are responsible you keep silent to protect the dignity of your party. When its the general culture which is responsible you keep silent to protect the dignity of your culture.

As if the child should expect a greater duty of care from a tin pot stupid mullah than from her fellow citizens or from the country in which he was born or from the government which rules her with vanity and righteousness.

Who should she sue in the eyes of her God? The Mullah? What about the law and the politicans who failed to protect her? How convenient.

Nowhere in any thesis you may write on this case will you hold your government accountable for the murder of minors. When it is an AL government that is in power. This child's death is simply another inevitable death on the road to our Sonar Bloody Bangla.

There'll be another such death next week.

But you can't wait to talk about village Mullah's. And then every week for the next 52 weeks a child will die. And every week you'll talk about village Mullahs.

And never, not once, will you hold you an AL government accountable fro its failure to prevent such deaths.

Oh yes. We've got some kind of Women's Rights Officers who are obliged to 'rush to the scene' when a female child is killed. How sweet! We can just imagine how many deaths have been prevented by them.

Meanwhile lets spend Taka 50,000 crore on an airport. I'd name it after this child. But I know you have a different dream.

Ezaur Rahman

Kuwait  

 

 

--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Akbar H <akbar_50@...> wrote:
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> people like nets zero Mohiuddin who prefer anarchy, who want to be ruled by an
> illiterate village mullah. A foolish dogmatist who wants to bring back pre medieval
> barbarian practices in this enlightened time.
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> Akbar
> Hussain
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> To: veirsmill@...
> From: veirsmill@...
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> Subject: [ALOCHONA] RE: Raped girl whipped to death
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> May Allah rest her in peace and bestow her Janna. May Allah give patience to her bereaved family and strength to Muslim ummah and humanity to fight Fatwa and fatwabaz in Bangladesh and around the world.
>
>
> Muslim world must be free from Fatwa for good.
>
>
> Shamim Chowdhury
> Maryland, U.S.A.
>
> --- On Thu, 2/3/11, Mohiuddin Anwar mohiuddin@... wrote:
>
>
> From: Mohiuddin Anwar mohiuddin@...
> Subject: RE: [Alapon] Re: [ALOCHONA] Raped girl whipped to death
> To: alapon@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 4:32 PM
>
>
>
>
>
>
> According to another press report ,the Rapist Mahbub had extra marital relationship with the 14 year old girl who was killed by the Shariah court. Repoirt also said that Mahbub's wife caught both Mahbub and the girl(who is also close relative of Mahbub) in objectionable situation and screamed for neighbours to inteven. If this is true than Mahbub should be killed according to Shariah rule and as the girl is minor she should have receive lesser punishment or just an warning. Islamically, when a married person engage in sexual relationship with an unmarried girl the man should receive capital punishment(stonning to death) and the unmarried girl should not receive capital punishment. Because of her age she should be warned only.
> I donot understand why village leaders and Imam gave lesser punishment to the rapis Mahbub.
>
> From: Mahboob Rahman mahboob64@...
> To: alapon@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Alapon] Re: [ALOCHONA] Raped girl whipped to death
> Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 20:35:44 +0000
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[ALOCHONA] Re: Naming Dhaka as" Mujib Nagar"



Yes Shafiq. Really.

Lets assume you are a blind supporter of AL or BNP for the sake of argument. Can you imagine what kind of criminality or absurdity it would take for your to speak against the leadership of your party? Can you imagine the degree of stubborness and pig headedness that would define your blind support? Why, even murder would not make you flinch.

But bring in religion and you would get all sensitive and righteous. As if, perhaps, you showed some respect to your faith in your daily dealings or in your daily support for people who act against the very ethics of this same religion.

Such is our condition. And in this condition, as a blind supporter of AL or BNP, you would make the wildest extrapolations humanly possible. To counter this, extrapolations of religion are valid - because they are actually quite harmless. Nothing can really penetrate the thick and stupid skin of the blind supporter of AL or BNP. 

Lets assume you are a blind supporter of AL. There is no murder committed in our fair land, or its borders, for which you will ever hold the machinery of AL accountable. Impossible. Inconceivable.

And so, because, via your mock religious sensitivity, you pretend that religion shapes your value set, the same value set which helps you tolerate any manner of nasty criminality in the name of AL or BNP, religion is a valid tool with which to try and pry your thick skull open.

Don't take offence please. I am saying this assuming you are a blind supporter. Which of course you are not.

I have know many people who if confronted by a grandson of the Prophet would snort indignantly: "So what? Who does he think he is? We don't believe in kingship. I don't owe him anything. Islam is truly democratic so I don't give a damn whose grandson he is."

But confronted by the grandson of Mujib or Zia, the same blind supporter of AL or BNP would cream his pants, be unable to speak and seamlesly assist in conferring the greatest power in the land to this person. And never complain of any murder committed in this particular grandson's name.

And still pray five times a day and be, apparently, hyper sensitive about Islam.      

Uber bullshit. Deshi style.

Ezajur Rahman

Kuwait   

 

 


--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, "Emanur Rahman" <emanur@...> wrote:
>
> I tend not to stray into religious arguments because they are somewhat
> pointless. But as a Muslim I have to say that this is exemplary of why I
> stay away from such arguments. The mention of Islam makes some people
> super-sensitive. Why is that? Is our faith that weak?
>
> Please remember that Arabic is a language and as such, many ideas can be
> expressed in it including a translation of "In the name of Bangabandhu...."
> - I don't suggest that my satirical construct is accurate!
>
> In any case, no disrespect of Islam was done in my piece. If anything it
> should have appealed to Muslim sentiment to recognize and reject idolatry
> when its spitting in their face. The fact that so many are unable to do so
> suggests that there is a lack of Muslims in Bangladesh....and if not
> anything else, certainly they are not the majority!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: alochona@yahoogroups.com [mailto:alochona@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of shafiq013@...
> Sent: 04 February 2011 23:37
> To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [ALOCHONA] Re: Naming Dhaka as" Mujib Nagar"
>
>
>
>
> Really!
>
> I thought Mismillah, Quran, prophet are part of a religion. The religion of
> Islam.
>
> Op! May be I am little bit old to understand it. If the mission is to
> redicule someone, there are many other ways.
>
> So carry on. Carry on with your "very logical extrapolations."
>
> Shafiq Ahmad
>
>
> --- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, "Emanur Rahman" emanur@ wrote:
> >
> > I don't think this is bringing in religion. Rather its a very a
> logical extrapolation of the way that many regard Bangabandhu. It
> demonstrates how ridiculous and perhaps dangerous this concept is. It has
> allowed many to sanitise, rationalise, obscure and generally brush under the
> carpet responsibility for the malaise that is our country today. It allows
> us to settle for less.
> >
> > Yes, the majority of Bangladeshis are Muslim.
> >
> > Ergo the majority of Bangladeshis should be offended by this worship
> and the immorality and corruption it breeds and feeds.
> >
> > Joy Bangla...?
> >
> > Emanur Rahman | m. +447734567561 | e. emanur@
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shafiq013@
> > Sender: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:54:22
> > To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> > Reply-To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [ALOCHONA] Re: Naming Dhaka as" Mujib Nagar"
> >
> >
> > Mr. Eman
> >
> > You frustration is understood. May be you are sour for some personal
> > reasons. However, may I request you, very humbly, don't drag in
> > religion in your discussion, at the least in this way. Not only it
> shows
> > your disrespect to religion of Islam but also indicates you have
> nothing
> > much to say. Even if you are not a Muslim (though your name suggests
> you
> > are), please show your respect to the religion of the majority in
> > Bangladesh. You may hate Awami League or Sheikh Mujib for some (may
> be)
> > valid reasons. You have every right to express your viewpoint but it
> is
> > really a shame to bring-in religion in this way.
> >
> > Shafiq Ahmad
> >
> > --- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, "Emanur Rahman" emanur@ wrote:
> > >
> > > I agree although the Buriganga with its effluence and waste may be
> the
> > most appropriate choice.
> > >
> > > I also propose that "Bismillah..." be removed from the constitution
> > and replaced with "bismilbangabandu.....".
> > >
> > > To seal the deal, all references to the Prophet should be removed
> from
> > a new and official BAL version of the Quran as neither he nor the
> > Almighty had any contribution to the glorious independence war, you
> know
> > the Bangabandhu v Pakistan war where one man single handedly defeated
> an
> > entire army.
> > >
> > > Joy Bangla!
> > >
> > > Emanur Rahman | m. +447734567561 | e. emanur@
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Sajjad Hossain shossain456@
> > > Sender: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> > > Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 18:29:17
> > > To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> > > Reply-To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [ALOCHONA] Naming Dhaka as" Mujib Nagar"
> > >
> > > In order to pay our indebtedness to Father of the Nation,
> Bangabondhu
> > Sheikh
> > > Mujibur Rahman I propose to change the name of Dhaka to "Mujib
> Nagar"
> > > and "Bay of Bengal" to "Bay of Bangabondhu".
> > >
> > > Any comments from the Alochoks?
> > >
> > > SH
> > > Toronto
> > >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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[ALOCHONA] Naming Dhaka as" Mujib Nagar"



YOUR SATIRE/HUMOUR ABOUT BANGOBANDHU WITH RELIGION IS TOO FILTHY.
DR. MOHSIN ALI.

--- On Sun, 2/6/11, Emanur Rahman <emanur@rahman.com> wrote:

From: Emanur Rahman <emanur@rahman.com>
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Re: Naming Dhaka as" Mujib Nagar"
To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, February 6, 2011, 11:54 AM

 
I tend not to stray into religious arguments because they are somewhat
pointless. But as a Muslim I have to say that this is exemplary of why I
stay away from such arguments. The mention of Islam makes some people
super-sensitive. Why is that? Is our faith that weak?

Please remember that Arabic is a language and as such, many ideas can be
expressed in it including a translation of "In the name of Bangabandhu...."
- I don't suggest that my satirical construct is accurate!

In any case, no disrespect of Islam was done in my piece. If anything it
should have appealed to Muslim sentiment to recognize and reject idolatry
when its spitting in their face. The fact that so many are unable to do so
suggests that there is a lack of Muslims in Bangladesh....and if not
anything else, certainly they are not the majority!

-----Original Message-----
From: alochona@yahoogroups.com [mailto:alochona@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of shafiq013@yahoo.com
Sent: 04 February 2011 23:37
To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Re: Naming Dhaka as" Mujib Nagar"

Really!

I thought Mismillah, Quran, prophet are part of a religion. The religion of
Islam.

Op! May be I am little bit old to understand it. If the mission is to
redicule someone, there are many other ways.

So carry on. Carry on with your "very logical extrapolations."

Shafiq Ahmad

--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, "Emanur Rahman" <emanur@...> wrote:
>
> I don't think this is bringing in religion. Rather its a very a
logical extrapolation of the way that many regard Bangabandhu. It
demonstrates how ridiculous and perhaps dangerous this concept is. It has
allowed many to sanitise, rationalise, obscure and generally brush under the
carpet responsibility for the malaise that is our country today. It allows
us to settle for less.
>
> Yes, the majority of Bangladeshis are Muslim.
>
> Ergo the majority of Bangladeshis should be offended by this worship
and the immorality and corruption it breeds and feeds.
>
> Joy Bangla...?
>
> Emanur Rahman | m. +447734567561 | e. emanur@...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shafiq013@...
> Sender: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:54:22
> To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> Reply-To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [ALOCHONA] Re: Naming Dhaka as" Mujib Nagar"
>
>
> Mr. Eman
>
> You frustration is understood. May be you are sour for some personal
> reasons. However, may I request you, very humbly, don't drag in
> religion in your discussion, at the least in this way. Not only it
shows
> your disrespect to religion of Islam but also indicates you have
nothing
> much to say. Even if you are not a Muslim (though your name suggests
you
> are), please show your respect to the religion of the majority in
> Bangladesh. You may hate Awami League or Sheikh Mujib for some (may
be)
> valid reasons. You have every right to express your viewpoint but it
is
> really a shame to bring-in religion in this way.
>
> Shafiq Ahmad
>
> --- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, "Emanur Rahman" emanur@ wrote:
> >
> > I agree although the Buriganga with its effluence and waste may be
the
> most appropriate choice.
> >
> > I also propose that "Bismillah..." be removed from the constitution
> and replaced with "bismilbangabandu.....".
> >
> > To seal the deal, all references to the Prophet should be removed
from
> a new and official BAL version of the Quran as neither he nor the
> Almighty had any contribution to the glorious independence war, you
know
> the Bangabandhu v Pakistan war where one man single handedly defeated
an
> entire army.
> >
> > Joy Bangla!
> >
> > Emanur Rahman | m. +447734567561 | e. emanur@
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sajjad Hossain shossain456@
> > Sender: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 18:29:17
> > To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> > Reply-To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [ALOCHONA] Naming Dhaka as" Mujib Nagar"
> >
> > In order to pay our indebtedness to Father of the Nation,
Bangabondhu
> Sheikh
> > Mujibur Rahman I propose to change the name of Dhaka to "Mujib
Nagar"
> > and "Bay of Bengal" to "Bay of Bangabondhu".
> >
> > Any comments from the Alochoks?
> >
> > SH
> > Toronto
> >
>

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[ALOCHONA] A world without borders By William Gomes :A analytical writing on “Meherjan”



A world without borders


by William Gomes

(February 06, Dhaka, Sri Lanka Guardian) I dream a world without fear, hatred, tears, soldiers and borders. I dream a world full people, full with love seeking for justice and peace. In future I don't want to see any military debacle as the Pakistan army and their local agents' raped 200,000 women and killed over 3 million Bangladeshi people during the liberation war in 1971.

In war and out of war it's strange to see the people killing each other in the name of protecting their nation. The politician knows very well how to divide the world with borders with different names of nations, how to divide people from people. They divide themselves and urges for unity. The main aim is dividing and ruling the people. All over the world there is a class of people they are ruler, they rules. The people select or elect them in various ways and finally the selected or elected rulers by the people unruly rule them until they fully suppress them. It's the process of suppression and separation by the politicians for the people.

The war is over between East Pakistan and West Pakistan, a new nation Bangladesh born out of war. I am writing for peace after 40 years of the war, looking for unity not for division among the people of the world. I dream to be united with all the people of the world not with the governments run by the ruler who knows how to rule us by dividing us in nations for their own profits and politics.

Readers may questions me whether I am talking about reconciliation with Pakistan. No, I am talking about the friendly relationship with the people of Pakistan as I desire a friendly relationship with any people else where in the world. I am talking about the reconciliation of world under one umbrella. I desire the whole world with reconcile one day. They will break the border and unite themselves in one name in one world without divisions.

I have had many questions regarding the positions of Peoples of the world regarding the liberation war of 1971. Many people ask for the justifications to support this side or that side in war. I don't find any cause to support any party in war who kill each others but finds many reasons and ways not to involve in war at any cost. I hope there were people group in both geo graphical location presently named Bangladesh and Pakistan who also wished that there will be no war. I believe even now today there are people who want peace at any situation but not war.

It's my ideology against war, borders, and divisions and against the rulers. It's very hard to explain all in one article.

Recently I went to see a full-length feature film "Meherjan" out of curiosity. Before seeing the movie I was not quite sure what the movie is all about but as the movie begin I become spell bound in watching the artistic contribution of the artist of the movie.

Casting stars from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh portrayed a unique unity of love, respect towards women of valour. For me "Meherjan" is a pro- people movie. I honor Jaya Bachchan, Victor Banerjee, Humayun Faridee and Azad Abdul Kalam, Oman Rahim, director Rubaiyat Hossain and all the people related with "Meherjan".

Pablo Casals said,"The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?". "Meherjan" is breaking the border brining the people together against the ruler who rules people in different name and places but for common purpose.

"Meherjan" portrayed the absolute humanity within the people in all situations even in war; man fights and kills each other, they dies but its love what remains. Love is not blind; it simply enables one to see things others fail to see. "Meherjan" is calling towards the people of nations, its enabling the people who failed to see the love of people around them. It's calling towards unity of people who seeks justice and peace.

I was discussing with prominent journalist Faruk Wasif regarding his recent writing on "Meherjan". He showed a special courage and brought wonderful writings on the movie where he sharply reflects his views. During the hour long discussion I was really touched by his love for the people of the world.

Many people have criticized him and nakedly attacked him by illogical arguments. Many even called him "Pakistan er dalal"(Broker of Pakistan). He affirmed that he is against any injustice any where in the world. He said I am against what Israel is doing against Palestine. But I am not against the people of Israel. I am against India when India is killing innocent people in Indo Bangla border but not against the peace loving people of India.

The absolute freedom of speech is absent in Bangladesh. Very recently unfortunately the film was pulled down from theatres.

A news report said "The distributor of the film Meherjaan took it off the theatres in the face of an allegation that the film distorted the history of the country's independence war and humiliated the freedom fighters and 'Biranganas' (women of valour)."

There is always force in every where who always wants people to divide and rule, that people group is in campaigning against the calling of Humanity "Meherjan".

There was and there is people every where who always is against war and destructions. The government and evil technically forced to stop the screening of "Meherjan" but they will not be able to stop people loving each other promoting the justice and peace crossing the borders. The can stop people in border but not love. "Meherjan" is spreading love crossing the border.

At last I want to quote the saying prominent American social reformer William Lloyd Garrison "My country is the world; my countrymen are mankind." I dream a world without borders.

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[ALOCHONA] Egypt's vice president demonized Islamists: WikiLeaks



Egypt's vice president demonized Islamists: WikiLeaks
 
LONDON, Feb 6 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Egypt's new vice president, Omar Suleiman, has long sought to demonize the opposition Muslim Brotherhood in his contacts with skeptical US officials, leaked diplomatic cables show, raising questions whether he can act as an honest broker in the country's political crisis.

US Embassy messages from the anti-secrecy WikiLeaks cache of 250,000 State Department documents, which Reuters independently reviewed, also report that the former intelligence chief accused the Brotherhood of spawning armed extremists and warned in 2008 that if Iran ever backed the banned Islamist group, Tehran would become "our enemy."

The disclosure came as Suleiman met on Sunday with opposition groups, including the officially banned Brotherhood, to explore ways to end Egypt's worst political crisis decades.

Washington has been exploring options for speeding up President Hosni Mubarak's resignation, including a scenario that calls for turning over power to a transition government headed by Suleiman and backed by the military.

Mubarak, who had done without a vice president for 30 years, hurriedly appointed the 74-year-old Suleiman as his deputy on Jan. 29 as protesters demanded the autocratic ruler's ouster.

Suleiman privately voicing disdain for the Brotherhood will not surprise Egyptians, used to the Mubarak government's anti-Islamist stance. The comments could stoke suspicions, though, as he seeks to draw the long-banned movement into a broad dialogue on reform in response to mass protests.

The clear implication in the cache of State Department cables was that U.S. officials were skeptical of Suleiman's effort to depict the Brotherhood as "the bogey man."

Mubarak's government had long cited the Islamist threat to justify its years of authoritarian rule. A more pressing concern for Washington and its ally Israel, however, is what happens to the 1979 peace treaty between Egypt and the Jewish state if the Brotherhood gains political clout in the post-Mubarak era.

"We decline to comment on any individual classified cable," US State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said when asked about the documents seen by Reuters.

ACCUSATIONS OF EXTREMISM

In a cable dated Feb. 15, 2006, then-ambassador Francis Ricciardone reported that Suleiman had "asserted that the MB (Muslim Brotherhood) had spawned '11 different Islamist extremist organizations,' most notably the Egyptian Islamic Jihad and the Gama'a Islamiya (Islamic Group)."

Egyptian security forces crushed groups that targeted tourists, Christians, government ministers and other officials in a 1990s campaign for a purist Islamic state, and has kept a tight lid on them since.

The Brotherhood once had a secret paramilitary section, but it now says it is committed to promoting its policies through peaceful, democratic means. The government has been unable to prove any serious act of violence orchestrated by the movement's leadership for more than 50 years.

Mubarak, in an ABC interview on Thursday, blamed the Brotherhood for violence that erupted on Wednesday during protests in Cairo's central Tahrir Square. Independent witnesses said Mubarak supporters launched the attacks.



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