India is not your Cat's name!
An open letter to 'Emperor' George Bush Jr.
To
George Bush Jr.
Would-be Emperor
(Former Clown Prince)
Currently US President
Dear George 'WMD' Bush,
It is with both great happiness and grave apprehension that we the people of
India await your arrival in our country.
Happiness because in the few hours you will be engaged in shaking hands with
our country's leaders your fingers will be - at least for a little while - away
from the nuclear doomsday button. Happiness also in the hope that the grease
you put on the palms of your political underlings here will make the many
triggers all of you control that much more slippery.
There is a lot of apprehension too as your visit could become the latest source
of pollution in our ancient land already poisoned over the years by your
country's various multinationals- from Union Carbide of Bhopal gas notoriety to
Monsanto of GM seeds infamy. Your own crimes against humanity in Iraq,
Afghanistan and Guantanamo are of course far worse than that of these
corporations and if the Ganges were not already as contaminated as it is
unfortunately today - we would have happily recommended a long dip in its
holy waters.
We know you have friends- or shall we call them loyal subjects- in very high
places in our country. Shri Manmohan Singh, misleadingly called 'Prime Minister
of India' when he is really a CEO of your subsidiary company- will be there
constantly at your beck and call. But then for this former civil savant turned
international servant- whose soul and spine were stolen many moons ago by the
IMF, World Bank and other dark forces you represent - it seems to make little
difference what master he serves.
You will also find the Congress that rules India even more pliant than the US
Congress you control back home. Having buried Gandhi and Nehru in both body and
spirit long, long ago this political party that once fought the British Empire
has become the Trojan horse of American Imperialism in India.
There are others too from our country that will welcome you ? captains of
industry, merchants, bureaucrats and sections of the Indian media- who already
think of themselves as junior partners in your vile Empire. Truth is they are as
much in awe of the weapons of war you so wantonly wield as they are mesmerized
by the petty commercial carrots you dangle before their eyes.
But make no mistake 'Mr Wannabe President of the World' - India is far more
than the name of your pet cat on the lawns of the White House. And though our
leaders lovingly wag their tails at you it is not a domesticated dog either.
Instead it is a full-blooded country of over a billion people who have seen
through many tyrants of your type several times over in their long history. We
packed off the British Raj just over half a century ago and have no intentions
of letting its illegitimate American offspring sit on our heads instead.
And we are not alone in our struggle against Imperialism on this globe either.
From Vietnam to Venezuela and Iraq to Indonesia we have had and continue to
have deep ties with people everywhere from around the world who have stood up
in defence of their national dignity, sovereignty and the right to conduct
their affairs in whatever manner they see fit. We have long historical memories
too of the US establishment's atrocities and massacres around the globe?
Hiroshima, Haiti, Greece, Guatemala. Cambodia, Chile - the sacrifices of
countless brave citizens will not go in vain.
Your regime's latest attempts to bully or bribe the Indian government to join
your machinations against Iran will also go nowhere because the people of this
country will forever resist your immoral attempts to capture the assets of
weaker nations by force. By tempting the foolish Indian government with a
dubious nuclear pact you have attempted to divide and rule the developing world
but we can see through your imperial politics and have the means to unravel it
too. Your concern for the `national interest' of India in striking a
nuclear deal is going to make our country so powerful to the point of
extinction.
Mr 'Emperor' not only do you not have no clothes on you are trying to pull some
non-existent textile over our eyes too!
So Mr 'Emperor' when you soon land in India remember - irrespective of what
your weather 'experts' tell you- the temperature on the ground will be several
degrees hotter than anybody can predict. True, this will be partly due to the
general rise in global temperatures your regime has so wantonly contributed to
plus the hot air you have such a talent for - but much of the heat will really
be due to the burning anger aroused by your presence in our midst.
Believe us we promise a very warm welcome to you and all in your entourage and
hope to make your trip as memorable as possible. This collection of films on
the crimes of your country's various regimes we are showing the Indian public
around the country is just the first of many salvoes we are firing.
It is still not too late to turn your jets back to Washington where Uncle Dick
'Shotgun' Cheney eagerly awaits your presence on a long and exciting safari
somewhere. Happy hunting and watch your back.
Yours very, very warmly
Films for Peace Team
Films4peace
A FILM FESTIVAL ON "Wars and
Crimes" by America
Organized by Concerned for Human Dignity,
INSAF & others in over 100 places in India
This documentary
film shows how the elected democratic president of Chile Salvador Allende was
dethroned by a military coup backed by American President Nixon and CIA
during Sep 11th 1973.
The eventful day
is fully captured on Camera. Chile later became a laboratory for the Empire.
From 1973-1989 Chile was the Lab for the new theories of Neo-Liberalism to
emerge.
Truth and Lies in
the War on Terror Special investigative report John Pilger investigates the
discrepancies between American and British claims for the `War on Terror' and
compares it with Ground Realities. The film exposes the hidden agendas and
shows the ground realities.
George Bush
Promised Afghanistan the generosity of America and its allies. After that one
gets to see the familiar old warlords regaining power, religious fundamentalism
renewing its grip, while America sets its eyes on the Oil Pipeline.
Pilger through a
series of remarkable interviews with leading administrators and officials in
Bush's ministry exposes the truth.
John Pilger asks
an interesting question Victory over and for what purpose? Afghanistan is
devastated, Taliban is re-emerging and as for Iraq, it is Bush's `Vietnam'?
The US Policies
in Central America in 1980s was similar to Southeast policy in 1960s (Vietnam).
In the name of Agriculture Reforms they started military camps.
People became
refugees in their own country.
People of America
Protest Against their Government's policy in countries like El-Salvador. Youth
of El-Salvador also had to join the Army since there was no other option to
form a popular government.
People in
El-Salvador suffer a lot due to the American Policies.
The film shows
the pathetic state of affairs in a poor country like El-Salvador due to the
American interventions.
Between 1964-73, the American
Airforce dropped several bombs in LAOS. This was part of a `secret war'. Among
the bombs dropped was a special bomb called `Cluster Bomb'. Out of the cluster
bombs nearly 30% of them never exploded and are still seen all around in the
country of LAOS. Cluster Bombs were designed to kill.
Since these Un Exploded Objects (UXOs) are still there in large numbers all
round Laos they are like mines. Children and People working in their fields are
at high risk even today. The film exposes how the Capitalist forces wanted to
put an end to the Communism in South East Asia.
This is a film by
Video Activist Network and No Empire Pictures
This film shows
how the people of America are against their government and its policies towards
other countries especially after the bombing of Iraq started. The film shows
various protests in the United States against the War on Iraq.
The film shows
lot of historical facts, figures and statistics of why Iraq became a target.
One can also
learn how to organize innovative protests after seeing this film.
This two short
music films are by Cynthia Madansky. It is critique of the American Policies.
Cynthia uses the American Flag and Anthem to highlight America's attitude and
its war policies.
She says about
the American Flag: "Red is not terror, White is not Peace and Blue is not
Home Country". The film is presented with graphics and music.
This is a rally
that was held on 24th Sep 2005.
About 100,000
people took part in the rally which was held at Hyde Park in UK. There are
several speeches by many anti-war campaigners. This film shows the speeches by
Tony Benn, Tom Hayden, John Pilger and Dr.Salim Ismael.
This is a film
showing a talk with the Iranian filmmaker Maziar Bahari.
Bahari was so
disturbed with the scenes he was seeing on TV about the war in Iraq. So he set
out to make some films about the realities of the war. He describes what he
found in Iraq.
Based on Kamaan Singh Dhami's anti-war song "American War Paar Da! (Check Out the American War!)", the 4-minute music video is a satirical but severe indictment of America's role in escalating world conflict. Originally written following the post 9/11 bombing of Afghanistan by the USA, and developed to address the occupation of Iraq, the song comments on various aspects of the American empire - its stockpile of nuclear bombs, its cozy relation with fanatical and dictatorial regimes, and in fact, the very notion of American peace and liberty.
The song is set
to the tune of the popular Sinhalese song "Surangini" and has English
lyrics and a catchy chorus in Tamil. Dancing sometimes on Bush's shoulder,
sometimes on the roof of Washington's White House, and sometimes in a colourful
parade of children protesting against war, dancer Malavika Tara Mohanan
embodies the indomitable spirit of resistance and satire.
This is on the
protests that happened in UK against the war in Iraq. Brian Haw is the only
person allowed to continue his protest against the war in Parliament square.
This film shows Brians protest and the generous people who support him while he
lives on the streets of Westminster.
The film also
shows tragic scenes from Iraq in which children are victims of the war.
This is a short
film by Cynthia Madanskey a Palestinian filmmaker.
She presents the
film in a different way with lot of questions thrown at the audience. The film
is shot in Gaza area in Palestine.
It shows the wall, the broken
buildings, broken houses, schools, destroyed gardens, playgrounds, unhygienic
living conditions, and barbed wires all round, bullet shots in all the
buildings.
It shows how
people live in Palestine today.
The shots speak
for themselves of the daily horrors that people who live there face. It is
again due to American Policy in the Middle East and its support to Israel.
More details and regular updates at:
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