The countries Kissoon presents as humanitarian support human rights abuses

Oct 25, 2013 Letters

Dear Editor,
Mr. Kissoon’s column (What is wrong with non-western civilization?) is contradictory, since the very countries and religion he is presenting as humanitarian have been the most ardent supporters of the very countries he has identified as culpable of human rights and other abuses.
Against this background, and specifically in relation to his column of Thursday, October 24, I would appreciate if Mr. Kissoon can answer the following;
Are these the same people that Amnesty International has identified as culpable for war crimes with respect to the killing of untold number of innocent civilians as a consequence of their drone strikes?
Are these the very people who support the Egyptian dictators with billions in aid? Ninety percent (90%) of which is in the form of weapons.
What did these very people do to stop the genocide in Rwanda?
Why are they so resistant toward the payment reparations to the descendants of slaves, while supporting reparations to the victims of Nazism?
Are these the same people that have watched the Palestinians suffer for over 60 years, offering token gestures of peace?
Are these the same people that have military bases in over 200 countries? Selling billions in weapons to inconsequential countries (politically speaking) like Bahrain and the same Qatar he has identified as a culpable entity.
By the way, as the world was celebrating the 90th birth anniversary of Nelson Mandela, he was still listed as a Terrorist on the books of the State Department. What can one say? The same people who stoutly rejected sanctions against Zimbabwe and South Africa on the grounds of humanitarianism, but are quick to impose on others. Looks to me like racism.
The point here is that the charade which masquerades itself as humanitarianism is more impacting on the people at the epicenter of its “ consequences” rather than in remote newspaper columns.
With respect to the humanitarian aspect of Christianity, I don’t believe that any learned person would have a difficulty with that. All religions have some humanitarian aspects to their practice. However, I fail to see where any way of life (notice, I did not say religion) has a more acute awareness of charity than Islam, where charity is one of the five pillars and where charity extends beyond mere materialism, but to equally important gestures as sound advice. The pillar of Islam subscribes to the compulsory giving to the poor by the rich, not the other way around as is widely practiced.
Abdul Rahim – Forde

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