‘Hypocritical, double talking and deceitful’

Now that the elections have been held and one party has been democratically elected the Americans and Israelis have backed down and now squeal out — We will not recognise or treat with the Palestinians until they have completely disarmed themselves.

The winning party consists of a bunch of terrorists. What is a terrorist?

Blacks Law Dictionary 5th Edition at page 1321 defines Terror as "Alarm; fright; the state of mind induced by the apprehension of hurt from some hostile or threatening event or manifestation; fear caused by the appearance of danger."

Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary (1980) at page 1195 defines Terrorism as "The systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion." A person/persons who engage in the above surely must be a terrorist/s.

Let’s first look at the Israelis. In order to claim Palestinian land and declare themselves "The State of Israel" they engaged in acts of terrorism against, firstly, the British and then the Palestinians from whom they wrested and occupied their lands.

Those acts continue unabated up to today. And yet these Israelis are not ostracised by the rest of the world. In fact in Trinidad we are constantly in bed with them.

Now let’s look at the Americans. To gain independence they committed acts of terrorism against the British then in the world largest land grab committed acts of terrorism against the Native Americans and Mexicans. Slavery was also one of the worst acts of terrorism. Guantanamo Bay, Abu Gharib and renditions are acts of terrorism.

Are the Americans ostracised by the rest of the World? No.

But, America wishes the rest of the World to ostracise Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Palestinians and perhaps soon South American countries like Venezuela and Bolivia.

How can one trust in or believe anything America and its sidekick Israel say or do.

M HOTIN

St James