Smear Campaigns by anti-Muslim Bigots

William Gomes, a Catholic missionary activist, has been trying to make an impression in the Internet lately with whole bunch of silly, and yet explosive, arguments and accusations about Islamic terrorism. In those loaded and half-baked statements, he did not have problem in accusing all Islamic NGOs as being fascist organizations that support terrorism (see News From Bangladesh, March 31, 2009). Lately, he claims that ARNO and RSO - two Rohingya organizations - got trained along side the Taliban in Afghanistan. Such accusations by pro-Myanmar regime supporters and activists are not new. It is interesting to find the Catholic zealot - Gomes - tying his knots with the hated SPDC regime. What next is under the sleeves of this Jesuit preacher, a self-styled human rights activist? His accusations on Rohingyas are totally false and ludicrous.

Unfortunately, in the post-9/11 era that we live in, stupid accusations like his go a long way and create an environment of anger, suspicion and violence. In places where Muslims are minority, such anger can easily turn into violence directed against them by chauvinist Christians, and others. And that is why it is important that Gomes's fabricated accusations be condemned severely by all concerned human beings, irrespective of their faith and creed.

As to the rest of the story in his piece, let me just point out that Bush's invasion of Afghanistan has not been popular around the world, not just inside Bangladesh but even in India, Europe and the Americas. Just read the statements by celebrities like Arundhati Roy to see how they felt. Even after all these years, America is unpopular in many places around the world. Just look at the protests against Obama's recent trip to Europe, in spite of his personal charm and popularity. The chants heard inside Bangladesh truly are not too far from those chanted outside Bangladesh - which may not sound that kosher today - but were reflective of the anti-USA anger and sentiment prevalent then throughout the world. Now to connect those slogans with a sweeping remark that Bangladesh has become a terrorist den is not analysis but lack of common sense, resembling crass stupidity.

As to the matter of HuJi or JMB, suffice it to say that these are marginal groups that have already been dealt a fatal blow by the government of Bangladesh. These extremes never had any grass root support inside the country, and as such, Bangladesh's polity has all along rejected those messengers of violence - as is quite clear from the latest national election. In that election, even an otherwise important party (JI) that one time had been a partner in a coalition government was solidly rejected by the electorates. While to a biased chauvinist who is willing to blame Bangladesh and her people, no matter what, such voting records still may not be too convincing, but to an unbiased observer, including the USA Ambassador to Bangladesh - Mr. Moriarty - those results spoke louder than empty words or silly accusations made by pen-pushing pundits and hate-mongering parrots like Gomes. I wish I could say the same thing about India. Alas, there hate mongering groups (responsible for pogroms against Muslims and Christians) like the BJP not only ran the country before, they may still capture the seat of government in the future. Just also look at Israel where a racist, fascist party - Likud - has come to power again. So much so for our democracy! But who is taking notice of such developments, when the messengers of hatred are working towards bringing about the Armageddon in our lifetime by dividing our world into hateful camps, in which, obviously, Islam and Muslims are all dumped together in one corner? With the defeat of Bush and his protégé Sarah-McCain in the USA election, we have been spared of that madness. But that does not deter Bible-thumping pedophile Catholics to either blow the whistle of Armageddon or work as Devil's advocate. They know that intelligent people can read through their lines and know their true agenda too well. Thus, they try to hide their evil self behind epithets like human rights activist and so on and so forth, while they are not. Truly, they fool no one but themselves. The plan of the devil is ever weak. They are right-wing Christian fanatics, the robots of Huntington's “clash of civilizations”, that would lie and distort so that the second coming of their lord can be accelerated on this earth.

Shame on them and shame on their politics!

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