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05DHAKA4410
2005-09-07 05:46:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Dhaka
Cable title:
Media Reaction: Aftermath of Katrina; Dhaka
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UNCLAS DHAKA 004410
SIPDIS
FOR I/FW, B/G, IIP/G/NEA-SA, B/VOA/N (BANGLA SERVICE) STATE FOR
SA/PAB, SA/PPD (LSCENSNY),SA/RA, INR/R/MR, AND PASS TO USAID FOR
ANE/ASIA/SA/B
CINCPAC FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR, J51 (LCDR FLETCHER),J45
(MAJ NICHOLLS)
USARPAC FOR APOP-IM (MAJ STYNER)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
SUBJECT: Media Reaction: Aftermath of Katrina; Dhaka
Summary: An op-ed page article in Bangla "Naya Diganta" says that
the order to shoot in hurricane hit areas in the U.S. would have
been considered a license to extrajudicial murder if any third
World country had done this in a similar situation.
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Aftermath of Katrina
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"Hurricane Katrina: Oh! Human Rights, Oh! Extrajudicial Killing"
An op-ed article in Bangla language newspaper "Naya Diganta" by
Dr. Rezwan Siddiqui opines (9/6):
Two issues need to be pointed out. First, baby foods could not
be provided even five days after the disaster. Distressed people
could not be rescued and food and water could not be provided to
them. An unknown number of women were raped. Were not their
human rights violated? It has been alleged that blacks were
ignored. How could the U.S. administration deny this allegation?
If it denies, it will have to think ten times before saying
minorities in other countries are being oppressed and
discriminated. Members of security forces have been ordered to
shoot to prevent looting and any violations of law and order. If
anyone dies, will it not be an extrajudicial murder? Why do
Britain and the European Union remain silent?
If any developing nation faces such a situation, western nations
would have raised hue and cry about violations of human rights
and racial discrimination. They would say that minority people
were being neglected. They would threat to impose economic and
political punishments. We believe that they have now realized
the real situation. When nature acts adversely and natural
disaster devours everything, then the richest and most powerful
nations, like the U.S., becomes helpless. In such a situation, a
third world nation becomes more helpless. What will lawyers like
Dr. Kamal Hussein do now? Will they prepare list of
extrajudicial murders in the U.S. and distribute in various
countries in the world?
We are sure that the U.S. administration has ordered to shoot
looters to save the innocent and helpless people. The most
immediate task now is to save helpless people. There is no time
think about extrajudicial murder. Many nations in the developing
world have issued such orders to save the public. We hope
western nations do not consider that extrajudicial murder.
Chammas
SIPDIS
FOR I/FW, B/G, IIP/G/NEA-SA, B/VOA/N (BANGLA SERVICE) STATE FOR
SA/PAB, SA/PPD (LSCENSNY),SA/RA, INR/R/MR, AND PASS TO USAID FOR
ANE/ASIA/SA/B
CINCPAC FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR, J51 (LCDR FLETCHER),J45
(MAJ NICHOLLS)
USARPAC FOR APOP-IM (MAJ STYNER)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
SUBJECT: Media Reaction: Aftermath of Katrina; Dhaka
Summary: An op-ed page article in Bangla "Naya Diganta" says that
the order to shoot in hurricane hit areas in the U.S. would have
been considered a license to extrajudicial murder if any third
World country had done this in a similar situation.
--------------
Aftermath of Katrina
--------------
"Hurricane Katrina: Oh! Human Rights, Oh! Extrajudicial Killing"
An op-ed article in Bangla language newspaper "Naya Diganta" by
Dr. Rezwan Siddiqui opines (9/6):
Two issues need to be pointed out. First, baby foods could not
be provided even five days after the disaster. Distressed people
could not be rescued and food and water could not be provided to
them. An unknown number of women were raped. Were not their
human rights violated? It has been alleged that blacks were
ignored. How could the U.S. administration deny this allegation?
If it denies, it will have to think ten times before saying
minorities in other countries are being oppressed and
discriminated. Members of security forces have been ordered to
shoot to prevent looting and any violations of law and order. If
anyone dies, will it not be an extrajudicial murder? Why do
Britain and the European Union remain silent?
If any developing nation faces such a situation, western nations
would have raised hue and cry about violations of human rights
and racial discrimination. They would say that minority people
were being neglected. They would threat to impose economic and
political punishments. We believe that they have now realized
the real situation. When nature acts adversely and natural
disaster devours everything, then the richest and most powerful
nations, like the U.S., becomes helpless. In such a situation, a
third world nation becomes more helpless. What will lawyers like
Dr. Kamal Hussein do now? Will they prepare list of
extrajudicial murders in the U.S. and distribute in various
countries in the world?
We are sure that the U.S. administration has ordered to shoot
looters to save the innocent and helpless people. The most
immediate task now is to save helpless people. There is no time
think about extrajudicial murder. Many nations in the developing
world have issued such orders to save the public. We hope
western nations do not consider that extrajudicial murder.
Chammas