The man beating people left and right and nobody can't tell he nothing. Maybe some of the APNU supporters gon deal with his ass.
Kwame McCoy is singing out of tune
NOVEMBER 2, 2011 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER LETTERS
Dear Editor,
Kwame McCoy is a paid Piper with a discordant and cacophonous tune …and he knows it. Allow me to respond to Kwame McCoy’s letter dated 10- 19-2011 and entitled “blood on his hand”
The very first sentence that came from Mr. Mc Coy’s pen was: “I write this note as Press and Publicity Officer to President Bharrat Jagdeo so that future records would not be distorted”
I wish to submit that Mr. McCoy’s introductory sentence was nothing but a subtle disclaimer that he did not reflect his own sentiments in the ‘note’ but was merely acting as a paid servant of the Jagdeo regime in the year 2011. Mr. McCoy was speaking to an audience; he knew would understand what that meant. It was his way of asking us to appreciate his plight and to recognize that in the Jagdeo regime, he who pays the piper calls the tune. Mr. McCoy wanted “future records” to reflect that he was obviously singing a tune he knew to be off key, discordant and cacophonous.
Mr. McCoy was clearly directed to respond and obviously told what to say to the following factual statement made by Dr. Rishi Thakur:
“Our ruling party, on the other hand, is a known quantity and has already shown its hand. Its Presidential candidate is on record as saying that a public enquiry into reported cases of corruption is a non-starter. Matters can and will proceed only on the basis of legal evidence. Meantime, his sitting President has no hesitation in accusing APNU’s Presidential candidate, Retired Brigadier David Granger of having blood on his hands over the death of two PPP activists at No. 64 Village Polling Station during the elections of 1973. Where is the evidence for the charge?
Of course, none has been forthcoming because there is none. It is the strategy deployed for the last 20 years chastising the PNC for “28 years” while refusing to do the right thing and initiate a public inquiry into the PNC’s wrong doing. It cannot continue to claim weakness since it has won four successive elections since 1992.”
When the article is read in its entirety, it becomes clear that Dr Thakur was applauding the Brazilians for recent passage of a Bill that would put in place legislation for the appointment of a Truth Commission to investigate abuses of the Brazilian military between 1964 and 1985. This Bill was very similar to the South Africa’s post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission and is intended to “examine and clarify” rights violations between the years mentioned above.
His article was intended to have Guyanese discuss the growing need for a similar “Truth Commission” when the PPP is voted out of office in the upcoming elections.
Mr. McCoy’s unwarranted and misguided attempt to spin Dr. Rishi Thakur’s very thoughtful and erudite presentation into opportunity for Jagdeo-Ramotar- PPP’s narrow minded, outdated, and inflammatory race bating politics, must be exposed for what it is. It is a colossal disappointment, indeed, that one employed as a “Press and Publicity Officer” to a president of Guyana could have so completely missed the main idea of Dr. Thakur’s article that he responded with such irrelevant, thoughtless, and race bating propaganda. …Or did he really miss it?
After reading Mr. McCoy’s disclaimer, I do not wish to be too harsh on him so let me see if I could offer some help to this brother of mine. Allow me therefore; to paraphrase and thereby clarify what I believe was Dr. Rishi Thakur’s main concern presented in the article to which Mr. McCoy responded with such disappointing and trifling propaganda nonsense that he felt impelled to seek refuge in his subtle disclaimer less history condemns him a fool.
Dr. Rishi Thakur in an article entitled “We need to have the true story of what happened in Guyana for the next generation” (which I urge every Guyanese to read), articulated a pattern of Truth Commissions in several countries within our region and in South Africa, where government atrocities do not any longer escape public scrutiny and persons responsible for criminal conduct while in government, held accountable to the civilian courts and imprisoned if necessary.
One of the most important points that Dr. Thakur made was that it was in fact a “monumental irony” that such a major story was happening next door and not getting the attention it deserved in Guyana when we were preparing for major elections in just a few weeks.
Of course, he made the point that our situation in the face of a real need for such a commission was even more traumatic than Brazil given our size and population against the level of atrocities to be examined and exposed to civilian courts.
So in case you missed it, Mr. McCoy, a part of what we are really discussing here is whether or not the PPP government will be held accountable for its record of poor governance, its record in relation to the narcotics trade in Guyana, the killing squads that claimed the lives of so many Guyanese (almost 400) but mostly African Guyanese (Talk about blood on hands), the violence perpetuated against women every day and the reckless misuse of Governments resources.
In case you missed it all Mr. McCoy, Dr Rishi was questioning whether or not Guyana would follow South Africa, Brazil and a number of other countries right in our neighborhood such as Argentina and Chile, where their former leaders were charged, dragged before the courts and tried, humiliated and then imprisoned.
That was the gist of the article, Mr. Mc Coy replayed here for you, since your response does indicate that you did not read the article yourself.
While I do understand your plight, that you may be directed to hide the current government’s poor record of governance; including the near total collapse of the rule of law at times, the numerous extra judicial killings (blood everywhere on this government’s watch and score card), the killing squads that claimed the lives of so many Guyanese, mostly of African descent … (Let’s talk about that, Mr. Kwame McCoy in this International year of the people of African descent).
This article points to the question should all of the Human rights abuses documented in the Dossier of the JOPP dated November 2009, go uninvestigated and guilty parties go unpunished? (Again, I would urge all Guyanese to obtain a copy of this document, -the dossier- read it, and understand why Mr. McCoy’s disclaimer, at the beginning of his misguided attempt, to take a very serious article and attempt to spin PPP tired, race bating propaganda which has long outlived its racist appeal.
Mr. McCoy made it very clear that he was acting as the “Press and Publicity Officer of President Bharrat Jagdeo” I believe that if Mr. McCoy were writing of his own free will, his response would have depicted at the very least, an appreciation for the fact that Dr. Rishi Thakur was raising some serious questions against the backdrop of the serious human rights abuses that have occurred under the nose of the Guyana government over the last 19 years.
Mr. McCoy might have acknowledged the many atrocities that characterize the PPP’s record of poor governance over the last 19 years. It is my belief that Mr. McCoy must have been very uncomfortable in the process of offering such a frivolous response to such a very serious article that he was forced to begin with his disclaimer…But don’t worry Mr. McCoy; help is on the way…The inevitable APNU victory will grant you the freedom you deserve to speak your mind unfettered as Kwame McKoy ‘liberated’ and not as “the press and” propaganda, ..I mean “publicity officer” of President Bharrat Jagdeo.
A new day is coming Kwame…embrace the green…It leads to freedom.
Derrick Lawrence
Kwame McCoy is singing out of tune
NOVEMBER 2, 2011 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER LETTERS
Dear Editor,
Kwame McCoy is a paid Piper with a discordant and cacophonous tune …and he knows it. Allow me to respond to Kwame McCoy’s letter dated 10- 19-2011 and entitled “blood on his hand”
The very first sentence that came from Mr. Mc Coy’s pen was: “I write this note as Press and Publicity Officer to President Bharrat Jagdeo so that future records would not be distorted”
I wish to submit that Mr. McCoy’s introductory sentence was nothing but a subtle disclaimer that he did not reflect his own sentiments in the ‘note’ but was merely acting as a paid servant of the Jagdeo regime in the year 2011. Mr. McCoy was speaking to an audience; he knew would understand what that meant. It was his way of asking us to appreciate his plight and to recognize that in the Jagdeo regime, he who pays the piper calls the tune. Mr. McCoy wanted “future records” to reflect that he was obviously singing a tune he knew to be off key, discordant and cacophonous.
Mr. McCoy was clearly directed to respond and obviously told what to say to the following factual statement made by Dr. Rishi Thakur:
“Our ruling party, on the other hand, is a known quantity and has already shown its hand. Its Presidential candidate is on record as saying that a public enquiry into reported cases of corruption is a non-starter. Matters can and will proceed only on the basis of legal evidence. Meantime, his sitting President has no hesitation in accusing APNU’s Presidential candidate, Retired Brigadier David Granger of having blood on his hands over the death of two PPP activists at No. 64 Village Polling Station during the elections of 1973. Where is the evidence for the charge?
Of course, none has been forthcoming because there is none. It is the strategy deployed for the last 20 years chastising the PNC for “28 years” while refusing to do the right thing and initiate a public inquiry into the PNC’s wrong doing. It cannot continue to claim weakness since it has won four successive elections since 1992.”
When the article is read in its entirety, it becomes clear that Dr Thakur was applauding the Brazilians for recent passage of a Bill that would put in place legislation for the appointment of a Truth Commission to investigate abuses of the Brazilian military between 1964 and 1985. This Bill was very similar to the South Africa’s post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission and is intended to “examine and clarify” rights violations between the years mentioned above.
His article was intended to have Guyanese discuss the growing need for a similar “Truth Commission” when the PPP is voted out of office in the upcoming elections.
Mr. McCoy’s unwarranted and misguided attempt to spin Dr. Rishi Thakur’s very thoughtful and erudite presentation into opportunity for Jagdeo-Ramotar- PPP’s narrow minded, outdated, and inflammatory race bating politics, must be exposed for what it is. It is a colossal disappointment, indeed, that one employed as a “Press and Publicity Officer” to a president of Guyana could have so completely missed the main idea of Dr. Thakur’s article that he responded with such irrelevant, thoughtless, and race bating propaganda. …Or did he really miss it?
After reading Mr. McCoy’s disclaimer, I do not wish to be too harsh on him so let me see if I could offer some help to this brother of mine. Allow me therefore; to paraphrase and thereby clarify what I believe was Dr. Rishi Thakur’s main concern presented in the article to which Mr. McCoy responded with such disappointing and trifling propaganda nonsense that he felt impelled to seek refuge in his subtle disclaimer less history condemns him a fool.
Dr. Rishi Thakur in an article entitled “We need to have the true story of what happened in Guyana for the next generation” (which I urge every Guyanese to read), articulated a pattern of Truth Commissions in several countries within our region and in South Africa, where government atrocities do not any longer escape public scrutiny and persons responsible for criminal conduct while in government, held accountable to the civilian courts and imprisoned if necessary.
One of the most important points that Dr. Thakur made was that it was in fact a “monumental irony” that such a major story was happening next door and not getting the attention it deserved in Guyana when we were preparing for major elections in just a few weeks.
Of course, he made the point that our situation in the face of a real need for such a commission was even more traumatic than Brazil given our size and population against the level of atrocities to be examined and exposed to civilian courts.
So in case you missed it, Mr. McCoy, a part of what we are really discussing here is whether or not the PPP government will be held accountable for its record of poor governance, its record in relation to the narcotics trade in Guyana, the killing squads that claimed the lives of so many Guyanese (almost 400) but mostly African Guyanese (Talk about blood on hands), the violence perpetuated against women every day and the reckless misuse of Governments resources.
In case you missed it all Mr. McCoy, Dr Rishi was questioning whether or not Guyana would follow South Africa, Brazil and a number of other countries right in our neighborhood such as Argentina and Chile, where their former leaders were charged, dragged before the courts and tried, humiliated and then imprisoned.
That was the gist of the article, Mr. Mc Coy replayed here for you, since your response does indicate that you did not read the article yourself.
While I do understand your plight, that you may be directed to hide the current government’s poor record of governance; including the near total collapse of the rule of law at times, the numerous extra judicial killings (blood everywhere on this government’s watch and score card), the killing squads that claimed the lives of so many Guyanese, mostly of African descent … (Let’s talk about that, Mr. Kwame McCoy in this International year of the people of African descent).
This article points to the question should all of the Human rights abuses documented in the Dossier of the JOPP dated November 2009, go uninvestigated and guilty parties go unpunished? (Again, I would urge all Guyanese to obtain a copy of this document, -the dossier- read it, and understand why Mr. McCoy’s disclaimer, at the beginning of his misguided attempt, to take a very serious article and attempt to spin PPP tired, race bating propaganda which has long outlived its racist appeal.
Mr. McCoy made it very clear that he was acting as the “Press and Publicity Officer of President Bharrat Jagdeo” I believe that if Mr. McCoy were writing of his own free will, his response would have depicted at the very least, an appreciation for the fact that Dr. Rishi Thakur was raising some serious questions against the backdrop of the serious human rights abuses that have occurred under the nose of the Guyana government over the last 19 years.
Mr. McCoy might have acknowledged the many atrocities that characterize the PPP’s record of poor governance over the last 19 years. It is my belief that Mr. McCoy must have been very uncomfortable in the process of offering such a frivolous response to such a very serious article that he was forced to begin with his disclaimer…But don’t worry Mr. McCoy; help is on the way…The inevitable APNU victory will grant you the freedom you deserve to speak your mind unfettered as Kwame McKoy ‘liberated’ and not as “the press and” propaganda, ..I mean “publicity officer” of President Bharrat Jagdeo.
A new day is coming Kwame…embrace the green…It leads to freedom.
Derrick Lawrence
