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The Hypocracy of War
Not long ago I wrote briefly about my concerns of the United Nations finally deciding to get involved in the LTTE conflict in Sri Lanka – making the point that the ‘international community’ has ignored this conflict for years, and now, only as it nears its end, has it decided to try and do something.
Today we see the full scale of the hypocracy of this action, by attempting to compare it to recent events in Pakistan.
Up to 15,000 troops have been deployed to take on 4-5,000 militants… The fighting has already displaced some 200,000 people, while a further 300,000 are estimated to be on the move or about to flee, the UN says… “We are feeling so helpless, we want to go but can’t,”… The army has also accused the Taleban of holding the civilian population hostage and blocking their exit… The US says the militants in northern Pakistan pose a direct threat to its security, and has demanded they be confronted. Pakistani military spokesman Gen Athar Abbas said the military’s objective was to eliminate the militants from the Swat valley and also the neighbouring districts of Dir and Buner.
Well, you tell me if that doesn’t sound the same situation as Sri Lanka? The difference?
One country has been ignored by the international community, decided to do its own thing, and gets told off in the final minutes. The other, with a nearly identical situation, is given the go ahead to ‘wipe them out’.
This internal conflict could impact on US operations in Afghanistan so the US is all for this action. The LTTE conflict has no direct impact on the US, so they are more than happy to support involvement by the UN to broker a peace deal. Somehow I don’t see the UN being involved in the Pakistan conflict. What’s the bet Pakistan won’t see a UN inquiry?