Dear Editor,
Guyanese are being asked to treat in a civilised manner, the criminals who are actively robbing us of our democracy. It will not work. APNU/AFC in collaboration with GECOM and the police are on a path of no redemption.
Lowenfield, Meyers, Mingo and others are far too committed to change course. Claudette Singh is playing the slothful good cop under duress routine. I believe she was able to convince the Carter Center. I gave up on her since the HTH exercise. She is not going to stand up even if observers are propping her up. Like Mingo, I expect she still has great theatre in store for us.
We know that if APNU/AFC cannot rig the elections they will try to destroy evidence of the PPP/C victory, as David Hinds has already proposed. In the meanwhile, they will continue to stall and derail. This will eventually morph into a null and void proposition. GECOM incompetence or negligence will be among the main reasons and the elections body will, of course, play along given that it is one and the same as the APNU/AFC.
If the Americans do not act now, Guyana is headed for total chaos. We will become another Venezuela overnight. Remember, GECOM is at the centre of the problem and if APNU/AFC stays in power, even in a caretaker capacity, that organisation will remain corrupt and that will automatically render the next election a fraud.
Being patient with APNU/AFC and GECOM is like negotiating with terrorists. The more time they have the more demanding they become. The time for talking is over. It is time for that metaphorical headshot.
Sincerely,
Ravi Ram
