Thanking US Secretary of State for overwhelming support

Dear Editor,
The eagle has landed! At the sound of the roar of the mighty engines, the swift and strong wings propelled a midair flight from neighbouring Suriname to softly land effortlessly on the soil of this dear land of Guyana, bearing the weight of the most powerful and highest-ranking US official to visit this country.
The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, smilingly descended on this soil, having arrived for a much anticipated and desired trip. The prolonged wait and terrible suspense finally evaporated, and this drama may prove to be a trauma, many already having experienced some degree of insomnia.
As the red-carpet treatment was rolled out to welcome this highly distinguished guest, many Guyanese flocked the roads and streets to get a closer look, and waved as he passed by, shouting in jubilation, appreciation, and expectation. The friendliness of this multi-cultured society ameliorated a regrettable past two weekends to distance a sadness, forging a fashionable recovery to extend a typical Guyanese felicitation with open arms and warmth.
Regardless of the motives, Secretary Pompeo’s presence is pleasantly appreciated. After all the shenanigans employed by the APNU/AFC Party over the past 18 months – especially the past 6 months, starting with the NCM, the caretaker mode, GECOM Chair’s illegitimate election, the election fiasco, all the court battles at home and with the CCJ (which they lost), the continuous Mingo rigging and fraud, the thwarting of democracy, the refusal to accept the Caricom election recount result, Lowenfield’s perversity and insubordination, Granger’s stubbornness to accede, and all the hide-and-seek mischief – the country’s economy was locked down and the people’s lives were at a standstill. The APNU/AFC Party totally abused their power because of their control over all the relevant authorities, and had no respect for the national and international community.
Eventually, the pandemic stepped in to further complicate a dangerous situation. Luckily, the international community, including all the Caricom heads and the diplomats from the ABCEU, continued to champion the cause to prevent a state of pariah and Granger seizing power illegally.
It was the sanctions instituted by the US through the direct intervention of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that put a halt to the APNU/AFC Party’s bullish behaviour and influenced them to change their attitude. His firm advice to them to “step aside” and to discontinue thwarting the popular will of the people, so that the election process can be completed, was the turning point, so that democracy can once again prevail in this land.
To Mr Mike Pompeo and entourage: Sir, the people of Guyana would like you to know that, from the bottom of their hearts, they are much indebted to you for standing behind them in their struggle for freedom from the cabals and freeing Guyana from being held under siege. In a consolidated voice, we say, ‘Thank you very much for protecting the suppressed people from further oppression, and for preventing a dictator from forming a rogue government’.
This has been one of the strongest testing moments in this nation, and you stood like a guarding angel. But sir, the war is far from being over, as witnessed from the horrendous events due to the racial innuendos openly incited by the leaders of the country’s destabilisers. Mr. Granger is in hiding after setting Berbice afire, and Mr. Harmon continues to exert pressure on his Party’s followers to remain aggressive. Those pretentious elements continue to flaunt law and order by behaving recklessly, irresponsibly, thereby causing unnecessary unrest and tremendous damage to the nation.
The destructive democracy busters flirt with all the rules and regulations, and insist on a divide-and-rule infiltration, so that the people will be undermined and chaos and confusion will be the order of the day, to jeopardise the economy and the lives of the people.
Sir, America and its officers and the rest of the international community have sacrificed a lot to ensure that a free-and-fair election provided a legitimately elected Government, not once, but twice (1992). Your coming here within a matter of weeks is an assurance for the people of this country that you will not allow vulgarity and hooliganism to dominate our streets, and the safety and security of the peaceful people of this nation remains a matter close to your heart.
We humbly implore you to widen the network and implement not only more visa restrictions, but also financial sanctions on all those individuals who are committed to preventing democracy from surviving, and have an agenda filled with hate, malice, revenge, violence, corruption and other diabolical activities.
Most Guyanese are prepared to unite and develop this country together as one people, but there are known detractors who are bent on debilitating and incapacitating the struggling man-in-the-street from making a decent living, hampering the progress of this nation from developing, and callously wanting to impede the process of legitimate governance by the ruling administration.
We trust your stay will be a comfortable one, and you will be able to enjoy our renowned Guyanese hospitality. Your continued support to fight COVID-19 is solicited, as we embark with our oil-and-gas industry as an amateur producer, and having to deal with an inherited contract that is not in the best interest of this poor nation, but one that was agreed to by a corrupt and greedy administration.
The hard-working people of this nation do need a break, and they do need external influences so that the big conglomerate company can justify the treatment of fairness. Again, we the loving people of this nation, wish you and your party a warm welcome, and again thank you most kindly for your overwhelming support.

Respectfully,
Jai Lall