Dear Editor,
On July 12, 2016 your newspaper published an article entitled “Department of National Events Established.” The article said that on orders from President Granger, Colonel Nazrul Hussain of the Guyana Defence Force will be the head of that agency with the responsibility for planning state events.
I was alarmed that our nation continues to be militarised when you juxtapose these events against our recent history. The recent history of Guyana, pre-1991, has been the use of the military, para-military, and to an extent the police force as a tool to control Guyanese and the government through intimidation and rigged elections.
Today, we see that almost every key office in the country has been taken over by former or current military personnel. My question is why? What is the Granger Government planning? Surely, there are ample civilians who can fill these positions. Unless, they have another plan which requires military control of the state apparatus. Consider the following quote. “Dictators, unlike Democrats, depend on a small coterie to sustain their power. These backers, generally drawn from the military, the senior civil service, and family or clan members, have a synergistic relationship with their dictator. The dictator delivers opportunities for them to become rich, and they protect him from being overthrown.” Bruce Bueno de Mesquita.
Beware Guyana. They are lining up their stooges for the big plan.
Sincerely,
Lenny Jagdhar
