Published on February 6, 2011 in General T&T, Opposition Party, PNM and Politics. 6 Comments Tags: Politics, Stephen Kangal, T&T Govt.
Senator Corinne Baptiste-McKnight has telegraphed by her irresponsible conduct displayed in the Senate on Tuesday last that her erstwhile loyalty to and decades-old, politically-partisan support/membership of the PNM, of which I am privy, takes precedence over discretion and good sense as well as the mask that she wears as an "Independent" senator. This is the cue for His Excellency The President to intervene to repair the initial error, revoke her appointment and replace her with a true, legitimate and genuine Independent Senator.
Published on February 6, 2011 in Crime in T&T, General T&T, Law, Politics, Security and Violence. 2 Comments Tags: 1990 Attempted Coup, Abuse, Politics, Raffique Shah, T&T Govt.
AS proceedings of the Commission of Enquiry into the 1990 attempted coup wax warmer from day to day, I cannot help but feel a sense of shame. I am shamed by the political manure that is unearthed, by the stench that emanates from the mouths of politicians past and present. Indeed, I sense the discomfort, the bemusement, of chairman Sir David Simmons and his commissioners, as they listen to tales of intrigue, allegations of betrayal and acts of cowardice during one of the biggest crises this country faced since independence.
Published on February 6, 2011 in Crime in T&T, General T&T, Law, Politics, Security and Violence. Closed Tags: 1990 Attempted Coup, Abu Bakr, Abuse, Imam Yasin Abu Bakr, Politics, T&T Govt, Yasin Abu Bakr.
Hindsight they say is 20/20 and so I wonder if the police who disobeyed the order of the TT government to attack the Muslimeen with full force later felt any regret.
They may not have been pained by guilt pangs over their cowardice and treachery, but with time, surely they had to see how incredibly, colossally stupid and shortsighted they had been. With the passage of years, revenge for a reduced salary must have tasted less sweet when they realised they'd forfeited the population's respect that July. The army was seen as saving the day.