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Aamer Rafi |
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Jan. 05, 2007 |
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It has been said during this
discussion that the process of trying and executing
Saddam was totally devoid of justice. Some would argue
that at least some justice was done to the victims of
Saddam but I am not one of them who would argue that. I
admire friends here who are lamenting the fact that the
justice was not served even to someone like Saddam
Hussain who, himself, never got inconvenienced by
concepts like justice (though after reading
Akber's eulogy, I am not
sure if I knew anything about Saddam). The idea of
unqualified and pure justice is noble. However,
Mr. Javed Chaudry's wish
for a stronger military on earth to serve 'the same
justice' to those who Whenever something like this happens our poet friends start writing poems. Apparently, events like this stimulate their creativity. The last time I saw this simultaneous sputtering of creativity was when Abu Ghuraib prison scandal was broken. In matter of days, my email box was brimming with poems from my friends. What I don't understand is that however horrendous Abu Ghuraib episode may have been, it's nothing compared to what happens in Pakistan's police stations day in and day out and yet that doesn't stimulate anyone's creativity. Similarly, we have three poems on this board after Saddam's hanging but nothing about the continuous tragedy of Darfur. I wonder why? Maybe none of the 400,000 lives lost there unjustly equaled the life of "The Lion". As for the bravery of Mr. Lion,
are we talking about the same person Regards, |
