US aid
Refer to Ms. Pasi's letter of 29 November in which she ticks off the various forms of assistance from the US government to Bangladesh. The aid that the US Government provides to Bangladesh is helpful and there is no doubt about that. However, Ms. Pasi should understand that humanitarian aid, in and of itself, will never wash away the “mistakes” of the US administration over the past five years. Illegal detentions and lack of respect for due process at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the destruction of Iraq, the killing of untold numbers of civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan in “collateral damage”, kidnappings, also known as extra-ordinary renditions, false reports of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, torture in prison, and the list goes on and on. It is indeed sad that the USA, once the champion of human rights and democracy, is looked on with contempt and pity by many people in this world. Ms. Pasi, if you could write an article setting out how the US government will set these past wrongs right, that would really cause us to sit up and take notice.
In the meantime, please keep the food and water flowing.
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