WHILE one welcomes the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to make determinations on the martyrdom of Walter Rodney, and, hopefully, some people would be fingered in this killing and be brought to trial for murder, the next CoI should be immediately called for: the ruling Government must demand a CoI into the WISMAR massacre.
Bet your life many that took part in that massacre are still alive. A full stop must be put to those who are stoking the race war in Guyana. I believe in free speech, but free speech comes with responsibilities and consequences.
Any politician who talks about lands belonging to their ancestors and incites racist attacks against innocent people for their properties must be charged and brought to trial for incitement.They killed families, and confiscated their properties; they raped and injured East Indians and beat them out of Wismar, and opposition leaders are stoking the race war again by telling Afro-Guyanese that lands on the East Coast all the way up to Berbice belong to their ancestors.
The government must tape these statements, and play it for the international community of peace-loving nations at the UN. Pass laws to ensure another genocidal WISMAR never happens again. Wismar is just a small community compared to the East Coast all the way up to Berbice. Ask how many East Indians live on the East Coast all the way up to Berbice.
What the racist killers did in Wismar would be a blip to what they would do on the East Coast to East Indians. Remember the Buxton uprising? The Lusignan Massacre. Recent happenings at Linden and Agricola and recognise the latent danger.
T. King