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| 2009-02-03 |
| Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in a rejoinder termed The Daily Star report headlined 'Jamaat to take on war crime trial' published on January 30 'baseless and false'. It also claimed the report as a 'syndicated propaganda.' In the rejoinder, Jamaat said the then Pakistani government formed Rajakar, Al-Badr, Al-Shams and different other organisations. Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chattra Sangha and its leaders had no role and were not involved in those organisations. The rejoinder also states that propaganda is going on against Jamaat Ameer Maolana Motiur Rahman Nizami, Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid and Assistant Secretary General Muhammad Kamaruzzaman to confuse people. OUR REPLY In the rejoinder Jamaat did not refute the contents of our report. They have only denied Jamaat's involvement in some historical events of 1971, most of which remain as evidence in many documents. We, therefore, stand by our report. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Dang Fred, just Dang! |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-02-03 23:56 |
| #3 Thanks, Fred__ why couldn't the author have explained it that well |
| Posted by: BigFoot, etc 2009-02-03 21:33 |
| #2 During the war for Bangla independence from Pakistain, the Jamaat-e-Islami and its front organizations were on the Pak side. They formed the al-Badr organization and four or five others that operated as kill squads for the Paks. They were responsible for some pretty horrible massacres. After the war, they kept their heads down and allied politically with the BNP. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Sheikh Hasina's father and the father of Bangladesh was assassinated and Jamaat's "nationalist" allies brought them a bit of protection. They were a part of the last BNP government, the one that was in place when Bangla was named the most corrupt nation on earth -- or maybe it was just the 172nd least honest, I don't remember. Part of the resurgent Awami League's platform has been to try the war criminals from 1971, which would include a considerable chunk of the current leadership of the Jamaat. Bangla Daily Star's been pushing that editorially, and the Jamaat's response has been pretty weak: if they unleash the bully boyz on them, that increases the demand for trials. I'm enjoying the show, as John Frum is, no doubt, along with millions of others. |
| Posted by: Fred 2009-02-03 18:45 |
| #1 Fred_ I kept hitting the Translate button, but I still have no idea what this guy is on about. |
| Posted by: Bigfoot Grusose2966 2009-02-03 12:45 |