Islamabad deadliest blast: workers pay the price
21 September 2008
Most of the 60 dead and over 250 injured as a result of suicide attack on a five star hotel in Islamabad were security guards and drivers.
It is been reported by Daily News International today on 21 September that Americans shifted some mysterious steel boxes on 19 September on the 4,5 floor of this Marriott Hotel, the five star hotel that hosts most of the VIPs.
It seems that the religious fundamentalists got hold of this information and attacked the hotel. The hotel is almost burnt and a massive destruction of the whole area is been reported.
The security guards that normally work on contracts are paid no more than Rupees 6000 ($80) a month for 12 hours a day were the first victims of this bloodiest suicidal attack by fanatics. Then were the drivers who had driven the bosses to this hotel and were waiting on the main gate outside the hotel. The drivers are also paid less than Rupees 8000 ($100) a month for almost 24 hours on call duty.
It was reported by the electronic media that the government official are secretly saying to each other that they are relieved that no VIP is among the casualties. The other injured included the crew of the Saudi Arab airlines. Two American are also reported been killed.
The workers and "ordinary" people are paying the price of the militarist mentality of American imperialism, their cronies and the religious fanatics. Both had to be condemned. There is nothing like "anti imperialism" in the actions of the religious fundamentalists. Neither the bombing and military action on the "hide outs" of the religious fanatics has any element of progressive ideologies.
It is a war of the bulls. It is a confrontations of the mad, insane and fanatics. Siding with any one is burning figures. They both must be the center of our anger and hate.
There is no way to eliminate religious fanaticism by military means. Neither the fanatics can win by suicidal attacks and bomb blasts. Both tactics are one and the same. Both are playing havoc with the lives of the workers.
The religion must not be the base of the state. There should be full religious freedom and also for those who do not have any religion. Religion must be a private matter.
The imperialist forces and Pakistan government must immediately stop all military action. No one should be treated above the law. No one should disappear. The NATO forces must leave Afghanistan and Allied forces out of Iraq. There is no other way to deal with this situation of killing fields.
Workers of the whole world must unite and act against imperialism and religious fundamentalism.
By: Farooq Tariq
Spokes person
Labour Party Pakistan
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