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Will Gayyoom further "de-escalate" his "sweeping reform" process?

By Editor in Chief, A. S. I. Moosa (Sappe'), 17th July 2006

Gayyoom always uses terminologies like "Sweeping Reform" and "Road Map" to muster support within the international community as they happen to be widely used political terms of the time. So, with the new conflict in the Middle East, the conflict between Hizballah and Israel, and the most common term being used is "de-escalate", one wonders when Gayyoom will announce that he is to further "de-escalate" his so called "sweeping reform" agenda and the "road map" citing perhaps far reaching economic reasons, due to increases in fuel prices, for example, which will hit him and his cronies very hard over the coming weeks and months.

Gayyoom's advisors, like his Foreign Minister Dr. Shaheed, the founder of the "New Maldives Banana Boys", are quick to point out these things to him and Gayyoom is apparently easily persuaded when such international political terms are used in their campaign to salvage the world's secret dictatorship. To prove the point, although Dr. Shaheed got mocked live on BBC World in January 2005 - "He's been one party leader, one person leader, for 25 years, how can you say he is the Father of Reform?"- for babbling that Gayyoom was "the Father of Reform in the Maldives", what Dr. Shaheed got was a promotion, from being Gayyoom's Spokesman to Foreign Minister, hence Gayyoom must have approved of his performance and most importantly of the specific comment. Despite the fact that his performances on the world stage has done nothing but create more problems for the regime ever since he came on the scene, because all he is allowed to do is to lie to the world on behalf of Gayyoom. Many compare him with the famous Dr. Sahaf, the former Information Minister of Iraq, who defended Saddam during the time of his fall. I recall him even denying what was happening live in the background of the shot, as he gave live interviews to the world media.

We certainly can't wait for Gayyoom to announce a package to "de-escalate" the reform process, which is in fact something he has been doing from the day he announced it due to pressure from the world community, resulting from the works of the democratic movement which persuaded the international community to take action against this brutal dictator. But, like we said then, it is nothing but pure rhetoric, a showcase. Gayyoom is incapable of bringing any changes to the Maldives which will benefit the people, forget about reform and democracy. His only aim is to salvage his ruthless dictatorship, escape from justice and live like a billionaire Arab King.

"Sweeping Reform", "Road Map" or "De-escalate", whatever the term he comes up next, after 27 years of absolute tyranny, no wonder that we, the people of the Maldives, have no faith in this ruthless bastard, who continues to deprive us of our most basic rights.