Bush Should Not Visit Gandhi Memorial

[kpete]

Published on Monday, February 27, 2006 by Indo-Asian News Service
Bush Should Mot Visit Gandhi Memorial, Say Peaceniks


A group of peaceniks here has demanded that President George W. Bush be kept out from the Mahatma Gandhi memorial at Rajghat during his India visit as "George Bush knows nothing about non-violence".

Peace Action, an organisation based in the Greater Washington Area, said it "denounced" the plan for President Bush to lay a memorial wreath in honour of the champion of non-violence at the Gandhi memorial in New Delhi during his three-day visit beginning Wednesday.

"Mahatma Gandhi was a man of non-violence and peace and is a hero to people all over the world. As his war-strewn presidency shows, George Bush knows nothing about non-violence. Gandhi would in no way condone his actions. Bush should reconsider this cynical, disrespectful display of symbolism," said Kevin Martin, executive director of Peace Action, in a press release.

Furthermore, the group maintained, that Bush was seeking to sign a nuclear deal with India, which was even more contradictory of Gandhi's views.

"Does Bush think Gandhi would bless one of the main purposes of this trip -- to promote nuclear aid to India?" questioned Martin. "Gandhi abhorred nuclear weapons and would surely call for the US and India to pursue the abolition of nuclear weapons."


http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0227-05.htm

[stellanoir]

1. my first thought. . .

upon seeing this thread was * should not be president either.

[marmar]

2. Let him go...

He'll probably turn to stone...Or Gandhi's spirit will come up and slap his face. Or maybe we can send Rev. Lowery over to call him out again.

[burythehatchet]

7. Gandhi's spirit will come up and slap his face

I don't think you're getting it on this one.:)

[CottonBear]

3. Bush invited himself to visit the MLK Memorial in Atlanta a few years ago

and was met with many protesters (who were kept across the street and hidden by buses parked to block Bush's view of the protesters.

I can't imagine he'll we any more welcome at the Gandhi memorial. :(

I really can't wait to have a president who isn't universally hated. :(

[burythehatchet]

9. The Mahatma is my personal hero

and makes me a little ill thinking about this.

[CottonBear]

11. Thinking about Bush's entire trip to India makes me ill.

He's not going to be very welcome in either India or Pakistan. :(

[louis-t]

4. Here's hoping the spirit of Gandhi reaches out from the beyond

and grabs dimwit by the ankle.

[IsItJustMe]

5. The operative word here is 'Antithesis'.

[MuseRider]

6. Can you imagine

what Gandhi would have thought of our Chimp? I have wondered on occasion what he might have said about all of this.

[burythehatchet]

8. He has had some memorable quotes pertaining

to this type of situation. Remember Hitler was around.

[MuseRider]

10. I guess they would transfer

quite well wouldn't they. ;) or :(

[Rocknrule]

12. WTF???

Bush thinks violence is the answer to all problems. For that matter, he shouldn't even follow Christianity, or at least pretend to.