letter to Mr Volodymyr .Zelensky
Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth
Dear Mr Volodymyr Zelensky
Soldiers are gentlemen thats why there are rules governing the conduct of war. The purpose of warfare is not to inflict maximum damage,no! The purpose of warfare is to disarm men,that's why there are prisoners of war. The purpose of warfare is not to kill men, solfdiers are not terrotisyts.
I see you are continually asking for sophisticated weapons from your allies. I am yet to read a report of you asking for medical supplies. Winston Spencer Churchill ex british prime minister did say because science war ceases to be a gentleman's game, what more he counselled, never never believe that any war would be smooth and easy.
Zelensky it's said he who wishes war most must count the cost and it's also been said soft and weak wins over hard and strong. You do not burn bridges you build bridges.you are not building bridges by saying NO RETREAT NO SURRENDER ,if you have got to the point of exchanging prisoners then you should widen the channels of communication ,not close them, widen the bridges not destroy them,
The Elders may have weak limbs as they say but have wisdom
and experience and they know the way and the youths or young men
like you have strength and
spontaneity,you know how to run but the elders and the youth should
not be working at cros purposes, rather they should be in a symbiotic
relationship,if for instance the youth carry the elders of weak limbs on
their strong shoulders i mean the strong shoulders of the yout or
youngmen like you, the youth or people of your age would see the
seven continents and sail the seven seas otherwise you might just
be drifting like the osibisa who are going not knowing where they're going just optimistic rather than be like the kool and the gang who are sure of a fantastic voyage
Elders do not quarrel with children they only try to test them look at
this crisis
as a test of your strength.now that you have fought your father to the point
of exchanging 100 prisoners, its time to cease fire. You have made your
point and you have proved to be a courageous man in your community
its good to have men of courage in the community in case of eventuality,
so the community is rest assured that they have you
Zelensky its been said “there must always be a disagreement between
a father and a son, one talks about power and the other independence”
its also been said that the father who says” boys will be boys is rarely
the father of the loser”
Zelensky You do not turn to the father next door complaining to him
believing he is a better father than your own father for what you are
seeing is not what you're getting because you might out that his own
children have their own genuine misgiving about him so stay with your father until you are old enough to be on your own.
Zelensky you have fought your father to the point of exchanging 100
prisoners now is the time to cease fire and reconcile with your father because you have proved your elf to be a man
What yur father would now do,in yoruba of nigeria tradition is to build
you your own mud hut within his compound and then he presents you
with a wife, a goat a hoe and your parcel of farmland because you
have become a man then we your elders brothers we present you with
a keg of palm wine, wrap of kola nuts, bottle of honey and tongues
of pepper, you are now qualified to be sitting in the company of your
elder brothers.
E give you palm wine because it promotes responsibility, you do not
drink palm wine and get drunk,if you do your are flogged that is
the protocol of palm wine drinking.palm wine promote moderation
and responsibility and more, when you start drinking with us you would learn a lot about life,then he who brings kola nuts brings life, may your life be a sweet as honey and pepper is good for your heart may you continue to have a healthy heart,that's done
Cornelius Hamelberg
Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth,
You just made our day, us the peace lovers’ day. It’s someone like you we would love to have as director of policy and Nigeria's representative occupying a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council, of which Russia is president for the current session.
A major aim of the United Nations after all is to secure peace.
A permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council, an old dream of the great, now late Tunde Igiagbon, a no-nonsense son of the soil. A permanent seat for a Nigeria that does not possess any wicked weapons of mass destruction.
On the Nigerian domestic front, I can hear raised voices from what Wole Soyinka has defined as “the Republic of Liars” including the bitter losers, the angry, the never-angry, the happy, the not-so-happy, the unhappy, the satisfied, the dissatisfied, and the disgruntled members of the never satisfied diaspora. I can hear both the honest, the not-so-honest, and the abjectly dishonest, the atrociously corrupt, the not so corrupt and even the incorruptible critics whining that before Nigeria ( the sleeping giant) can have a permanent seat on the security council she must first of all calm down the frayed nerves, dissolve all the post-elections tensions - and even if there’s no present danger of a battle-ready Sudan-type Janjaweeed Militia versus the regular army occurring now or any time soon, in Nigeria, at all costs those at the helm of affairs must take all the necessary steps for healing the country, bringing all the people together in love and unity - of purpose - national purpose - one love - one destiny…..
The message is simple: Seek peace and pursue it
At this stage, Zelensky is more or less just a puppet - albeit one occupying centre stage on the world stage; he has addressed the UN General Assembly, the US Congress, the German Bundestag, the Swedish Riksdag, the British House of Commons, the Finnish Parliament. Having just written to Zelensky, it’s time for you to follow this up by writing to the man who’s probably responsible for prolonging the war, namely Joe Biden, who is pulling the strings of his weak little puppet Zelensky and it seems that Biden whilst keeping himself and his beloved family safe and out of harm's way over there in Washington DC, would like the Ukrainians several thousands of miles away to fight and to keep on fighting “as long as it takes”, if necessary, “to the last man”, his main aim being, “ to weaken Russia”
Trump on the other hand says that if he was President of the USA today, he would end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours
Wouldn't you vote for such a president?
In my view, at the end of the day, Russia will retain Crimea, the Donbas and the Donetsk areas - and should push come to shove, Russia is more than capable of - God forbid - flattening Kyiv, the way that the Allies bombed Dresden to smithereens at the end of WW2. The tragedy is always a case of what’s been done cannot be undone.
Of course, in time, Uncle Sam, NATO and the richer countries in the EU will be standing in a queue, forking out as much as it takes to rebuild Ukraine….
In this morning’s Dagens Nyheter, it’s front page news; the comedian-turned-politician and then improbable president and commander-in-chief of Ukraine's military pleads: “ Give us more weapons! “
He doesn't even say “Please”. He’s not that polite. He’s desperate. The genocidal son of a gun wants to wipe out the enemy and wouldn’t mind getting more satanic weapons from the devil or the devil incarnate himself, and I’m sure that from Putin’s point of view, and the point of view of Iran’s Supreme Leader, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, and China’s Xi Jinping, no doubt, the devil incarnate is Joe Biden and in my mind and in the mind of Frontpage Magazine too, there is no doubt that the devil incarnate is old man Biden who wants to run again, not the marathon - his sprightly legs can hardly carry him up the ladder to the pilot’s cockpit in Air Force One. Instead of shuffling into retirement quietly and in peace and quiet, dreaming of running up Jacob's ladder , instead of retiring and keeping the company of dear Jimmy Carter, Sleepy Joe says he wants to run again, for President - like Barack Obama, like Comrade Robert Mugabe…
Donovan: Universal Soldier
Dylan: Masters of War
Curtis Mayfield: We Got To Have Peace