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“The fiercest serpent may be overcome by a
swarm of ants.” - Isoroku Yamamoto
“The fiercest
serpent may be overcome by a swarm of ants.” - Isoroku Yamamoto
This statement
was given by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in opposition of the planned construction
of the Yamato class battleships, as quoted in Scraps
of paper: the disarmament treaties between the world wars (1989) by Harlow
A. Hyde. In this statement, Yamamoto implies that even the most powerful
battleships can be sunk by a huge swarm of carrier planes. This remark also
proved prophetic as both Yamato and Musashi would be sunk by
overwhelming air attacks.
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Ants don't serve grasshoppers.
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We, the comrades of Unit 1012: The
VFFDP, are inspired by this quote as, Mark Shields and Mattie Stepanek said
respectively:
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There
is always strength in numbers. The more individuals or organizations that you
can rally to your cause, the better. - Mark Shields
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Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and
collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved. - Mattie Stepanek
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We believe that teamwork can be
successful in achieving our goals, like the army of ants that overwhelmed the
fierce serpent that invaded its territory. Our goal is to fight for the defense
of capital punishment and fight crime.
We also agree that leadership is vital,
following quotes from two famous Generals, Douglas MacArthur and Georgy Zhukov respectively:
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A true leader has the confidence
to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to
listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes
one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. - Douglas
MacArthur
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The longer the battle
lasts the more force we'll have to use! – Georgy Zhukov
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Unit 1012 will
present the following countries and give examples on how the public unite like hundreds
or thousands of ants with or without a true leader to attain their goals:
1.
Bangladesh:
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Protester showing placard to foreign media
Uprising of people at Shahbag, Dhaka,
Bangladesh demanding death penalty of Kader Molla and all other war criminals
who are now being tried before the International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh for
the serious crimes they have committed during the Liberation War of Bangladesh
in 1971. Perpetrators of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity have
NO place in Bangladesh. This is public opinion. BACKGROUND: On 5 February 2013,
International Crimes Tribunal-2 delivered judgment against Kader Molla, who was
accused of rape of minor and at least 350 murders. Tried for his crimes against
humanity, his crimes were proven beyond reasonable doubt, according to the
judgment. However, the Tribunal comprising of Mr Shahinur Islam, Obaidul Hasan
Shahin and Mojibur Rahman awarded Kader Molla life sentence, instead of death
penalty which the accused deserved. People, rejecting this lenient sentence,
has risen, in Dhaka and other cities in Bangladesh.
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The 2013 Shahbag protests, associated with
a central neighbourhood of Dhaka, Bangladesh, began on 5 February 2013 and
later spread to other parts of Bangladesh, as people demanded capital
punishment for Abdul Quader Mollah, who had been sentenced to life
imprisonment, and for others convicted of war crimes by the International
Crimes Tribunal. On that day, the International Crimes Tribunal had sentenced
Abdul Quader Mollah to life in prison after he was convicted on five of six
counts of war crimes. Later demands included banning the Bangladesh
Jamaat-e-Islami party from politics and a boycott of institutions supporting
(or affiliated with) the party.
Protesters considered Mollah's sentence too lenient, given his crimes.
Bloggers and online activists called for additional protests at Shahbag. Tens
of thousands of people joined the demonstration, which gave rise to protests
across the country. By mid-April, their numbers had declined, and the original
protest site is now clear.
A counter-protest, demanding release of those accused and convicted, was
launched by Jamaat-e-Islami as its leaders were the majority of those first
identified for trial. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) initially
expressed its support for Jamaat-e-Islami, a principal political ally. But, the
BNP cautiously welcomed the Shahbag protest, while warning the government not
to make political mileage from a movement demanding capital punishment for war
criminals.
During the protests, Ahmed Rajib Haider, a pro-Shahbag blogger, was
brutally killed outside his house by machete-wielding youth. On 2 March, five
Jamaat-Shibir activists were arrested; they 'confessed' involvement in Rajib's
killing, though independent verification and investigation is not possible at
this stage. On 27 February 2013, the tribunal convicted Delwar Hossain Sayeedi
of war crimes and sentenced him to death. Jamaat followers protested and there
were violent clashes with police. About 60 people were killed in the
confrontations; most were Jamaat-Shibir activists, and others were police and
civilians.
Oath of Shahbag Square
movement
We swear an oath that the leadership of the mass of people from the Gonojagaran
Mancha (National Awakening Stage) will continue the movement from Teknaf to
Tetulia until capital punishment is handed down to those Razakar and
Al-Badr members who committed crimes against humanity like mass killing and
rape in 1971. We take the oath that we will remain vocal, both on the streets
and online, until the politics of the war criminals, Jamaat and Shibir, is
banned and the citizenship of their members cancelled. We further take the oath
that we will continue this demonstration and keep demanding trials, under a
special tribunal, of those Razakars and Al-Badr activists who were
convicted, and under trial, but freed after 1975. We swear that we will boycott
the war criminals' business entities – Islami Bank, Ibn Sina, Focus, Retina and
various other coaching centres. We know through these they collect money to
continue with their anti-liberation activities. We will also boycott the
academic and cultural organisations through which they are spreading
anti-liberation sentiments among the children. In brief, we will work for
banning all the business, social and cultural organisations belonging to Razakars
and Al-Badr activists. We swear that we will continue with our demand for
stringent punishment of Jamaat and Shibir, who have committed crimes of
sedition by threatening civil war, after making their immediate arrest by
recognising them through video footage of news and newspaper pictures. We swear
that we will boycott war criminals' mass media like Diganta Television, Daily
Naya Diganta, Amar Desh, The Daily Sangram, Sonar Bangla
Blog. We will not subscribe to the newspapers of the war criminals at any
office or house. At the same time, we request the pro-liberation mass media to
boycott the war criminals and their accomplices.
2. Georgia:
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Protesters gathered in central Tbilisi the evening of May
31 after a high-profile murder case resulted in an acquittal and suspicions of
official impunity. (Photo: Giorgi Lomsadze)
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Georgian
Orthodox Church is supported by 91% of respondents
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3. Jamaica:
4. India:
Maninderjeet Singh Bitta (also M
S Bitta) is the chairman of the All-India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF),
and former chief of the Indian Youth Congress. He was made the president of
Indian Youth Congress by P. V. Narasimha Rao.
Maninderjeet Singh Bitta
was a Minister in Punjab Govt in the govt of Beant Singh (chief minister).
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Relatives of victims
of the July 26, 2008 bomb blasts in Ahmedabad burn a picture of Ajmal Amir
Kasab during a demonstration welcoming his death sentence.
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5.
Israel
After opposing capital
punishment over the years, PM tells Salomon family (Thursday July 27, 2017),
who lost three members in terror attack in Halamish, that it's time 'to wipe
the smile off the terrorist's face'; while military law allows it, the
government needs to change its policy on the matter to enable judges to hand
down such a sentence.
"It's time we start giving death sentences to
terrorists," the prime minister told the mourning family. "It's enshrined in law, it requires a unanimous decision
by the judges, but they also want to know the government's position. And my
position as the prime minister, in this instance of such a heinous murderer—he
needs to be executed. We need to wipe the smile off his face."
– Israeli
PM Benjamin Netanyahu, changed from an
opponent to supporter of capital punishment
Bereaved
families: 'We must prevent the next murder'
'Choose
Life' forum of bereaved families at Yisrael Beytenu meeting on death penalty
for terrorists: 'Do everything to prevent terror'
Mordechai Sones, 25/12/17 17:41
Representatives of the
"Choose Life" forum of bereaved families were hosted today at a
Yisrael Beytenu party meeting.
The meeting dealt with
promoting the terrorist death penalty bill
the faction is sponsoring together with Choose Life forum members.
The Choose Life forum of
bereaved families was established two years ago and includes more than 100
bereaved families, many from the last wave of terror attacks.
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Liberman at party meet attended by forum
members Hezki Baruch
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Kim Levengrond Yehezkel and
Ziv Hagbi's families and relatives [Photo: Zvika Tishler]
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Activists from Im Tirtzu hang signs across
Jerusalem calling for the death penalty for terrorists in wake of murder of Ori
Ansbacher.
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