Delegation seeks relief from arms build-up:Jayadvaita Swami’s newspaper style article

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New York. Responding to what many perceive as a needless global build-up of weapons and military forces, a delegation of dignitaries has gone to the milk ocean, the reputed headquarter of Lord Visnu, to seek relief.

 

The specifics of their requests have not been disclosed. The delegation went to express: “extreme alarm about oppression and exploitation by presidents, kings and other heads of state”, a delegation spokesman said today. “These kings, dictators and presidents are unfit to be in charge of anything”, he said. “They squeeze their citizens for every tax dollar they can, spend billions on so called military defense, in plain words: on war, and couldn’t care less about the welfare of their people.”

 

According to sources close to the delegation, which has yet to return, the dignitaries are acting in sympathy with Bhumi, the earth welfare organization, known by its symbol of a cow.

 

“The delegates are convinced”, the source said “that Bhumi represents the welfare of the earth”. “The stories Bhumi told us are appalling”, a delegate was quoted to have said. “Whole countries devastated, villages driven from their homes, innocent people killed and tortured and this, its so sickening, all over the world. And for what?! So a handful of politicians and moneymen can suck up as much oil and gold and power as they can? If you ask me: they are just demons!”

 

“This murder for money”, the spokesman alleged “is going on practically world-wide”. “In Africa, South American, the middle east, the far east … and is Europe exempt”, he asked? “Name me a place, I’ll show you the terror and oppression.

 

The delegates, reporters are told, are headed by Lord Brahma, the eminent scientist, engineer, philanthropist and scholar. Lord Visnu, is believed, has yet to respond, but the delegation spokesman was optimistic: “we’re confident that he will”. Only Lord Visnu, the delegation is said to think, is powerful enough to intervene. “Without him”, the spokesman said “we’re hopeless”.

 

In Washington the state department declined to comment, but in London a spokesman for the foreign office dismissed the delegation as “a pack of extremists and fanatics”. In India a spokesman for King Kamsa of Mathura, characterized by Bhumi as particularly cruel and despotic, said: “the King is unaware of any such delegation”.

 

“Whatever the outcome”, a Bhumi spokesman said “Bhumi is extremely grateful to the delegation”. “What can I say?” the spokesman told reporters: “they’re demigods”. /images/graemlins/grin.gif