Dear Editor,
We celebrate Julian Assange's WikiLeaks, a non-profit organisation which publishes secret information, news, leaks and classified media from anonymous sources. We cheer on Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who spilled US surveillance secrets to the world. But too often our political parties place party over principle and party over country.
Hence, when a bank executive exposes millions of dollars given to a political organisation, we forget the interest of Jamaica in our defence. When Anne Shirley exposes to the international community her fears about Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission's lack of regular testing of our athletes, she is ridiculed. Are her claims aimed at causing embarrassment or a warning to ensure that our athletes are not banned from international competition?
Dr Andrew Wheatley doesn't want the Independent Strategic Review Commission (ISRC) report on the Jamaica Labour Party's massive defeat in 2011 to be made public because it embarrassed the party.
We don't care if enquires shame parties. We put the interest of Jamaica above all else. We know that Jamaica, by itself, cannot give us a multimillion-dollar consultancy contract or employ us in highly paid jobs, but political parties whenever they hold State power can see that supporters are well taken care of.
This is why our leaders place party before principle and party before country, but they are short-sighted, because the complex problems we face, which seem insurmountable, are all linked to this false premise. Unless our leaders are willing to embrace embarrassment and shame of their political parties or political leaders and stand up for principles which fortify Jamaica then Vision 2030 will remain a dream. Wash, dry and hang your dirty linen in public regardless of whether or not it will paint your political party in a bad light. Jamaica's interest must always be paramount and decisions you take must always reflect this.
Mark Clarke
mark_clarke9@yahoo.com
Jamaica above party
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We celebrate Julian Assange's WikiLeaks, a non-profit organisation which publishes secret information, news, leaks and classified media from anonymous sources. We cheer on Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who spilled US surveillance secrets to the world. But too often our political parties place party over principle and party over country.
Hence, when a bank executive exposes millions of dollars given to a political organisation, we forget the interest of Jamaica in our defence. When Anne Shirley exposes to the international community her fears about Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission's lack of regular testing of our athletes, she is ridiculed. Are her claims aimed at causing embarrassment or a warning to ensure that our athletes are not banned from international competition?
Dr Andrew Wheatley doesn't want the Independent Strategic Review Commission (ISRC) report on the Jamaica Labour Party's massive defeat in 2011 to be made public because it embarrassed the party.
We don't care if enquires shame parties. We put the interest of Jamaica above all else. We know that Jamaica, by itself, cannot give us a multimillion-dollar consultancy contract or employ us in highly paid jobs, but political parties whenever they hold State power can see that supporters are well taken care of.
This is why our leaders place party before principle and party before country, but they are short-sighted, because the complex problems we face, which seem insurmountable, are all linked to this false premise. Unless our leaders are willing to embrace embarrassment and shame of their political parties or political leaders and stand up for principles which fortify Jamaica then Vision 2030 will remain a dream. Wash, dry and hang your dirty linen in public regardless of whether or not it will paint your political party in a bad light. Jamaica's interest must always be paramount and decisions you take must always reflect this.
Mark Clarke
mark_clarke9@yahoo.com
Jamaica above party
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