Ban Putin from Global Affairs

The impassioned call for banning Vladimir Putin of Russia from all international events is spreading around the world like wildfire.

Russian terrorists’ coldblooded destruction of a Malaysian civilian airliner over Ukraine, killing some 300 people, including 80 children, has triggered humanity’s unchained denunciation of the Russia leader.

Peoples represented by the nationalities murdered by Putin’s mercenaries and others are unable to contain their shock, grief, outrage and disgust for what happened.

Newspapers around the world screamed with banner headlines:

Putin Murderer

Putin’s Missile

Putin’s War

Putin Killer

Putin, You Killed my Son

Putin, You Killed my Friends

This Baby’s Death is on Your Conscience, Putin - Damn You for Centuries

Slaughter at 33,000 feet
And so forth …

Indeed this mass murder has shaken humanity to the core. Common people and pundits have been caught by surprise by this Russian destruction of human life. Some even asked that 20 years ago, when Putin was rising in fame, prestige and power, could the world have thought that he could annex Crimea, wantonly invade southeastern Ukraine and now shoot down a civilian jetliner?

The simple answer is yes. That was bound to happen because no Russian leader is able to abandon Russian manifest destiny of dominating not only its so-called near abroad but the world.

This latest Russian crime brings to mind Moscow’s earlier destruction of KAL 007 in 1983 and President Reagan’s condemnation of it: “This was the Soviet Union against the world and the moral precepts which guide human relations among people everywhere. It was an act of barbarism, born of a society which wantonly disregards individual rights and the value of human life and seeks constantly to expand and dominate other nations.”

History has repeated itself thanks to Moscow.

Photographs seen in newspapers on social media are unbearable to observe. Bodies of adults and children strewn on Ukrainian sunflower and produce fields. One photo shows a child still strapped to its seat. Then there is a photograph of a Russian terrorist, one of many with Neanderthal faces, holding above his head a child’s stuffed toy.

The wreckage scene has not been secured and terrorists have contaminated the area and bodies, making any forensic investigation impossible. It was reported that some 50 bags of body parts have been removed from the crime scene and it was surmised that the Russian terrorists are planning to hold the bodies as hostages to exchange for their imprisoned comrades.

But this cold-hearted murder was not enough for Putin’s hoodlums. A day later, in Luhansk they shot up a city bus killing 20 commuters. Photos showed bodies on the city streets.

President Obama, like other leaders, joined the condemnation but many in Congress criticized his response as being absurdly weak.

“Yesterday, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 took off from Amsterdam and was shot down over Ukraine near the Russian border.  Nearly 300 innocent lives were taken – men, women, children, infants – who had nothing to do with the crisis in Ukraine.  Their deaths are an outrage of unspeakable proportions.

“Evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile that was launched from an area that is controlled by Russian-backed separatists inside of Ukraine,” President Obama said.

He noted that this was “a global tragedy – an Asian airliner was destroyed in European skies, filled with citizens from many countries.” He called for a credible, international investigation into exactly what happened.

“The U.N. Security Council has endorsed this investigation,” Obama said, “and we will hold all its members – including Russia – to their word.” He made clear that Russia, pro-Russian separatists, and Ukraine need to “adhere to an immediate cease-fire” in order to facilitate the investigation (though I wouldn’t include Ukraine in the same sentence as Russia and pro-Russian separatists).

“Evidence must not be tampered with,” he said. “Investigators need to access the crash site. And the solemn task of returning those who were lost on board the plane to their loved ones needs to go forward immediately.”

Calling for investigation and truce is an understated demand of the Russian perpetrators of this heinous crime while the world mourns.

The harshest condemnation came from Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott, who will host the upcoming G20 summit of the richest countries on earth. Many are already calling for Putin to be banned from entering the country and the government seems to be inclined to righteously and bravely go down that route.
“Australia takes a very dim view of countries which facilitate the killing of Australians, as you’d expect,” Abbott said, adding that he had spoken to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko but not Russian leader Vladimir Putin. “The idea that Russia can wash its hands of responsibility because this happened in Ukrainian airspace just does not stand serious scrutiny.”

Abbott then hinted that Putin’s attendance at the November conclave would hinge on Russia’s unequivocal support for an investigation, saying Australia would wait and see what next unfolded.

“Australia is a self-respecting country,” he said. “Visitors to this country are people who have done the right thing by this country.”

Abbott also stated: “The idea that Russia can wash its hands of responsibility because this happened in Ukrainian airspace just does not stand serious scrutiny. This is not something that can just be dismissed as a tragic accident when you have Russian proxies using Russian-supplied equipment.”

This tragedy has another set of victims – the people of Russia who are being dragged through the cesspools of history and the future by their inglorious leader Putin. Their culture, literature, legacy has been besmirched by this maniacal murder for all times, much like Hitler did to the Germany nation. They cannot be passive and submissive any longer.

The sooner they arise and free themselves of this killer, the better Russia and the world will be.

In the meantime, the world cannot allow this crime against humanity to fade from the pages of history. It must be remembered in tandem with the Holodomor and Holocaust.

World leaders must take up Tony Abbott’s view and isolate Putin from all global events, turning him into the criminal outcast that he is. Writer to your elected officials urging them to take a strong stand against this No.1 global terrorist. Spread the message across the world.