...You might not find it interesting, some of the imagery and accounts might actually be graphic and therefore, horrifying. You might even consider some aspect, some kind of fables, fabricated to make the story interesting. Well, you are entitled to your opinion. I know what I saw and experienced, it was a real war. Not Rambo or Commando, or The Inglorious Bastards that you watch in the movies. So be careful about your agitations.
Besides, while I have not written a history book, I have made references to some events and landmarks that can be verified. I also resisted the temptation to make phone calls to request for names of places and dates from my mother or elder siblings who are still living, while writing this book. I chose to tell the story of the war, as it affects me, and as I remember it, about forty years after.
But I however, never recalled any of the main actors of that war, being tried for War Crimes at The Hague, whether for ‘oil’ or ‘diamonds’, like Charles Taylor…, instead, they have had their military ranks restored, and have actually been paid their pensions in arrears. I wonder who is going to compensate me for all I suffered and lost?
This is, just a thought, but a valid one.
But then, the politicians that precipitated that war are still pulling the strings, some of them from their graves.
Our problem has always been with incompetent, selfish, greedy and largely unpatriotic civilian politicians (and not tribe, not religion), who polluted the military class between 1966, and 1999, by getting them involved in politics...
----BIAFRA:LEST WE FORGET!
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