I MUST thank the Peeper for a speedy reply to my “Don’t ask the Americans for help.” I must also congratulate the Peeper’s for outlining Kaieteur’s take on the Stanley Pump Station matter. It is good to see that KN is being more careful in what it says by actually engaging in some substantive aspects of the Pump. This is much better than the usual Big-Photo-No-Story model. I think we are making some progress here.

The Peeper sees no contradiction is his “Ask the Americans for help.” But instead of me trying to point out the obvious again, I’ll let readers decide. Allow me only one point on this. Why do the same folks who consistently talk about a culture of mendicancy in Guyana want “The Americans” to step in on a matter that is supposedly so easy to prove? I don’t get it!

The Peeper complains about being stonewalled by the pump supplier. This is admission that he is not so familiar with how things are handled in the United States. If he wants to test this let him call the Pentagon and ask why there were billions of dollars in no bid contracts offered to a company linked to former Vice President Dick Cheney. Or an easier task might be to call the Government of Alaska and ask why a US$68 million dollar bridge was constructed to nowhere. Again – “Don’t ask the Americans for help.”

At a more serious level, the Peeper says not one word about Mr. Tulsi’s figures. That is what a major columnist should be investigating. Goggling just won’t do. I kindly request that the Peeper take up the responsibility of doing some proper investigations, rather than farming it out to school kids or calling in Uncle Sam. Without careful investigative journalism a newspaper is likely to be trapped in the now familiar ‘rush to judgment’ quagmire.
RANDY PERSAUD