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What happenened to Yushchenko's promises? Why did Yushchenko do so little to end corruption?

 

An open letter to the President of Ukraine – Yushchenko

 

Dear and beloved President Viktor Yushchenko, we remember as if it was yesterday, before we elected you as OUR President, how our hearts leapt with joy at the sound of your voice, how our ears found delight in your voice, the voice of liberation, liberation from the oppression and from the helplessness we had felt from many years of not being able to escape from the rule of corrupt politicians, politicians with hidden agendas, secret allegiances, self interested, greedy, uncaring, criminal.

 

Yushchenko

We remember as if it was yesterday, how we stood together in Independence Square, united in one voice, by one voice - your voice, fearless and resolute.

 

We remember as if it was yesterday, how, many of us there were ready to fight to the death if need be and if not then to shed our blood in order to win that freedom that you talked about so eloquently from that wintry platform, our hearts warmed by yours, our resolve strengthened by yours.

We remember as if it was yesterday, how at long last we were able to believe we had found someone who would be our voice, the voice of our nation, the voice of common people, of Ukrainians, the voice of someone from us who was for us. No longer would Ukraine exist, but OUR UKRAINE, President and people united democratically.

For most of us it was the culmination of a life spent hoping that someone like you would come and fulfil our hopes and dreams and that of our fathers, would bring about change within the corrupt political regimes, and would at last free us from Russia's bonds, enabling our beloved country to prosper as other countries do, freed from those who would steal our heritage from us in broad daylight right in front of our faces.

 

Yushchenko

God gifted you with eloquence in speech, but as you are no doubt aware, great oratory without deeds is tantamount to deceit.

We do not pretend for a moment to be able to understand or even glimpse what it is like to be President, nor to be able to comprehend the changes in perspective that being elected as President of a country may cause in that person, we do however know that only a President can feel the greatest and deepest desire and harbour the greatest hopes for the country he rules and it is on this subject we would like to write you this open letter.

 

Yushchenko

President Yushchenko, what happened to the flame of hope and desire you lit in our hearts through your words? What happened to the promises you made? Why have you not done what you said you would do?

If it is because your (and therefore also our) enemies thwarted your actions, tell us who they are and what they did to thwart you because perhaps something can be done.

President Yushchenko, you welcomed us as friends in Independence Square, we are your friends, but we can't help you if you don't let us know what or who is hindering you from fulfilling your promises.

However, President Yushchenko, don't tell us that you were afraid to ask for our opinions or our help because such self-damaging isolation is self-inflicted and of no benefit to our common cause.

You said that you would bring an end to corruption in Ukraine, yet we see only token evidence of your actions.

 

Yushchenko

President Yushchenko, many years ago, many people said and believed that it would be impossible to end the rule of the mafia in Italy, so deeply entrenched were its roots, permeating throughout the whole judiciary and political system.

Yet it was ended by the resolve of one man. A man who formed a secret group who had been tested to be incorruptible and who were ordered to investigate all the people known to be at the centre of the corruption, and to gather sufficient evidence to incriminate them once they had been arrested. The principle being that if the head is cut off, the rest of the body will die, and die it did as several hundred people were arrested at the same time in the early hours of one morning and were taken to a secret destination awaiting trial.

The judges selected for the trial had also been found to be incorruptible and were afforded the highest level of protection and anonymity.

This is how the Italian mafia met with its end to the joy of the majority of Italians who now live their lives more richly and in less fear.

 

Yushchenko

Tell us President Yushchenko, why have you not ended the corruption which robs us of what is ours? Why do you allow your government to tax exports, instead of taxing exporters on the increased profits they would obtain? Why do you allow the mafia and other officials to further squeeze exporters so that exported products no longer become competitively priced?

Ukraine can be a very wealthy country through its exports; exports that would help develop its infrastructure and improve the general wealth of the nation as a whole, creating more jobs, and taxes for the government?

 

Yushchenko

President Yushchenko, we could tell you many things which, if changed, would improve the general wealth of our nation but President Yushchenko, we are no longer convinced that you intend to do what you said you would do in Independence Square; in short, we have lost hope in you as the person to bring about such changes.

The duties of your office as President must be great, but if they outweigh the commitment you made to us, we no longer want you as our President.

President Yushchenko, did you ever fight for us “to the blood”, like we were ready "to fight to the blood" for the ideals you expressed?

 

Yushchenko

Time is short, as is the life of man. It is not important that a man is born and later dies; it is what a man does with his life that is of overriding importance.

You have had the chance to do more than any other President in the Ukraine and in our view have done the least. Most of us now think that you are a strong speaker but a very weak President, in a country that needs an iron fist to rule it and not a diplomat.

 

Yushchenko

The strange thing is, that you still have time to reverse our opinions and win back the original faith we placed in you, but only because at present, we do not have enough faith in any of your other contenders for the seat of President. However, this time it will take something greater than your oratory to convince us. Your words will never be enough this time, if you are going to act then act now or forever regret the chance you had that we gave you.

 

Yushchenko

In short: we would like to meet with you again, not in Independence Square, but in "Freedom Square", its name transformed by your actions and deeds, our hopes fulfilled, OUR President, OUR Ukraine.

 

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PAST NEWS ABOUT YUSHCHENKO

In 2005 the Chatham House Prize was awarded to President Victor Yushchenko and presented to Yushchenko by HM The Queen, who was accompanied by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in recognition of the contribution Yushenko had made to the improvement in international relations, as well as the great courage and skill that Yushchenko had demonstrated in peacefully initiating the process of political change in Ukraine. - it's a great pity that Yushenko didn't make good on his promises! Perhaps Yushchenko should give the award back or act quickly before the Ukrainian elections in January 2010.

 

President Yushchenko being awarded the Chatham House Prize is, in retrospect, about as laughable as President Putin being awarded the prize of Person of the Year by TIME magazine in 2007.

 

Cherie Booth QC, wife of the Prime Minister of England was the key speaker at a gala dinner that immediately followed Yushenko receiving the award.

 

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