One hundred years from today, most of us will not be here on Earth, but our children will still be able to see and feel the effects of the oil slick.

If a High School Student was the President, Senator or Congressman, if a High School Student was the Engineer at BP or the CEO of BP – he would have prevented the Oil Spill and he would have managed the oil spill much better.

From a councilman, mayor and up till President – every one is busy partying, consumed by elections and fund raising. Did any government official or anyone from council-man upto President, ever visit any oil rig, oil plant, chemical plant, nuclear plant, coal plant -- to inspect safety procedures. How many fund raising parties do they attend?

Think! Anticipate! Prepare! Plan! Does any elected official or government official ever sit back and analyze – "In my area of responsibility what all disasters are waiting to happen?"

Considering the consequences of an oil spill, before a permit to drill is given both the government and the oil company executives should study carefully all possible ways the operation can fail, they should identify all possible failure points and have at least three different plans, technologies and solutions to prevent a leak and to handle a leak – to contain and collect the oil spill.

This oil spill could have been avoided and once it happened – we could have managed it so as the damage was under 10% of what we are seeing.

People in government and in BP are as incompetent as a mentally retarded person and as greedy as a devil.

Where ever an oil or chemical company goes, where ever they open shop, they leave behind a trail of death and destruction.

A typical oil company like BP makes about one billion dollars in profits every month or two. Every oil and chemical company pollutes and destroys life. Every oil and chemical company should use at least 25% of its profits researching into how to prevent spills and in cleaning up and restoring the environment.

In the entire history of our Planet, one of the most dangerous species to have ever roamed on the surface of Earth is - we Human Beings.

As we know, Planet Earth has been around for about 4.5 Billion Years.

We Human Beings have been on Earth for less than 10 million years.

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, adds to the unending list of death and destruction we have caused all over Earth in recent two hundred years.

We can see the oil spill, hence our heart and soul is moved.

We cannot see the thousands of tons of toxic chemicals we are throwing into air, water and soil, all over Earth every day.

We cannot see the ongoing large-scale deforestation all over Earth.

We cannot see how much over-populated and polluted our Planet has become in recent one hundred years.

We human beings have ravaged, raped, plundered and polluted Mother Earth, as no other species ever has or ever will.

We are one of the most intelligent life forms to ever roam the surface of Earth.

The truth is many of us are living with the brain of a Rat, Cat or Dog. Rats do much less harm.

The truth is we are one of the most dangerous life form ever to roam the surface of Earth.

We are as disconnected with reality as dogs are.

Do we understand, do we realize, that a hundred years from now, we will not be here on Earth?

Unless we wake up, our greed, our lack of intellect and lack of integrity will certainly destroy us.

It has already destroyed millions of human beings and various life forms.

If God exists and if God really created human beings then, we are God’s worst nightmare and his biggest mistake.

God is perhaps now faced with this incredible challenge – how to get Mother Earth rid of Human Beings.

With this oil spill, millions of life forms have perished.

Millions of People are devastated.

No amount of cleaning-up will ever return the area to its original state.

The clean up effort itself will create incredible amount of pollution and waste.

My blood boils.

If our blood does not boil, then please, we must get ourselves checked – do we have human genes?

My dear fellow human beings – stop crying!

We are responsible. Each one of us is responsible for this oil spill.

We are responsible for all the devastation and destruction we have caused all over earth.

It is irresponsible and stupid to say that BP is responsible or the Government is responsible.

We are not babies. We are grown-ups.

Barring exceptions, each one of us has the same level of intellect and integrity as people in BP and those in the Government have.

With the exception of one in a million, each one of us would do exactly the same that BP employees did or our Government has been doing.

What moral right do we have to cry and complain when each one of us would do, exactly the same, if we were in their shoes.

We voted for our elected representatives. We got precisely what we asked for.

People all over Earth are facing similar challenges as we in America are facing.

All challenges we human beings are faced with, arise from our lack of intellect and integrity.

Every organization, every government, every business, should run on the fundamental principle of accountability.

Before we hold BP accountable, before we hold our government accountable, we need to dare to hold ourselves accountable.

America is a Land of Opportunity – "Opportunity to Serve".

Freedom to serve is our God given birthright.

No civilized nation can snatch away from any human being, his god given right to serve.

In every civilized nation it should be possible for men and women with intellect and integrity to serve and lead.

Civilization is created and maintained by the competent few.

From among the masses shall rise a few who shall take it upon themselves the responsibility of carrying the burden of mankind.

I am not born on the US soil, but I dare to announce, that some day when we have grown in intellect and integrity, I will run for the office of the President of the United States of America.

Democracy lies buried under the grave of our founding fathers - George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

A President ought to be a person with exceptional intellect and uncompromising integrity.

The form of Government we have in America and in most nations on Earth, is not really democracy: It is Government of the Rich and Powerful, for the Rich and Powerful and by the Rich and Powerful.

For a very long time we have not had any President, Senator, Congressman or any elected government official who truly represents America, who truly represents ordinary Americans.

For a very long time we have not had any President, Senator or Congressman who truly deserves to be a President, Senator or Congressman.

It is very easy to become a President, Senator or Congressman through acquiring votes; challenge is to become one through intellect and integrity.

Let us dare to face facts, we voters are fools. We ordinary citizens are fools.

The elected representatives we have in government, is proof of our lack of intellect and integrity.

Only when we have intellect and integrity, will we be able to elect people who have intellect and integrity.

I will like to request scientists to study the brain and genes of politicians and business people who are so possessed and driven by Greed – lust for money, lust for power.

Why cant we be satisfied with what we earn through our sweat and toil?

Why cant we dare to earn through our sweat and toil?

Why cant we dare to earn through honest and ethical means?

Some day when as a nation we have grown in intellect and integrity, I will run for the office of the President.

Ever since my childhood, based on my record of character, intellect and integrity; based on my record of service; I do believe, in me, we will have a President the like of which perhaps few nations have ever seen.

It is a sin, I repeat - "it is a sin", to elect to office a person who lacks in intellect and integrity.

It is a sin for a person lacking in intellect and integrity to run for any public office or accept any office in government or in business.

9/11 could have been avoided, most of the losses in Katrina could have been avoided, Perl Harbor could have been avoided, world war-II could have been avoided, the oil spill could have been avoided, toxic chemicals leaking from chemical plants all over the world can be avoided.

A lot of tragedies can be avoided, if only we all develop our intellect and integrity.

In every nation, there are a handful of people carrying the burden of mankind.

The vast majority of us simply want to enjoy life.

The vast majority of us simply don’t care.

The vast majority of us simply don’t dare to develop our intellect and integrity.

As children our mom said: "don’t cry over spilt milk." It is time we learn: "Don’t cry over oil spill."

CEOs of every business, should be men and women with exceptional intellect and uncompromising integrity.

CEO of BP – Tony Hayward, what a shame! Let me repeat that: What a shame!

I want to say something to Tony Hayward: "Mr. Tony Hayword, please explain – how do you qualify to be called a human being? Even Rats don’t do what you did. Only an inhuman being would think, act and manage BP, the way you do. I refuse to accept that you are a human being. Please get your genes tested."

Where is our Government? The entire Washington is in Tony Hayward’s deep pocket.

The most powerful government on Earth is in BP’s pocket.

The Board of BP which helped elect CEO Tony Hayward, all I can say about them is "birds of the same feather flock together."

Only board members who have no intellect and no integrity can elect a person such as Tony Hayward.

Let us understand one thing crystal clear, CEO of BP is no different from CEOs of every company out there on Wall Street or Main Street - they are all the same, they all have the greed gene and most of us have it as well.

Have we learnt any lesson from Enron – absolutely none!

The government deregulated the energy industry and we had Enron.

The government deregulated the oil industry and we have this oil spill.

History is repeating itself.

Do we know why History repeats itself? Because we are stupid. Our elected representatives know crystal clear – we voters are stupid.

What gets us into trouble time and again is that we worship the rich and famous, we worship the rich and powerful. We value money, we value power. We don’t value Character. We have millionaires and billionaires who are bankrupt and broke in character.

Our elected representatives – Presidents, Senators, Congressmen – let us respect them, let us love them, let us worship them, let us carry them on our shoulders, let us donate all our money to them, but for gods sake, let us not give them control over our lives.

If we elect those who don’t deserve to be in office, then let us be prepared to face the consequences.

Some day in America when we have men and women with courage and conscience, I will run for the office of the President. Until then let us keep crying over oil spill, over job losses, over bail out packages for CEOs and over disasters yet to come.

As we sow, so we reap. What many of us don’t understand – we also reap the harvest of what every one around us sows. We also reap the harvest of what our elected representatives sow.

We and every one around us reaps the harvest of what we sow.

Even the unborn child will reap the harvest of what we sow.

There is a cause and effect relationship between various events. Unless we identify and understand the root cause, we cannot solve the challenges we are faced with.

As a nation, we believe "Yes We Can!". Well, here I am offering my service. Never perhaps in the history of the human race has such an opportunity presented itself. My challenge to my dear fellow human beings is - let us see "if we can". CAN WE?

Capt Surender Malhan.
(Capt. Alexander Malhan)