The carnage in Mumbai, my condolence
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The Mumbai carnage last weekend had some interesting points to be pointed out. People ask why would those young radicals do what they did in Mumbai. What is the intention? This question is indeed an obvious and legitimate question.
I would say the main intention of this group is just to strike world headlines. I think we should understand the background of the issue. There are many young people around the globe enraged by what they perceived as “victimization and humiliation of the Muslim world”. Whether or not their perception is valid does not seem to matter much because people would draw own conclusion anyway. The fact is, this perception exists among thousands of people around the globe and this perception is only strengthened by images that come times after times from Gaza, Iraq, Lebanon, Kashmir, Afghanistan and Chechnya.
There are thousands among our youths who admire and look up for bold actions such as the ones in London’s subway and Mumbai city. Militant groups that are seen as more able to conduct bold actions would draw more admiration from these militant minded youths and eventually facilitate their recruitment process into these groups. If a group of ten militants is enough to create havoc in Mumbai, imagine what these thousands are capable of doing if full recruitment is fully accomplished. Now you can see the purpose behind attacks such as the one in Mumbai…you strike headlines, you get new recruits.
Thus, the images that come from Gaza and other conflict areas must first be soften. The more gruesome the images, the more deadly the implications. Certainly it wouldn’t help our cause to create peaceful world if we could still see, for instance, Gazans suffering from slow and painful deaths.
(2)
India is a country that owns nuclear weapon. But, when ten militants attacked their city, the Indian security agencies were caught with their pants down. Their commando elites were not even equipped with night visions and thermal sensors to locate humans trapped in a building during their operation to rescue hostages.
It took sixty odd hours for security men to end the siege in Mumbai, a less than mediocre by any standard considering the attackers numbered only ten and lightly armed. And, one hundred ninety five lives perished.
Surfing through Indian bloggers sites, I could roughly conclude that the Indian public is directing their anger and grievances more towards their government than towards the attackers.
(3)
Today, the Young Malay Graduates Alliance (Gabungan Graduan Melayu Muda) sent a memorandum to Dr. Chua Soi Lek demanding apology for remarks Dr. Cua made with regards to the Malay Supremacy.
How could these young graduates think so shallowly? Can Malay Supremacy be accomplished through forcing others?
The wise old saying correctly put it that “respect is earned, not demanded”.
Would Malays be supreme had Dr. Chua apologized? Think and think again… you young graduates!
The Mumbai carnage last weekend had some interesting points to be pointed out. People ask why would those young radicals do what they did in Mumbai. What is the intention? This question is indeed an obvious and legitimate question.
I would say the main intention of this group is just to strike world headlines. I think we should understand the background of the issue. There are many young people around the globe enraged by what they perceived as “victimization and humiliation of the Muslim world”. Whether or not their perception is valid does not seem to matter much because people would draw own conclusion anyway. The fact is, this perception exists among thousands of people around the globe and this perception is only strengthened by images that come times after times from Gaza, Iraq, Lebanon, Kashmir, Afghanistan and Chechnya.
There are thousands among our youths who admire and look up for bold actions such as the ones in London’s subway and Mumbai city. Militant groups that are seen as more able to conduct bold actions would draw more admiration from these militant minded youths and eventually facilitate their recruitment process into these groups. If a group of ten militants is enough to create havoc in Mumbai, imagine what these thousands are capable of doing if full recruitment is fully accomplished. Now you can see the purpose behind attacks such as the one in Mumbai…you strike headlines, you get new recruits.
Thus, the images that come from Gaza and other conflict areas must first be soften. The more gruesome the images, the more deadly the implications. Certainly it wouldn’t help our cause to create peaceful world if we could still see, for instance, Gazans suffering from slow and painful deaths.
(2)
India is a country that owns nuclear weapon. But, when ten militants attacked their city, the Indian security agencies were caught with their pants down. Their commando elites were not even equipped with night visions and thermal sensors to locate humans trapped in a building during their operation to rescue hostages.
It took sixty odd hours for security men to end the siege in Mumbai, a less than mediocre by any standard considering the attackers numbered only ten and lightly armed. And, one hundred ninety five lives perished.
Surfing through Indian bloggers sites, I could roughly conclude that the Indian public is directing their anger and grievances more towards their government than towards the attackers.
(3)
Today, the Young Malay Graduates Alliance (Gabungan Graduan Melayu Muda) sent a memorandum to Dr. Chua Soi Lek demanding apology for remarks Dr. Cua made with regards to the Malay Supremacy.
How could these young graduates think so shallowly? Can Malay Supremacy be accomplished through forcing others?
The wise old saying correctly put it that “respect is earned, not demanded”.
Would Malays be supreme had Dr. Chua apologized? Think and think again… you young graduates!
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