NO TIT FOR TAT PLEASE

Our men died with honor, let us continue to honor their memory, their bravery and their self-sacrifice with dignity. I have restrained myself from writing about Lahad Datu because our government was dragging their feet. Too many questionable tales were floating around cyberspace whilst our leaders seemed to have kept their tails between their legs. The  leaders (in the government) - PM was too busy with BRIM, KRIM, DRIM and all kinds of RIM; Defence Minister was undecided on how to airlift our forces into LD and Home Minister reportedly said that the men were neither terrorists, nor militants whilst the whole cabinet was looking for the favorite scapegoat, undoubtedly being Anwar. And our Armed Forces and Police chiefs were lamely reticent…. waiting for orders when they should be advising the GOM. Only after the terrorists fired the first shot did our leaders fly into the conflict area to dislodge their pea-shooting politically manufactured rants. But I was particularly incensed with what this Gen Zaini, the Fraud of Sauk, commented in the early days of the conflict. I am glad that Blogger KTEMoc gutted this racist guy who unashamedly accepted the Bravery Medal (SP) when all the groundwork was done by ASP Razak. HERE

What next? Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told reporters: "We will ensure that no Filipino terrorists escape from our dragnet and we want them dead or arrested," he told reporters. This is a hateful and vindictive rant. Of course, the mutilation of our fallen Malaysians is despicable and cannot be accepted. But are we on a tit for tat trip? Will the families of our fallen heroes condone that we might do to them what they did to our boys? Article 3 of the Geneva Convention must be observed if we want to come out of this conflict admirably with our heads held high in honor of our fallen brothers and their loved ones. This much they deserved.

Article 3: In the case of armed conflict not of an international character occurring in the territory of one of the High Contracting Parties, each party to the conflict shall be bound to apply, as a minimum, the following provisions:

1. Persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including members of armed forces who have laid down their arms and those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause, shall in all circumstances be treated humanely, without any adverse distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any other similar criteria.

To this end the following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever with respect to the above-mentioned persons:

(a) Violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture;

(b) Taking of hostages;

(c) Outrages upon personal dignity, in particular, humiliating and degrading treatment;

(d) The passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions without previous judgment pronounced by a regularly constituted court affording all the judicial guarantees which are recognized as indispensable by civilized peoples.

 

God forbid that we have a Chemical Ali lurking in our midst? A later blog posting on this might create some awareness of possible possibilities!