1. "Muslim, Christian, Jewish leaders unite to condemn jihadi violence - Reuters Nov 19, 2014
VIENNA - Senior Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders condemned violence by jihadi militants such as Islamic State (IS) at a Saudi-backed conference on Wednesday in a rare display of inter-faith unity aimed at promoting tolerance and diversity.
Islamic State has caused international alarm by capturing large expanses of Iraq and Syria, declaring a Sunni "caliphate" straddling their borders and massacring those they deem apostates and infidel, like Shi'ite Muslims and Christians.
"Some organisations that are affiliated with Islam are perpetrating some actions in the name of jihad. This is not Islam at all," said Abdullah bin Abdulmuhsen Al Turki, secretary-general of the Muslim World League.
"This is why we wish to deplore and strongly condemn this behaviour, which we see as against Islam," he told an audience including the Muslim grand muftis of Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan; top representatives of several churches, Rabbi David Rosen of the American Jewish Committee, and diplomats.
Nizar bin Obaid Madani, Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs, decried the emergence of factions in the Middle East "that use terrorism and violence in the name of religion. They are wreaking havoc. They are killing and destroying everything.
"Those who have embraced terrorism unfortunately attribute everything they do, every oppression they practise, to Islam. Islam has nothing to do with them," he said."
GREAT to read this piece of news. WE must have MORE of such news on the FRONT PAGES of MORE newspapers and cyberspace!!
2. "Clashes as Hong Kong protesters attempt parliament break-in - AFP 19 November 2014
HONG KONG - Hong Kong police clashed with pro-democracy demonstrators Wednesday after a small group attempted to break into the city's legislature, as splits emerged within the movement ahead of the expected clearance of protest camps.
Around 100 police used pepper spray and batons as they battled hundreds of protesters, some in helmets and waving umbrellas - a symbol of their movement - in an angry confrontation that broke out in the early hours. Officers made six arrests.
"Police strongly condemn such acts by the protesters, which disrupted public order," the police force said in a statement. The clashes were sparked when a group of around a dozen masked protesters smashed their way through a side entrance to the southern Chinese city's Legislative Council (LegCo) using metal barricades as battering rams. "Smash it open then get inside," one protester was heard saying in footage aired by the local TVB channel."
It has to COME TO THIS!! No surprises at all. BUT, the legitimacy of the protesters is now ZERO!!
Lessons for me are:
1. a minority CANNOT hold the majority in ransom. It is as simple as that. The few times the minority can achieve this is when the majority cowered in the mighty stick wielded by the minority. e.g. when the minority has all the destructive weapons and power like in a dictatorship.
Hkg SAR is NOT a dictatorial society. So, how can this be allowed to happen?;
2. when the minority protesters crossed the 'law and order' line, there is really no mercy to be given when the police force carries out its duties to maintain 'law and orders' in society. The desire of MOST Hkg SAR residents! It will be an example to the rest of China that such tactics and antics may be tolerated in the so-called liberal West and even in Taiwan, it SIMPLE has no place in societies that TRULY value: minority obey the majority!;
3. will Singaporeans ever get to this stage? I hope not though one can never say never!! When it does happen, I will be the first to ask the government and the law enforcement agencies to carry out their duties without fear or favour. Minority mobs cannot represent me as I believe in laws and orders. However, if the majority feels that laws and orders were hijacked by the government, it is a different matter. In that situation, the majority will go all the way to get the 'minority, which is the government' to pay for their misdeeds and corruptions!
May peace be upon Hkg SAR people.
VIENNA - Senior Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders condemned violence by jihadi militants such as Islamic State (IS) at a Saudi-backed conference on Wednesday in a rare display of inter-faith unity aimed at promoting tolerance and diversity.
Islamic State has caused international alarm by capturing large expanses of Iraq and Syria, declaring a Sunni "caliphate" straddling their borders and massacring those they deem apostates and infidel, like Shi'ite Muslims and Christians.
"Some organisations that are affiliated with Islam are perpetrating some actions in the name of jihad. This is not Islam at all," said Abdullah bin Abdulmuhsen Al Turki, secretary-general of the Muslim World League.
"This is why we wish to deplore and strongly condemn this behaviour, which we see as against Islam," he told an audience including the Muslim grand muftis of Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan; top representatives of several churches, Rabbi David Rosen of the American Jewish Committee, and diplomats.
Nizar bin Obaid Madani, Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs, decried the emergence of factions in the Middle East "that use terrorism and violence in the name of religion. They are wreaking havoc. They are killing and destroying everything.
"Those who have embraced terrorism unfortunately attribute everything they do, every oppression they practise, to Islam. Islam has nothing to do with them," he said."
GREAT to read this piece of news. WE must have MORE of such news on the FRONT PAGES of MORE newspapers and cyberspace!!
2. "Clashes as Hong Kong protesters attempt parliament break-in - AFP 19 November 2014
HONG KONG - Hong Kong police clashed with pro-democracy demonstrators Wednesday after a small group attempted to break into the city's legislature, as splits emerged within the movement ahead of the expected clearance of protest camps.
Around 100 police used pepper spray and batons as they battled hundreds of protesters, some in helmets and waving umbrellas - a symbol of their movement - in an angry confrontation that broke out in the early hours. Officers made six arrests.
"Police strongly condemn such acts by the protesters, which disrupted public order," the police force said in a statement. The clashes were sparked when a group of around a dozen masked protesters smashed their way through a side entrance to the southern Chinese city's Legislative Council (LegCo) using metal barricades as battering rams. "Smash it open then get inside," one protester was heard saying in footage aired by the local TVB channel."
It has to COME TO THIS!! No surprises at all. BUT, the legitimacy of the protesters is now ZERO!!
Lessons for me are:
1. a minority CANNOT hold the majority in ransom. It is as simple as that. The few times the minority can achieve this is when the majority cowered in the mighty stick wielded by the minority. e.g. when the minority has all the destructive weapons and power like in a dictatorship.
Hkg SAR is NOT a dictatorial society. So, how can this be allowed to happen?;
2. when the minority protesters crossed the 'law and order' line, there is really no mercy to be given when the police force carries out its duties to maintain 'law and orders' in society. The desire of MOST Hkg SAR residents! It will be an example to the rest of China that such tactics and antics may be tolerated in the so-called liberal West and even in Taiwan, it SIMPLE has no place in societies that TRULY value: minority obey the majority!;
3. will Singaporeans ever get to this stage? I hope not though one can never say never!! When it does happen, I will be the first to ask the government and the law enforcement agencies to carry out their duties without fear or favour. Minority mobs cannot represent me as I believe in laws and orders. However, if the majority feels that laws and orders were hijacked by the government, it is a different matter. In that situation, the majority will go all the way to get the 'minority, which is the government' to pay for their misdeeds and corruptions!
May peace be upon Hkg SAR people.
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