Going into details the politics pre and post the alleged* death of Osama will probably bust my brain to the point of allowing dark grey matters to ooze out via the ear canals from my cranial cavity.
I say alleged* because conspiracy theories are still abundant of it all being one big fat propaganda.
Just like the Yankee Doodle Dee bit about his death bringing “universal peace and harmony”. Imagine heaping all that is wrong in the world on the shoulders on a single man.
Well good golly gooberleaches hunky dory molly polly wack, the golden age of the world is back, then, with the master villain finally rid.
Pardon the cynicism but the cheering and posturing of some (I assume) Americans shown during NTV7’s afternoon news was just too much for me to stomach.
Was it really necessary to insert THAT segment?
Callous really, to highlight such rejoicing over the death of any, including alleged terrorist cabal leader.
Remember the late Saddam Hussein’s execution?
Methinks it should have been edited. In death, there is a parting of one’s soul to be judge by our Creator, God almighty.
Watching the news was accidental as I was in fact waiting for the late Leslie Cheung’s The Chinese Feast.
So I endured Obama, Barack talking about how the special ops against Osama is NOT America against Islam, but instead against a man alleged to be the mastermind behind attacks that targeted all and sundry, muslims and non muslims alike.
(There was also a curious brief mention of his predecessor, George Walker Bush, asserting the same. Not sure why. Could be a reference point of sort for the general American public.)
Alas, the celebratory cross over snippet spoiled my mood to listen further to Obama’s speech.
Read in full today, I found that I didn’t miss much as Obama never did go into the whys alleged terrorists like Osama and his ilk came into being and there was a whole lot of US of A as world power’s posturing.
Hence the “USA! USA!” celebratory chants.
My ever favourite radio IKIM had Osama’s alleged (re above) death as its morning topic today and there was a gush of early callers who seems to agree with this outlook.
Yes, America is not against Islam and Muslims per se, but the general sentiment seems to be that its policies vis a vis the Middle East (especially Palestine and Israel) runs contra to this assertion.
World politics. You need steel-lined stomach for its smooth digestion.
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