Saturday 11 September 2021

9/11, 20 years on...and Agent Orange

Exactly 20 years ago today, I was in my hotel room in Ho Chi Minh City, watching CNN's live coverage of the 9/11 terror attacks.

Somehow I was not shocked at that time when the WTC twin towers collapsed, killing thousands.

In my heart, I was telling myself that all the bad things done by the US around the world have finally came back to it.

Really, that was my thought at that moment.

I was after all in Vietnam that day, the country which was bombed and shot to pieces by the Americans for more than a decade.

Several days prior to that, I was in Hanoi where my Vietnamese hosts there had took me on a visit to a rehabilitation centre for children who suffered from deformities because their parents were victims of the Agent Orange, a chemical sprayed from the air by the Americans over the forests during the Vietnam war.

The Americans had done that to kill off the trees and  other plants so that their Vietnamese enemies were denied of forest cover and food.

The chemical, however killed and caused severe harm to those who came in contact with it.

The effects of the chemical were also passed down to the next generations of victims until today.

Some of the children at the centre also suffered from other disabilities such as blindness and loss of hearing.

Trust me, it's heartbreaking watching the sufferings of those children.

I remember one particular girl  at the centre who was about nine years old at that time. She was so cute and shy as she sat on her wheelchair. Her hands and legs were deformed since birth.

I wonder how she's doing today.

It was estimated that the US sprayed up to 15 million litres of the Agent Orange throughout the Vietnam War, claiming up to 14 million victims till today.

The US has never admitted its guilt over the use of the chemical in order to avoid paying compensation to the Vietnamese.

And of course no American was prosecuted for the chemical warfare waged against the Vietnamese.

The rehabilitation centre in Hanoi is still there till today and there were many other similar ones around the country.

Anyway, as we already knew, the US and its allies  declared war on terror after the 9/11 attacks and went into Iraq and Afghanistan, causing the deaths of a few hundred thousands more.

I may understand them invading Afghanistan because Osama Bin Laden and his AlQaeda gang, who were behind the 9/11 attacks were hiding there but I strongly believe that invading Iraq was purely because of a different agenda.

The US' wars in those two countries just ended recently with their marines making the final exit at the Kabul airport that day after two decades of occupation.

I have to conclude that the US actually lost the wars in both countries.

Iraq is now controlled by the Shia, allied to the rulers of Iran while Afghanistan is back in Taliban's hand.

It was actually amusing watching how many Americans reacted to the defeats, especially the one in Afghanistan where it was so evident that they lost the war there.

I saw some of the coverage by the right-wing Fox news channel and laughed as its anchors tried their best to insist that the US could actually go back to Afghanistan and bomb the Taliban once again back to stone age.

That was so pathetic of them.

Honestly, I don't hate the Americans or even their military might.

It's just that their government and those in charge there were either too stupid or morally corrupt for leading them into those wars.

They should actually pick better wars to fight.

Well, for one thing they should try to defend Taiwan if the communists in Beijing decide to invade the island.

I would support them if they defend the people and the democracy there.

Or if they stop Beijing from bullying us in the South China Sea.

Oh, I also hope that the US will stop being so supportive of the brutal Israeli occupation of Palestine and  being too friendly with oppressive regimes such as the Modi's BJP government in India.

17 comments:

  1. "Iraq is now controlled by the Shia" - Iraq has been majority Shia for over 1,000 years. More than 60% of the population is Shia.

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  2. US sapa pun tak berani attack. kecuali Coronavirus. Data shows 40.9m infections and 659K deaths as at 10th Sep21. Dan

    ... huge wildfires reported burning all over, hurricanes n tornadoes tak renti2 dalam berita, bala2 telah dturunkn FOC oleh Allah kepada mereka.

    Ada sekok pemimpin kejam Israel. Allah tlh panjangkan hidup dia dalam keadaan comatose, was it selama 9tahun baru mampuih?.
    So pemimpin2 yg sama kejam, ingat2 ya.

    C19 dia tak kira sapa.. esp golongan tua2 mmg berisiko tinggi. Pemimpin2 yg kuat pelahap rasuah, sedar diri dan bertaubatlah ya sblum kAlam Barzakh. Harta2 haram elok cuci dan bersihkn semasa kamu masih hidup. Kesian pula waris2 nanti dok kena buka rumah2 anak yatim dgn niat nak bantu halalkan dosa2 kamu.

    Professor Nasi Lemak

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  3. the stubborn is trying to change the mulish as if a dumb is not a stupid.

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    1. 12:55....whoah so deep are your BS...Think only u understand.

      I prefer Charles Dickens Tale of 2 cities opening line better....

      "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--in short, the period was so far like the present period that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only

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    2. a tale of 2 cities is abt hope, mine is about life in reality, where got deep?

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  4. Hehe i thought you were in your thirties...

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  5. Vanu Gopala Venon Duta Singapura kunjungi Najib... Simbolik permohonan maaf Singapura pada bossku..! Bossku tiada apa jawatan dalam kerajaan tapi duta Singapura bertujuan utama adalah untuk eratkan hubungan ekonomi kedua negara Singapura Malaysia.!?

    Kenapa Duta Singapura tidak kunjungi Tun atau PM ke 9. Salah satu sumbolik permohonan fitnah jijik 1MDB media Singapura semasa Tun Mahathir semasaPH@DAP berkuasa dulu.

    Bossku tak perlu layan Singapura dalam hubungan ekonomi Singapura. Pepatah ada menyarakan When we Friend With Singapore We Dont Need Enemy.. bila dah berkawan dng Singapura bermakna kita tak perlu musuh lagi sebab Singapura bertindak sebagai musuh bila Malaysia berkawan dengan negara itu..!!

    Rapat kan hubungan dengan jiran serumpun yang jauh lagi menguntungkan iaitu Indonesia yang ada sumber daya alamntang cukup banyak dan menguntungkan.

    https://youtu.be/VY0q3nYXXwg

    Petronas sudah masuki industri Migas Indonesia. Sumur minyak migas di Sampang Madura menjumpai simpanan billion kubik minyak.

    https://youtu.be/D8utU3fWEBM

    CSR Petronas membuka mata rakyat Indonesia betapa mereja menghargai setiap sumbangan pada rakyat tempatan di Sampang Banyuentas Acheh dll. Berbanding Chevron Mobil BP yang sudah lama bertapak di Indonesia.

    https://youtu.be/YvVzeJDRCec

    Tinggal kan Singapura yang banyak jadi duri dalam daging pada negara ini. Singapura tidak membantu kaum Melayu di sana. Tidak ada sorang pun kaum Melayu bertaraf billionaire di Singapura. Bodoh sangatkah orang Melayu di Singapura..!?

    Apalah sangat Singapura sebesar Pulau Lombok atau Langkawi itu jika Malaysia dan Indonesia mengerat dan perkuatkan hubungan ekonomi kedua negara. Nah link bawah ini Indonesia bertindak contohi Malaysia

    https://youtu.be/T-McLuK0nE0

    Masa untuk mengajar Singapura celaka ini. Tanpa Indonesia dan Malaysia Singapura hanya tinggal nama sahaja. Lupakan Singapura elok hubungan diplomatik antara Singapura Malaysia dikaji balik atau direndahkan taraf hubungan itu.

    https://youtu.be/AU38uujrYhE

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    1. Siapa yang bagi balik tanjung pagar dan tanah ktm.

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  6. Anwar tidak pandang lansung Warisan dan Perti Pejuang parti cap ayam bila bersetuju tandatangani CSA hari ini.

    Walaun PH tetap percaya tindakan PH yang nak gentleman nih dalam isu CSA nih... akan menikam PH sendiri dari belakang...

    Tindakan deal CSA nih sebenarnya memperlihatkan PH sudah tidak berdaya untuk memimpin perubahan dan lead Malaysia..

    Ini tindakan opportunis dan populis...

    Dan percayalah... pada PRU15.. PH akan kena main... PH akan kalah lagi besar disebabkan perjanjian CSA nih... Tunggu dan lihat..

    Walaun PKR bukan amik port sangat ngan Parti PEJUANG... itu parti cap ayam ja.....

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  7. Ini lah masa yang betul kasi main sampai lunyai parti cap ayam Pejuang dan blok ke tiga. Kasi main Tun Mahathir Boboi dan Shafie sampai rentung...

    Kihkiki..Selepas Khairuddin Bersuara Bagi Pihak Mahathir (Pejuang), Kini Aziz Jamman Pulak Bersuara Bagi Pihak Shafie (Warisan) Tidakpuashati Krn Kononnya Tidak Dibawa Berunding Dari Awal Cuma Disaat Akhir Baru Dijemput Sebab Tu Mrk Tak Hantar Wakil Bila Dijemput.Hakikatnya Jika Pejuang Dan Warisan Dari Awal Memberi Sokongan Padu Pada DSAI Sudah Lama PH Ambilalih Putrajaya.Disebabkan Jadi Pak Turut Mahathirlah Maka Warisan Wajib Dipinggirkan Terus Dari Gabungan PH.

    Jangan jadikan Warisan pak turut PH, kata Azis Jamman

    Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) tidak bersama Pakatan Harapan (PH) dalam menjayakan perjanjian keyakinan dan perbekalan (CSA) atau disebut juga sebagai memorandum persefahaman (MoU) transformasi dan kestabilan politik dengan kerajaan kerana tidak dilibatkan dari awal.

    Sebaliknya, kata Ketua Wira Warisan, Mohd Azis Jamman, partinya hanya dijemput pada peringkat akhir selepas PH dan kerajaan sudah berunding dan mencapai persetujuan untuk menandatangani MoU itu.

    Masa Tun nak geli geli dengan otai otai dah tamat. Harap lepas ini kasi melingkup legasi Tun.

    Susah dan sangat kebal nak hadap kan Tun dan kroni ke mahkamah ini lah salah satu cara kasi pelingkup legasi Kerala tak guna ini.

    Semoga berjaya gang otai sekelian.

    Wasalam

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  8. MoU: Lim Guan Eng, Zahid dan Najib boleh ke penjara, Azmin tidak boleh paksa jadi TPM, kata Tony Pua

    Dengan memorandum persefahaman (MoU) antara Pakatan Harapan (PH) dengan kerajaan diterajui Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob bermakna, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali tidak lagi boleh menekan agar beliau dilantik sebagai Timbalan Perdana Menteri.

    Setiausaha Komunikasi DAP, Tony Pua juga berkata, MoU yang dimeterai semalam itu juga bermakna, Lim Guan Eng Datuk Seri Najib Razak dan Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi kini berpeluang ke penjara kerana tidak akan ada lagi campur tangan kerajaan dalam perbicaraan di mahkamah.

    Tahniah Tony Pua..!!

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    1. There is no gaurantee. Mou is not binding.PN just want to get over the budget vote and tame AA.The question is can they pass the law as requested by PH as per mou. Even though PN can pass the law, they can repeal.PH knows that they do not have the numbers.It is tough luck to get warisan and perjuang onboard even after ge15.White flag is already up. We are fed up with this horsetrading.What we want is an election as soon as situation permited.

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  9. long live taleban
    >james bond

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  10. Nasihat dan pandangan rakyat marhaen pada Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan

    Mantan Menteri Wilayah berhujah balas dengan Mentori Wlayah Arau pasal pembangunan Kg Baru yang 22 tahun 22 bulan tak jalan dan tak pernah helokk..!!

    22 tahun dolu ada sekor mamak jadi belukang tanah di Kg Baru... broker belukang menyebabkan prnduduk Kg Baru lokos kena kencing oleh mamak ini. Akhirnya perniagaan 'Buisness Fokus' melingkup satu satu dan gelaran Datuk pun ditarik balik...

    Datuk broker@belukang ini akhirnya lesap ke luar negara dengo2 melingkup ke Afrika Selatan... macam Jho Low jugak lesap melingkup tah ke mana ada yg kata jadi beruang ini berlaku semasa PM ke 4 dan PM ke 7 berkuasa... mcm sial akhirnya..!!

    Soalan mantan Mentri Wilayah@belukang tanah yg tak kesampaian nak sapu tanah Kg Baru menyoal soalan yg bodo dan nampak bangang. Adakah pembangunan Kg Baru dikatakan pembangunan secara runcit dan tak effektif.? Sedangkan kertas bluprint dan plan susunatur Kg Baru sudah diwartakan..!? Soalan klise yang tak mengambarkan IQ seorang menteri.

    Sedarkah di Kg Baru ada 3 pembangunan berskala mega sudah tertegak depan mata org Kg Baru sekarang ini...!? Pemaju orang tempatan Kg Baru sendiri. Beliau seorang gelaran Datuk memiliki ciri ciri seorang pemaju Melayu yg berjaya semasa era Najib sebagai perdana menteri.

    3 Projek kondo dan servis apartment hampir 100% sudah terjual oleh pembeli bumiputra sahaja. Sbb syarat jualan khas untuk Melayu bumiputra sahaja dan Melayu mampu membeli hampir keseluruhan unit unit kondo dan pangsapuri tersebut..!!

    Tahu kah mantan menteri dan menteri Wilayah saiz keluasan ke tiga projek tersebut... lets me explain slowly and clearly sebelum menteri jadi belukang tanah.

    Saiz setiap keluasan tanah tersebut kurang dari 1 ekar... saya ulangggg.. kurang 1 ekar sahaja. Projek kondo ini lebih dulu siap walau masa pendemik Covid 19 melanda jika dibandingkan dengan projek 'non malay' lebih dulu dibuat smpi skg tak siap lagi diseberang sungai berhampiran tanah perkuburan Kg Baru...!!

    Hanya kurang 1 ekar dengan bilangan unit unit kondo dan servis apartment yang sudah terjual hampir RM400 jota..!! Nilai GDV bagi keluasan tanah kurang 1 ekar saja mencecah RM400 juta untuk satu projek.

    Bayangkan nilai GDV bagi 3 projek yang sudah pun tegak siap, terjual dan diduduki dengan keluasan setiap projek itu kurang dari 1 ekar... Pemaju Melayu Bumiputra ini sudah memiliki GDV bagi keseluruhan 3 projek dng jumlah keluasan lebih kurang 3 ekar sahaja nilai GDV hampir RM 1 billion..!!!

    Yang pelik mantan menteri wilayah tak tahu apa yang disoal dan tidak tahu apa yang dinilai berkenaan tanah di Kg Baru.

    Spatutnya tugas Menteri Wilayah hanya lengkapkan infrastruktur yang kondusif dan teratur supaya pembangunan Kg Baru dapat dimajukan secara total...

    Renung renungkan menteri sekalian renung renungkan wahai penduduk melayu Kg Baru.. Jadi kan pemilik pemaju seorang Datuk ini sebagai role model kelian bukan untuk dicemburui dengan hasad dengki...!!

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    1. https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/100-vending-machines-set-across-singapore-collection-covid-19-self-test-kits

      you think will it be "like father like son"
      PAP and Dapik
      here "bapa borek, anak rintik" is like

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  11. When you sign mou. You are guilty by association.There is no if or but.Rakyaat will punish you next election. END DOES NOT JUSTIFIED THE MEANS.What a worthless bunch of losers.

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