Peaceful antiwar protest<\/p>\n
It has been fairly clear that, so far, reaction to this
\nunwanted war in Iraq has been peaceful in the way of protest all
\nacross Indonesia. That is not only commendable of the Indonesian
\ngovernment and the security forces, but also, in the main, of the
\nIndonesian people.<\/p>\n
No doubt, as days pass by, so stories will unfold that may
\nbring to light more tragic details of certain events, and will
\nadd pressure on those that have so far refrained from adopting a
\nmore aggressive stance.<\/p>\n
There has also been a number of articles that have contained
\nthe sensible comments of a number of prominent religious and
\ngovernment people, all of which have been along the lines that
\nthis war is nothing to do with religion, and that acts of
\nviolence in this country would be futile, destructive and
\nsenseless.<\/p>\n
No doubt, everyone is hoping and praying for an early end to
\nthis conflict, but in the meantime, as a foreigner, the words
\n\"thank you\" would not be out of place.<\/p>\n
DAVID WALLIS, Medan, North Sumatra<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/peaceful-antiwar-protest-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }