Peaceful antiwar protest

Peaceful antiwar protest

It has been fairly clear that, so far, reaction to this
unwanted war in Iraq has been peaceful in the way of protest all
across Indonesia. That is not only commendable of the Indonesian
government and the security forces, but also, in the main, of the
Indonesian people.

No doubt, as days pass by, so stories will unfold that may
bring to light more tragic details of certain events, and will
add pressure on those that have so far refrained from adopting a
more aggressive stance.

There has also been a number of articles that have contained
the sensible comments of a number of prominent religious and
government people, all of which have been along the lines that
this war is nothing to do with religion, and that acts of
violence in this country would be futile, destructive and
senseless.

No doubt, everyone is hoping and praying for an early end to
this conflict, but in the meantime, as a foreigner, the words
"thank you" would not be out of place.

DAVID WALLIS, Medan, North Sumatra