Originally posted by SpecOps87:
This is ridiculous to say the least. 4 words for the way
our beloved gov. is doing things...Big Mouth,Small Balls.
If you wanna take centre-stage in the world, please be ready to
accept the cultures which others follow.Frankly...why go about all
this yellow ribbon project bullshit to give ex-offenders another
chance when they are not willing to give others a chance. I mean
from my perspective is that, if you create trouble in a foreign
land, tt's the problem between you and tt country. By debarring
this group of activists from entry, the scenario is this:" You go
to M'sia to buy chewing gum, the media there sees you, and
recongnizes you as a S'porean as you drove there. But they film you
buying, and then thats it. You eat the gum and spit out. Later when
you cross the border, custom/police arrest you, say they saw on TV
that you buys chewing gum which is not allowed." Makes sense? I
certainly doubt it.
Anyway...just alittle curious, any of these accreditied activtist
held protests in the little square they provide at Suntec.
[b]Why didn't the PM,Minister of Foreign
Affairs go up and give a few words to the world
press to highlight and help them understand out
stand. It makes a helluva difference for some top dog in SPF with a
couple of pips on the shoulders to talk to the masses and someone
such as the PM or Minister of Foreign Affairs to come up to issue a
public statement of clarification to educate the world press and
help them see from "our" perspective.I mean to the world press,
even if you're the commissioner of the police, so what? You're just
the big fish in the small puddle of water, even if ask the CDF to
make statement also liddat wat.
It is actually in my view totally inappoporiate for military and LE
personal to give statements to the world press,as every word they
say can and will be nit-picked and fogged to create new
meaning.Look at Iraq, you don't see American or Coalition troops
and officers below the grade of BG, unless they are the unit's
spoke's person and have been given a script by higher up to say no
more then this to the public. Can't that ang mo chap when given his
2 minutes of fame simply give the media 2 words to questions which
they can nit-pick, fog up and re-interprest, the 2 words being "No
Comments"which reflect professionalism in terms of OPSEC and also
protects your own ass from being torn infront of the world!!!The
lesser you say, the lesser can go wrong...don't you guys
agree?[/b]
My opinion is that THEY will always push some "top official" out
to face the world fearing the complications of being asked tough
questions they are not prepared to answer. Simple.
Anything concerning their policies, they never elaborate in any
details - as if NO ONE has any rights to question them? But if they
wanna go global / international, they have to act like global or
international players - not like some small town or village
Mafia.
