Why Malaysia Slaughters Filipinos?
The Filipino activists in Sabah are ordinary men of valor. They are not armed with the most sophisticated weapons available in town. The best they can do is to protect themselves with knives and simple guns. They did not undergo rigid training so as to qualify them as self-declared commandos. These royal warriors, as they call themselves, are just ordinary citizens possessed with passion to claim what this country actually owns.
Atty. Aleck Francis “Koy-koy” T. Lim, The Bohol Standard
Malaysia continues to slaughter Filipino Muslims who were suspected of being followers of Sultan Jamalul Kiram III of Sulu.
The royal army of Kiram had tried but failed to bring back Sabah to the arms of the Philippines as its rightful owner historically and legally.
While it is true that a violent takeover or invasion is not the best solution to resolve a territorial dispute, killing defenseless people without affording them the opportunity to stand in court trial is holocaust in Asia in the making.
The Filipino activists in Sabah are ordinary men of valor. They are not armed with the most sophisticated weapons available in town. The best they can do is to protect themselves with knives and simple guns. They did not undergo rigid training so as to qualify them as self-declared commandos. These royal warriors, as they call themselves, are just ordinary citizens possessed with passion to claim what this country actually owns.
Ordinary as these men of valor from Southern Philippines are, yet the Malaysian government has used its military might, army commandos and jet fighters, in order to obliterate from the face of the earth this band of brave Filipino-Muslim soldiers.
In the first place, the number of Kiram’s followers would fall short to the requirement of brutal force necessary for a complete Sabah takeover. Kiram’s soldiers, truth to tell, are all full of sound and fury but signify nothing earth-shaking as they have no match against Malaysia’s military forces.
But then again, why does Malaysia continue to mercilessly massacre our brothers and sisters in Sabah? How can the Philippine Government stop this ruthless killing of Filipinos in the eyes of an apathetic international community? What can the United Nations do in order to stop Malaysia from committing crimes against humanity?
If the so-called invaders of Sabah were citizens of China, do you think Malaysia would do the same acts of atrocities as they did to the Filipinos? No. Truly, Malaysia would exhaust all efforts in order to resolve the Sabah stand-off. Hypothetically, Malaysia cannot afford to face the anger of China. Malaysia cannot just slaughter Chinese warriors without suffering the terrible consequence of China’s retaliation.
So it boils down to military might. Malaysia knows their armed forces are more powerful and potent and updated than ours. Malaysia knows that whatever it does to wipe out Filipinos who truly own Sabah would be treated with impunity by the Philippine government, including the international community of nations.
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