could care for them, to feed them, to clothe [OLT& 0Z [OPZ ^OH[ JP]PSPaH[PVU PZ HIV\[& ;OH[ ^L HYL WYLWHYLK [V RPSS HUK THPT HUK KLWYP]L [OL ^LHRLZ[ TLTILYZ VM H ZVJPL[` ILJH\ZL ^L ^HU[ [V ZVS]L JVUÅPJ[Z IL[^LLU UH[PVUZ ¹ ;\U Dr Mahathir added.
arms against the enermy? They were too small to carry anything at all – certainly not the weapons – and yet they were shot. They were considered “collaterals”. This is the new word that is invented to justify killing innocent people.”
Dr Mahathir went on: “We see pictures of children being shot with bullet wounds in their chest. What have they done? Have they opposed the enemy? Did they take up
“This is what is happening today in this world. And it is shocking that the people who do these things are people who came up with all kinds of theories regarding the rights of man.”
“Some of the greatest writers are from the ‘civilized’ part of the world, the so-called civilized part of the world. Even today they are inventing more and more weapons to kill TVYL HUK TVYL WLVWSL HUK TVYL LMÄJPLU[S` All they could think of is how to kill people and if in the process you have to kill little children and babies, well, “Why not? These are collaterals. They are just in the way.”
.P]PUN L_HTWSLZ VM [OL [`WLZ VM RPSSPUNZ PU THU` parts of the world, Tun Dr Mahathir added: “We in Malaysia feel a lot of sympathy for the oppressed people. Somebody says… Why is it that Muslims only care for Muslims who are oppressed and who are being attacked and killed.” The answer is that, “Most of the people who are today being attacked and killed are Muslims.” For one reason or another, most of the victims are Muslims. And therefore we should show sympathy for them. They are the main targets. “But we have also shown sympathy for others – it’s not only for Muslims. We are concerned about human beings, whether they be Muslims or Christians or whatever. …(but) the question that
should be asked is” Why do these big powers JVUJLU[YH[L VUS` VU RPSSPUN 4\ZSPTZ¯ & Dr Mahathir went on to add: “Children are the worst victims of war because they are totally defenceless. It’s like attacking someone who is totally disabled. A child is a disabled person. As much as other adults who are disabled are given special consideration, the children should be given special consideration. And that consideration must include making those who cause death or the wounding of children criminal. They should be brought to justice – for they kill children. There is nothing more dastardly than people who kill helpless people.”
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