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Date August 1990, time every moment, event Iraqi Occupation and then the Gulf War. Many of us were here, and those amongst us witnessed one of the most painful chapters in the history of Kuwait. Result was a mass exodus via Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Iran. The events were totally unexpected, and we were all caught off-guard. The local economy was wiped out, humanity crushed, suffering ensued. At that time the enemy was an encroaching army. The safety strategy at that time was political pressure, and a friendly army. Nearly two decades have passed by and we are still reeling from the pain of those days. I suffered, you suffered, they suffered and we all suffered.
This time again..date uncertain, time uncertain, place nearby, event a War…or rather Nuclear War. The enemy a weapon , a cataclysmic event and the result a suffering so great that the humanity would drown in the tears of the innocent and innocence will be lost forever. There will be no friendly army this time, because the retaliation would be more deadly, to them and to us, it would be by the same weapon. An eye for an eye…What is our safety strategy? Are we prepared to suffer with scars that would affect not only us, but our generations to come? Is there a place we can seek refuge, only this time never to come back? The land would be tainted forever, the air poisoned, water contaminated, economy dissolved, natural resources inaccessible and life vanished…This time there may not be a great suffering, because this time there will be no one around.
Do we have a safety strategy?
A man in a hot air balloon realised he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below.
He descended a bit more and shouted, “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago but I don’t know where I am.”
The woman below replied, “You’re in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You’re between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude.”
“You must be in Information Technology,” said the balloonist.
“I am,” replied the woman, “how did you know?”
“Well,” answered the balloonist, “everything you told me is probably technically correct, but I’ve no idea what to make of your information and the fact is, I’m still lost. Frankly, you’ve not been much help at all. If anything, you’ve delayed my trip.”
The woman below responded, “You must be in Management.”
“I am,” replied the balloonist, “but how did you know?”
“Well,” said the woman, “You don’t know where you are or where you’re going. You have risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise, which you’ve no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it’s my fault.“
Some blogger(s) have been fingered by a columnist/journo from Kuwait Times. This seems like a Death Match. Lets see who can identify the blogger who has/have been hit. I believe the journo has had some confrontation with some particular blogger and didn’t exactly like the outcome. And I think looking at the past record of articles that Kuwait Times journos have written in Kuwait Times ranging from lack of love for work, to personal problems, to pointing fingers… to whatchama callit, there needs to be a reality check. Any takers?
Read Kuwait Times article here [LINK]
Updates
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