an international cluster fuck
two south korean missionaries dead. i feel terrible for their families, but i choose to distance myself to view the situation from a political standpoint and how this event has affected global politics:
from the korean herald:
In a desperate attempt to prevent the further killing of South Korean hostages in Afghanistan, the South Korean government yesterday pleaded for the international community's support in showing flexibility in negotiations with the Taliban kidnappers.
"We are fully aware of the principle position of the international community in terms of solving the kidnap issue. It is, however, also highly valuable in terms of a humanitarian perspective to add flexibility to this principle position in order to save the precious lives of the civilians," Cheong Wa Dae said in a statement announced by spokesman Cheon Ho-seon in a press briefing televised live nationwide.
from al jazeera:
Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith said that the Afghan president's office had held a news conference on Tuesday saying it did not want to turn hostage-taking "into an industry", having been criticised over previous deals with the Taliban.
from the new york times:
“As everyone knows, the Taliban’s demand is something the U.S. government can help resolve, not the Afghan or South Korean government,” it said. “The South Korean government, citing its alliance with the United States, dispatched troops for the U.S. war against terrorism,” it added. “Now why can’t it use the spirit of the alliance to help persuade the U.S. administration and save its own people?”
under pressure from its own citizens, the korean government is now requesting the international community to change its policy on terrorist hostage situations. koreans in the u.s. are now pressuring the government to take action. the taliban has recently released a video of a german hostange, perhaps to spurn on germany to increase the pressure on the afghani government. it's a global domino effect.
i'm glad to see that the new york times finally released an article on the killings, given it was after a state department spokesman went on the record with the korean herald. i've been wondering what the time lapse would be between domestic and international coverage.
the new taliban imposed deadline: wednesday 0730 GMT or 11:30 PM in alaska. islamic and pushtun culture dictates that women should not be harmed in this situation. however, there are still 3 men left. it's a matter of hours to see what happens next.
from the korean herald:
In a desperate attempt to prevent the further killing of South Korean hostages in Afghanistan, the South Korean government yesterday pleaded for the international community's support in showing flexibility in negotiations with the Taliban kidnappers.
"We are fully aware of the principle position of the international community in terms of solving the kidnap issue. It is, however, also highly valuable in terms of a humanitarian perspective to add flexibility to this principle position in order to save the precious lives of the civilians," Cheong Wa Dae said in a statement announced by spokesman Cheon Ho-seon in a press briefing televised live nationwide.
from al jazeera:
Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith said that the Afghan president's office had held a news conference on Tuesday saying it did not want to turn hostage-taking "into an industry", having been criticised over previous deals with the Taliban.
from the new york times:
“As everyone knows, the Taliban’s demand is something the U.S. government can help resolve, not the Afghan or South Korean government,” it said. “The South Korean government, citing its alliance with the United States, dispatched troops for the U.S. war against terrorism,” it added. “Now why can’t it use the spirit of the alliance to help persuade the U.S. administration and save its own people?”
under pressure from its own citizens, the korean government is now requesting the international community to change its policy on terrorist hostage situations. koreans in the u.s. are now pressuring the government to take action. the taliban has recently released a video of a german hostange, perhaps to spurn on germany to increase the pressure on the afghani government. it's a global domino effect.
i'm glad to see that the new york times finally released an article on the killings, given it was after a state department spokesman went on the record with the korean herald. i've been wondering what the time lapse would be between domestic and international coverage.
the new taliban imposed deadline: wednesday 0730 GMT or 11:30 PM in alaska. islamic and pushtun culture dictates that women should not be harmed in this situation. however, there are still 3 men left. it's a matter of hours to see what happens next.
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