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15-02-2014, 06:50 PM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
Old general at least writes with some sense, talks with some experience, and doesn't appear as foolish
Compare with General Kee Chiu - Kee Chiu will never reach Winston Choo's level
http://www.allsingaporestuff.com/art...sily-forgotten (http://www.allsingaporestuff.com/article/lieutenant-general-ret-winston-choo-hard-won-relations-so-easily-forgotten)
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL (Ret) WINSTON CHOO: Hard-won relations, So Easily Forgotten
IT WAS about two years after I was commissioned as an officer in 1961 that Konfrontasi broke out.
Konfrontasi, or the "Crush Malaysia" campaign, launched by then Indonesian President Sukarno in 1963 to oppose the formation of the Federation of Malaysia, saw Indonesian troops engage in raids, bomb attacks and acts of subversion across the federation states.
At that time, Singapore was part of the Federation of Malaysia, and a target.
In 1964, I was sent to Sebatik Island, south of Sabah, and later, to the Kota Tinggi area in southern Johor as part of the 1st Battalion Singapore Infantry Regiment (1 SIR) to repel Indonesian infiltrators.
Those of us in 1 SIR did not suffer any casualties in our fights. However, our comrades in 2 SIR in Kota Tinggi were less fortunate, and several of them were killed. These are painful memories that can never be erased, particularly for those of us who have lived through the conflict.
In Singapore, at least 42 bomb explosions occurred, culminating in the bombing of MacDonald House that killed three people and injured 33 others on March 10, 1965.
It is crystal clear to me as a former military officer that such attacks - conducted by non-uniformed military personnel and directed at non-military targets, resulting in the loss of innocent civilian lives - were clearly illegal under the laws of armed conflict and went against every principle that I stood for.
It was thus with surprise and immense disappointment that I read about Indonesia's decision to name a warship after the two men responsible for bombing MacDonald House. Despite protests from Singapore, Indonesia has decided to stick to its decision.
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[see full article in link above]
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?175016-Old-General-vs-Boy-scout-general&goto=newpost).
Old general at least writes with some sense, talks with some experience, and doesn't appear as foolish
Compare with General Kee Chiu - Kee Chiu will never reach Winston Choo's level
http://www.allsingaporestuff.com/art...sily-forgotten (http://www.allsingaporestuff.com/article/lieutenant-general-ret-winston-choo-hard-won-relations-so-easily-forgotten)
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL (Ret) WINSTON CHOO: Hard-won relations, So Easily Forgotten
IT WAS about two years after I was commissioned as an officer in 1961 that Konfrontasi broke out.
Konfrontasi, or the "Crush Malaysia" campaign, launched by then Indonesian President Sukarno in 1963 to oppose the formation of the Federation of Malaysia, saw Indonesian troops engage in raids, bomb attacks and acts of subversion across the federation states.
At that time, Singapore was part of the Federation of Malaysia, and a target.
In 1964, I was sent to Sebatik Island, south of Sabah, and later, to the Kota Tinggi area in southern Johor as part of the 1st Battalion Singapore Infantry Regiment (1 SIR) to repel Indonesian infiltrators.
Those of us in 1 SIR did not suffer any casualties in our fights. However, our comrades in 2 SIR in Kota Tinggi were less fortunate, and several of them were killed. These are painful memories that can never be erased, particularly for those of us who have lived through the conflict.
In Singapore, at least 42 bomb explosions occurred, culminating in the bombing of MacDonald House that killed three people and injured 33 others on March 10, 1965.
It is crystal clear to me as a former military officer that such attacks - conducted by non-uniformed military personnel and directed at non-military targets, resulting in the loss of innocent civilian lives - were clearly illegal under the laws of armed conflict and went against every principle that I stood for.
It was thus with surprise and immense disappointment that I read about Indonesia's decision to name a warship after the two men responsible for bombing MacDonald House. Despite protests from Singapore, Indonesia has decided to stick to its decision.
...................
[see full article in link above]
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?175016-Old-General-vs-Boy-scout-general&goto=newpost).