OP ED EDITORIALS & CARTOONS: … A cautionary tale
“I can’t breathe.”
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These were the final words uttered by Washington Post jounalist Jamal Khashoggi after he was set upon by a Saudi Arabian hit squad inside the country’s consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, 2018, reports now say.
The gruesome details of Khashoggi’s murder surfaced after a transcript of an audio recording of his painful last moments was released by Turkish intelligence.
A source briefed on the investigation who read the transcript of the audio recording and talked to CNN said Khashoggi almost immediately realized that all was not well when he recognized a former Saudi diplomat and intelligence official working for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
He asks the man what he is doing there.“You are coming back,” the man says.“You can’t do that,” Khashoggi replies.
“People are waiting outside.
”Without any further dialogue, the source said, the transcript indicates that several people set upon Khashoggi.
Noises follow, and very quickly Khashoggi is fighting for air.
As the transcript continues, it is clear Khashoggi is not yet dead.
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The transcript notes the noises that can be heard on the tape..“Scream.”“Scream.”
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“Gasping.”After uttering his last words, Khashoggi falls silent.
Then, the transcript notes the sounds of Khashoggi’s body being dismembered by a saw.“Saw.”“Cutting.
”The perpetrators are then advised to listen to music to block out the sound.
The transcript indicates that a series of phone calls are then made, suggesting a senior official in Riyadh was being briefed on the progress.
The latest revelations seem to dovetail with the CIA conclusion that the crown prince had personally ordered Khashoggi, who has been critical of him, killed.
They also seem to contradict the official Saudi line that the murder was a rogue operation gone wrong.
To a less extreme extent, the Duterte administration has also exhibited an unhealthy tendency to silence its critics, whether they be the political opposition, journalists that are critical of President Duterte, or “troublesome” 71-year-old nuns who are too outspoken for their own good.
The notion that a healthy debate allows the best ideas to surface and is essential to democracy does not seem to figure in the current political equation.
Tying up the political opposition and critical news organizations in lawsuits seem to be de rigueur these days, while deportation seems rather effective against missionaries and other foreign critics.
As for the pesky Catholic bishops, the President made clear that he believes they should be killed because these “fools are good for nothing” except criticizing the government.
Will he provide a saw as well, we wonder.
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The Straits Times says:
Here’s to healthier food for thought
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Healthier dining has become easier with the launch by NTUC Foodfare of a new line of affordable ready-to-eat meals that are suitable for people with diabetes and beneficial to other consumers as well. These lower-glycaemic index (GI) meals come in five flavours: Nonya rendang chicken, Vietnamese lemongrass baked chicken, Teochew braised duck, braised soya chicken and baked cheese seafood tomato rice. They are the first low-GI, ready-to-eat meals to be endorsed by the Health Promotion Board (HPB) as being suitable for those with diabetes. The cultural popularity of such dishes should help to dispel the myth that diabetics, once diagnosed, are consigned to a lifetime of gastronomic celibacy.
In the same spirit, it is encouraging that a greater variety of wholegrain food and dishes is surfacing on the market, thanks to the HPB’s Healthier Dining Programme. Traditional attractions such as Teochew png kueh and prata are at the culinary forefront of the battle against diabetes that involves diet. Given that a diet high in refined carbohydrates is linked to an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, especially among Asians, wholegrains are an important form of defence. They contain fibre, vitamins and minerals and can help to better control blood glucose levels. In a reassuring sign of the commercial viability of the move towards healthier eating-out, there are more than 1,200 food and beverage operators, hawker centres and coffee shops, with 8,900 touchpoints and stalls islandwide, on board the Healthier Dining Programme. Also, the number of meals sold under the programme increased substantially – from 50 million between April last year and March this year, to 83 million between April and September this year.
TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE: https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/st-editorial/heres-to-healthier-food-for-thought
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