"Pemerintah Perancis akhirnya menang karena benar, dan tidak tunduk begitu saja pada ancaman terroris di
Iraq." Tidak seperti pemerintahannya Gloria Macapagal yang berhasil diperas oleh teroris - ia melarang orang filipina utk bekerja di Irak. Rupanya beberapa orang Filipina tsb. merasa bahwa mereka membutuhkan sekali pekerjaan sehingga mereka baru2 ini ber demonstrasi supaya pem. mereka mencabut larangan bekerja ke Irak. Kasihan sekali, orang2 lain yang dengan susah payah dan dengan jujur ingin bekerja utk mencari sesuap nasi, di jadikan alat/korban oleh teroris utk memaksakan kehendak mereka. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040827/ap_on_re_as/philippines_iraq_protest_1 Filipinos Protest to Seek Work in Iraq Associated Press Fri Aug 27,10:06 AM ET MANILA, Philippines - Riot police used water cannons Friday to disperse protesters demanding that the Philippines lift its ban on allowing its citizens to go to war-ravaged Iraq (news - web sites) for jobs. The protesters marched to the presidential palace to urge President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (news - web sites) to let them leave for Iraq, where they said U.S. military contracts await them. "Your concern for us is highly appreciated but we need cash," one placard read. "Please allow us to work in Iraq," said another. Riot police and rolls of barbed wire blocked more than 200 protesters at the foot of a bridge leading to the palace, where they sat down, linked arms, and sang religious songs, vowing to stay there until the ban is lifted. But after several hours, riot police trained water cannons on them and pulled demonstrators from the crowd one by one. The workers tried to stay in place by huddling close to each other, but the strong pressure of water from the fire hoses forced them to disperse. "Most of us are going hungry here. If they can give us jobs here, then its OK, but they can't," said Danny Baloloy, a plumber who said a job that pays $650 a month awaits him at a U.S. base in Iraq. The ban was imposed last month after a Filipino truck driver, Angelo dela Cruz, was abducted by Iraqi insurgents. He was freed after Manila pulled out its troops ahead of schedule, as demanded by the kidnappers. About 3,000 Filipinos seeking jobs in Iraq last week also protested against the ban, saying they would rather risk their lives than face joblessness and hunger at home. Some 4,000 Filipinos currently work in U.S. military camps throughout Iraq. The ban does not apply to them. --- On Thu 09/02, =?iso-8859-1?q?rahardjo=20mustadjab?= wrote: From: =?iso-8859-1?q?rahardjo=20mustadjab?= [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 04:16:21 +0100 (BST) Subject: [ppiindia] A Show of Unity in France Petunjuk terakhir mengatakan, bahwa wartawan Perancis,Georges Malbrunot (Le Figaro) dan Christian Chesnot(Radio France International) bakal dilepaskanhari ini, Jum'at waktu Iraq. Demikian penjelasan menluDominique de Villepin. Semula mereka disandragerombolan dari luar Iraq. Diplomat Perancis telahmengadakan pembicaraan di Iraq dan Jordan. Gerombolanpenyandera semula menuntut pemerintah Perancis untukmembatalkan UU yang mulai berlaku hari Kamis kemarin,yang melarang anak perempuan memakai jilbab di sekolahnegeri. Ultimatum gerombolan itu untuk menggorokleher wartawan jatuh Senin lalu tanpa insiden,ultimatum kedua jatuh hari Selasa juga tanpa insiden. Pemerintah Perancis akhirnya menang karena benar, dantidak tunduk begitu saja pada ancaman terroris diIraq. Sikap Perancis yang tegas menolak tuntutanteroris untuk mencabut larangan mengenakan jilbabdisekolah negara atau 2 wartawannya dieksekusi,membuahkan dua hasil sekaligus. Bukan saja wartawanyang diculik dibebaskan, tapi juga dukungan dari ormasIslam di Perancis terhadap larangan itu. Salam,RM----------------------------------------------------------September 1, 2004A Show of Unity in France(The New York Times) Major French Islamic groups and the politicalopposition have rallied behind the government'sdefiance of Iraqi kidnappers who seized two Frenchjournalists last month and demanded that France revokeits ban on the wearing of Islamic head scarves instate schools. The display of unity was encouraging.The head-scarf ban may be ill conceived anddiscriminatory, but French education policy should notbe set by terrorists. Islamic leaders in France areforcefully making that point, too. The journalists, Christian Chesnot and GeorgesMalbrunot, disappeared on Aug. 20 on the road fromBaghdad to Najaf. On Saturday, the Islamic Army inIraq, a previously unknown militant group, said it hadkidnapped them and demanded that France revoke thehead-scarf ban. A group with a similar name isbelieved to have killed an Italian journalist, EnzoBaldoni, last week.Kidnappers have gone after citizens of severalcountries in post-Saddam Iraq, but until now theirdemands have almost always been linked to thewithdrawal of troops, as was the case with Mr.Baldoni. In response to the demand, the French government saidthe head-scarf ban would be strictly applied whenclasses resume on Thursday, after the summer vacation.And Fouad Alami, secretary general of the Union ofFrench Islamic Organizations, recommended thatstudents observe the ban, which the group opposes. 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