Yahoo News: Amnesty raises plight of Palestinian women

was gonna post some stuff bout my trip until i read this on yahoo.

LONDON (Reuters) - Palestinian women are suffering intimidation and violence at the hands of Israeli security forces and within their own community, Amnesty International has said in a report.

Some have been forced to give birth at Israeli checkpoints because they are not allowed through to hospital, while others are subject to "honour killings" by relatives.

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It cited the case of Rula Ashtiya who was refused passage on August 26, 2003, by Israeli soldiers at the Beit Furik checkpoint on the way to hospital in Nablus to give birth.

"I was lying on the ground in the dust and I crawled behind a concrete block by the checkpoint to have some privacy and gave birth there, in the dust, like an animal," she said.

"I held the baby in my arms and she moved a little but after a few minutes she died in my arms."

while the law (in this case military law) is created to maintain order and security in society, one key aspect of it is missing in the upholding the law today. Mercy. Law should be tempered with compassion and mercy. Without those, true it will provide security and order, but at what expense? at the result of our humanity? bleh...

I AM BACK!

WHEE!! after spending 3 weeks in the outskirts of civilization (i.e NO INTERNET!! EEEKS!) i am finally back in Tokyo. For those who dunch noe, i was in the some remote village or hamlet in Kagoshima for 2 weeks, before heading off for Kumamoto City for a few days. Well, i would say.. it has been... interesting...-.-" the town, called Kurino-cho (栗野町）was a small town with perhaps less den 7 thousand people. it's small enuf that it doesnt even have a shopping centre, the place where people shop is a general store. Still, this place have it charms. It is surrounded by hills and greenery, the water is delicious and clear (they having their own natural water source) and it is a far-cry from the busyness and mayhem of Tokyo. Alas, for a person brought up in the age of technology and internet, while there, i felt the earning to just log on and chat. Really wanna smack myself for thinking it that way, oh well. still, the other thing was that, other den meals, i hardly have anything to do that. I pretty much lead a eat sleep wake up life there. Thank God that there was a Taiwanese girl there who was my companion for the 2 weeks, both of us goin out together, basically to the same place again and again to chat and eat. hee.... well.... will get down to bloggin what have i been really doin as soon as i get into the mood.. for now.. i just wanna have fun with my internet.. whee..>_<

goin to Kumamoto was fun though..:) while not the city like Tokyo, it is not as crowded, have nice castles and a rich history. For those who dun noe, Miyamoto Musashi settled in Kumamoto for his last days, dying in a cave near there. but.. i din have a chance to go to the cave cos it is too far... >_< oh well.... in Kumamoto, i met up with my Japanese friend Mitsue and met the rest of the Yoshida Sakura (Mitsue, her 3 sisters, Mom and grandma). was fun getting to noe them..:) very nice people! sigh... hope i have another chance to go Kumamoto again..but.. unlikely..:( sigh....