A Hopeful Insight On Omoshiroi Article: U.S. Vows Justice For Slain Ambassador

Recently, we hear all these world news around us and some are in congruence with our own problems with other countries. For example, Philippines have territorial issues with China. So as Japan with China and with Korea too. The most aggressive move we can see, as per world news, is that Chinese people attack anything Japanese in mainland China.

On the other side of the world, we can hear such conflicts also but it deals with religion: Muslim people attacking US embassy in Libya is the latest one I have heard. Still right on with the senseless attacking.

Fortunately, I get to share this article with some of my expressive students.

U.S. Vows Justice For Slain Ambassador (13th September, 2012)

U.S. President Barack Obama has promised to bring to justice to those who killed American ambassador Christopher Stevens in Libya on Tuesday night. Mr Stevens was killed in an attack on the U.S. consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi. Three other consulate staff died in the attack and five were wounded. Mr Obama said: "There is absolutely no justification for this type of senseless violence." U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton asked: "How could this happen in a country we helped liberate; in a city we helped save from destruction?" Libya's interim president Mohammed el-Megarif apologised for what he called the "cowardly" attack, saying: "We extend our apology to America."

There is speculation over what caused the assault on the consulate. Initial reports said a YouTube video trailer for a low-budget film that gives an insulting portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad sparked the protests. Any depiction of the Prophet is prohibited in Islam and greatly offends Muslims. The makers of the film are as yet unknown, but reports say Egyptian Coptic Christians and an American-Israeli are behind it. However, media reports now say the attack was pre-planned to coincide with the 9/11 anniversary. Libya's UN representative Ibrahim Dabbashi said: "This attack…cannot be considered as a defence of Islam. [It] gravely damages the image of Islam."
Source: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1209/120913-us_ambassador.html

There is a very small margin of Japanese who have religion. So in general, my students associate the article with the territorial issue between Japan and China. For them, it's better to talk over disagreements in calm, civilized manner. With that I have to agree with them.

It's barbaric to fight and attack one another because of disagreements in issues--religion, territory, violence, etc. You can even compare it with minor disputes within the family, friends, and other relationships. Nothing can be solved if one shouts and the other hits to make a statement. It just create more disagreements and more misunderstandings.

I know it's such a naive way of looking things but it's better to talk over the differences in a calm, open  manner and hope for the best.