Landmines

Landmines A recent report on the ban the production and the use of landmines which appeared in the International Post caught my attention. Credit for the lucidly written report should be given to Ms Kazka, a colleague of mine, who illuminated the pertinent issues involved in the controversy revolving the production of landmines. Although the Philippines is fortunate enough not to have experienced the anguish of states like Afghanistan and Bosnia, we as a nation, …

…would gain more leverage in influencing other belligerent states to do so. The goal of totally obliterating all the landmines in the world is certainly far. But, if the world states stop producing and distributing their landmines and start destroying whatever they have instead, then the poor people who have nowhere to go to other than their warn-torn village can have at least the peace of mind that they are walking on a safer future.