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I am writing this letter in full knowledge that I will be called different things by different people. So be it. We had two more protests, peaceful ones thanks to our soldiers, who are not trained to do this kind of work, and under such conditions that anyone would find distressing and degrading.
Of course, we have to take care of these people in the best way we can, and of course we have to keep them detained for so many reasons. We are already having problems with the ones roaming the streets, just ask the ladies going in and leaving Valletta. Some of these gentlemen even tell women going about their everyday life that they are whores, simply because of the way our women dress. But enough of that.
Let’s look at the way our soldiers are treated by some of these people whom no-one invited to our infidel country. By the way, our people in uniforms could not go about and protest about the mistreatment they get every day they go to work, but still some of them have to open their hearts with someone and here are some of the printable ones.
The most common is to have food thrown at you, while handling a certain part of his body, telling the poor soldier to “bring your sister”, sometimes the wife or the mother, while the soldier has to go on and serve their needs. On at least one occasion one soldier had urine thrown at him, and, being hit in the face, was told “good… now I hope you get Aids”. This poor guy had to go and live apart from his family for three months until he could have the necessary tests and come out clean. But can anyone imagine what he and his family went through? Having to see his children from a distance because of the paranoia that went in the lives of this family? And then to be told by his superiors to keep it hushed up, so as to keep the publicity down for fear the army will be labelled racist?
I could go on but I think I made my point. I have been in Muslim countries and there is no way anyone will dare complain that your religion or customs are broken, as only God knows what happens to you.
Saviour Grech
Victoria, Gozo
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