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- War is about winning, not about how you play the game
- A vote against Barisan Nasional is a vote against…….
- Three parties can’t form the federal government
- The burden of proof
- Charity starts at home
- Martyrs or victims of corruption?
- The proof of the pudding is in the eating
- Is PDRM playing politics?
- If Prophet Muhammad came back today
- Remember May 13? (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)
| War is about winning, not about how you play the game Posted: 27 May 2011 08:01 PM PDT
Another good use of 'turn coats' is to infiltrate enemy lines to spy on them. You masqueraded as the enemy behind enemy lines to gather intelligence on them. Then you went back to your own side and reported what you saw. NO HOLDS BARRED SUPP makes a 360-degree turn After thumbing its nose at the Taib government, party makes an about turn and decides it needs its two candidates in the state cabinet (Free Malaysia Today) - KUCHING: The Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) has made a 360-degree turn. Last month, after its poor election showing, it said it wanted nothing to do with Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud's government. The Central Working Committee (CWC), at a meeting last month, decided not to recommend any of SUPP's elected representative to serve in the cabinet of Taib Mahmud after the party's dismal showing in the election. That decision nearly tore the party apart. But at today's CWC meeting, it unanimously agreed that Wong Soon Koh and Lee Kim Shin should represent the party and the Chinese community in the new cabinet of Abdul Taib Mahmud. (Read more here: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/05/28/supp-makes-a-360-degree-turn/) ****************************************** Okay, that was what Free Malaysia Today reported today. I am not too sure, but I think they meant a 180-degree turn. If you do a 360-degree turn then you have not turned anywhere. Only if you do a 180-degree turn do you go in the opposite direction or backwards from where you were originally going. But then I suppose if you make two 180-degree turns then it becomes a 360-degree turn -- if that was what Free Malaysia Today meant. Since the 2008 general election the terms 'frogs' and 'turn coats' have been used quite a lot to describe those who have changed sides or are perceived to have changed sides. The use of the term 'frogs' may be because frogs hop and those who hop to the other side are then called frogs. But then people who change sides may not necessarily hop to the other side. They could saunter, stroll, walk casually, glide, skip, run, or whatever, to the other side. So maybe 'frogs' may not be quite the right word to use. 'Turn coats', on the other hand can mean many things. This is the Oxford English Dictionary's definition of 'turn coat': As the dominions of the duke of Saxony were bounded in part by France, one of the early dukes hit upon the device of a coat blue one side, and white the other. When he wished to be thought in the French interest he wore the white outside; otherwise the outside colour was blue. Hence a Saxon was nicknamed Emmanuel Turncoat. It used to be a tactic in the old days for soldiers to be given coats with their army's colours on the outside and the enemy's colour on the inside. This was so that when they spotted the enemy they could turn the coat inside out. The enemy soldiers, seeing that the other chaps had their same colour coat, would come close. Then, once you could see the whites of their eyes, you would shoot the unsuspecting enemy dead. This was basically a trap to lure the enemy close so that they can be killed. And you had to get them quite close to be able to kill them with those very unreliable flintlocks. So, 'turn coat' is not just about changing sides or defecting. It is also about fooling the enemy into thinking that you are on their side so that they can be lured into a trap and killed. Another good use of 'turn coats' is to infiltrate enemy lines to spy on them. You masqueraded as the enemy behind enemy lines to gather intelligence on them. Then you went back to your own side and reported what you saw. This worked during the civil war between the Royalists and Republicans during the time of Charles I. The Republicans or Parliament's army wore orange sashes. And the fighting was everywhere -- in York, Birmingham, Reading, Oxford, etc. -- so there was no clear 'frontline'. The Royalists lifted the sashes from the dead Republican soldiers and infiltrated the Earl of Essex's army. They then reported back what they saw so that Charles I could decide on his military strategy. Charles I, in fact, had spymasters working for him and their job was intelligence gathering. Of course, this works well when both sides look the same and speak the same language and dialect. But if it were the Japanese fighting the Americans then this would not work as a Japanese could never pass for an American never mind what uniform he wore. So, yes, sometimes it is good to have 'turn coats' in your army. 'Turn coats' make good spies and help with the planning of military strategies. Today, of course, in the age of technology, you have other more useful ways of spying on the enemy. But when the battle lines are not clear and you never really know who is fighting whom then 'turn coats' are a very useful tool in warfare. Another good use of 'turn coats' is to send thousands of your men over to the other side to infiltrate the ranks of your enemy. For example, like during the Royalist-Republican civil war in England, many Royalists marched from London with the Republicans. Then, when the Royalists met the Republicans on the battlefield, the infiltrators attacked from the rear and sandwiched the Republican army in between and slaughtered them. The fact that the Republicans outnumbered the Royalists two-to-one made this diversionary tactic necessary. When you lack the numbers you need to use a good strategy and dirty tricks to win the war. We saw this in the last general election in Kelantan. Umno spent millions to send thousands of Kelantanese living and working in the West Coast back to Kelantan to vote. They were, however, mostly opposition supporters. So when they went back to Kelantan they voted for the opposition and not for Umno. And Umno financed this whole operation -- to send 'turn coats' back to Kelantan to vote for the opposition. Considering that Pakatan Rakyat is 'outgunned' compared to the massive Barisan Nasional machinery we can't beat them in face-to-face combat. So we need to use all sorts of strategies and tricks to beat them. And 'turn coats', misinformation, disinformation, 'red herrings', diversionary tactics, etc., will need to be used to the hilt. And we do not need heroes in a war. A dead soldier can no longer serve the cause. We should not die for our cause. We should make the other bastard die for his cause. As General Douglas MacArthur said: your job is not to die for your country. Your job is to make the other bastard die for his country. And these are some other sayings of General MacArthur: Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die. In war there is no substitute for victory. We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction. You are remembered for the rules you break. A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him. Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul. In war, you win or lose, live or die - and the difference is just an eyelash. Never give an order that can't be obeyed. Old soldiers never die; they just fade away. The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself. They died hard, those savage men - like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them. I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within. Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear - kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervour - with the cry of grave national emergency. One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously moulded by the press and other forms of propaganda. |
| A vote against Barisan Nasional is a vote against……. Posted: 26 May 2011 06:58 PM PDT
Barisan Nasional has still not learnt its lesson. Racism no longer works. Okay, maybe a few small-brained people are still gullible enough. But that group is getting smaller and smaller. Malaysians are becoming more internet-savvy and are no longer 'frogs under a coconut shell' like in the past. There is an expiry date on racism and that expiry date is getting closer. NO HOLDS BARRED MCA sticks to its 'no govt posts' call if party performs poorly in polls (The Star) - The MCA will stick to its 'no government posts at all levels' call, if the party performs poorly in the next general election, said president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek. He said some quarters in the Chinese community had expressed their worries that they would have nowhere to go for help if MCA was not in the Government. "We are not so fickle-minded. MCA has the integrity, courage and political morality to keep its words." "If you still need us in the Government, you have to support us," he told a press conference here Thursday after a dialogue session with Chinese guilds and associations. Dr Chua, backed by the party's presidential council, had recently called for MCA to give up government posts if the Chinese community did not support its candidates in the general election. *********************************** Disgruntled members urged to return to Umno (Bernama) - Umno members who feel marginalised or hurt by the party should rise above such feelings and return to the party's fold to help with the ongoing political and government transformation process. Party vice-president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said their contributions were needed to support prime minister and Umno president Najib Abdul Razak's push to turn Malaysia into a developed nation of high income. He said Najib's approach was different from the ones taken by previous leaders and, for this reason, party members who felt marginalised, unwanted or hurt should return to the party. The same goes for members who had previously been suspended from Umno or even those who had joined the opposition, he told reporters after opening the Alor Setar Umno divisional meeting in Alor Setar today. "Others may have felt disappointed over not being chosen as election candidates. "A study conducted following our experience in Perak in the 2008 general election which saw Umno losing seven seats showed that this was 100 per cent due to dissatisfaction among Umno members. Some had even sabotaged the party," he said. Ahmad Zahid, who is defence minister, said experience would show that a decision made when a person was angry, sad or under pressure would not be an accurate one. He recalled his own experience of being an Umno Youth chief without any government post. "In Umno, we need to have resilience and competitiveness. We can already see changes among those who have opened up their minds," he said. He said it was impossible for the government to achieve its goals without political supremacy and support from all Malaysians. "Umno members must lead the way in casting aside feelings of hurt and dissatisfation," he added. *********************************** Can you see the game they are playing? The Chinese Barisan Nasional leaders are telling the Chinese community that if they do not vote MCA then they are not going to have any Chinese representatives in the government. The Malay Barisan Nasional leaders are telling the Malays that if the Malays do not want to become slaves and second-class citizens in their own country then all Malays must unite under Umno. The Indian Barisan Nasional leaders are telling the Indian community that…actually I don't know what the hell MIC is telling the Indian community because I don't speak Tamil. Anyway, it's all about race. And they are even using religious leaders or ustaz and imams to spread the message of hate through sermons and talks. (See here: http://www.malaysia-today.net/component/content/article/58-video/40691-ustaz-kazim-elias-kutuk-cina-india-berita-hairan-online-). And this is not an isolated case mind you. It is happening all over the country, even in the Kamunting Detention Centre (and I should know since I have been there). In fact, one of the allegations against me, which resulted in my detention, is that I had insulted Islam. And the 'proof' that was used against me was my article about the mosques spreading hate sermons. Barisan Nasional has still not learnt its lesson. Racism no longer works. Okay, maybe a few small-brained people are still gullible enough. But that group is getting smaller and smaller. Malaysians are becoming more internet-savvy and are no longer 'frogs under a coconut shell' like in the past. There is an expiry date on racism and that expiry date is getting closer. When next you go out to vote just remember that: A vote against Barisan Nasional is a vote against racism. A vote against Barisan Nasional is a vote against religious extremism and manipulation. A vote against Barisan Nasional is a vote against sacrilege against Islam and the abuse of Islam for political gains. A vote against Barisan Nasional is a vote against corruption, mismanagement and abuse of power. A vote against Barisan Nasional is a vote against persecution and discrimination. A vote against Barisan Nasional is a vote against gambling the future of our children and grandchildren. A vote against Barisan Nasional is a vote against corrupt and lying politicians. A vote against Barisan Nasional is a vote against distortion of the truth and manipulation of the media. A vote against Barisan Nasional is a vote against the violation of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia. A vote against Barisan Nasional is a vote against a manipulated and non-independent judiciary. A vote against Barisan Nasional is a vote against the use of all the instruments of government to stifle dissent and opposition. A vote against Barisan Nasional is a vote against a fraudulent, unfair and unclean election. A vote against Barisan Nasional is a vote against the stifling of a civil society. A vote against Barisan Nasional is a vote against…well, why not you fill in this last one, which I sure many of you are capable of. |
| Three parties can’t form the federal government Posted: 25 May 2011 04:58 PM PDT
If Barisan Nasional can't make it with just three political parties even with everything working in its favour (plus election fraud and vote rigging thrown in), what makes you think that Pakatan Rakyat can do so when the playing field is extremely far from level? NO HOLDS BARRED Way back in 1969, Umno already realised that it can't form the federal government with a coalition of a mere three political parties. At that time the coalition of Umno, MCA and MIC was called the Alliance Party. That was why Barisan Nasional was formed a few years later -- so that they could enlarge the three-member coalition to include more parties. A total of 7,944,274 Malaysians voted in the 2008 general election. Umno garnered 2,381,725 votes while MCA and MIC garnered 840,489 and 179,422 votes respectively. Combined, the 'Alliance Party' managed only 41.89% of the votes. In terms of parliament seats, Umno, MCA and MIC won 79, 15 and 3 respectively. But we must remember that Umno's 79 seats included 11 from Sabah. Therefore, minus Sabah, Umno won only 68 seats -- which means the 'Alliance Party' minus Sabah won only 86 out of the 222 seats in Parliament (or 97 seats if including Sabah). With or without the 11 Umno Sabah seats, the 'Alliance Party' of Umno, MCA and MIC can't get enough seats to form the federal government. They need Barisan Nasional to be able to form the federal government. And, today, Barisan Nasional is a coalition of 14 political parties (if you do not include the Election Commission, Police, Judiciary, AG's Chambers, etc. -- which would then make it a coalition of 20 or more members). The bottom line is: with a mere three political parties, Barisan Nasional can't form the federal government. It needs 14 political parties to do that. Now let us look at Pakatan Rakyat. It is also a coalition of three political parties. If Barisan Nasional can't form the federal government with just three political parties (even with the help of the Election Commission, Police, Judiciary, AG's Chambers, etc.) can Pakatan Rakyat do so (with the Election Commission, Police, Judiciary, AG's Chambers, etc., all working against the opposition)? I have said this before and I am going to say it again: Pakatan Rakyat must enlarge the coalition to include more political parties. It can't expect to form the federal government with just PKR, DAP and PAS. It needs more parties to join Pakatan Rakyat, not only from West Malaysia but also, and in particular, from East Malaysia. Pakatan Rakyat, in particular PKR, must not be sombong. It can't make Pakatan Rakyat an 'exclusive club' of three parties. It has to reach out to more parties and invite them to join Pakatan Rakyat. If not Pakatan Rakyat is never going to form the next federal government. The 2008 general election was the peak for Pakatan Rakyat. Pakatan Rakyat can't expect to better the 2008 general election result with just three parties. Even if Pakatan Rakyat can just maintain its 2008 election result that would be a consolation enough. My fear is that in the next general election Pakatan Rakyat will drop from its 2008 height of 82 parliament seats to a mere 52 seats or so (a repeat of what it did in 1999 when it used to be known as Barisan Alternatif). Pakatan Rakyat, in particular PKR, should stop making enemies and start making friends. It should remove that chip from its shoulder and stop looking down on those who share the common agenda of seeing change in Malaysia. There are many who share this aspiration for change. But Pakatan Rakyat acts like only it has that exclusive right of fighting for change. That is very sombong. Let me repeat that: if Barisan Nasional can't make it with just three political parties even with everything working in its favour (plus election fraud and vote rigging thrown in), what makes you think that Pakatan Rakyat can do so when the playing field is extremely far from level? There are ten non-Barisan Nasional political parties. But only three are in Pakatan Rakyat. Why can't Pakatan Rakyat become a coalition of at least seven parties even if it can't be a coalition of ten parties?
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| Posted: 23 May 2011 06:05 PM PDT
That's why! These lowly educated Melayu from Umno want to try to play psy-war and spin-doctoring. But they don't know how. Maslan may be the Umno Information Chief but that does not mean he is clever. NO HOLDS BARREDRaja Petra Kamarudin Ball is in Anwar's court, says Umno info chief (The Malaysian Insider) - Umno information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan said today that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim must prove Datuk Shazryl Eskay Abdullah's allegations are false following the latter's exclusive interview with Utusan Malaysia. (Read more here: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/ball-is-in-anwars-court-says-umno-info-chief/) Shazryl Eskay gave a mere interview with Utusan Malaysia. I signed a legal document, a Statutory Declaration, and my lawyer, J. Chandra, sent it officially by way of letter to the prosecutors in the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder trial. Going by what the Umno Information Chief said, then the Malaysian government has to now prove that what I signed in that 2008 SD is false. I need not prove what I signed is true -- just like Shazryl Eskay does not need to prove what he said about Anwar is true. This means the government has to first of all drop the three S.501 Criminal Defamation charges against me (not just 'discharge not amounting to an acquittal'). Then the government needs to investigate my SD and prove that what I signed is false. Only when it is proven that what I signed is false can the government, again, charge me -- but this time for the crime of signing a false statutory declaration under S.203. That's why! These lowly educated Melayu from Umno want to try to play psy-war and spin-doctoring. But they don't know how. Maslan may be the Umno Information Chief but that does not mean he is clever. Remember, back in 1999 Anwar Ibrahim was convicted of corruption and sodomy and was sentenced to 15 years jail because, according to the court, he had failed to convince the court of his innocence. Get it? Anwar was jailed 15 years not because he was found guilty. He was jailed 15 years because he failed to convince the court of his innocence. Okay, our laws may be based on the doctrine of innocent until proven guilty. But that only applies to people who suck up to Umno. For those who oppose Umno it is the other way around. So, can I hear it from the Malaysian government? Are you going to drop the three Criminal Defamation charges against me and, like what the Umno Information Chief said, prove that what I signed in my SD is false? Then, and only then, if you can prove that what I signed in my SD is false, can you charge me for the crime of signing a false SD. This is what Umno says must be done and I, for once, would be most happy to listen to Umno. |
| Posted: 23 May 2011 07:10 AM PDT
If we attack the government we are towering Malays, great Malaysians, patriots, and all that crap. But the minute we expose the wrongdoings of the opposition we have been bought, we have turned, we have sold out, we are Trojan horses. Raja Petra, a well known Malaysian blogger, would shock his audience by signing an affidavit implicating the current Prime Minister and his wife in that murder. Raja Petra has since retracted his claim, by saying that he only wrote what he was told. The curious timing of his retraction, coinciding with both the Sarawak elections and the upcoming open court hearing on the Armaris contract in France, has given rise to speculation that he has been turned. – Malaysia Chronicle ***************************************** I have just finished watching the movie 'Fair Game'. I suggest you watch it as well. I am not going to spoil it all by telling you the whole story other than it is about how governments lie to us and manipulate us. It is also about how the media is used as a propaganda tool. The most interesting part is the closing scene. Take special note of the speech in that closing scene. |
| Martyrs or victims of corruption? Posted: 21 May 2011 06:17 PM PDT
I think it is time we started appointing women Muftis in Malaysia. After all, if the Muftis do not have any balls what difference does it make if we appoint men or women as Muftis? NO HOLDS BARRED Anak yatim maut tertimbus syahid SHAH ALAM - Kematian mereka bukan sia-sia. Allah sudah janjikan ganjaran syahid bagi sekumpulan anak yatim terkorban dalam tragedi tanah runtuh di Hulu Langat, petang semalam. Mufti Selangor, Datuk Seri Mohd Tamyes Abdul Wahid berkata, mengikut hukum, Islam yang menemui ajal secara tragis se-perti akibat kebakaran, kemalangan jalan raya atau bencana alam dan mati ketika tidur, dikategorikan sebagai syahid. "Mereka dapat syafaat Allah, itu janjiNya," katanya. Beliau mengulas kematian anak-anak yatim penghuni Rumah Anak-anak Hidayah Madrasah Al-Taqwa di Jalan Sungai Semungkis, Kampung Gahal, Hulu Langat, petang semalam. Bagaimanapun menurut Mohd Tamyes, jenazah mereka masih perlu diurus seperti jenazah mati biasa, iaitu mandi, kafan dan disolatkan. Beliau mengingatkan pengasas rumah kebajikan, termasuk rumah anak yatim di seluruh negara, pastikan bangunan mereka tiada risiko musibah. "Jangan bina di lereng bukit atau berhampiran dekawasan bahaya kepada penghuni," katanya. ******************************* The death of 16 orphans in a landslide in Hulu Langat, outside Kuala Lumpur, yesterday was not in vain (bukan sia-sia), said the Mufti of Selangor. According to Islam, said the Mufti, these orphans died a martyr's death (syahid). And the same goes for anyone who dies in a traffic accident, or whatever tragedy, added the Mufti. I suppose this is one way of looking at it. When someone dies we try to look at the 'positive' side of his or her death. And this is probably the Mufti's way of making us feel good about those deaths. After all, is not Malaysia an expert at the 'feel good' factor? I bet they can even make us feel good about May 13 -- it taught us that racism is bad and can lead to race riots so Malaysians today are no longer racists. Yeah, right! The more fundamentalist Muslim would say that the 16 orphans were fated to die in the landslide yesterday. The time, date, place and manner we will die has already been determined even before we were born. So, yesterday, the 16 orphans merely kept their appointment with death. It was their fate which had already been decided and there was nothing anyone could have done to avoid it. Is that so? What about the reports of the previous incidences of landslips in that area? Wasn't that a sign (from God or whatever) that we have a tragedy in the making? What was done about the many landslips of past that yesterday became a landslide? (Menteri Kerja Raya Datuk Shaziman Mansor dilaporkan berkata bahawa kawasan itu dipercayai telah beberapa kali mengalami kejadian tanah runtuh namun tidak dilaporkan - Bernama). When the Tsunami hit our shores and other Asian countries on 26 December 2004, they said the same thing. Some even said that this is God's punishment for all those sinners. I wonder what sin the babies and children committed to incur God's wrath on them. Actually, the death toll of the 2004 Tsunami could have been reduced had greedy people not cut away (for profit) all the mangrove plants along the coast. The mangrove would have acted as a buffer and the waves would not have gone so far inland and been so destructive. A lot of tragedies could have been avoided. And they could have been avoided if humankind were not so greedy and corrupt. Greed and corruption, not God, causes tragedies. And those who die in tragedies should not be classified as martyrs but as victims of greed and corruption. On a per capita basis Malaysia has ten times more fatal road accidents than Britain. And this is all because of greed and corruption. Those who die in traffic accidents are not martyrs, as the Mufti said. They are victims of greed and corruption. The Muftis have a duty to perform. They must condemn greed and corruption. They must not tell people that 16 orphans dying in a landslide is not in vain, it is okay, it is a good, it means they are going straight to heaven. They must tell the people that this is yet another of the many signs of rampant greed and corruption in Malaysia. Don't tell us that the orphans' deaths are NOT sia-sia. Tell us that their deaths ARE sia-sia. And tell us that their deaths and the deaths of thousands of other Malaysians every year is because of greed and corruption. Are the Muftis scared of doing this? Are they so worried that they will get sacked from their jobs and will lose their comfortable income and lifestyle? Are they not brave enough to teach Malaysians proper Islam, in that we must oppose greed and corruption? I think it is time we started appointing women Muftis in Malaysia. After all, if the Muftis do not have any balls what difference does it make if we appoint men or women as Muftis? |
| The proof of the pudding is in the eating Posted: 19 May 2011 05:55 PM PDT
The Balinese Hindus are a perfect example of good Muslims. That is what troubles me. The Balinese Hindus are what Muslims should be but are not. And I really need to find out why this is so even if it is the last thing I do. NO HOLDS BARRED My wife and I spent three weeks in Bali in April this year. We were there to celebrate our 38th wedding anniversary as guests of a very good friend who allowed me to stay in his exquisite villa for free. It would have cost me USD1,100 a night otherwise. That was after my Australian trip and just before the talk Haris Ibrahim I gave in Bangkok followed by all that drama. What impressed me most about Bali was the honesty of the people, who are 90% or so Hindu (but very different from Malaysian Hindus). We left all our things including our cash in our room. The staff walked in and out freely and we did not feel any anxiety. In fact, our bedroom did not have any locks but just glass shutters. I asked one Balinese girl who was giving me a two-hour massage how come the Balinese are so honest. It is because we believe in karma, she replied. Oh, I responded, that means whatever you do to others the same thing will happen to you (balasan yang sama). No, she replied. Whatever you do to others ten times more will happen to you. And that includes both good and bad things. Whenever we took a taxi the taxi driver would automatically switch on his meter. And they never took the longer route to get where we wanted to get to. It was always short cuts. Whenever we stopped at the shopping complex to buy our groceries and stuff the taxi driver would switch off the meter and wait, however long it took. So we did not have to pay for 'down time'. On one occasion my friend left his Blackberry at Macdonalds. We were halfway back to the villa before he realised he had lost his Blackberry and we suspected he may have left it at Macdonalds, the last pit stop we made. We asked the driver to turn around and go back to Macdonalds, although we did not really think that his Blackberry would still be there. But lo and behold, it was still there. Someone had found it on the counter and had handed it to the manager. What a relief it was for my friend who could ill-afford to lose all his data. There were many other instances regarding the honesty of the Balinese that impressed us immensely. I joked that if I did not yet have any religion and was looking for a religion I would probably become a Balinese Hindu. That's how impressed I was. After Bali we went over to Jakarta and suddenly it was another world altogether. Jakarta is predominantly Muslim but you did not feel safe in that city. You felt like you were constantly under siege. "Why can't the Muslims in Jakarta be like the Hindus of Bali?" I commented to my wife. I was so impressed with the Balinese Hindus and disgusted with the Jakarta Muslims. And it is the Muslims who cause all the commotion in Bali with the bombings and whatnot. I would like to believe that Muslims have reduced Islam to a religion of rituals minus the commitment to the ideals of the religion. But then the Balinese are even more ritualistic than the Muslims. In fact, they appear to be constantly in prayer. I am yet to put my finger on it. There is something about the Balinese version of Hinduism that makes them extremely honest and decent people. But what is it? I think I am going to go back to Bali and spend some time studying the people there, in particular their religion. I need to find out what it is they are doing right and we are doing wrong. The Balinese Hindus are a perfect example of good Muslims. That is what troubles me. The Balinese Hindus are what Muslims should be but are not. And I really need to find out why this is so even if it is the last thing I do. |
| Posted: 18 May 2011 07:18 PM PDT
Is it probably because the man in the video is NOT Anwar and that is why the Deputy IGP refuses to confirm this? If it is Anwar tell us. Then we can prepare ourselves for the next stage of developments. If it is not Anwar then it is only fair that we are told. NO HOLDS BARREDRaja Petra Kamarudin One-time federal minister Mokhtar Hashim, who was convicted for murder, said that the most troubling thing for death row prisoners is not knowing when you are going to be executed. And he said this in front of the then IGP, Tun Haniff Omar. Once the trial is over and you are convicted and sentenced to death, a feeling of peace engulfs you, Mokhtar Hashim said. But then you have to wait years in death row for your turn to come. And when you hear that the next day someone is going to be executed, every prisoner in death row goes into depression because they do not know which one of them is going to be executed the following day. Mokhtar Hashim added that most prisoners would rather the hanging is done as fast as possible so that they can get it over and done with. I suppose if this had been done then Mokhtar Hashim would have never received his pardon and would not have walked out of the Pudu Prison a free man. This is probably how many of us feel as well with regards to the 'Anwar' porn video issue. It is most perturbing to see the Malaysian Police or PDRM playing politics. Why does the Deputy IGP not want to tell us whether the man in the video is Anwar or not? Is it probably because the man in the video is NOT Anwar and that is why the Deputy IGP refuses to confirm this? If it is Anwar tell us. Then we can prepare ourselves for the next stage of developments. If it is not Anwar then it is only fair that we are told. This is not about Anwar. This is about us. We need to know so that we then know what we should do next. I am really not concerned about Anwar's future. I am concerned about the country's future. The entire future of the country cannot rest on just one man. And currently with this issue still hanging we just cannot more forward. My suspicion is that the Deputy IGP refuses to confirm who the man in the video is because it is not Anwar. So he is prolonging our agony just like what Mokhtar Hashim said about those who are waiting many years in death row for their turn to die. While on the subject of the police playing politics, let me give you another example. The Selangor state government is facing a lot of problems with premises being used for gambling, prostitution, and other vices. The problem is, the local councils can do very little if the police do not act. And in this case the police are not acting so it appears like the Selangor government is in cahoots with the underworld and crime syndicates. The local councils have no power to arrest anyone. Only the police can do that. And if the police do not then the local councils' hands are tied. No doubt the local councils can try to close down those establishments. But the process is cumbersome and those establishments that are closed down just open up in a new place the very next day. The only way to stop these vice activities is to arrest the people behind them and send them to jail. But only the police can do this. The local councils can just harass the building owners. The building owners, however, are not the ones running the prostitution or gambling dens. So no action can be taken against them. We need the police to stop playing politics and to start doing something. I suspect the police are purposely doing nothing so that the Selangor state government gets a bad name. And the same goes for the so-called 'Anwar' porn video. I am sure that if it is Anwar in that video they could not wait to announce it. It is because it is not Anwar that they are refusing to tell us who the man in that video is.
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| If Prophet Muhammad came back today Posted: 12 May 2011 07:21 PM PDT
If Prophet Muhammad came back today he would be very disturbed and sad to see that his followers who call themselves Muslims have reduced Islam to a set of empty rituals while the spirit of Islam is no longer in the hearts of Muslims. If Prophet Muhammad came back today he would be very disturbed and sad to see that his followers who call themselves Muslims are now divided into many sects and cults and each classifies the other as infidels or kafir. |
| Remember May 13? (UPDATED with Chinese Translation) Posted: 12 May 2011 04:11 PM PDT
On 24 September 1999, I wrote a very long article on May 13 for the PAS party newspaper, Harakah. Those who may not have read it yet can read it below. It was republished in the Free Anwar Campaign website in January 2003. Also read what Tunku Abdul Rahman had to say in 'The Tunku Tapes'. The Tunku on how "May 13" began Translated into Chinese at: http://ccliew.blogspot.com/2011/05/blog-post_5160.html
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