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"But while one man standing in the road is a nuisance, a mere distraction, 10 men standing together are far harder to ignore. And if those 10 become 100, a thousand, a million, a billion even, they become a force so big, so strong and so united in their common cause that those who espouse hatred will face a very simple choice." : Prime Minister Najib Razak's Oxford speech - 17th May 2011

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Wednesday, September 28, ! 2011

Of wet dream, nightmare and Marty McFly

I have not seen the Buku Jingga, let alone read it. I wonder what Pakatan Rakyat says about hudud. Or whether Pakatan Rakyat says anything about it at all.

Whatever public posturing Pakatan Rakyat puts up in relation to hudud, everybody knows that in hudud resides an issue within Pakatan Rakyat which is potentially explosive and may ultimately be destructive. Everybody knows that. Pakatan Rakyat knows that. And Tun Dr Mahathir, unfortunately to Pakatan Rakyat, also knows that.

While the Barisan Nasional, particularly UMNO, was busy trying to out-manoeuvre Mat Sabu in history 101 and the Prime Minister eagerly venturing into a state of coolness and sempoi-neity, Tun Dr Mahathir had other ideas. His was a meister stroke of all political strokes in Malaysia. Thats because he knows what hurts the most as well as when and where to execute the hurting blow.

So, in an interview one day he threw a seemingly harmless challenge to PAS. PAS has always maintained that he (Tun DrM) was the reason why it could not implement hudud in Kelantan. Tun DrM then asked why hasnt PAS written to Prime Minister Najib to implement hudud as he (Tun DrM) is now no more the PM.

Those of you who of my generation will remember the character Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy to digress, I wonder when Hollywood is going to remake this film apart from the totally cool and sempoi DeLorean DMC-12 in the movie. Marty boy was a smart kid. Very nice and mild-mannered boy. Quite cool and level headed too. That was until the antagonist started calling him chicken. Upon being called chicken, Marty McFly would lose all his good manners and level-headedness. He would turn reckless and completely berserk. He would even do really stupid things.

Tun DrM knew all the while that hudud is to PAS and Tuan Guru Nik Aziz what chicken was to Marty McFly. Me! ntion th e word hudud and Tuan Guru Nik Aziz would instantly go ape and all bananas. The whole PAS would grimace in orgasmic pleasure like a 13 year old after his first wet dream. That would in turn be a nightmare for Pakatan Rakyat. In Pakatan Rakyat, DAPs stand on hudud is clear. DAP is against hudud. As for PKR, well, it depends on what day the issue is raised and on which side of the bed Anwar Ibrahim wakes up that day.

TDM knows very well that hudud will cause Pakatan Rakyat to lose its pakatan. His challenge was a calculated move to throw Pakatan Rakyat into shambles. That was exactly what had happened after his challenge.

TGNA firstly dismissed as laughable suggestions by TDM that Kelantan can now implement hudud now that TDM has retired. He then challenged the present Prime Minister to withdraw Putrajayas objection to the implementation of hudud in Kelantan. If TGNA was politically savvy, he would have stopped there.

No, he did not.

TGNA then continued to meet with Prof Aziz Bari and Dr Dzulkefli Ahmad on 25th September 2011 to discuss the implementation of hudud in Kelantan and gave assurance that hudud will only affect Muslims and will not be imposed on non-Muslims. (the full report is here).

DAP, quite expectedly, responded. Karpal went into amok mode. Lim Guan Eng, meanwhile, said that the partys entire Central Executive Committee would resign from their position in the party if hudud was ever included in Pakatan Rakyats Common Policy Framework or Buku Jingga.

The Star newspaper of course saw this as an opportunity. On 25th September it apparently reported what Guan Eng said above. However on 26th September, the Star apparently modified the news to report that Guan Eng had threatened the resignation of the DAPs leadership from Pakatan Rakyat.

The water gets even murkier when Anwar Ibrahim, quite recklessly (politically) said th! at he su pports the Kelantan State Governments move to implement hudud (see here for the report). He later clarified his statement saying that all decisions affecting the people will have to be based on consensus within Pakatan Rakyat. He was quoted as saying:

We hold firm to the conviction that any issue which affects the interest of the people must be discussed frankly in a civilized manner with the objective of seeking an amicable resolution.

That statement actually does not add or detract to what he had earlier said, namely, that he thinks hudud can be implemented in Kelantan. This was what he said earlier:

For now, in general, in principle, I believe this can be implementedIt is a specific area that affects Muslims and does not impeach rights of non-Muslims. The proceeding makes sure that administration of justice is guaranteed. "

By then a full storm was brewing within Pakatan Rakyat. PAS was again, showing its true colours.

I have always maintained that PAS could never shirk its aspiration for an Islamic State, namely, a state which is based on and run in accordance with the Shariaah laws and regulations. That has always been PAS drum beat and no amount of political posturing or word-spinning could hide that fact.

In recent times, PAS has added the Negara Kebajikan (welfare state) to its wordy armoury. This is all well and good, if not for TGNAs and PAS recent hudud posture. TGNA could and would have done really well against Tun DrMs harmless statement had he stuck to the welfare state agenda. But as I had said earlier, hudud is to TGNA and PAS what chicken was to Marty McFly.

This episode clearly shows that Pakatan Rakyat is full of inconsistent interests and ideologies. And the people within PR are prone to making reactive and self-destructive political statements or moves. That Pakata! n Rakyat , especially PAS and DAP, managed to throw themselves into the large political hole that Tun DrM had dug right in front of them is almost comical.

To cap it up, PR then imposed a gag order against making or issuing any statement on the hudud issue until a meeting of top leaders scheduled to take place soon. Has Pakatan Rakyat ditched its own freedom of speech agenda? Or does Pakatan Rakyat now believe that its leaders are not capable of engaging each other on an important issue in a civil and rational manner? Which is which? Will the real Pakatan stand up please?

Amidst all these political gimmickry overdrives, the Prime Minister, fresh from scoring major political points after his announcement on the eve of Malaysia Day recently, made another major impact on the non-Muslim citizenry as well as urban Muslims, when he quickly announced that the Barisan Nasional will not implement hudud.

It is a brave announcement. It takes a whole lot of guts to say so, especially in current UMNO/Malaysia political climate where race and religion issues are championed by everybody from the likes of Zulkifli Noordin to Ibrahim Alis PERKASA.

That statement leaves Pakatan Rakyat and especially Anwar Ibrahim looking lame.

It is a calculated and clever statement. Politically the Prime Minister gave nothing and gained everything by saying so. PAS, TGNA and Anwar could have said so too. The reason is simple. Malaysia is a multi-ethnic-faiths society. Its Parliament is not filled with Muslim MPs only. It is filled with Christians, Buddhists, Hindus and various other mixture of faiths and races.

Any move by any party to amend the Constitution in order to implement the Shariaah or hudud will require a two-third majority to succeed. If such move is made, it is certain that for the first time in Malaysian Parliamentary history, Members of Parliament will vote in accordance with their respective belief and faith. ! Which me ans, it will also be the first time MPs will not be cowed to vote in accordance with their partys whip or wish. That will also mean that for the first time ever, we will witness a clear separation in our Parliament of MPs voting along racial and religious line.

It will be THAT divisive.

To me, hudud is a Constitutional impossibility. It will remain impossible until two-third of the membership of our Parliament is filled not only by Muslim MPs, but by Muslim MPs who actually wish to implement hudud.

By doing that too, we will effectively be surrendering this country to the ulamaks and mullahs, upon whose hands syariaah compliant laws and regulations will be entrusted.

Just as we now entrust what is halal to eat, drink, wear and use to JAKIM.

1 comments:

ramblersaid...

Hi Art,

I may be mistaken here but I thought the issue is recently raised first by Nik Aziz, not TDM. It started with the statistics that was announced that Kelantan is among the states with the highest case of HIV found. When asked to comment, Nik Aziz said that this would have not been the case had Hudud been implemented in Kelantan which he then blamed TDM for blocking it. Presumably, the 'harsh' sentence of Hudud for drug pusher (I wonder what could be worse than hanging under the present law) would act as an effective deterrent. So naturally the press went to TDM for his reaction - which you have referenced. TDM does not make the statement unprovoked, just being naughty! - he wa s merely defending himself in his trademarked sarcasm. I don't think he is that brilliant to expect Nik Aziz to be so stupid as to drag PR to the brink of breakup - or at least giving a lot of party leaders much headache.

You are not alone in this 'Mahathir starts it first' story. I found it also in Malaysiakini, Sin Chew and many other places. I think you guys are giving Mahathir too much credit.

28 September 2011 15:17

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These 'enemies within' have been feeding the opposition with confidential information on Najib, including details about his official overseas trips and private holidays, said the Malay daily.

However, it did not name any government agency.

In an article titled Musang berbulu ayam dalam badan-badan strategik kerajaan? (Wolves in sheep's clothing in strategic government bodies?) published today, Utusan senior editor Zaini Hassan claimed he had received reliable information on the matter.

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He quoted his source as saying: "I don't want to give more examples, but you can observe yourself how the federal government agencies (not named) given the important task to defend government policies and to educate the people so that they will support the leadership of the prime minister, can apply, absorb and even use the opposition's instrument to undermine the prime minister."

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According to his source! , this i s the success of Anwar in bringing his strongmen into the organisations, and the process is still going on, with new officers waiting to be absorbed into the government.

For small officers like us, we don't want to see the prime minister facing the ill fate of (ousted Libyan ruler Muammar) Gaddafi.

"No matter how strong Gaddafi was, eventually he was toppled from within with the help of Islamic enemies outside, Zaini quotes his source as saying.

The source cited two examples as the work of the infiltrators - the opposition obtained the details of Najib's official overseas trip expenses and the details of his flight during private overseas holidays in a very short time.

There are many other examples. How could they obtain (the information) so fast if there is no insider who leaked all the confidential information? asked the source.

Zaini stressed that he could not verify what was alleged.

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"What I write is probably a bit surprising but I will let the relevant authorities investigate its veracity.

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It is a subtle, cunning and well planned move that could jeopardise the government of the day, he added.

source:malaysiakini

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Soalnya bagaimana Zaini,Utusan Meloya ini mendapat maklumat, kalau dia sendiri juga ada pasang musang berbulu ayam di Jabatan Perdana Menteri?

Awat, semua yang kerja dengan agensi2 kerajaan mesti orang UMNO kah? Kalau orang UMNO baguih juga kerana ada orang UMNO yang meluat kat Naj! ib....
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Yingluck, whose assets include property and other investments, is not the richest member of her cabinet that place goes to science and technology minister Plodprasop Suraswadi with 963 million baht.

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In February 2010, Thailands Supreme Court confiscated $1.4 billion of Thaksins wealth more than half his fortune for abuse of power.

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As we share the grief of those who have lost their loved ones during the 9/11 attack exactly 10 years ago, we must strengthen our resolve to eradicate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, said Anifah. This can only be achieved if we address the root causes of terrorism.

Anifah said that part of an effective anti-terrorism strategy would be winning what he called the battle of perceptions.

He added that half of this battle is winning the hearts and minds of the people to gain their support in the fight against terrorism.

The other half consists of combating expressions of extremist sentiments, he said. Despite our continuing efforts to promote world peace and harmony, we still witness the increasing trend to perpetuate and fuel Islamophobia.

He said that there are still those who would like to demonise Islam, link the religion with terrorism, and postulate that Islam is in opposition to the West.

The real issue is not between Muslims and non-Muslims but between the moderates and extremists in all religions, be it Islam, Christianity, or Judaism, Anifah said.

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Bukan sekadar 12 resolusi diangkat tetapi turut dibincangkan ialah program-program praktikal bersesuaian dengan resolusi tersebut.

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Dalam 12 resolusi SAMM terkandung dengan jelas salah satunya berbunyi

3. Apa jua DASAR dan PERUBAHAN NEGARA perlu mengambil-kira pandangan rakyat khususnya orang muda. Justeru itu SAMMmelancarkan kaji selidik (skala besar) dalam masa 10 minggu untuk mendapatkan pendapat anak muda khususnya dari 11 juta golongan pekerja muda yang sedang bergelut dalammenyara kehidupan seharian yang semakin menggila kosnya.

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SAMM mengajak semua massa muda untuk bersama dalam usaha menyusun gerakan muda. Kami mahu menyebarkan radikalisma SAMM di hati massa muda. Massa muda yang khususnya golongan pekerja bawahan sedang dihimpit teruk dengan kos sara hidup yang semakin menjerut. Kebangkitan proletariatmuda harus disusun untuk menjatuhkan regim yang semakin tidak tahu mendengar suara rakyat. Rakyat sudah bosan dengan retorik lakonan bohong, rakyat bukan mahu Perdana Menteri naik bas atau basikal. Selaku Perdana Menteri rakyat tidak kisah jika kamu gunakan peruntukan yang dibenarkan berpada -pada tetapi yang penting kami mahu kamu menguruskan ekonomi dan negara dengan adil dan saksama.

Kenyataan Media ;

Zulkifli Hj Ibrahim,
Pengarah Seketeriat Kebangsaan
Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia
28 September 2011

http://www.anakmudamalaysia.com


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Its secretary Alias Mohamad said two PAS supporters were injured because Mohamad Sabu, better known as Mat Sabu, had hurt the feelings of former army personnel by his alleged support for communists.

There are many former army personnel in Perkasa who are hurt with his remark on Mat Indera, communists and Independence and what we want is just an apology. Thats all. But he chooses to remain stubborn.

Of course, I regret that someone is injured and I do not agree with violent action but then when there were too many people, things could get out of control.

The organiser initially agreed to let three of our members to meet Mat Sabu but then decided to allow only person to meet him. This made the crowd angry and things went out of control, Alias told FMT here.

He also refuted allegations by one of the speakers at the ceramah that more than 100 Perkasa members who had staged the protest were paid RM50 each.

This is a baseless allegation and theres no truth to it. We are not against PAS but just to show our displeasure at Mat Sabu, said Alias.

He also chided PAS Seremban chief MK Ibrahim Abdul Rahman for his allegations that Perkasa had pre-planned the violence that erupted during the ceramah.

This is ridiculous. What is so difficult to get bottles of mineral water? Everybody is holding mineral water bottles and its! openly sold at the tents near the location of the event, he said.

Meanwhile, Ibrahim said Seremban PAS will invite Mat Sabu again for another ceramah session next month.

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