There is this report in Malaysiakini, saying that the, Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (Sadia) has called on the Malaysian Armed Forces not to discriminate against Iban youths when they apply to join the service because of their body tattoos. Sadia president Sidi Munan said in a statement today that the association has received many complaints from Iban youths whose applications to join the Army were turned down because of the tattoos on their bodies. “The tattoo is part of our culture, and it should be seen as such and no one should be discriminated because of that,” he said. Malaysiakini in full. So far I have not seen this news in any of the mainstream media, correct me if I am wrong.

The tattooed warrior Ranger Lan anak Gima who along with his officer killed 14 of the enemy. Look at his tattoo. The same cannot be said of the "untattooed" bigots.

So what is wrong with tattoos. Tattooing has been an integral part of the Iban community for centuries. Here is something for the dumbasses who have no idea what tattoos are about. Only Ibans understand this part of their culture. It signifies that you either have taken one or more heads yourself or have joined in the headhunting party, headed by a 'Tuai Kayau'. The tattoo is called an 'Entegulun' but pronounced "tegulun'. The tattoos are done usually on or after the 'Gawai Enchabung Arung' where the headhunters wife if married or mother if single welcomes the heads attained during each headhunting expedition to their longhouse with a 'Pua Kumbu' (weaved linen ) made with designs that are specially weaved. For example 12 Giant snake design (Nabau) with a sungai 'Sungai pemali' (Forbidden River) across the weaving in the middle separating six snakes on each side of the woven river. More here. This is the stuff warriors are made of. A rich culture if not nurtured will die off. I am not talking about the head hunting, maybe for the bigots, yes.

Just because it is taboo in someone's beliefs, it does not mean those taboos have to be shoved by the unbelievers of tattoos unto the believers of tattoos, as in this case of what is being done to the Ibans. Or is it that the traditions of the colonials cannot be tolerated by the supremacist idealogy of some? As far as I can see it has never been a problem previously. Apparently the Military is now staffed with bigots who want to shove their religious beliefs down the throats of others. The Ibans should not take this lying down. They should demand that they be treated as equals.

The 1st Rangers, comprising mostly of Ibans, during their tour of duty in Sarawak from 1970 until 1973 eliminated 103 Communist Terrorists, that is excluding the the number of enemy that surrendered and were captured. This is one achievement that no unit in the Malaysian Armed Forces can beat or boast about. I doubt many of the current serving Generals have ever seen a dead enemy. Maybe a handful. Guess what? Most of the Ibans in the 1st Rangers were tattooed. The Ministry of Defence has claimed that 32% of the Rangers comprise of Ibans, well again another marginalization of Ibans when it comes to promotions. I have asked previously why until today there are no Iban Generals, so far the answer has not be forthcoming. Just promoting an Iban to a Brigadier General will not suffice, he should be allowed to become the Chief of Army or the Chief of Defence Forces , of course without the proverbial conversion. Tell me, there are none qualified, I will laugh at you and call you a liar.

Going back to tattoos, tattooed or not here is another record where a tattooed Iban soldier and an "untattooed, officer made a record of sorts when they both killed 14 of the enemy in a running firefight. They happened to be from the 1st Rangers. No soldiers from any other unit in the Malaysian Armed Forces have been able to break the kill record of these two extraordinary individuals. What do you know? Surprise, surprise, one of them was tattooed!

The reason being Rgr Lan being the good tracker, was concentrating more on the tracks than the surroundings. He wanted to concentrate more on the enemy rather than the tracks as they had the enemy very close to them, very close. Before he took over the leading position, he ordered Rgr Lan to cock (lock and load) his HBSLR (Heavy barrel self loading rifle). It was a section support weapon with a cone at the muzzle, with a thirty round magazine.They found a total of 13 enemy dead complete with their weapons, packs and equipment. They were 9 men and 4 women. The body of a particular enemy was found a few days later by another force. Read the details on the tattooed Ranger Lan anak Gima here.

This thing to do with tattoos and the bigotry that follows is when Officers forget that they have to lead fighting men, instead they think they have become Mullahs, thus become low class "Little Mullah Napoleans", instead of officers. Is that the sad state of affairs in the Military?

Winnie : Are we going to sit back and watch this upstanding citizen spend two years in detention, while rapists, murderers, racial bigots, thieves, Mat Rempit and the like are free to roam the streets? I don’t think the rakyat will keep silent very much longer over such a travesty of justice.The only question we must ask ourselves is, why is the government so afraid of RPK?

His writings have often been dismissed as rubbish, so why the need to imprison him? Why not just ignore him, maybe then he will shut up? The fact that this man has shaken the government to its very core speaks volumes of his power. The plain fact is that the government is afraid of RPK. The government must remember that it can imprison a man but not his ideas. These remain free. And sincere, powerful words can bring down a government. Mark RPK’s words, the BN government is toast. Extracts from Malaysiakini.

I will place this petiton permanently at the left side bar just above the polls until Raja Petra Kamarauddin is freed. Just click on the link. Thank you sincerely, for caring.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — A prominent political blogger was jailed for two years under a strict security law that can keep him in prison indefinitely, a lawyer said today. Online commentator Raja Petra Kamarudin, known for his anti-government views, was already in police custody and was served a detention order last night, said his lawyer Malik Imtiaz Sarwar.

Another of his lawyers, J. Chandra, confirmed that Raja Petra has been sent to Kamunting under Section 8(1) of the ISA which states that "if the Minister is satisfied that the detention of any person is necessary with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of Malaysia or any part thereof or to the maintenance of essential services therein or the economic life thereof, he may make an order (hereinafter referred to as a detention order) directing that the person be detained for any period not exceeding two years."

The order was signed by Home Minister Datuk Syed Hamid Albar, who has said Raja Petra's writings pose a threat to national security by creating racial tension. Raja Petra’s wife Marina Lee Abdullah said today: "The police informed me that my husband has been sent to Kamunting this morning and that he will remain there for two years with no trial. This is the worst news I can receive but we will keep fighting for his release. This is dirty foul play by the government as they know that we are in the process of fighting for his release in the court but I was expecting this," she said.

Raja Petra's lawyers were pushing for his release in a habeas corpus hearing today but Marina said the detention order had upset their plans. The habeas corpus hearing, meanwhile, has been postponed to Oct 28 after preliminary objections from the DPP against the defence application that with the new order under Section 8 of the ISA served on Raja Petra today, it was no longer relevant to rely on the earlier application filed under Section 73 (1). Chandra said the defence would be filing a fresh application against the Section 8 order.

Raja Petra has increasingly infuriated authorities by publishing numerous claims about alleged wrongdoings by government leaders on his popular site, Malaysia-Today, which serves as his blog as well as a news portal. The government has denounced most of Raja Petra's allegations as lies. Raja Petra was arrested on Sept 12 under the Internal Security Act, which allows an initial detention of two months for investigation, followed by a two-year jail period that can be renewed indefinitely.

He will be held at the Kamunting Detention Centre in Perak. The centre houses detainees held under the security law, most of whom are suspected Islamic extremists. Raja Petra's arrest triggered widespread protests by civil society groups, lawyers and other online commentators. Along with Raja Petra, authorities also arrested an opposition lawmaker and a journalist on Sept 12, but they were released subsequently. The ISA is a holdover from British colonial days, when it was used against communist insurgents. Independent Malaysia's post-colonial government has kept it in the statute books and has used it sparingly against political dissidents, ignoring calls from opposition groups and others to disband the law. — Agencies From The Malaysian Insider.

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In one of the most shameful decisions in its history, the United Nations in 1969 sanctioned the Indonesian annexation of West Papua, the western half of New Guinea, against the wishes of 80% of the indigenous people who wanted independence. Nearly four decades later, the West Papuans are still suffering under the yoke of Indonesian imperialism. Despite the end of decades of military-backed dictatorship in Jakarta, the supposedly democratic government of Indonesia continues the same old policy of ethnic persecution.

Unlike the Indonesians, who are Asian, West Papuans are black Melanesians, like the people of Papua New Guinea and Fiji. Indonesia is a racist state. Its racism against West Papuans makes the vile BNP look moderate and respectable. Jakarta is hell-bent on destroying the West Papuans, culturally and, if necessary, physically. Over 100,000 indigenous people have been killed (one-tenth of the entire population at the time of annexation).

In 1977, while I was trekking in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, word spread of the presence of a white man wandering in the mountains. Through some villagers I befriended, a note was delivered to me in the middle of the night. It read: "Dear Peter Tatchell, Please help us. We are refugees from the killings in West Papua." I was instructed to rendezvous at a distant church. On my arrival, I interviewed massacre survivors. They had witnessed Indonesian soldiers burning whole villages and executing all the menfolk. Others told me of family members being locked in metal crates and being dumped in rivers to drown.

These killings are fuelled and legitimated by an ethos of Indonesian supremacism. West Papuans are routinely denounced as "savages" and "barbarians". Their culture and beliefs are ridiculed and despised. Indonesia's conquest of West Papua is based on a two-pronged strategy: violent suppression and colonisation. Jakarta has given financial incentives to encourage hundreds of thousands of migrants from Java, with the deliberate aim of making West Papuans a minority in their own land. The capital, which the Indonesians call Jayapura, used to be almost 100% black Melanesian. Now, it is populated mostly by Indonesian settlers: a classic colonial settler state, similar in some ways to Ulster, Rhodesia and Israel.

To further erode West Papuan identity and culture, Islam is being vigorously promoted in a bid to overturn the dominance of Christian and animist beliefs among the West Papuans. The pressure to covert to Islam is immense. The Indonesian occupation also works in more subtle, sinister ways. Tens of thousands of tribal peoples have been forced down from the highlands into coastal settlements, so that the Indonesians can police them more easily. These "resettled" people are then subjected to Jakarta's secret weapon of extermination: malaria-carrying mosquitoes. Highlanders have no resistance to malaria, which is endemic in the lowlands. They die in large numbers, which is a covert way for Jakarta to reduce the West Papuan population, without having to shoot people and stand directly accused of human rights abuses.

The Indonesian imperialists are aided by their western counterparts. For years, the US and the UK have sold Jakarta many of the weapons it uses to enforce its bloody occupation. Western multinationals are heavily involved, too. West Papua is rich in natural resources: oil, copper, nickel and timber. British corporations like Rio Tinto and BP have West Papuan blood on their hands. This Friday, December 1, is West Papuan independence day, when the people of West Papua celebrate their aspiration for self-determination and freedom from Indonesian domination. In London, there will be a protest outside the Indonesian Embassy. It will be addressed by West Papuan independence leader, Benny Wenda. He told me:

December 1 is a day written in every West Papuan's heart. It's the day in 1961 when the Dutch (the former colonial power) gave us our flag, national anthem and parliament, and promised us independence in 1970.Two years later the Indonesians invaded and 43 years of occupation and killing began for my people. We call 1st December our Independence Day because we have never given up our hope of freedom.The London protest will raise the West Papuan flag - the Morning Star. The display of this flag is banned by the Indonesians as an act of "rebellion against the state".

Our flag-raising will be in solidarity with Filep Karma and Yusak Pakage, two West Papuans who were jailed by the Indonesians for 15 and 10 years respectively. Their crime? They flew the Morning Star flag on independence day 2004. Sadly, the anti-imperialist left will not be joining us. They don't support the West Papuan freedom struggle. The Indonesian killers are the wrong race, the wrong nationality and the wrong religion. In other words, they are not white Christian American killers.

This strikes me as a tad hypocritical. If any western nation was massacring 10% of a country's people, imposing on them an alien religion and swamping them with colonial settlers, the left would protest non-stop. The left's silence and inaction with regard to the killing fields of West Papua indicates that a once great humanitarian movement has lost its moral and political bearings.

What happened to the socialist values of universal human rights and international solidarity? And what happened to the left's once clear commitment to the right of nations to self-determination? The Guardian

Turkey risks a collapse of its secular political system akin to that of the Soviet Union if it bows to international pressure to recognise the 1915-22 Armenian genocide, the head of Armenia's state memorial to the event has told the Guardian. Hayk Demoyan said Ankara could not acknowledge the systematic killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman troops during the first world war because it would lead to a wholesale re-writing of history and undermine the ideological basis of the Turkish state.

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In remarks that will cast a shadow over attempts to forge a new Turkish-Armenian rapprochement, he said those implicated included Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey and a figure Turks are taught to revere. Historical documents proved Atatürk committed "war crimes" against Armenians and other groups in his drive to create an ethnically homogeneous Turkish state, Demoyan insisted. "Fear of rewriting history is the main fear of modern Turkey," said Demoyan, director of The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute in Yerevan, Armenia's capital. "It is a fear of facing historical reality and causing a total collapse of the ideological axis that modern republican Turkey was formed around. Turks get panicked when you compare Atatürk's legacy to Lenin.

Atatürk was sentenced to death in absentia by a military judge to punish war crimes during the first world war. There are documents from non-Armenian sources listing him as a war criminal ." Demoyan's remarks come amid fledgling attempts to re-establish links between two countries which have not had diplomatic relations since 1994, following a war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Turkey's ally. Tentative efforts towards normalising ties occurred this month when the Turkish president, Abdullah Gül, visited Yerevan to attend a World Cup football match between Turkey and Armenia at the invitation of his Armenian counterpart, Serge Sarkisian.

Unlike most visiting heads of state, Gül did not visit the genocide museum, which displays documentary and photographic exhibits proving, Armenian officials say, that their ethnic brethren were subjected to deliberate genocide. Turkey vehemently denies this and has jailed Turkish citizens who argued otherwise. However, rising numbers of Turkish tourists and journalists have visited the museum recently. "More than 500 Turks have visited this year. They've come in unprecedented numbers," Demoyan said. "Their reaction is one of shock. At first there is denial. Sometimes they ask: 'What is our sin?' or 'How can we be responsible for this?'. It's not taught in Turkish schools, so we understand their reaction."

Turkey claims the Armenian death toll has been exaggerated and that most victims died from starvation or disease. It also argues that many Turks were killed by Armenian groups. The Guardian.

The former Mentri Besar of Selangor, a first generation Indon and an unemployed dentist, is saying that he is, was not responsible for the illegal detention of Teresa Kok. A denial, from a politician of questionable character. She is gonna fry tempe for breakfast in court. I am sure many a Malaysian would like to see that happen, I am sure people in Selangor love tempe goreng. He was dishonest, spoke with a forked tongue who distorted the whole issue, to incite the people. The nerve and audacity of this guy, “I never agreed to Kok being arrested under the ISA,” he told Malaysiakini. Well, whatever he says will not hold water now. As Teresa Kok has been freed, all eyes are fully focussed on him. People are not clamouring for him to be arrested under the ISA. They want the current existing laws to be fully applied on him. Well, I am not holding my breath for now.

It will definitely make the Malaysian people happy if the laws of this land are applied equally. Apparently the Police are taking their own sweet time to turn the screws on him. He does not have to say “The issue is now under police investigation. Just let the police investigate it and see what they have to say.” It makes him sound innocent when it was actually Khir Toyo and Utusan who had claimed purported moves by “a certain party” to disallow the azan (Muslim call to prayer) via loudspeakers from mosques in Puchong and Kota Damansara.

However, the Masjid Kota Damansara committee clarified of its own volition that a damaged amplifier had resulted in the call to prayers being made without the aid of a PA system. The Masjid Kinrara committee, meanwhile, denied that Kok was involved in a residents’ petition seeking the volume to be lowered during the morning sermons. A police report had been lodged against former Selangor menteri besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo and a blog (

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pembelamelayu blogspot) for allegedly spreading “malicious slander” and “lies” about certain quarters within the Selangor government lobbying for directives against azans in the state. Kota Raja member of parliament Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud of PAS lodged the report at the Dang Wangi district police station in Kuala Lumpur today, complaining that Khir’s statement, published in Malay daily Utusan Malaysia on Tuesday, was “maliciously intended and aimed at raising the anger and anxiety of Malay Muslims”.

Another report too was lodged against the unemployed dentist Secretary of the mosque Ahmad Redzuan Samsudin said a police report was lodged on Wednesday against Mohd Khir Toyo for claiming pressure from non-Muslims and that a state exco-backed petition had forced them to stop making the azan through the loudspeaker. “There was NO pressure from non-Muslims,” said Redzuan when contacted. Well we know, who should have actually been a guest of the Police.

This "squatter" is family, my wife's uncle. He lives in Taiping, Perak. As the section was looking for a good spot to be covered from view, Lance Corporal Choo took cover behind the trunk of a banana tree. A little moment after that at approximately 1815 hrs, suddenly, a person appeared before him. Lance Corporal Choo tried to signal the Platoon Sergeant, Sgt. Ismail who was nearby. The Sergeant failed to see Lance Corporal Choo who was frantically signaling him.

Left: Sergeant Choo Woh Soon in his ceremonial dress, with a sabre (click on image to enlarge)

It never crossed the mind of LCpl Choo that the person in front of him was a Communist Terrorist. His first thought was that the person was an “Orang Asli” (aborigine), as the person was not wearing a shirt or a hat and was wearing long pants which had been cut off at the legs, just below the knees. Apart from that he was carrying a salt container which was normally used by the aborigines.

LCpl Choo carefully observed the movement of this individual, without the individual being aware. The individual laid down a Tommy gun and then removed his pack and stood as though waiting for someone. When LCpl Choo saw the Tommy gun, he realized that he was the Enemy. The Enemy now moved forward, looking, probably for his friend or friends. LCpl Choo lay still and was still not detected by the Enemy.

He continued observing the Enemy. He could actually hear his heart thumping in his chest. LCpl Choo continued observing, once in awhile trying to get the attention of Sgt Ismail. LCpl Choo did not want to react without orders as he was instructed by his Platoon Commander not to open fire without his orders. The Lieutenant was not aware at the entire goings on, as he was at that time behind a big log and his back was towards the Enemy. The Sergeant too was unaware Continued here.....



Left: Scout Car on escort duties.

The situation in Malaysia, is such that no one believes whatever the government does or says. It has lost all crediblity. Only the hangers on, apple polishers, balls carriers and the "arse wipes" (MCA, MIC, Gerakan, Mosquito Parties of East Malaysia) of UMNO continue hoping that people believe them. Let's face it, the No.1 man himself has lied many a time. In regards to his marriage, the election dates, the fuel hike, big ears, Prime Minister of all and so much more. Here are some sizzling lies of the current regime, here are some more.

KLANG: The government will conduct a serious investigation into claims by Seputeh MP Teresa Kok that she was served food that was “almost like dog food” while detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA).Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department T. Murugiah said he would personally meet with Kok soon to gather her input, and also visit the police station where she was held.

He said he wanted to know who bought the food, where it was bought, how much it cost, what the allocations are for meals for detainees, and what type of food is supposed to be served.“I am shocked with Kok’s comments on the food she was given while in detention and I will be handing in a report on my findings to the Prime Minister and the Home Minister,” he told reporters after launching a football tournament between Tamil vernacular schools from Selangor and Kuala Lumpur here on Saturday.

He said anyone arrested should be treated with respect and given proper food, and if Kok’s claims were true then what was done to her was patently unfair. Murugiah, who is also the Public Complaints Bureau head, said the comments also put the Government and the police in a bad light. “The Government’s credibility has been damaged and I want to solve the problem as well as ensure there is no such recurrence in the future,” he said, adding that he was upset with the entire episode. Star Online

Pakatan Rakyat’s is all out to take control of the central government from the Barisan Nasional. This could well take the opposition coalition to Istana Negara. Pakatan had already sought an audience with the constitutional monarch to stake its claim on the federal government by sending an official letter to the king a few days ago. The King may or might not grant an audience , if his Highness does, he will advise Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to call for an emergency session of Parliament to face the vote of no-confidence which Pakatan intends to table. - Malaysiakini.

There has been a precedence when royalty participated in the appointments of the Mentri Besar of Perak, the MB of Terengganu and of course in Perlis. The Prime Minister had to back off in Terengganu amidst much loss of face. The possibilty of that happening at the Federal level is very much likely. But then there are obstacles, you think Najib is just going to roll over and keep quiet. How about his cousin, Hishamuddin, the rest of the UMNO big shots, you think they will want to give up power, loot and glory, very quietly? Why Najib? He is the next likely person to become PM.

Well, Pak Lah will go into history as the most popular and the most unpopular Prime Minister in Malaysian history, in relation to the elections in 2004 and 2008. He will be well remembered for his empty slogans, they are many. This fate befell, the Barisan Nasioanl due to Mahathir s/o Kutty's expolits for the past 22 years, in screwing up the established institutions, from the judiciary, education, race relations and the list is long. Pak Lah inherited that, he had not the will nor the imagination to rectify that.

They have the camp followers of "arse wipes" for UMNO as in the form of MCA, MIC, Gerakan and all the mosquito parties from East Malaysia, their interests too have to be guarded. When I say interests, it is the interests of the individuals and not the Malaysian people. They do not count for much.

Syed Hamid Albar controls the Royal Malaysian Police. The Military is supposedly apolitical. If the King is convinced by Pakatan, then the King can order the Army to stay in the Barracks. Which will be a message to the Police Force to be apolitical too. Only then can there be a change of the Government. Umno members see Abdullah as incapable of keeping opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim from toppling the government, they might close ranks behind Najib so as not to lose the Government.

The gutsy lady is going to take on the rabid extremist, race baiting Utusan, the government, the first generation Indon Malaysian and the Royal Malaysan Police. Parliamentarian Teresa Kok, who was released today after being held for seven days under the Internal Security Act, will sue the government for her ‘unlawful arrest and detention’. From Malaysiakini.

The false accusations against her were that she had mobilised the Bandara Kinrara residents to put up a petition over the azan (morning call to prayer). That she had said that the allocation for Islamic religious council Jais should be used for other religions. The third issue was her previous statement opposing to the road signs written in Jawi. “I denied the first two,” said the Seputeh MP. The third issue, why signs in Jawi, I am sure Jawi is Greek to most Malaysians.

The double standards of the Government she mentions, she urged the police to investigate Umno politician and Selangor opposition leader Mohd Khir Toyo who had deliberately fibbed- Malaysiakini, who had accused her for saying that azans are “disturbing the peace” of local residents. This unemployed dentist has been at it for quite sometime. Everyone is waiting with unabated breath to see him get picked up and interrogated by the Police. It will be nice seeing him in designer cuffs.

She singled out the Umno-owned right wing, race baiting Utusan for triggering religious controversy among Muslims through an article last week entitled, ‘Azan, jawi, JAIS, UiTM dan ba-alif-ba-ya’, this column, written by senior editor Zaini. The temerity of these rabid racists is that, the race baiting Utusan dares Kok to take lie detector test . In Malaysiakini.

On a further note tolerance and intolerance regarding mosques in Germany, notice the difference in Malaysia? As to the Bar Council Forum disrupted by thugs and goons. . Confrontation over German mosque,stone-throwing protesters have disrupted the opening of a right-wing conference against the building of a giant mosque in Cologne, Germany. The demonstrators blocked two leaders of the Pro-Cologne movement from entering the conference venue, pursuing them as they sought refuge on a boat. The "anti-Islamification" event has drawn speakers from across Europe. Its main event is a march on Saturday.

But opponents are predicting a massive counter-demonstration. German nationalist leaders had hoped to give a press conference at a building in Cologne, but were barracked by a crowd of dozens, and turned away by a city official on orders from the mayor. They sought refuge on a boat on the Rhine river, which demonstrators then pelted with stones and paintballs. Police arrested several of them, the Associated Press reported. The Pro-Cologne group said it was trying to build a "European, patriotic, populist right-wing movement", and said it expected politicians from Belgium, Austrian and Italy to attend its conference.

Cologne's mayor called on citizens to give the event "the cold shoulder" The centrepiece is a rally on Saturday against the building of a large, domed mosque, with two 55m (177ft) minarets, in the city's heavily immigrant Ehrenfeld district. Construction has been approved by the city council and is due to begin by the end of the year. Cologne Mayor Fritz Schramma called on the city's inhabitants to give the right-wingers "the cold shoulder". Gabriele Hermani, a spokeswoman for the interior ministry condemned the conference saying: "We believe that such an event organised by populists and extremists in Cologne is damaging to the good co-operation between the city and its Muslim citizens." BBC.

Blogger Syed Azidi Syed Abdul Aziz has been remanded for another day for the police to continue their investigations against him for allegedly posting seditious materials in his blog. Malaysiakini. He runs the popular kickdefella blog which often lampoons Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in mock movie posters.

I might disagree with Syed Azidi Syed Abdul Aziz on the flying of the flag upside down. But then he thinks and treats Malaysia as a "Ship". He thinks Malaysia is rudderless, the Captain is asleep at the wheel. There is the case of the missing C4, right now the guy has been posted to the Finance Ministry from the Defence Ministry, cutting off his source of C4. He is playing safe, smart move. A first generation Indon Malaysian known as Tempe Hinguih who has been inciting has suddenly gone quiet, ever since Teresa Kok got arrested, Khir “Tempe” Toyo has been awfully quiet, hasn’t he? Not a peep from the man, did you notice? The Police have not shoved his sorry arse into jail for incitement and sedition, because he is UMNO. There is no rule of law. Theresa Kok is now free.-Malaysiakini.

Syed Azidi notices all of this, he wants to send a message to the people, for he is a patriot like his father. His father served the nation selflessly. The Commanding Officer of the 1st Rangers once upon a time was Lt Col Syed Abdul Aziz bin Syed Razak. His father commanded extraordinary brave men, unlike the likes of UMNO Putras. These men laid their lives for the nation, his father walked the talk.

This drifting boat by chance, came across the boat carrying their Commanding Officer, Lt Col Syed Abdul Aziz bin Syed Razak who was on his way from Song to Nanga Engkuah. 2Lt Anuar was carried to Rumah Eton, whilst one of his soldier's Rgr Nawawi took the CO and his escort to the place where the ambush occured. When they reached the spot where the ambush occured they found WO2 Lenggu ak China barely alive, badly wounded. The soldiers who charged the enemy with Lenggu gave their ultimate sacrifice for this nation in the highest traditions of the Ranger Corps, with life's blood, Malaysian fashion. They were Rgr Umok, Rgr Lian, Rgr Limping, Rgr Shafie and Rgr Merican who lay lifeless in the same position they fought the enemy from. Read the whole story here...

Would a person of the calibre and character of Lt Col Syed Abdul Aziz bin Syed Razak who inspired his men to greater glory have brought up a son who would insult the Malaysian flag? I emphatically say, NO! He loves Malaysia so much so that he is bringing to attention the rudderless ship cast adrift, especially so when the Captain and his crew have fallen aleep, symbolically that all is not well in Malaysia. He should not be charged at all, for sedition. It is a bankrupt government hell bent on scoring it's own goal. The flag was not at all desecrated, it was a symbolic sign of distress. It is the strength of his father that is in Blogger Syed Azidi Syed Abdul Aziz, his convictions, his ideals, his principles and his love of Malaysia made him fly the flag upside down.

Here is why? Early last century a British gunboat, entering one of the Chinese Treaty Ports, noticed that no flag was flying on a merchant ship anchored in the harbour. As the gunboat anchored, an upside down Red Ensign was hoisted on the merchant ship. An armed boarding party sent to investigate, took over the ship that had been captured by Chinese pirates. The English Chief Engineer of the merchant ship had been able to hoist the ship's ensign by persuading his captors that the gunboat's captain would become suspicious if there was no flag flying. He successfully gambled that the pirates would not appreciate the significance of it being upside down. The source.

He too like his father is a Warrior, they should honour him, instead of treating with contempt and as a common criminal. We should all pray that he is freed. He is an honourable man.

"Increasingly Malaysia politics are turning back toward the terrible specter of primordial politics -- religion and race -- as a means of distracting the electorate from the political interests of the elite. This is a sad state of affairs for a country supposedly infused with "Islam Hadari" (Civilized Islam)." This is from the Jakarta Post. We have thrashed this Indon twits in a short war once, they have forgotten, during the period, they thought they won, yeah, I am talking about the Ganyang Malaysia campaign. Yup, scroll down for the complete article from the Indon Post.

In their back yard they have this: Ethnic minorities and religious groups denounce the attempt to introduce Islamic law. The proposed law, which is not clear and is subject to various interpretations, leaves broad scope for the fundamentalists to repress "popular customs and traditions" that constitute the true "riches of the nation".

Ethnic minorities, claim that the new norm, under consideration in parliament, which has been asked to decide whether to approve it by September 23, brings "national unity" into serious danger, and wipes out "cultural and religious differences" by eliminating "pluralism" and fostering "social discord". But what is most worrying to the minorities and ethnic groups is the danger that the law on pornography is concealing an attempt by the more fundamentalist branch of Islam to introduce sharia, Islamic law.

The areas in which non-Muslim ethnicities and groups are most concentrated are the eastern islands of the country, including the island of Bali, which has a Hindu majority; the Sulawesi, which have a Protestant and Catholic majority; the Moluccas, which are also equally divided between Protestants and Catholics; Papua, which has a Catholic majority, as does East Nusa Tenggaral; Borneo, divided between Catholics and Protestants, and other districts of North Sumatra and West Nusa Tenggara.

The fear is that the proposed law could spread a climate of "anarchy", because it does not define precisely what can be maintained as "contrary to morality", and above all what are the "criteria" to be adopted in order to establish whether "a behavior or an artistic/cultural expression" should be censored.

These guys cannot see the beam in their eyes, but they can see a germ across the ocean. "Gajah Depan Mata Tak Nampak Tetapi Kuman Seberang Laut Nampak" - In full.

Article below is from the Jakarta Post

The cracks have been apparent since the March election when the ruling coalition could only muster a relatively narrow 30-seat majority.Since then Malaysian politics have been simmering towards an inevitable boil which will either spill over towards a new dawn or burst into another failed political puff. These are the tribulations of a politically closed political system, i.e., cyclical crossroads which any reticent regime must face in a bid to sustain a monopoly of power.

Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi is no Mahathir Mohamad. The former prime minister was cut from the same cloth as our own Soeharto albeit with different tailoring -- not as ruthless but just as shrewd. Mahathir raised Malaysia to regional eminence by the same combination of fear and bounty. The nation's body politic contracted by an injection of racially charged fear, as avarice was satisfied by economic opportunity.

Though he did try, Badawi has failed to consolidate his power base within the Barisan Nasional (BN) ranks. The regional mood for change which has swept the region since 1998 has found a haven in small corners of the Malaysian state and in pockets of a disenchanted middle class. What set apart old dictators from new autocrats was the elegance with which they could discharge opponents.

Whether the charges be true or false, "sodomy" is hardly a stylish deposition fitting political rationale. Since coming to power in 2003 Badawi has not helped his own cause by failing to win over public sentiment as inflation remains a concern, economic disparity widens and promised reforms progress at a frustrating pace. Even promising to step down in 2010 has not quelled discontent within the BN rank.

Increasingly Malaysia politics are turning back toward the terrible specter of primordial politics -- religion and race -- as a means of distracting the electorate from the political interests of the elite. This is a sad state of affairs for a country supposedly infused with "Islam Hadari" (Civilized Islam). However, Malaysia is, unfortunately, wanting in alternatives. There are questions whether the perceived prime minister-in-waiting Najib Tun Razak can sustain the dominance of the old guard.

Najib's performance as minister of finance, which he assumed Wednesday, will gauge his acceptability as Malaysia's next leader. On the other end of the spectrum the opposition coalition of Pakatan Rakyat under Anwar Ibrahim has been big on headlines but lacking on actual policy proposals. Less we forget, Anwar too was a very integral part of the status quo until he was exorcised through charges of sodomy. Is Anwar's plight a consequence of his "good fight"? Or has he picked up the mantle of change because he lost his own political fight?

While we welcome the ushering in of democratic change within our neighboring state, we lack full confidence that the practical alternatives will suffice for Malaysia's needs. Let us remind our Malaysian cousins that based on Indonesia's own painful experience, a change of allegiance at the elite level is not equivalent to a change in fundamental beliefs toward the primacy of civil society. Defecting lawmakers from the ruling coalition to the opposition does not make them democracy's soldiers, only political opportunists. We fear that what we are seeing in Malaysia is neither revolution nor evolution, but is instead a potential transition from one power to another.

BN and its preceding Parti Perikatan which has governed Malaysia since independence, has ruled for too long. It is time for change. But Pakatan too must show it is more than just a vehicle for Anwar. More importantly it has to demonstrate that it can be a voice for all Malaysians -- not just Malays and Muslims -- living in a multiethnic society. The Jakartapost

By KARL ROVE September 11, 2008

Of all the advantages Gov. Sarah Palin has brought to the GOP ticket, the most important may be that she has gotten into Barack Obama's head. How else to explain Sen. Obama's decision to go one-on-one against "Sarah Barracuda," captain of the Wasilla High state basketball champs? It's a matchup he'll lose. If Mr. Obama wants to win, he needs to remember he's running against John McCain for president, not Mrs. Palin for vice president.



Michael Dukakis spent the last months of the 1988 campaign calling his opponent's running mate, Dan Quayle, a risky choice and even ran a TV ad blasting Mr. Quayle. The Bush/Quayle ticket carried 40 states. Adlai Stevenson spent the fall of 1952 bashing Dwight Eisenhower's running mate, Richard Nixon, calling him "the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, and then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation." The Republican ticket carried 39 of 48 states.

If Mr. Obama keeps attacking Mrs. Palin, he could suffer the fate of his Democratic predecessors. These assaults highlight his own tissue-thin résumé, waste precious time better spent reassuring voters he is up for the job, and diminish him -- not her. Consider Mr. Obama's response to CNN's Anderson Cooper, who asked him about Republican claims that Mrs. Palin beats him on executive experience. Mr. Obama responded by comparing Wasilla's 50 city workers with his campaign's 2,500 employees and dismissed its budget of about $12 million a year by saying "we have a budget of about three times that just for the month." He claimed his campaign "made clear" his "ability to manage large systems and to execute."

Of course, this ignores the fact that Mrs. Palin is now governor. She manages an $11 billion operating budget, a $1.7 billion capital expenditure budget, and nearly 29,000 full- and part-time state employees. In two years as governor, she's vetoed over $499 million from Alaska's capital budget -- more money than Mr. Obama is likely to spend on his entire campaign. And Mr. Obama is not running his campaign's day-to-day operation. His manager, David Plouffe, assisted by others, makes the decisions about the $335 million the campaign has spent. Even if Mr. Obama is his own campaign manager, does that qualify him for president?

A debate between Mr. Obama and Mrs. Palin over executive experience also isn't smart politics for Democrats. As Mr. Obama talks down Mrs. Palin's record, voters may start comparing backgrounds. He won't come off well. Then there was Mr. Obama's blast Saturday about Mrs. Palin's record on earmarks. He went at her personally, saying, "you been taking all these earmarks when it is convenient and then suddenly you are the champion anti-earmark person."

It's true. Mrs. Palin did seek earmarks as Wasilla's mayor. But as governor, she ratcheted down the state's requests for federal dollars, telling the legislature last year Alaska "cannot and must not rely so heavily on federal government earmarks." Her budget chief directed state agencies to reduce earmark requests to only "the most compelling needs" with "a strong national purpose," explaining to reporters "we really want to skinny it down." Mr. Obama has again started a debate he can't win. As senator, he has requested nearly $936 million in earmarks, ratcheting up his requests each year he's been in the Senate. If voters dislike earmarks -- and they do -- they may conclude Mrs. Palin cut them, while Mr. Obama grabs for more each year.

Mr. Obama may also pay a price for his "lipstick on a pig" comment. The last time the word "lipstick" showed up in this campaign was during Mrs. Palin's memorable ad-lib in her acceptance speech. Mr. Obama says he didn't mean to aim the comment at Mrs. Palin, but he deserves all the negative flashback he gets from the snarky aside. Sen. Joe Biden has now joined the attack on Mrs. Palin, saying this week that her views on issues show she's "obviously a backwards step for women." This is a mistake. Mr. Obama is already finding it difficult to win over independent women and Hillary Clinton voters. If it looks like he's going out of his way to attack Mrs. Palin, these voters may conclude it's because he has a problem with strong women.

In Denver two weeks ago, Mr. Obama said, "If you don't have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from." That's what he's trying to do, only the object of his painting is Sarah Palin, not John McCain. In Mrs. Palin, Mr. Obama faces a political phenomenon who has altered the election's dynamics. Americans have rarely seen someone who immediately connects with large numbers of voters at such a visceral level. Mrs. Palin may be the first vice presidential candidate since Lyndon B. Johnson to change an election's outcome. If Mr. Obama keeps attacking her, the odds of Gov. Palin becoming Vice President Palin increase significantly. WSJ Online

Mr. Rove is a former senior adviser and deputy chief of staff to President George W. Bush.

ABOUT KARL ROVE

Karl Rove served as Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000–2007 and Deputy Chief of Staff from 2004–2007. At the White House he oversaw the Offices of Strategic Initiatives, Political Affairs, Public Liaison, and Intergovernmental Affairs and was Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, coordinating the White House policy making process. Before Karl became known as "The Architect" of President Bush's 2000 and 2004 campaigns, he was president of Karl Rove + Company, an Austin-based public affairs firm that worked for Republican candidates, nonpartisan causes, and nonprofit groups. His clients included over 75 Republican U.S. Senate, Congressional and gubernatorial candidates in 24 states, as well as the Moderate Party of Sweden. Karl writes a weekly op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, is a Newsweek columnist and is now writing a book to be published by Simon & Schuster. Email the author at Karl@Rove.com or visit him on the web at Rove.com.

It is the season of flip flop, now he says "he's done it". Not the butler, but him. He ordered the arrests. Just imagine the power of Syed Hamid Albar's reasoning why Ahmad was not detained was, that he was already punished (grossly lenient compared to the ISA) and that there is a police report against him for sedition. That is our very "capable" Minister of Home affairs. He sentences innocents into confinement, whilst the perpetrators walk free. The question we should ask of the Minister is "why are the Police pussy footing and dragging their feet, in detaining this UMNO Putra?" Why is the unjust rule of law of law applicable on innocents? Whilst the just rule of law not applicable to thugs and goons. Oh, I forgot, they belong to the same club. Some people , apparently are more equal than others. Now comes the classic disease of flip flop, common disease amongst the BN wallahs, in relation to the ISA arrests.

Syed Hamid Albar has made a fantastic flip and flop, not those Japanese male and female slippers, that he was not involved in the detention of three individuals under the Internal Security Act (ISA) last Friday. In the Malay daily, race baiting Utusan Malaysia, Syed Hamid now said he had approved the detentions on behalf of the government, in carrying out his duty as a cabinet minister and not as any ‘outsider’. From Malaysiakini.

Syed Hamid said the ISA crackdown was a government decision and no minister, including Zaid, should question it. Hello, even your colleague de facto law minister Zaid Ibrahim, is questioning it. You know that you have been cornered by the people of Malaysia. How much more dishonest can you get. You bluster in your self importance by saying "ISA crackdown was a government decision and no minister, including Zaid, should question it."

Then you berate your colleague who is an honourable man by saying “Zaid is in the cabinet, if he has his own views, he should bring it up with the prime minister (Abdullah Ahmad Badawi). If every cabinet member openly debates through the media, we will have an administrative crisis. “If a cabinet member is doing his job while another one openly criticises him, I don’t know where we are heading and what will happen.” Okay, Zaid has resigned, you have no cause now. So what is the excuse now?

This is what will happen, you are sliding down a chute, which leads to the cesspool of history. Syed Hamid had on Saturday 13 Sept 2008, said he had not ordered the arrests and that the decision to hold DAP Seputeh MP Teresa Kok, blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin and Sin Chew Daily journalist Tan Hoon Cheng were made by the police on their own discretion.

The police force, nevertheless, comes under the jurisdiction of Syed Hamid as the home minister. This guy has the powers over the Police, what is wrong with our Ministers? They still do not get it, that the clock is ticking. There will be a new dawn for Malaysia. Malaysiakini.

Well, for those who do disagree with me, here are some more arguments on the sanity of Baldy. They are concise and clear arguements. For the love of Malaysia, these incompetents need to be got rid off. They cannot even handle a simple "protection operation" using existing laws. They arrest one journalist for reporting a racist and leave another journalist from an extremist garbage of a paper. Arresting the politiican instead. The Politician who spewed forth racist commenst and stirring shit against others is allowed to walk the streets as a free man.

Well in Malaysia when racist filth is spewed, some are above the law! For example:

Hishammuddin said that despite nation-wide controversy and protests he would continue to unsheath the keris at the Umno Youth general assembly this year until the non-Malays become “desensitized” to it. Hishammuddin’s unsheathing of the keris at the Umno Youth General Assembly last year was made in the context of extremist, incendiary and seditious utterances such as:“when tension rises, the blood of Malay warriors will run in our veins”;“Datuk Hisham has unsheathed his keris, waved his keris, kissed his keris. We want to ask Datuk Hisham when is he going to use it”; and “Hak Orang Melayu tidak boleh dicabar, jika tidak orang Melayu akan mengamok, peristiwa Mei 13 akan berulang yang ianya akan lebih teruk daripada tahun 1969 yang akan menjadikan Kuala Lumpur padang terkukur”. LKS

Then, our own Deputy Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak, in a widely documented speech threatened to bathe his keris, or Malaysian dagger, in Chinese blood, resurrecting fears of the country's calamitous Malay-Chinese race riots of 1969. Asia Times.

Khairy Jamaluddin in Penang,Khairy spoke about the Malays being marginalized in Penang. They were racially provocative statements, as an attempt to solicit Malay support to distract attention from his personal political problems within UMNO. Lest Malaysians forget in responding to Mahathir’s attacks against him during UMNO Youth meetings, Khairy not only wept but had to declare faithfulness to his wife Nori Abdullah, sold off his 9.2 million shares in ECM-Libra and even called Mahathir a “monkey” when Khairy was not even born when Mahathir first became Education Minister. For a millionaire Malay like Khairy to complain that Malays are marginalised in Penang is hypocritical and discriminatory when he ignores non-Malays who are marginalised not just in Penang but also (together with other non-Penang Malays) throughout Malaysia. Has millionaire Khairy forgotten that not every Indians and Chinese whether in or outside Penang are millionaires like him? DAP.

Is not the the "Rule of Law" applicable to these race mongers? Oh yes, in Malaysia the norm is selective prosecution. Who, you are counts. So they get away scott free, whilst the innocent become the victims. Why does this go on? MCA, MIC and Gerakan are the greatest contributors to this sorry state of affairs. They need to be consigned to the rubbish bin of history. They even get away with C4. Today's Berita Harian headline's scream, "ISA Redakan Ketegangan" (Internal Security Act Lowers Tension). It is another organ of UMNO, it does not take a genius to figure that the contents are all spin. I saw the headlines from afar.

The below are the selected extracts from Malaysiakini, on Baldy, who should call the on the Police to arrest the right people and charge them with sedition and not detain them under the ISA and stop giving out moronic statements and becoming the laughing stock of Malaysia, if not the world.

The Healer: There is a clear purpose why the series of arrests were made: Besides the human motive, the government has now showed its true colours of injustice. The rational behind the arrests truly contradict each other. Let us start with the young journalist. Tan Hoon Cheng was arrested on grounds that she was the culprit behind the whole civic uproar and instability, when the offending message was from another person, Ahmad Ismail.

Why then is not Khir Toyo being detained under ISA based on the same reasoning? He reported Teresa Kok's alleged petition to tone down the mosque's loudspeakers during azan, and it was published on his blog. Was it Teresa or Khir who initiated unrest if Tan Hoon Cheng was blamed as the culprit?

Then there is Syed Hamid Albar's reasoning why Ahmad was not detained: he was already punished (grossly lenient compared to the ISA) and that there is a police report against him for sedition. Compare that to RPK's reason for arrest. It does not make sense.RPK has already been charged for sedition and criminal defamation. Why then is RPK being detained under ISA when he has these charges upon him? Should not he and Teresa deserve the right to defend themselves just as Ahmad did?

The Barisan government is hardened. They no longer heed the warning of the people to repent. Again, the message is clear: repent or be overthrown. Long have the oppressed suffered and been robbed of their lives. I do not enjoy seeing BN destroyed, I desire them to change. But we cannot force them, they have to respond accordingly. Should the BN government continue with its selfish ways, the outcome is clear. Thus, dear PM and fellow BN members, please make wise choices, the warning is there, do not ignore it, lest you perish.

Joe: It is ridiculous to note that when one journalist wrote about a politician, the politician was suspended and the journalist was detained under ISA, on the grounds that she started the whole thing.On the other hand, another journalist wrote about another politician, and the politician is detained under ISA and nothing is done to the journalist who started the whole thing. This is a very obvious case of double standards.

The minister can say the police are in charge in the whole matter, but we all know from where ISA orders come from. When is the Home Ministry or PM going to order an ISA detention on the Utusan Malaysia journalist who had written an article which is seditious, and obviously false (as it was not supported by the officials of the mosque concerned). In that case, who had stoked racial tension, Teresa Kok or Utusan Malaysia?

Simon Yap: The real culprit behind this whole sordid issue is Khir Toyo. But like Ahmad Ismail, Khir is an Umno member, and so is above the law. So, I suspect that even if Teresa is released, Khir will come away unscathed. Such is the injustice in our country. There is a dual system of justice. If you are part of the government, disciplinary action by your party is sufficient. If you are not, you will be arrested and made to suffer. This logic is revoltingly flawed. Malaysiakini.

Look, people have called him Potato Head or sometimes Spud Head, they are bad and nasty. I am just stating facts that he is bald and his ancestry is Yemeni, I have actually combined his greater characterics to call him that. You know, if I was to use his full name, it would take up alot of space.

Anyway,I will refer to him as Baldy, you do not know who I am talking about? The guy who blabbers and blurts during the BBC interview after the Hindraf rally, the great (drum roll, trumpets blaring) one and only Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar (more drum roll)!

You can see him blustering, observe and hear his convoluted logic here, below in this video clip:

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He has a convoluted sense of logic, for him and his goons arresting Teresa Kok. According to the Abdul Rahman Nasir (left), who is head of the mosque ommittee, Kok had never set foot in Masjid Kinrara to present the residents' petition-Malaysiakini.

I took the liberty of copying this from Malaysiakini. I intend to do so until Teresa Kok is released. Normally I would only take short extracts from Malaysiakini attributing the source, as it is a an outfit that survives on subscription.

Okay, notice this, Masjid Kota Damansara's Secretary of the three-week-old mosque Ahmad Redzuan Samsudin said a police report was lodged on Wednesday against former Selangor Menteri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo for claiming pressure from non-Muslims and a state exco-backed petition had forced them to stop making the azan through the loudspeaker. Against who? The former MB of Selangor, a first generation Indon Malaysian.

For what? For claiming pressure from non-Muslims and a state exco-backed petition had forced them to stop making the azan through the loudspeaker.“There was no pressure from non-Muslims,” said Redzuan. He further added “Last Saturday (Aug 30), lightning during a thunderstorm had struck and damaged the PA system. Thereafter, we borrowed equipment from the SMK Kota Damansara in Section 10, but problems with the wiring further delayed us from sounding the azans through the loudspeaker." From Malaysiakini. That Toyo, was an "Act of God", a favourite quote of your former colleague, Sam. Teresa Kok was not in the picture at all.

The police report, lodged by mosque head Hassan Basri alias Basri Mohd at the Kota Damansara police station, quotes the latter as saying: “I see all of this as slander and an attempt to give rise to prejudice among the various races in Kota Damansara, an act of provocation to divide the community.” The culprits who are still breathing free air are Toyol oops Toyo and Utusan Malaysia, which happens to be the propaganda organ of UMNO, not that organ. If action should be taken, the person who should be the target should be Khir Toyo as well as the editorial staff of Utusan which is one helluva of a rabid, diseased paper.

The joke is Baldy denies that he did not order the arrests of the three people under the Internal Security Act (ISA. He said the action was taken by the police themselves under Section 73(1) based on their assessment of the current situation as they had “strong and good reason” to believe that conflict could happen and public order could be jeopardised. “Under this action, the police need not refer to me. It’s their discretion and their assessment of what happened. There has been no malice on their part,” he said Saturday at a press conference at Bukit Aman here. Ha, ha, ha, no malice on their part? What is Toyol, oops Toyo doing breathing the free air, how about the scumbags at Utusan who have been continously inciting? You Baldy are the Boss, you can tell them to take a hike!

This is his pathetic excuse,"I am a minister. I am a politician. If I start to interfere, then people will say I have a political motive. It will send the wrong signals. I cannot interfere. This has to be done in accordance with the police exercise of their powers.” He further added that the police had taken strong notice that there was concern on the ground among the public who felt not so safe. Dear Baldy, tell the truth and shame the devil, September 16th is approaching and you are losing sleep. If you cannot manage the Police Force, quit and allow someone who is more competent, maybe like Azmin Ali, to handle it. You are trying, together with Toyo to incite a Public Order situation, so that a state of Emergency can be declared. So that Sepetember 16th does not happen. Dream on man. When it happens, your sorry arse will become a Saiful. Yeah, one more thing, Baldy, why is there no show cause letter given to the racist garbage Utusan? Are you thinking like them?

On the great Raja Petra, I mean the really Great Pete, the guy with cojones of steel. He should be charged in court if he had contravened any laws of the land, affording him the opportunity to defend himself in an open trial. The detention-without-trial ISA should not be used against RPK, as it is not only undemocratic and repressive but a clear case of abuse of power. I and many others will of course cheer him on during his trials, watching like hawks to see you all screw up.

The latest, Sin Chew reporter released. Warm hugs from her anxious family members and friends saw Tan Hoon Cheng almost breaking down in tears as she returned home in Taman Alma, here at about 4.15pm Saturday.The 33-year-old Sin Chew Daily reporter, who was detained Friday under the Internal Security Act (ISA), was released in less than 24 hours. She was all smiles as she spoke to her family and friends for a mere 20 minutes before heading to stay at a friend’s house to avoid the media.

General Abdul Aziz Zainal, the military chief who earlier this week warned that racial issues were a "major threat to the country", again called for a lid to be put on any troublemakers. In full from Malaysiakini. Is his call directed towards the provocateurs or towards the people's call for justice in reference to Ahmad Ismail. I would suggest that the CAF stay away from politics. He is actually directing it towards the opposition, as it was at a Wanita UMNO function handing over Hari Raya goodies for the Troops, that he made that call.

He should spend his energy more on the welfare of the troops, like getting a decent pairs of combat boots, like probably the Goretex boots he wears , world class webbing and world class combat rations. Whilst at it he should look into the accomodation needs of bachelor soldiers, where some live in dilpidated huts, from the times of our previous British colonial masters. Decent accomodation, with a laundromat, an ironing room and driers. These facilities can be found in first world armies. Like in Singapore, Australia, Taiwan etc etc.

Or for that matter do a study on why 11 soldiers died due to friendly fire during Operation Jala Aman in Sarawak in the Eighties. An operation under the Commander of the Rajang Area Security Command. Or for that matter, have a bit of guts and plan the rescue of our people taken hostage by Somali pirates. I know we have capable officers and men of great calibre. That should be your forte. The Military is not what it is today, due to your efforts alone. It is due to the combined efforts and many sacrifices of your predecessors. Do not forget the sacrifices of soldiers from all walks of life. Remember, you are only a mere General, you think your subordinates do not know that you are actually sucking up to your political masters? Your Boss is our King, do not forgot that.

Worst you bullshit in the New Straits Times that, "Almost half the Sarawakians in the army are from the Iban community, a statement from the Defence Ministry clarified. Of this, close to 32 per cent are in the Ranger Regiment, and in each battalion, their numbers are quite substantial. Your spokesman makes it sound nice. But are they justly treated in regards to promotions?

Are they Brigade Commanders? Divisional Commanders? Corps Commanders? Chief of Army? Chief of Navy? Chief of the Air Force? No, you just exploit their grand fighting qualities they have. Give a semblance of promotions, keep them in place so that they do not become uppity? You do not treasure them, prove it, make one of them the Chief of Army. Of course, without converting.

The statement said 25 per cent of each battalion were made up of Ibans. The statement was made in response to a letter by a retired Lieutenant Colonel Robert Rizal a receipient of the of the covetted Pingat Gagah Berani ,to the New Straits Times that more should be done to encourage Ibans to join the army as they were courageous and dedicated. Well, also a message to the NST and the Ministry of Defence, he is not any "retired leftenant colonel" as you disrespectfully spelt his rank and not bothered to mention his name. Here are his exploits, in his own words.

"The number of Ibans in the combat forces is quite high, taking into account their level of education and eligibility. But there are more who are also in the combat support and services forces such as the Royal Armoured Corps, Royal Signals Regiment, Royal Combat Engineers Regiment, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Corps and other technical teams within the army," the statement said. It added that the involvement of Iban soldiers in the army continued to be encouraging, with about 10 per cent of the recruits taken in between 2005 and 2008 coming from that community."These facts and figures prove that the army has never neglected or denied any opportunities for the Ibans in the military. "In fact, the army is constantly lauding their participation because history has proven that Iban soldiers have the fighting spirit, courage and a high level of loyalty. "Their contribution in guarding the sovereignty of the country will always be remembered," it said.

Okay General your spokesman mentioned 32% of the Iban are in the Rangers, a very distinguished Corps, a very combat seasoned Corps, the most Senior Corps in the Malaysian Armed Forces, as currently spinned otherwise.

My question is, why on earth are there no Iban Generals? Not qualified, not good enough, or are they just blatantly marginalised? That is why I say your spokesman bullshitted on your behalf. I think these questions should keep your hands full. Please leave politiking to the those low down scumbags known as politicans (not applicable to all).

Oh, yes, if you talk about Indians and Chinese not being promoted, even though they shine, maybe you can excuse that for the small numbers they make. Anyway that is a pathetic excuse, so do not try that. For law and order, leave that to our very unprofessional police. They seem to be capable and adept at handling water canons.

You just concentrate on answering why there are no Iban Generals!

Meanwhile I would advise you to read a writeup by a person known as Antares in Malaysiakini, who has this to say, read it, understand it and digest it, "General Abdul Aziz Zainal, the military chief who earlier this week warned that racial issues were a "major threat to the country", again called for a lid to be put on any troublemakers. Something smells rotten here. I think it's stale Umno sandiwara. First of all, the only loud noises I've been hearing have been from some Umno throwbacks up north who still haven't accepted defeat after the March general elections and Permatang Pauh.

While Gerakan was in control of Penang under Koh Tsu Koon, these people were quiet. Now that Pakatan Rakyat has taken over and exposed the shocking extent of corruption and abuse of power under BN misrule, it's like some heavy stone has been upturned, causing a huge flurry of panic and confusion amidst the secret colony of tiny critters that have lived under the protection of that stone for decades.And so, all their angst and anger is being targeted at their former ally, ex-CM Koh, whom they blame for losing Penang to the enemy camp. That's all these Umno people know how to do: lose an election, blame the leader.

Now does that qualify as "a national crisis in ethnic relations?" Not unless you're really desperate for an excuse to declare martial law - because that may be the only way left to cling on to power even just for a few more months. General Abdul Aziz, I suggest you relax and don't pretend you're only doing your job. We know life has been good from eight years of Najib Razak as defence minister. Of course, you're required to show at least a modicum of loyalty to Umno because the party has served you well.

However, the ultimate head of the army - the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces -is not Najib Razak but the Yang di Pertuan Agong. Please remember that and be mindful that you are not to become anybody's puppet.

Mahathir, on the other hand, started life not as a Malay but a Malayali-the people of Kerala in south India, where his father came from. At university in Singapore, he was listed as an Indian. Perhaps this explains why he became more Malay than many Malays, all the while pursuing a politics which had scant time for Malay instincts for consensus and compromise. The extreme pro-Malay policies with which he was associated in the late 1960s, and which he expressed in his long-banned book, The Malay Dilemma, revealed a deep frustration with traditional Malay ways. His life has been a series of battles to impose his modernising agenda on the nation. At the same time, he has maintained some visceral anti-western feelings, more familiar in the subcontinent than in Malaysia.

Mahathir is full of paradoxes on racial issues. Many of his policies have had the effect of reducing the racial element in government decisions, watering down the agenda to advance Malay interests. As a result he is well regarded by many in the Chinese business community. Yet, despite his trumpeting of Asian identity, he appears ashamed to admit his Indian heritage. In his new book, A New Deal for Asia, he writes about his father in such a way as to imply that he was a Malay dedicated to the improvement of his fellow Malays rather than the hard-working Indian immigrant and government servant that he was. No mention of Mahathir's Indian Muslim background ever appears in the media. The subject is taboo.

Nevertheless, Mahathir has been quick to promote himself as the embodiment of "Asian" identity and values, with diatribes against the west, usually couched in racial terms. Recently, he has taken to describing Anwar as a western stooge; as for the Asian crisis, it was the product of a western conspiracy which has set Asia back a generation. Mahathir, who had courted the foreign investment in export manufacturing which has created so much of Malaysia's wealth, is now the third world's scourge of foreign capital. Anwar, the Islamic teacher, is really a western liberal Trojan horse. Read the complete article here by Philip Bowring.

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Barisan Nasional component parties should take appropriate action against their respective members if they go against party lines and raise sensitive issues, said its Youth chairman Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, in The Star. Does not this guy know any shame? He conveniently forgets that he is the guy who screwed up the BN big time. You want to know a hypocrite, here is one.

He said yesterday’s decision by Umno to suspend Bukit Bendera Umno division chief Datuk Ahmad Ismail should also mean Barisan component parties show consistency by taking action against their own members when they stoked ill-feelings among the people. Did you not Hishamuddin? The waving of the Keris was the biggest Public Relations coup for the Pakatan Rakyat! He alone pushed away the majority of Non Malay voters to the opposition plus our Malay brethren who were disgusted with his antics. Even the official propaganda organ of UMNO says so!

Kerismuddin also referred to an earlier incident involving Gerakan, where its Youth vice-chief S. Paranjothy created unpleasantness last year when he had reportedly said on the Internet that the Indian community were treated like fourth-class citizens. Hishammuddin said he called for Umno to break off ties with Gerakan due to the statement at the time.

If you recall Hishammudin said he was not threatening anyone nor being emotional when he said that Umno Youth and Barisan Nasional would sever relationship with Gerakan if the Gerakan Acting President Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon could not give a satisfactory explanation and response on Paranjothy’s statement for saying two things:

• that the 30,000 Indians who took part in the Hindraf demonstration in Kuala Lumpur on November 25 did so to express their frustration and anger because the community had been “marginalized, oppressed and ignored”.

• Blaming Umno leaders, particularly the Umno Youth Leader Hishammuddin and Deputy Umno Youth Leader Khairy Jamaluddin for racial posturing and inciting racial sentiments among Malays to gain political mileage – citing as examples the keris-wielding episodes against the former and the public castigation of the Indian news vendors by the latter when the Umno presidential address of Prime Minister and Umno President, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was not carried in the press the next day as the Umno general assembly fell on Deepavali, with the next day an annual press holiday.

Hello, excuse me, when the crutches needing people go into universities with pathetic scores, the people with better scores blocked from pursuing tertiary education, marginalised to the point of desperation open their mouths and plead, you turn a deaf ear, what do you expect? Comparing the Indians with Ahmad Ismail ? This guy was someone who stood to benefit financially if the Penang Outer Ring Road (Porr) (he was the main contractor of that project)-Malaysiakini. S. Paranjothy was right in speaking out for the downtrodden Indians. No one was listening to their cries of desperation, Ahmad Ismail and his gang were not downtrodden, they were castrated off power in Penang on the 8th March 2008, that is why they are behaving like small time warlords.

I would say Hishamuddin has a very short memory of his antics. Remember when he was waving his tiny Keris around? Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah too mentioned it in Gua Musang, so did Muhamad son of Muhamad on the outcome of the elections. His antics with his Keris, which everyone in UMNO cheered on at that time, eventually met Waterloo, in the form of the 12th General Elections. If anyone recalls, immediately after the election results there was neither a peep nor a squeal from the great and mighty UMNO Youth Chief, where the BN got thrashed and humiliated resoundingly. I guess he scurried away with his tail neatly tucked away between his legs, before anyone asked him to commit hara kiri with the much maligned Keris. He must have got into a great depression, well for a guy who actually depressed many millions of Malaysians with his "desensitising" antics with his Keris, me included, I say, serves him right. Continue being depressed. Yes, continue with your Ketuanan Melayu war cries and posturing in the next UMNO gathering. It will probably gain you a seat in the opposition, which is very likely, as you, yourself cannot seem to see your faults.

Enough of your crap, you are the cause of the rise of racists. I think you are the last person on this earth to lecture anyone on sensitivities. Bah! Humbug! Period!