Critical Thoughts

Coming from a former Foreign Minister, it is a real shame that the Home Affairs Ministry is allowing citizens from the Tel Aviv regime to enter this country. I agree with the call made by the President of TERAS that under no circumstances should any citizen from a nation which endorses State Terrorism and Apartheid as its core ideologies be allowed to enter here under whatever pretext. This is to show our solidarity and compassion with our brothers and sisters in the West Bank and especially in Gaza, where they are currently under a terrible seige and assault by the IOF (Israeli Occupational Forces).

I hope someone will actually knock some sense into the Minister in question before making decisions which demeans and even jeopardise our principles concerning the Palestinian cause.

Even the thought of that happening would probably make many people bristle, including yours truly. A very long time ago, that is, back when the idea of MELAYU = ISLAM is synonymous with my identity. Things, of course, have changed since then and even more dramatically so after the recent General Elections. Frankly race was never an issue for me and I can accept an ethnic Chinese Malaysian as my Prime Minister but there is only one criteria: he must be a Muslim in order to uphold Article 3 of the Federal Constitution.

No exceptions and no further argument is necessary. And oh, in case you are wondering, that picture above is not a Chinese temple. It is a minaret of a mosque.

Very interesting development, no doubt. Stop calling the DAP-Keadilan-PAS coalition as “Barisan Rakyat”, people. Its PAKATAN RAKYAT now.

The leaders of KeADILan, DAP and PAS met today in furtherance of the meeting held on the 18th of March 2008. Today’s meeting was attended by, among others, Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, YB Lim Kit Siang, YB Dato’ Seri Tuan Guru Haji Abdul Hadi Awang and YB Datin Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

In today’s meeting, we have proposed to consolidate the cooperation between the three parties under the name “PAKATAN RAKYAT”. This name has been proposed pending confirmation by the respective parties. Pakatan Rakyat pledges to uphold the rights and interests of all Malaysians, regardless of religion or race, as enshrined in the Constitution.

With the results of the recent elections, the state governments of Kelantan, Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak and Selangor will be known as Pakatan Rakyat state governments. The policies of these governments will be conducted in accordance with the policies of Pakatan Rakyat.

I hope this will finally result in a coherent command structure, a common coalition symbol and a common platform. I still have reservations about PAS working together with one particular party, but let’s wait and see.

So says the weakest Prime Minister in Malaysian history ever (a.k.a. Encik Jellyfish). But I have no doubt in my mind that come the next general election, he will be kissing his seat in Putrajaya goodbye. What can he do in four years anyway? The damage he has done is irreversible.

We need a new administration, no doubt about it.

The announcement of the Cabinet lineup came with mixed feelings. On one hand I am pleased that Rafidah “AP giver” Aziz is out but why the fuck is that a-hole Zaid “I suka main loteri” Ibrahim in his cabinet?? He did not even stand for the recent election and is sneaking in through a Senatorship at the Dewan Negara. Faugh!

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