SEMENANJUNG TANAH MELAYU 2

1. Someone asked what about the “Orang Asli” literally the “Original People”. Weren’t they in the peninsular before the Malays?

2. They could be. So are the Red Indians, the Maoris, the aborigines of Australia, the many tribal people in many countries of the world.

3. If we consider that the Orang Asli have more rights to claim Malaysia as their own then we should acknowledge and respect the rights of the Red Indians, the Maoris, the Australian aborigines and all the other aborigines to be given back the land we now call America, Australia, New Zealand etc.

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CHANGING REGIME

1. The people of Tunisia and Egypt have overthrown their Governments. A number of people have been killed in the process. More will follow before the uprisings will be over. Now comes the problem of setting up new Governments which would make the struggle and the sacrifices worthwhile. If the new Governments fail then all the struggles and sacrifices would have been in vain.

2. I am sure that the people would want to see a democratic Government, a Government of the people, by the people, for the people.

3. This sounds great but Government by the people will not be so easy. You cannot have the people directly governing themselves. You will need to have a new constitution and political parties which will enable representatives of the people to form the Government. For this, elections will have to be held. Unfortunately elections can be manipulated.

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JAWAPAN KEPADA NIK AZIZ

1. Percubaan Dato Nik Aziz untuk memperingatkan saya bahawa saya akan berdiri dihadapan Allah s.w.t. satu masa nanti sedikit sebanyak membuktikan keangkuhannya seolah-olah saya tidak tahu akan agama saya. Saya juga beriman dengan hakikat bahawa setiap apa yang dipertuturkan dan diperbuat di dunia ini akan diadili di akhirat nanti.

2. Nik Aziz juga akan berdiri dihadapan Allah satu masa nanti dan segala yang dipertutur dan dilakukan olehnya di dunia ini akan diadili di akhirat nanti dan lidah, tangan dan kaki Nik Aziz akan jadi saksi. Bukan bagi Nik Aziz untuk mengadili saya atau sesiapa dan bukan Nik Aziz yang akan mengadili dirinya sendiri.

3. Sehingga kita diadili di akhirat kita tidak boleh dengan angkuhnya merasa kita tidak berdosa dan orang lain yang berdosa. Allah s.w.t. sahaja yang mengetahui segala dosa yang dilakukan oleh sesiapa, termasuk Nik Aziz. Dakwaan Nik Aziz yang dianya beriman, setelah mengkafir dan memecahbelah orang Islam, membuat berbagai-bagai tuduhan, akan ditentukan oleh Allah s.w.t. Tidak memadai dengan pengakuan Nik Aziz yang dianya beriman.

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HARD TRUTHS

1. A new book on Lee Kuan Yew has appeared with the title “Lee Kuan Yew – Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going.” It is a collection of 16 interviews with Lee Kuan Yew by Singapore journalists.

2. What is the hard truth which will keep Singapore going? It is, according to Lee Kuan Yew the vulnerability of Singapore. Without saying so in so many words, Lee Kuan Yew believes that the island’s neighbours would war against it if it has no military capacity to defend itself. The United Nations would not help Singapore in the event of such an attack.

3. Even America would not defend Singapore despite the Security Framework Agreement. America went to the aid of Kuwait because of oil, but Singapore’s problem is water.

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PIRATES

1. I must congratulate Paskal, the Royal Malaysian Navy’s commandos, for their success in preventing the capture of the Malaysian ship by Somali pirates recently.

2. It seems that the Korean commandos have been equally successful in frustrating the Somali pirates from hijacking a Korean ship.

3. I wonder if this means that the anti-piracy forces of the different countries are responsible for the ships of their own countries only. Will the Malaysian or Korean commandos sit by and watch as ships of other nations are hijacked in front of their eyes?

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THE DOMINO EFFECT

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1. It looks like the Arab countries are experiencing some kind of revolution. Apparently the people are not happy with the leadership of their largely authoritarian Governments. Equally obviously they want a change of Governments or the leaders.

2. The revolution has succeeded in Tunisia. Now we are seeing upheavals in Egypt.

3. Should these revolutions succeed there would be new Governments. But it is worthwhile to remember that change is not always for the better. It is incumbent upon those bent on effecting change to have some idea about the kind of Governments they want. Otherwise they may get the same kind of Governments that they try so hard to be rid off. This is because most leaders upon achieving power would change and would forget the struggles and sacrifices which enabled them to be in power. Power corrupts as we all know.

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NIK AZIZ DAN KWAN YEW

1. Kata Nik Aziz, “Melayu (di Malaysia) tolak Islam lebih teruk daripada Kwan Yew”. Ternampak Nik Aziz lebih utamakan peluang untuk memburuk musuh politiknya di Malaysia daripada mempertahankan serangan terhadap Islam dan penganutnya oleh Lee Kwan Yew. Nik Aziz anggap nasionalis Melayu lebih teruk ke-Islaman mereka.

2. Di zaman British ramai pembesar Melayu minum arak dan ada pekerja Melayu yang minum toddy. Masjid pun tidak banyak dan ramai yang tidak sembahyang. Hasil perjuangan nasionalis Melayu negara sekarang diperintah oleh orang Melayu Islam. Mereka mengharamkan arak dalam majlis rasmi Kerajaan, menerap nilai-nilai Islam dalam pemerintahan, membekalkan wang Kerajaan untuk kegiatan-kegiatan agama Islam, memudahkan orang Islam buat kerja haji, mendirikan masjid-masjid, menubuhkan Universiti Islam, Bank Islam, Takaful, badan-badan dakwah, mengharamkan loteri nasional dan berbagai-bagai lagi yang disuruh oleh agama Islam. Teruk sangatkah orang nasionalis ini dalam mengamal ajaran Islam?

3. Sebaliknya apakah yang dilakukan oleh PAS dan Nik Aziz? Hasil yang terbesar ialah memecahbelahkan orang Islam di negara ini. Penubuhan PAS itu sendiri berjaya memecahbelahkan orang Melayu Islam setelah mereka bersatu dalam UMNO untuk memperjuangkan nasib bangsa yang beragama Islam.

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SEJARAH

1. Sejarah menceritakan apa yang telah berlaku dahulu kepada sesuatu negara atau bangsa. Tidak semua yang diceritakan diasaskan kepada fakta yang benar-benar berlaku. Tiap negara dan tiap ahli sejarah mengutamakan kepentingan negara apabila menulis berkenaan sejarah yang dilalui oleh negara masing-masing.

2. Demikian penulis sejarah British apabila menulis berkenaan pertempuran perang di Waterloo mendakwa bahawa pertempuran itu telah selesai dimenangi oleh Duke of Wellington, Jeneral yang mengetuai tentera British sebelum tentera Jerman yang diketuai oleh Blucher sampai ke Waterloo untuk membantu Wellington.

3. Ahli sejarah Jerman pula menulis bahawa Wellington hampir kalah di Waterloo apabila Blucher sampai dan menyelamatkan tentera British dan seterusnya memberi kemenangan kepada tentera gabungan Jerman dan British.

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