THE UNITED STATES

1. There was a time when I thought that peace had come to the world. The Cold War had ended with the forces of the righteous triumphant.

2. But alas, for the small countries of the world, there is now more fear. The great democracies of the world, headed by the United States have decided on a crusade to democratise the whole world, through violence and war where necessary.

3. I am reading Robert Fisk, a British journalist, on the great war for civilisation i.e. the war in the Middle East. In all these wars the US plays a dominant role, not as a peace maker to stop the violent conflicts between the fractious Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries but to start wars against them so as to spread democracy.

4. In Palestine, United States’ backing for Israel is unstinted, without regard for how many times and how blatant are Israel’s disregard for the international law or morality or how violent and lethal are its methods.

5. Israel built “settlements” on Palestinian land with impunity, ravaged Palestinian villages, seize their land and expelled the inhabitants, openly shot and kill children, destroying houses with their occupants still inside, jailed and tortured more than a thousand Palestinians without charges or fair trial, illegally blockaded Gaza, attacked foreign ships on mercy mission while in international waters, killing foreign personnel on board, refuses to allow the Palestinians to call their land Palestine but instead to refer to themselves only as the Palestinian Authority.

6. Robert Fisk describes the torture methods of the Israelis and this is confirmed by Amnesty International. These include sleep deprivation, squatting for hours, violent shaking, imprisonment in a cupboard, beatings, pressure on the genitals and exposure to heat and cold.

7. Why is Israel free to do all these dastardly things? It is because the US backs it all the way.

8. Even when the Israelis ran over an American woman with a tractor, killing her, the US did not protest.

9. Netanyahu, the Israeli PM ignored President Obama when the latter demanded that no more Israeli settlements be built. The US President had to eat humble pie and did nothing.

10. That is Palestine and the Palestine/Israeli conflict. Then when the New York World Trade Centre was destroyed apparently by Saudi Arabs, the United States invaded Afghanistan and Iraq. These two countries have been bombed and rocketed over and over again, their towns and villages razed to the ground. Innocent people were killed by the thousands.

11. There is no respect for borders. Towns and villages in Pakistan also experience missile attacks, strafing by aircrafts and bombing, again killing civilians.

12. In Iraq, the excuse for invasion is that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. A “shock and awe” blitzkrieg has killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians. Iraq was occupied by US forces but no weapons of mass destruction were found. This excuse was a blatant lie and the US has belatedly admitted it. Now Wikileaks exposed that Israelis and pro-Israelis “fixed” the intelligence that induced the US to war with Iraq.

13. In Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan the killings and the destruction are still going on. But the US is not yet satisfied with the bloodbath it has initiated.

14. The next target is Iran. After their experience in Iraq there is seemingly less inclination by the US to invade Iran. Instead the method adopted is to starve the Iranians through a siege.

15. The United Nations Security Council has not approved the siege (sanctions) of Iran but the US has enough clout, influence over the countries of the world to get them to carry out its wishes.

16. Thus if the banks of any country has any dealings with Iran, the US will disallow the bank from doing business with the US. Many other arm twisting methods are used by the US to render its siege of Iran effective. The purpose of doing this is to impoverish and create difficulties for the people of Iran allegedly because of Iran’s nuclear programme but actually to punish the Iranians for the closure of the US Embassy and the detention of its staff during the civil war. Revenge is very much a part of US foreign policy.

17. Now it is the turn of North Korea. It is the US who planned and implemented military exercises in waters close to North Korea. The idea is to threaten that already poor country to submit to the US.

18. Provoked, the North Koreans fired at the South Korean island in the narrow strait between it and South Korea where the military exercise is being conducted. And then the Western media condemns North Korea for this when it was in fact America which provoked North Korea into firing their guns.

19. Presidents of countries are not safe from arrest by the US. President Noriega of Panama is now languishing in an American jail. Now President Omar Bashir is being sought by America after the International Criminal Court found him guilty in a trial in which he was not defended.

20. President Salvador Allende of Chile was assassinated through the machinations of the CIA because he was a Marxist, even though he was elected by the Chileans.

21. Nicaragua had its harbour mined by the US in 1984. The United States was found guilty by the International Court. The other countries of South America live in fear of the US.

22. In the Far East the US ensured the enmity between Japan and China is perpetuated and heightened. Rapprochement between Germany and France was possible but not between Japan and China. The US opposed the formation of the East Asia Economic Group.

23. A policy of containment of China is urged on all the countries of South East Asia. Lately the US wants to be involved in the dispute over the islands of the South China Sea. For the US the dispute provides an opportunity to involve South East Asian countries in the encirclement of China.

24. It is clear that the US is seeking to make war against the small nations of the world. The US is willing to kill hundreds of thousands of people in order to spread its influence and domination.

25. No country in the world dares to condemn the US for its bullying of small weak countries.

26. Everywhere in the world US Embassies have to be fenced and guarded. Everywhere there would be demonstrations against the US. The country is the most hated nation in the world.

27. The US should be the leading nation in the world, abiding by the decisions of the United Nations, helping the poor and the weak, enriching the world with its technology and generally creating a better world by upholding non-violent ways of settling disputes between nations.

28. It is sad that the US has chosen the ugly way just for the sake of Israel. It is sad that a country which preaches human rights, justice and freedom is the country which is most guilty of breaching all the high values that it preaches.

29. Obama, with all his promises of change has changed nothing about US warlike ways and disregard for international norms. Clearly changes of Presidents, of parties forming Governments of the US will change nothing concerning US creed and policies.

30. The capacity of the US to learn from its experiences is almost nil.

31. The world will have to be reconciled with having the most powerful country in the world remaining addicted to the gun which won it the West in the past. This great democracy is anything but democratic in its relationship with the world community.

123 thoughts on “THE UNITED STATES”

  1. I was under the impression that I was the only person in this part of the world who realized just how useless the United States of America had become, but your writings brought joy to my ears! I am ten years behind you, sir, so maybe it is us older men that can see more clearly the inefficiencies of the USA.
    As far as Israel is concerned, they are the biggest carbuncle on the rear end of the USA, and in reality, President Obama would be delighted to pull the plug on their so-called relationship. He fully realises that neither Israel nor Palestine want a solution to the problem, and the goings on in Libya have highlighted how useless the EU – and especially Britain – are in wanting to help.
    The record of the USA starting wars is second to none. Finishing them is a different story. Inthink it safe to say that there will soon be nom allies tonhelpmthem out in future combat, especially when the US military turn their guns on the good guys, when all the bad one’s are dead.
    I should add that as a foreigner residing in your great country for some six years, it is a delight to find someone else who feels the way I do about what is going on in the world about us.
    Thank you.

  2. I was under the impression that I was the only person in this part of the world who realized just how useless the United States of America had become, but your writings brought joy to my ears! I am ten years behind you, sir, so maybe it is us older men that can see more clearly the inefficiencies of the USA.
    As far as Israel is concerned, they are the biggest carbuncle on the rear end of the USA, and in reality, President Obama would be delighted to pull the plug on their so-called relationship. He fully realises that neither Israel nor Palestine want a solution to the problem, and the goings on in Libya have highlighted how useless the EU – and especially Britain – are in wanting to help.
    The record of the USA starting wars is second to none. Finishing them is a different story. Inthink it safe to say that there will soon be nom allies tonhelpmthem out in future combat, especially when the US military turn their guns on the good guys, when all the bad one’s are dead.
    I should add that as a foreigner residing in your great country for some six years, it is a delight to find someone else who feels the way I do about what is going on in the world about us.
    Thank you.

  3. Dear Tun,
    Respond to difefu January 09 2011. Your post was a result of a lobsided view of the actions of the Palestinians. What about the cruel aggresive acts by the Israelis? Have you considered yourself in the position of the Palestinians being bombarded with bombs and missiles? their territories ran over and controlled by the Israelis? Place yourself in the Palestinians shoes, how would you like it?
    Just my opinion.
    Thanks Tun

  4. Dearest Tun, This is my maiden comment in your esteemed blog. On the subject at hand, the only solutions, albeit, highly improbable but not impossible to achieve, are FIRSTLY, that all muslim-led countries particularly the Arab world must unite and share their strength to fight ALL MUSLIM TERRORISTS whoever and wherever they are.( ” MUSLIM TERRORIST” has to be defined with a definition common to all ).SECONDLY, All muslim-led countries must have a unified common market front for everything , be it in finance, economy, commodities etc virtually everything under the syariah principle with a single islamic currency such as DINAR backed by GOLD bullions or better. THIRDLY, all these muslim countries must endeavour in every field together and share their knowledge and findings together , whether it is on education, research, science and technology, medical, agriculture, weoponry etc for their people under a common syariah system. In other words irrespective of each of their diverse nature, these muslim countries have a common syariah system that can make them work together as a single but bigger force vis-a-vis the rest of the world. Only then USA, Israel,Europe and all the big boys will know how to be humble and stop being bullies. As it is , it is just wishful thinking on my part, but still,the idea is worth mulling over.

  5. Dearest Tun
    //By amin tanAuthor Profile Page on January 9, 2011 12:33 AM
    Dear Tun,
    ..Andrey may have a beer too much. He could plead temporary insanity due to heavy alcohol consumption and he was intoxicated when he wrote his postings.
    He may be under work pressure in Australia. Since he is drawing high pay, his employer is squeezing him to make him worth the money. Having been scolded and shouted at too frequently, he just go wild in the blog or mengamok. Of course, he may not admit it. But a psychiatrist may do the job…//
    I think another possibility may be the hawt blonde he is crazy about has only been using him to reach out to a better looking big eyed,sharp nose macho ferrari driving Arab expatriate whom Andrew hates.These two are now the hottest couple in town!
    There are many possibilities but I agree a psychiatrist may do the job.
    Thanks Tun

  6. Dearest Tun,
    I wish to express my opinion, only if you allow me:
    I conclude that if the Palestinian people become the “love your neighbour” and “love your enemy” people, the US and other peace-loving country will surely help them to achieve what they aspire to achieve.
    But if they start shooting rockets at their neighbour, and if Obama helps, his administration will become a lame duck due to public outcry, and he might even lose his presidency.
    The extremists know this all too well.
    So they hijack the peace process by shooting at the other side from time to time. (The extremists also include the Zionist extremist, who killed Rabin).
    Therefore, both sides must have the wisdom to restrain themselves not to retaliate if the unexpected happens. Otherwise, they will fall into the trap set by their respective extremists.
    That’s only my 2-cent worth of opinion. Others may have better insights.
    Thanks Tun.

  7. Dear Tun,
    What andrewtay suggested is horrendous or unimaginable, to nuke the Hajis and shoot muslims like dogs. He displayed the dark side of human nature similar to what Adolf Hitler did to the Jews. As a forgiving muslim I would still give him some excuses as I believe what wajarperak said about human fitrah.
    Andrey may have a beer too much. He could plead temporary insanity due to heavy alcohol consumption and he was intoxicated when he wrote his postings.
    He may be under work pressure in Australia. Since he is drawing high pay, his employer is squeezing him to make him worth the money. Having been scolded and shouted at too frequently, he just go wild in the blog or mengamok. Of course, he may not admit it. But a psychiatrist may do the job.
    Andreytay, you add spice to the blog. Please come back and join us. Let’s hear your side of the story. You may still become a muslim, you know. Wallahuallam.
    amin tan

  8. By amin tan on December 27, 2010 6:59 AM
    Dear Tun,
    I agree with comment by Zulkiflee_Ariff on December 22,2010 4.15 PM. I feel sad that Tua Cheng(big gun or big type depending on intonation) is perceived as anti Tun, anti Malay and anti muslim by your insensitive argument against muslim countries. What proof have you got that Afghanistan was or is terrorist breeder? 19 out of 21 alleged bombers of New York Twin towers were from Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
    Noriega was president of an independent country kidnapped by CIA and brought to USA and jailed.
    Cuba simply has socialist ideology different from that of USA.
    Mugabe is from former Rhodesia, a former Apartheid country where the blacks were as subhuman. Now is pay back time.
    amin tan
    a) By the very fact, Al-Qaeda is connected and proliferated many countries and nation. In Indonesia they’ve trained and make many terror’s with links to Afghanistan for bomb making.
    Abu Sayap also has military training from links with Indonesia.
    Lastly, Taliban is also another breed of extremist that forbids equality and education to ladies/women and other mens.
    We’ve human being with open education must correct what is wrong. Imagine, if Malaysia practice Taliban, Datin Hasmah will not go to medical school and will not meet Mr.Mahathir (we should not be like this).
    b)Noriega allows Panama being a entreport of cocaine and morfin exports to the world.
    -Why? do you like countries allowing drugs exports?
    Do you want our children grew up smoking crack like those Mat Rempits? (Reagan did a good job of gettingrid this big time drug dealers).
    c) Cuba has been a communist nation that rejected reforms and suck dry all their citizens for the luxury of Castro and his families. Do you think Castro families own Cuba?
    d)If aparthied is sub-human, then we should understand why Isrealis were harsh towards the Palestinians, as the Babylonians treated them equally worse.
    If this is the case, then I’m really should be full of hatred towards other Malaysians that labelled Malaysian Chinese as Pendatangs (worse than second-class), but no I’m not.
    In fact I would pity some Malaysians that was lead to told you are in-capable and hence they need to believe only UMNO is able to bring them up.
    Yet for over 52years, yet proven UMNO failed the Malay agenda due to personal greed and ego that lead to the worse kind of Cronyism.
    AH Tan, if you are true Muslim scholar, you should know better, the Holy Prophet teaches equality, respect and integrity. Not subject others in humiliation.

  9. Dearest Tun and chedet bloggers.
    Assalamualaikum waroh mattullah.
    //By andrewtayAuthor Profile Page on January 2, 2011 7:21 PM
    Americans are keeping the world from the proliferation of Muslim extremist.They hunt extremist like rabis dogs getting shot at by municipal employees.I think i like my Americans just to keep extremism at bay and to keep some balance in the world.Maybe Russia and China will join in the band wagon one day. They seem not to like extremist Muslims too :)//
    1-Well our friend andrewtay seemed to be already too tired to be engaged in this topic with his more positive ideas and have decided instead to just provoke the Muslims with the above suggestion.This is the second very unterroristic civilized suggestion from him after the one about dropping of the H-bomb on the hajjis.
    2-I would suggest that Muslims do not reduce ourselves in anyway whatsoever by such remarks.When we fight with fools we only reduce ourselves to their level.Let them insult or suggest any stupid things they like but we must always maintain our dignity.This is no big deal.
    3-This is an extremely small test from our Lord and we shall restrain ourselves,sabr,as the lord has commanded.Remind ourselves always with this adage ‘bricks and stones may break our bones but words can never hurt us’.
    4-Remember my dear brothers and sisters no one can make our lives miserable without our permission.
    5-Life is short,don’t worry be happy.Assalamulaikum warohmatullah hi wabarokatuh.
    6-May peace and the blessings of the loving God be on you too andrewtay.
    Thanks Tun.

  10. Americans are keeping the world from the proliferation of Muslim extremist.
    They hunt extremist like rabis dogs getting shot at by municipal employees.
    I think i like my Americans just to keep extremism at bay and to keep some balance in the world.
    Maybe Russia and China will join in the band wagon one day. They seem not to like extremist Muslims too 🙂

  11. There is no doubt that the Americans have been committing genocide all over the world for the past decades.They are the culprit of the first order killing millions of innocent mothers and children in Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Somalia and now Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. All in the name of freedom and democracy.Shame on the Americans!! They are indeed guilty of inflicting pain and misery to the life of so many people in the world.They will be cursed by God sooner or later.Make no mistake about it. Such heinous actions by the Americans can simply be categorized as terrorist actions equivalent to the Taliban !!! No difference at all !!!!!

  12. Salam Tun & fellow bloggers,
    Fully ageed with Tun. USA has been labelled as GREAT SATAN for nothing. If the mother of evil is too extreme to some, may be a great world bully can be more palatable to all.
    I am not denying that many good things that USA has contributed to the world but to me they are just to sweeten the poison that USA has been slowly injecting and continue to do so for the misery and destruction to the human kind. Most people are mislead and confused of the 2 faces of goods & evils that exist in them ( there is difference between USA Administration and the general American public ) Their version of human-rights, democracy and justice are nothing else but propaganda to control the world for nothing else but to achieve ultimate total submission to them. They always practise double standards in all areas they preach with great arrogance, without shame. They use many methods to achieve their objective through bribery, threats, treachery, cheats and lies.
    USA has become a great world BULLY since the fall of USSR. It is obvious that ISRAEL has the hands behind all these. Israel can act to carry out criminal activities in the world with complete impunity, which they can continue to do them of course, with the unquestionable support of USA, politically, economically, militarily and politically. What else can we expect?
    We are at their mercy and only Allah can provide us the protection.

  13. Imagine if you were born an american. Yr fore fathers may hv seized the land from Red Indians. So are you going to have no country to live in now since it is only right to give the land back? Are the people born after what already happened not innocent?
    If we are going to question who is right or wrong then we shd question the people that were there during “that time”. Not to include the new generation that are innocent. True that descendants of people unfairly treated feel the hurt but doing back revenge to the children of the offenders is civilized?
    I don’t pretend to know the best solution in this kind of case but it sure is more complicated then simply saying USA wrong, Israel wrong, give land back Palestine, all Jews out. That sounds like cavemen talking. Tun Mahathir you are doing something good but during the course you will create endless war. Unless you tell your supporter to slow down and think about innocents people are on both sides.

  14. Dear Tun,
    May I refer to
    ‘By zulkiflee_Arif on December 22, 2010 4:15 PM
    Assalamu’alikum Tun,
    please allow me…
    “so in my conclusion of retrorespect,i say tuacheng is biased against Tun and Muslim.it is his opinion and we should all respect them as so.” (Wajaperak)
    “tuacheng i find that from all the above points proves your opinion towards USA is biased or up to alevel of hatred against Tun and Muslim.”(Parameswara2)’
    I have read tuacheng comment and the sentiment is indeed anti Tun Mahathir, anti Muslim and elsewhere anti UMNO Malay under Housing Tua Cheng on November 30, 2010 8.51 am.
    My advice to Tua Cheng is to go through thorough what Tun has written and google search on the particular topic. Then you know Tun is right and your comment is wrong.
    I believe Tua Cheng is a good person like Saidina Omar who was very anti muslim in the beginning but later help Islam propagate the religion and he became second caliph of islam and among the ten Asharatul Mubashira. I advise Tua Cheng to go to bookshop and buy a copy of translation of Holy Quran and read from cover to cover. You must wish (niat) sincerely that you want to truely comprehend the correct meaning therein. InshaAllah you would one day be a better muslim than my brother muslims Wajarperak. Parameswara 2, and Zulkiflee_Ariff. But if you reject my suggestion you would be like Abu Jahal (the father of Ignorance)
    amin tan

  15. Dear Tun,
    I agree with comment by Zulkiflee_Ariff on December 22,2010 4.15 PM. I feel sad that Tua Cheng(big gun or big type depending on intonation) is perceived as anti Tun, anti Malay and anti muslim by your insensitive argument against muslim countries. What proof have you got that Afghanistan was or is terrorist breeder? 19 out of 21 alleged bombers of New York Twin towers were from Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
    Noriega was president of an independent country kidnapped by CIA and brought to USA and jailed.
    Cuba simply has socialist ideology different from that of USA.
    Mugabe is from former Rhodesia, a former Apartheid country where the blacks were as subhuman. Now is pay back time.
    amin tan

  16. Assallamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarokatuh..
    Semoga mendapat izin Tun..
    [Tuacheng..]
    Now you talks like a sensible man..So I respond to you sensibly..It all just matter’s of approach..
    [[that American notices Mr.Mahathir, the failed Ex-PM that pushes NEP to make towering majorities, that yet still crutch depending]]
    Are you a medical personnel Mr Tuacheng?..I am and Tun is..I say he is because he still practicing..Allopathy,homeopathy,acupuncture,ayuverdic,bomoh and all kind of medical practices have same goal that is live saving..
    This is conventional methodology Mr Tuacheng..
    Islam offers better that is soul saving.Before and after,physical health need spritual healing..In this regards,Tun have left us being the primer being of taking care of our own..Still can’t see the obvious?
    Ok..let me indulges a bit from the economic point of view.
    Tun first hand of experience in his younger day in Japanese Occupation.He was a small time peddler..making end meets his own way.He saw that he can be of help to the society if he becomes a doctor.So he chose this profession.What exactly economic principle actually is?To my understanding,it is about helping yourself to the utmost portion of available economic cake around.Morally?It is laissez faire..If you are able and capable you can bleed the society dry of their economic well being..Some believes this..
    Tun definitely not!!
    He can become more wealthy doctor than he was then..But he have the cake and he ate it proportionately with his patient..Moral of the story?
    People don’t becomes what they are today by being diferrent from their younger days.True, people changes..But maybe you did not notice their traits earlier..
    Dracula showed fang the moment he saw blood!!
    [[Whereas, resourceless nation of tiny dot, overshoot all fronts in economy, administration and national savings versus oil blesses, tin blessed, palm oil blessed, rubber blessed and etc blessed Malaysia with the longest serving PM aka Mr.Mahathir]]
    So..a senior mentor is not a PM?And in the whole small nation of tiny dot you could not find a capable replacement as PM? Must be in the blood or a cut from the same cloth or the chip from the old block?So..I wisely chose my son!!..Your reasoning escapes my comprehension…:)
    [[I rest my case, yes American does listen, to so some crying stubborn nations and probably pitied us, in such that FDI’s drops a little to our shores]]
    Tuacheng I let you a little bit of secret.Once, Lee Kuan Yew have sleepless night because of the “threat” of his neighbour.So after a flash of inspiration,he flew to America via a proper recommendation and he was introduced by proxies..the proper people of American and Israelis that shaped Singapore what she is today..
    You see Singapore is a tip of iceberg.What goes underneath?What makes her survives and prosper without natural resources? The power that be is the “natural resources”.Singapore must not failed because this influence by the power that be..
    What Lee Kuan Yew could offers this “power that be”??What they wants that they could not get from Malaysia??
    Concession..Mr Tuacheng..Concession..
    [[If USA, it their very freedom and policies to select their friendlies such as Fatah, British, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Singapore and others. Which explains, always, US President reaches Bangkok, then Singapore and then Jakarta before to Australia]]
    You said so Mr Tuacheng..Nation’s eager to please the good ol’ Uncle Sam…
    [[Never would they stop by, because of some biased but incapable voice that doesn’t understand, it not up to Malaysia to busy-body other business, when even our nation is biased to some 25years legacy]]
    So you say..so you believes..Wikileaks are the praise of this moment..They gives you “insider” information by “hacking” their way in of the “impregnable”,sterile and reliable resources..But are they truly are??Be careful..
    The knife can cut both ways…:)
    [[But again this reflect, Mr.Mahathir uses naive points to blame the last 25years while he is alone PM, when the world has change many leaders and yet it always one sided on his thought]]
    Aha..again admission by you of the nature of influence Lee Kuan Yew hold over Singapore…what is it?…
    Sing..but do not tell??
    [[But it is purpose of this comment column are here. If all just praises, my as well put it supporters views]]
    Don’t take heart Mr Tuacheng..You have posted some good comment..Only in this regard we does not agrees..Fortunately the moderator agrees with me..:)
    [[By the way, I dont USA are against Turkey, Tajikistan, Kazahktan, Uzbekistan, Indonesia or Saudi Arabia. Yet why, some quarters of Malaysia loves terrorist like Hamas/Hezbollah/Al-qaeda/ Terro leader which corrupted Iraq like Saddam, luckily the USA ended his line and gangster leader]]
    You chose to label the abovementioned as terrorist and conveniently forgots about Ariel Sharon,Ratko Mladic and company..It just a matter of disagreement..
    [[This is what it is, biased on the other side, when they could accept moderation]]
    Moderation..moderation..what are they?I could name many but I don’t think you yourself practice this..If you do, tell me about
    Ketuanan ibu..
    Terima kasih Tun.

  17. Assalamualaikum,
    Dear Tun Dr. Mahathir,
    1- As a country governed by Muslim majority, it is expected that Malaysia support other Islamic states including Iran in response to US call for sanctions.
    2- Regarding to paragraph 15, Malaysian banks have banned (apparently by BNM’s circulars) any direct banking with Iranian banks including basic facilities such as LC and TT which is considered crucial for maintaining trading between the two countries.
    3- Small amounts of TT for the living and education costs of increasing Iranian students in Malaysia are not allowed to be transferred from Iranian banks due to the US embargos. Their application to open accounts in some banks are rejected. I myself faced the same experience in EON Bank.
    4- Malaysia has stopped selling petrol to Iran although it was denied by Malaysian authorities at first. We all know that petrol consumption has nothing to do with Iranian nuclear and missile programmes and the sanction is designed to directly cripple whoever lives in Iran.
    5- The question is which side does Malaysia support in the real world? Muslim states or US?
    Yours Sincerely,
    Hamed

  18. Wa ‘alaikumus salam Tuan Mazlan,
    Kemenangan mutlak ialah untuk Islam. Islam agama syumul. Agama Islam bukan untuk orang Arab sahaja, walau pun Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. berbangsa Quraish.
    Salahkah kita berwaspada dengan musuh-musuh kita, sedangkan kita disuruh menambat unta kita, jangan ditinggalkan begitu sahaja. Al-Quran dan hadis banyak membawa tamsil dan contoh untuk ditafsirkan. Kerana keterbatasan ilmu manusia masih banyak tidak memahami Ai-Quran. Ilmu Allah tersangat luas, tidak akan terpelajari semuanya.
    Oleh itu ikhlaskan hati jangan menyombong. Iblis, yang pintar merosakkan manusia, tersunggkur oleh kesombongannya. Bani Israil dilaknatkan kerana kesombongan bangsa mereka.
    Was salam.
    Bani I

  19. Assalamualaikum.
    Kekadang kita terperangkap dalam khayalan perasaan sedangkan realiti kehidupan amat berbeza. Semua orang secara umumnya inginkan keamanan namun apa yang kita lakukan berlawanan dengan apa yang kita inginkan. Inilah sifat hipokrasi yang akan zahir pada setiap manusia selagi ianya kita kembali dengan sebenarnya kepada ALLAH.
    Saya tidak hairan mahupun bimbang dengan tindak tanduk Amerika dan sekutunya kerana sebenarnya kita telah diberi peringatan tentangnya, begitu juga tentang kehebatan sistem demokrasi yang dicipta oleh pihak orientalis ini. Kita terperangkap dalam sistem ini, sama ada kita ingin mencari jalan keluar ataupun terima sahaja kebobrokan sistem ini, terpulanglah pada kita. Tiada masalah yang tidak boleh diselesaikan jika kita kembali kepada ALLAH dengan sebenarnya.
    Janji ALLAH itu benar, maka hendaklah kita bersedia rohani jasmani dan bertawakkal dengan ikhlas dan sepenunya. Akan bangkit ISLAM bila tiba masanya dan jangan cuba kita mentamsilkan dengan akal yang cetek ini bagaimana bangkitnya ISLAM itu nanti. Ingatlah ALLAH AMAT BERKUASA. Andainya kita diserang maka wajiblah kita berperang mempertahankan AGAMA, BANGSA DAN NEGARA dan INSYAALLAH pertolongan ALLAH bersama-sama orang yang benar.
    Pada masa ini kita diuji dengan perpecahan kerana perebutan kuasa, maka rugilah kedua-dua pihak. Bukanlah perjuangan memartabatkan bangsa itu salah tetapi hendaklah bangsa itu berAGAMA. Tiadalah benar perjuangan menegakkan AGAMA yang menolak bangsa kerana ianya melawan fitrah kehidupan kita yang dilahirkan berbangsa-bangsa. Usahlah kita keliru dalam kekalutan ini kerana semua ini benihnya adalah sistem demokrasi ciptaan orientalis laknatullah. Usahlah kita memperdagangkan AGAMA untuk keuntungan dunia yang sementara ini kerana kita akan berada dalam kerugian yang nyata di akhirat nanti. Jadilah kita UMAT ISLAM BANGSA MELAYU yang bijak menilai antara kaca dan permata. Kembalilah kepada kalimah SYAHADAH atas segala makna makninya agar selamat kita semua dunia akhirat. Bersedialah dengan segala kekuatan rohani jasmani untuk menghadapi musuh-musuh ALLAH dan musuh-musuh kita. Kemenangan mutlak itu milik kita BANGSA MELAYU ISLAM.

  20. Salam sejahtera Yang Berbahagia Tun,
    Dajjal ini ialah makhluk Allah. Ianya dikatakan tersangat besar. Lautan yang sangat dalam hanyalah pada paras dadanya sahaja, oleh itu ia dapat meranduk lautan untuk ke mana sahaja yang ia hendak pergi. Ia tersangat tinggi, tangannya sampai ke langit. Oleh itu ia dapat melontar lembing (yang berapi) ke mana sahaja yang ia kehendaki.
    Adakah makhluk sebesar itu di atas Bumi kita ini? Kalaulah ia sebesar itu tentulah kita semua akan dapat melihatnya. Atau adakah ia ialah tamsil bagi sekempulan makhluk yang mempunyai kuasa sebegitu. Siapakah yang mempunyai kuasa sebegitu sekarang ini? Siapakah yang dapat merentasi lautan untuk berada di mana sahaja yang mereka hendak pergi? Siapakah yang dapat melontar peluru berpandu dari langit untuk kemana sahaja yang mereka kehendaki? Siapakah yang akan memberi bantuan jika kita mengikut telunjuk mereka? Siapakah yang akan membakar kita jika kita melawan mereka?
    Oleh itu kenalilah siapa Dajjal itu. Waspadalah dengan tindak tanduknya. Ingatlah, Allah jua Yang Maha Besar. Orang Islam tidak pernah takut kepada sesiapa pun kecuali Allah.
    Wa Allahu ‘alam bis sawab.

  21. Dear Joel_Steinberg,
    From your report to our respective leader Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamed, I have decided to make my own conclusion regarding the bro ha ha visit of Ehud Barak to Washington D.C. The Israeli Defense Minister is simply too scared of the fact that he has caused so much death and sufferings in the Palestine – Gaza Territory. Not just that he has also ordered the enlargement size of the Jewish illegal settlement without the approval of the international community. So no wonder he is still feeling so much of guilt and decided not to meet any muslim employees in that hotel face to face……….

  22. Assalamualaikum Ayahanda Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamed,
    During the Bush Administration, it was belief that the Pentagon has given the direct order to launch missile attacks on the Iraqis. The information which the Pentagon given out to the Bush Administration has everything to do with the state of Iraq as the way it is now. During the International War Conference recently there were some young Iraqis who said that, “The Al-Maliki government (back up by the US) has kidnapped my uncle and until now I have no idea what happens to him,” another young male Iraqis student here in Malaysia told me,”The Iraqis government after Saddam Hussien has done lots of damage to our country and it’s people,” The people of Iraq have suffered a lot during the war and after the war. Bush and Blair must take full responsibilities of their moron action against Iraq!!!!!

  23. Like many I also believe US has openly abused the principle of democracy, thus, shd be labelled as highly undemocratic country.
    On the other hand I see comments that seem to show US is waging war against Islam that I am not sure. Busy with everyday life activities sometimes I read other people’s comment to help me see better. However, I usually when believe in something will put the believe into test by criticizing myself. If it passes then I will believe better.
    Can someone tell me why US does not attack M’sia or Brunei that are Islamic countries. Is it because M’sia do not arm herself heavily and less known to be extremist? What are the points that make a country labelled as extremist? I am by no means favour US, just want to see things fair before I develop hatred towards anyone.

  24. Dearest Tun
    //By ekomputeAuthor Profile Page on December 20, 2010 10:49 PM
    As a nation that professes Islam as its official religion, we should aim to be a model Muslim nation, with a high Corruption Perception Index and Human Development Index ranking, than be drawn into a no-win situation. We can’t even handle Perkasa which fights for the supremacy of the Malay race, a no-no in Islam, so why do we think that we can do better. It’s time to practise Muslim spiritual values, something that apparently seems to have been forgotten, rather than either building more mosques or getting into more disputes. //
    1-I have to agree with ekompute with all sincerity.Any sort of injustices is un-Islamic even if it is really allowed in the constitution.The Ketuanan Melayu is actually contravening the spirit of Islam yet the Muslims for the love of this World doesn’t seem to care.
    2-Do we love our Prophet?Why do we not listen to his last plea before he departed us at this last Haj sermon?If the non Muslims have lost faith in Islam because we as Muslims are only hypocrites who would only take from Islam what that suits us and not really true believers can we fault them?
    3-Yes the Muslims need the support but surely there are other ways that does not have to put us in a situation of compromising with the strongest of Islamic virtues,i.e the equality of mankind as equal creatures of the one same and absolute loving God.
    4-In the Medina charter all of its citizens Auz,Khazraj,Jews,Christians,Pagans are equal.The Jews who were definitely the non bumis in Medina ,were the richer people who originally controlled the economy of Medina but the Prophet succeeded in transforming the Muslims to be equally good if not better traders through the expertise of the Muhajirun and by infusing Islamic principles not excluding the Islamic virtues in trade.
    5-No, the Prophet of God would surely not think of helping out his own Muslim citizens with scholarship and depriving the better performing needy Jew,Christian and Pagan citizens the same kind of help.It would be cruel and un-Islamic.The many Jews,Christians and Pagans would surely not also have accepted Islam.Islam would not have grown so rapidly as it had.
    6-Personally one of the reasons why although a majority of the people are Muslims in this country and the fact that the country are already led by Muslims the non Muslims are not touched by Islam today are all these injustices and hypocrisy they see .Never mind if the strong Ketuanan Melayu people will hate me for saying these but it is the truth.
    7-The Ketuanan Melayu nonsense must go.Justice for the Malays is only by helping them the way all the other needy Malaysians must be helped.They have to earn the success in this World the hard way just like everyone else that God have created,not the shortcut way of getting favors from the Govt or the constitution.
    8-If the Chinese or Indians are more successful than the Malays it is because they have done the right things so if the Malays want to be as successful they must also do the same.If they have no capital there is a business that doesn’t require much capital like Network Marketing.
    9-The Malay Muslim Govt of Malaysia must remember the non Muslims are watching them very closely.They have heard that Islam is a truly beautiful religion.It is about justice and equity.Only the Malay Muslim Govt with the power in their hands can convince them that Islam is indeed the truth their souls are seeking.The strongly Hindu Malacca eventually accepted Islam after their Muslim rulers have convinced them the truth of Islamic justice and equity 700 years ago.
    10-No matter how much we love our own race we cannot be loving Islam or our submission to Allah less.Just be a true God loving Muslims who would fight corruption and achieve justice for its human development with all our hearts and soul and we will see the problem of Malaysia finally come to an end.Trust that Allah SWT will help if we do what he has commanded us to do.
    11-We also have to stop ekompute from reminding us time and time until kingdom come about this last haj sermon for its truly embarrassing!But he is doing us all a great service by reminding us of this sin we are committing against Islam.May Allah open him up to Islam someday after he has seen it coming.
    Thanks Tun.

  25. Dearest Tun,
    >>the Japanese PMs knelt before the WWII aggressors
    These few days there have been a series of earthquakes in the Japanese islands.
    Such is the correlation between human actions, and punishment.
    Thanks Tun.

  26. Dear Tua Cheng,
    I don’t think we should burden Dr Mahathir with that kind of cheap dig shot by an Indian National.
    I will answer the open letter myself keep on watching that space.
    But what I can say about thie Bryant (India):
    1. I don’t think he is an Indian National
    2. He should not be worry about Malaysian Malays the threat of China during globalisation. Malays just do not have any place to go. This in their only homeland they know. I don’t know about the Chinese but they have gone a long way. They are better skills especially they speak Mandarin. For the Indians, the also can speak Tamil or Punjabi so they should not have a problem in finding a job elsewhere. I am sure many countries would welcome them.
    3. The Indian National should learn History firt. Take a look at Tun Sambathan statement and Tun Tan Cheng Lock statements prior to independence. Basics, only Malays can be a Sultan. Bahasa Melayu is the national language – similar for Singapore, but Malays were short changed, same goes for Scholarships)
    4. Special rights are enshrined in the Constitution agreed by all the races then. Singapore too, but the Malays are short handed.(for more: http://singaporemalaynationalorganisation.blogspot.com/)
    5. Please don’t tell me by removing NEP the Malays be better off. 70% of the economy already reserved to the Chinese. And there are leaks in the 30% for the Bumis to the Chinese (Expect 20% to Malays and Orang Asli and 10% to the Sabahans and Sarawakians Bumis, which is not much)
    6. There is no NEP in Singapore. As a proof, after almost 48 years, I don’t see any Malay Billionaires in the world. So Bryant, you are writing without facts.
    7. I don’t think TDM is envious of LKY. In fact many Singaporeans hated LKY. PAP now stands as Pro-Alien Party. Source: http://www.temasekreview.net.
    8.In the 70’s and early 80’s many Chinese and Indians were anti Malays. They would never employ Malays (Indians maybe but they woould not promote them) unless they are ‘forced’ to.
    7.Globalization has introduced China to be a World Superpower, It is their army of cheap workers that had the US and Europe ale to cap inflation. They were able to bring down prices up to 30%.
    8. It is not because of NEP but the sheer big populations in China and India makes the game very different. Also get to know Michael Porter’s 5 Forces.
    9. For more you can browse later, my URL. Or you can talk to PERKASA. Come to CravenCafe Bukit Antarabangsa.

  27. No shocking as the U.S. history being shaped with full of self created rights and most of them being forced to adapt those rights. 1st they declared independent from their own origin Europe. Then, they raised independent states by states. Then they unite, forming the United States of America. All by blood. Then their modern cities being built by cons and criminals. Till now, U.S. is still U.S., full with bad agendas and dirty conspiracies as before, forcing others to accept their ideas as always. We Malaysia can not help shape them right, but we have the option to avoid everything bad from them and shape ourself right.

  28. Dearest Tun,
    May I ask for your kind permission to convey to Praxis my opinion.
    Dear Praxis,
    Statistically speaking, now, China happens to have some good leaders. However, who can guarantee their future leaders are ok.
    Between 1949 to 1976, many unfortunate events took place. Many innocent people were executed. In many places in China, parents were dragged to the streets and procecuted by their own children.
    Finally, do you know what happened that put an end to all that? Tangshan Earthquake. It has directly or indirectly caused the fall of the “gang of four”. Do you know Who had intervened?
    If that didn’t happen, China would most likely be still in chaos.
    The consequence would have been unimaginable.
    Now do you still think that China is better than the US, in this regard?
    Thanks Tun.

  29. Well…..just like you are doing to our country – splitting the races and pitting against each other. Intimidating and bullying is what you are actually doing like the US did.. The intention is the same – imposing on the weak. It takes one devil to know one. You have no moral ground to preach peace! So save it!!!

  30. Pakistan breeds terrorism. Why is USA not taking any action against them? USA is a nation of mentally deranged sadistic zombies who possess no skills other than that of engaging in war.
    All democratic nations should boycott USA and bring them to their knees. Let them stuff their investments and we must expel them from all democratic nations.
    ‘Operation USA’ should make Americans untouchables and exterminate them from planet Earth. They are a perpetual pest.

  31. Assalamu’alikum Tun,
    please allow me…
    “so in my conclusion of retrorespect,i say tuacheng is biased against Tun and Muslim.it is his opinion and we should all respect them as so.” (Wajaperak)
    “tuacheng i find that from all the above points proves your opinion towards USA is biased or up to alevel of hatred against Tun and Muslim.”(Parameswara2)
    Salamun’alaik my brothers.these opinion of tuacheng is actually the feeling of the majority of his people.it’s a brainchild of Lee Kuan Yew himself and he implement it in unofficial S’pore Govt. policies.tuacheng,with his big itchy-mouth,just couldnt keep it as secretive as Lee Kuan Yew want it to be.all of them,whether they keep it to themselves or say it aloud,have the same opinion as tuacheng,difefu,ekompute or even HBT.all these are chinese-supramacist longing to replaced the West as Colonial-Masters because they think they are better species than the rest of us.
    China,in superpower term,is still at it early infancy-stage but the Chinese-colonial masters in Singapore already shows their thinly-veiled hatred against Islam and the Malay.they dismantled whatever influences the Malay have there long time ago.the Malay are being roughly sidelined,Islam being mildly oppressed.and judging from their actions in Singapore,how they treat the natives there,should we ever trust them again as fellow human beings?
    if given the choices of choosing the lesser evil,American-British,is always the safest bet.they dont disturb our religion,they dont demolished our kampung.judging from history of our beloved Nusantara,conquerors like Portuegese,Spanish,Dutch,British or even Japanese,all of them are not as irresponsible,greedy and as scheming as the chinese occupiers of Singapore.and worst,they even called themselves the Citizen of Independent Singapore!!
    so my dear brothers,Wajaperak and Parameswara2 and the rest of us,(correct me if i am wrong)no matter how rational we are,it wont shift even a bit their supramacist stands against us.if given the same chances,they will do to us what LKY did to our native brothers in S’pore.
    “sesungguh nya bagi orang-orang kafir itu sama saja;sama ada engkau beri Peringatan atau tidak engkau beri Peringatan,namun mereka tetap demikian juga enggan beriman”.Al-Baqarah ayat 6.
    Tun,the time is riped enough for you to initiate peace between Islam and the People of the Books.
    terimakasih Tun.

  32. Tun,
    If Jews don’t belong to Israel neither do Palestinian Arabs to the Holy Land. Islamic conquest of Judea & Samaria does not entitle Muslims to the deed of the land. It belongs to God.
    Per 5. The Ottoman Empire did not do anything to conquered land in Judea and Samaria. It was desolate and overrun with weeds. Infact, per Mark Twains remarks. He did not see anyone for miles and only heard of nomadic sheepherders. Only when the diaspora return of the Jews did Arab angst increase against the Jews. Palestinians did not have a country called Palestine. It was the Roman Emperor Hadrian that renamed the land Palaestina. Tun, you can side with the Grand Mufti Al-Husseini of Jerusalem and his best friend Adolf Hitler.
    The Grand Mufti Racist didn’t mind the fact that there were a few dhimmitude ‘native jews’ in Israel. He didn’t want to lose Arab control because once islamists conquer a land. It is forever Islamic land.
    These were his remarks
    ‘Zionists, will be massacred to the last man. We want no progress, no prosperity. Nothing but the sword will decide the fate of this country.’
    Tun, lets make a deal. If islamists will give back Yathrib (Medina) and admit it was not a good thing for the Prophet to slaughter all those Jews. Maybe Israelis can repatriate themselves to a land other than Israel or if they kindly stop killing Coptic Christians in the middle-east, give them back Constantinople and leave. Jews and Coptics can live together and we’ll call it a day.
    Per 6. I wonder if its any different in ‘Kamunting’? RPK’s description of torture seem to be similar to Robert Fisks accounts. After all ‘Pots shouldn’t sneer at the Blackness of Kettles’ as you say.
    Per 8. Tun, did you look at the Bulldozer that ran over Rachel Corrie. The unit is heavily armoured and has a restricted angle of view. She took it upon her self-righteous self to sit in front of the unit.
    This is the eye witness account
    “He said the driver scooped her up with a pile of earth, dumped her on the ground and ran over her twice.”[27] Smith also commented: “We were horribly surprised. They had been careful not to hurt us. They’d always stopped before.”
    Therein lies the arrogance of these activists they keep putting themselves in harms way and taunting the IDF over and over again until a terrible incident happens. Then they make it sound like the IDF did not have any regard at all
    It is sad that it happened and I suppose islamist and pro-Arab supporters like yourself are milking it for all its worth.
    Per 9. It was Obama who pressured and snubbed Netanyahu to extend the settlement freeze. Prior to that there was a 10 month freeze. The Palestinian Authority chose not to come to the table and act like spoilt brats. They ‘hum’ed & haw’ed’ at the US for an additional freeze.
    Per 19. You seem oblivious to your culpability as adviser to Petronas and your involvement in the Sudan. You are assisting Omar Bashir in killing his people. 300,000 in the last ten years. You abhor the US and their ‘evil’ ways but have a non-chalant attitude towards others who do not fit your definition of a ‘brethren’. After all, they are only ‘Kafirs’ who are dying in the Sudan. Tun, come clean on your involvement in the ‘Cordoba Mosque’. You are the one who is rubbing salt in US wounds while crying over your ‘brethren’. This is what Salim Mansur a Muslim columnist
    said about the Cordoba Imam and you
    ‘Feisal Rauf, wearing the title of Imam or a Muslim religious leader, is deeply embedded in the global Islamist network of activists and organizations. One of Rauf

  33. WIKILEAK REVEAL FROM MESSAGES INTERCEPTED AFTER THE 9/11
    THERE WERE BOMBS AND EXPLOSIONS ON THE World Trade Centre.
    WHO PLANTED THOSE BOMBS, THE US NEVER TELL

  34. Tun, I wish you would also comment on the influence that the US has on the middle eastern countries. A disturbing news that hit the world was through Wikileaks wherein Saudi Arabia implored the US to bomb Iran. Such is the divisive power of the US on the muslim world.

  35. nak tumpang lalu kejap….
    apa la sangat nak banding si lee kuan yew tuh ngan Tun…
    kalau lee perintah Malaysia, pasti orang melayu dok mengamuk jer la…

  36. Dearest Tun
    may i…//difefuAuthor Profile Page on December 20, 2010 2:42 AM
    May I borrow your platform to make a plea.To those who always like to think the US as your enemy, I have to advise them: Please stop it. We are running out of time.There are many challenges ahead that we will face one day.There are countless of big rocks flying towards Earth. ….. We all share a common destiny. Let’s work together to prepare for it.If we cannot contribute, then please let those who are capable, contribute. Don’t kacau them. Don’t slow them down. Every minute counts. We are running out of time.//
    1-Let us support the USA to save us from the impending disasters difefu, who had watched too many Hollywood movies had warned.I think they need a lot of these resources now preserved beneath the desert of the Middle East for this mission.
    2-That’s why they must secure these places at all cost.The lost of lives in the process are only necessary.Lives that have all been lost for a good cause.We must learn to appreciate this necessity.
    3-Its not our children they are killing anyway.So why make a big fuss.We Malaysians must not be emotional.We have to learn to feel like TuaCheng and difefu.Just say to ourselves ‘children of terrorists deserve to die’.There,its not that difficult is it?
    4-Saving the world from the coming disasters requires a great deal of concentration we Malaysians may not have a clue whatsoever.So if we can’t support the Americans for heavens sake, just don’t kacau them.
    5-Let us all lend this expert in saving the world the mountain of support to focus in this truly honorable mission.
    6-Now I understand why God love America.Thanks difefu.
    Thanks Tun

  37. Salam bahagia Tun.
    From the contributions here, there are many who are against the US, the easily labeled tyrant of the world. In almost all war theater, the US is somehow involved in it. But if hypothetically that the US is a neutral country, say like the Swiss. They stayed away from all conflicts. Just minding their own business. Okay, now comes Iraq who have suddenly woke up and decided that Kuwait was theirs and its time to take it back by hook or by crook. Now, Iraq encroaches into Kuwait, and take over the country. Now, could this be resolved by the UN? Could anyone else beside the US step in and fight for the people of Kuwait? Arabs? Iran? The arch enemy of Iraq?
    If the US were not there to waste their citizen’s lives in Vietnam..and the communist party decided they too want to take over Thailand, and then perhaps Malaysia.. Who in this region that time would have the capability, resources, and intelligent to protect the 3rd.world countries like Thailand and Malaysia?
    What about Afghanistan? Which the main export is cannabis and drugs, and oppressions of its citizens is a daily ritual. Should the world just close an eye and just kept to themselves, and consider it as their way of live and should not interfere?
    The article here is not meant to be worshipping the US and how great a tyrant they are..but hypothetically, will the world be a safer place, more peaceful, more dialogues etc.. if there’s no US involvement? Would Malaysia be what it is now if there’s no business ties with the US..and perhaps trading with only with its Asean countries. Will Asean countries prosper within its own community? Without the US or Euro economies, will the yet to be formed Asean Community Council (ACC) strong enough economically and monetories independent ?
    Anyway, we have spent too much time criticizing the US here. We spent most of our time studying and researching on the US’s policies and its actions and what’s not, that we failed to see or wanting to see what if there’s no US in that scenario. Will it neighboring countries respect each others enough that they do not spend monies on warfare tools? Like the north and south Korea conflicts. Without US’s presence, will the north practice restrains?
    Why are we buying submarines? Why the MIGs, Falcons, etc.. to fight pirates? It will be an obsessively overkill expenditure.
    If for instance China is the world policeman here, will Malaysia accept China’s military might as genuine and that its economic investment in Malaysia is purely business and not some Sun Tzu strategies for future conquering of the world?
    Let’s face it, we live in the world of un-trust. And with un-trust, we see each other as a potential enemy of the country. And over time, when such un-trust grew, more and more affected countries begins to arm themselves. One country after another. And in the end, everyone is standing on their toes, or DEFCON 1. Any slight encroachment into the boarder line could spark a world war. No? Let’s think it could and happened. Could the conflicts be resolved thru the UN? Will every countries subscribe to the decision made in the UN?
    Well, lets’ ponder for awhile.. Who beside the US could take over what it is currently doing? Perhaps there are none such role, and the Iraq encroachment into Kuwait is happening. Will the Arabs’ league meet and be able to “tame” Saddam who by history showed that Kuwait belongs to Iraq?
    salam..

  38. Dearest Tun
    //By TuaChengAuthor Profile Page on December 20, 2010 2:48 PM
    Why cant Mr.Mahathir be irrational? For obvious reason, he had demonized a legacy that spreads 3 US president into a same problem.
    1-What is wrong for the war against Afghanistan, when it is confirmed to be terror breeder??
    2-Why you’ve not mentioned Fatah was not threaten like Hamas and Hezbollah?
    3-By the way, Noriega was dump by Reagan period, again another different time lump together.
    By the way, Cuban Castro, Chavez and Mugabe is all tyrant and greedy leaders in way of it’s own.
    4-…. or in fact we Malaysia tried to argue with big and powerful nation, yet, they don’t even bothered Mr.Mahathir had spoke.//
    May I add on to wajaperak..
    1- (a)US is the one that say so but were the 911 perpetrators trained in Afghanistan by Afghans?Are the Afghans sophisticated enough to teach the people of oil rich Saudi Arabia how to crash aircrafts into the WTC?
    (b)When did the Afghans last terorrize you or Malaysia? Which country have been terrorized by them.China,India,Congostan?
    (c)Did they go shock and awe another country killing hundreds of thousands of innocent lives including children and women for suspicion of having WMD that was later found to be only a technical mistake?
    (d)Did they go and control other peoples country and then give half of this country to a people that were onced tortured by their own fellow terrorist and then support these people all out to humiliate the original people of this land?
    (e) So are all the children,women,old men and old women are all also terrorist that deserve to be blown out of their existence because their country is a confirmed terrorist nation?
    (f)Or are they simply terrorist because they are Muslims with long curly beards and wore turbans and long robes and according to the American media love to jihad and kill the innocent Western infidels in the name of God for no reason?
    2- (a)Whether Hamas and Hezbollah also threaten the Fatah these are only the kinds of different reactions people take to solve their critical problem.What is the problem?what is the root cause ?
    (b)Israel is a country that has been established on the Palestinian land by the West in 1948 and with the unflinching support of the US are behaving unjustly on the Palestinian people.
    (c)They have committed all kinds of atrocities on the Palestinian people including genocide at Shabra and Chatilla etc and endless other cruelty including building more illegal settlements on Palestinian land.The Palestinians are only fighting back with whatever means they can in retaliation out of frustration and anger.
    (d)Although I do not condone fighting fire with fire but we also won’t know if Israel will not disturb them if they choose not to fight.But in the Western media all the naughty things initiated by Israel are concealed from the World but the moment Palestinians began to fire rockets as a retaliation these are the ones shown to the World so that is why Tuacheng is quite confused on the issue.
    (e)Trust me TuaCheng the Palestinians are not fools to look for trouble with the Israelites without a reason.They are just simply pushed to a corner.If you are afraid to die so does the Palestinians.We Muslims are just as human as you are TuaCheng.
    3-3 generations or 4 generations does not make any difference if whatever they do is just the same.For as long they are not showing sincerity to solve the Palestinian issue that means this USA is still run by the same foreign policy.So far looking at how most of the South American leadership is wary of Bush before ,that means it is not different from Reagan at all.We don’t think Obama would be any different.Israel snubbed his warning to stop the illegal settlement remember?
    4-You say the World does not listen to Tun?You really really underestimate our beloved Tun.In 2003 when Tun whispered very quietly at the OIC meeting in KL that Europe and the USA is controlled by the Jews the whole World shook!!!You don’t remember?May be you were still in the kindergarten then.
    Thanks Tun

  39. Salam,
    Kisah Tamim Ad Dari berkenaan Dajjal
    Ada riwayat Muslim yang diterima dari Fatimah binti Qais mengatakan:

  40. Dear Sir and Chedet bloggers,
    Anyone who has lived long enough in America will know that the typical American doesnot give a hoot about justice to the Palestinians, anarchy in Iraq or lawlessness in Afghanistan. At most they are more concerned about their American soldiers coming home alive, than how many Iraqi children are maimed or how many Afghan women lost their limbs. They do not know about themselves being hated the world over, and can

  41. Salam Tun,
    Agak lama juga saya tak memberi komen di laman Tun ini — bukan tak baca, hanya tak komen.
    Please allow me to comment on what my old friend ekompute said:
    As a nation that professes Islam as its official religion, we should aim to be a model Muslim nation, with a high Corruption Perception Index and Human Development Index ranking,…
    ekompute, just some points:
    Islam is not the professed official religion of Malaysia, it is the official religion.
    Becoming a model Muslim nation is what exactly Malaysia is trying to do. If you care to look at the historical Human Development Indices available at the UNDP website, you will notice that since 1980 [since records were first kept] our beloved country has outstripped the East Asia and Pacific region, and indeed the World taken as a whole, in HDI scores. We are improving all the time with HDI composite of 0.541 in 1980 to 0.744 in 2010. We’re not the best as far as HDI goes but it is obvious we are doing our best.
    The Corruption Perception Index is a good guideline but as the name suggests it is based on perceptions. Some of the CPI’s detractors wonder how a country whose politicians get funding from special interest groups and lobbyists, and whose restrictions on political funding have been removed by its supreme court, wonder how that country can rank so high in the CPI. Why, even TI says combating political corruption is one of its global priorities.
    Perkasa is not asking for anything new. It is just arguing for the current political system — agreed to by all races at Merdeka — to be respected. Perkasa is in fact defending the Constitution.
    It is because the majority of Muslims are practicing inner Islamic values — patience being one of them — that we have progressed so for despite efforts by some quarters to provoke violence in Malaysia through religion throughout Malaysia’s recent history. Have you heard of a Malaysian Muslim threatening to burn the holy book of a different religion? The National Mosque was recently used as a staging point for a demonstration [unnecessarily, in my opinion] where non-Muslims [together with some Muslims] were in the mosque agitating while some people were still praying. Still the vast majority of Muslims remained quiet. Now transport yourself to a different country in the region and tell me what the likely reaction would have been.
    As for Gaza, aren’t you glad you’re not a Palestinian living in Gaza? I know that I am glad and thankful that I’m in Malaysia.

  42. Assalamualaikum Tun,
    Sewaktu pemerintahan Tun terlalu banyak onak dan ranjau yang dilalui dan hampir kesemuanya berjaya Tun tangani.
    Setelah Tun mewariskan pentadbiran kepada PM seterusnya, malangnya beliau telah dengan kreatifnya mencipta pula onak dan ranjau yang akhirnya gagal untuk ditangani sehingga terpaksa meletakkan beban ke atas PM yang seterusnya. Segala kepintaran dan kebijaksanaan diperlukan untuk menangani onak dan ranjau tersebut. Harap2 DSN mampu bertindak setegas Tun.
    Senario ini juga diwarisi oleh pemerintahan AS. Letaklah siapa sekalipun, walau sekuat mana prinsip individu tersebut untuk memperbaiki keadaan, belum tentu beliau dapat merealisasikan impian tersebut di sana. Rasanya, mampukah TUN M merobah landskap dunia jika ditakdirkan Tun menjadi Presiden AS?
    Ikhlasnya, saya rasa Tun mampu…
    ikhlas,
    http://reformasimindaguru.blogspot.com

  43. According to you,our Tun have not gain any significant noticed when he spoke but to my infinite knowledge from a source of ‘little intelligence’the American does noticed when Tun Mahathir spoke and by contrast they did not notice Lee Kuan Yew because LKY spoke when he is allowed to!!
    I like your little intelligence, that American notices Mr.Mahathir, the failed Ex-PM that pushes NEP to make towering majorities, that yet still crutch depending.
    Whereas, resourceless nation of tiny dot, overshoot all fronts in economy, administration and national savings versus oil blesses, tin blessed, palm oil blessed, rubber blessed and etc blessed Malaysia with the longest serving PM aka Mr.Mahathir.
    I rest my case, yes American does listen, to so some crying stubborn nations and probably pitied us, in such that FDI’s drops a little to our shores.
    I agree, if I’m USA, why shall we pay respect to some nations that owe their success from their FDI’s. If un-respectful leaders from troublesome nation make noises, just ignore them.
    If USA, it their very freedom and policies to select their friendlies such as Fatah, British, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Singapore and others. Which explains, always, US President reaches Bangkok, then Singapore and then Jakarta before to Australia.
    Never would they stop by, because of some biased but incapable voice that doesn’t understand, it not up to Malaysia to busy-body other business, when even our nation is biased to some 25years legacy.
    But again this reflect, Mr.Mahathir uses naive points to blame the last 25years while he is alone PM, when the world has change many leaders and yet it always one sided on his thought.
    But it is purpose of this comment column are here. If all just praises, my as well put it supporters views.
    By the way, I dont USA are against Turkey, Tajikistan, Kazahktan, Uzbekistan, Indonesia or Saudi Arabia. Yet why, some quarters of Malaysia loves terrorist like Hamas/Hezbollah/Al-qaeda/ Terro leader which corrupted Iraq like Saddam, luckily the USA ended his line and gangster leader.
    This is what it is, biased on the other side, when they could accept moderation.

  44. Salam Tun,
    Keadaan dunia sekarang banyak dibentuk oleh sejarah silam. Sebagai sebuah negara berstatus superpower, US seharusnya perlu bersikap adil dan memberi contoh yang baik. Tindakan-tindakan yang telah diambil jelas mengundang bantahan dan kemarahan penduduk dunia terutama orang Islam. Apakah US sedar mungkin satu hari nanti status superpower ini boleh diambil oleh negara lain dan kemungkinan kesilapan lepas kembali menghantui mereka.
    US memerlukan seorang pemimpin yang mampu mengubah polisi-polisi negara itu. Tapi apakah ini mungkin berlaku. Presiden saling berganti akan tetapi polisi tidak banyak berubah.
    Syukurlah berkat usaha Tun, dan tidak lupa pemimpin terdahulu dan sekarang – negara kita berjaya bergerak maju ke hadapan walau apapun yang berlaku di negara lain. Rakyat Malaysia harus sedar dan mensyukuri kenyataan ini. Tun telah berjaya meletakkan Malaysia di landasan yang betul. Saya pasti negara kita akan terus maju di bawah kepimpinan sekarang.
    Kejayaan kita adalah berkat kepercayaan kepada kebolehan kita untuk memerintah negara kita sendiri. Dengan tidak menurut telunjuk orang luar yang kadang-kadang hanya tahu mengkritik sedangkan tidak tahu situasi sebenar. Sejarah sekali lagi pasti akan membuktikannya.

  45. Ayahanda Tun,
    Saw you recently at the Look East Forum held in Bukit Kiara on 23/12. You look great and hope you stay healthy always.
    Compared to your successor who gave his speech earlier, your speech was simply brilliant. You’re in a different class in this world even at your age……Malaysia still needs your genius mind!
    Wanted to ask you a question during that forum but due to time limitation, could only asked you in this blog.
    Question, what can we do (as normal msian citizen) regarding this matter? We are not the minister nor policy makers, so what can we do? please advice us……i really want to help and make a change but……???
    Regards and hope to see you soon again Ayahanda Tun!

  46. Dear Readers,
    As a overseas observer and well-wisher, I only pray and hope for a Malaysia that would be model of multi-relgigious and multi-cultural harmony (not just tolerance, like how germans tolerate jews and muslims).
    I am jewish, and I know how it feels to be a minority.
    I know that right wing hindu fascists and zionists in Malaysia hate Dr. Mahathir because of his strident (and mostly lonely) anti-israel stance. For the record, jews do not rule the world. The zionists however do exercise global influence, and the majority of zionists are not jews, but Europeans, Americans and, through sheer stupidity and racist envy of Iranians and asians, the arabs.
    The malaysian opposition has zionist written all over it, and Dr. Mahathir and those who oppose neo-colonial adventurism and human rights are their target. We are all targeted if we stand with the oppressed, regardless of our religion, race or confession.
    I hope that at least the ever-dwindling majority of anti-zionists, muslims and malays in Malaysia understand this, before it is too late and Malaysia goes the way of all the coloured pro-Israeli-pro-neocon fake astro-turf revolutions.
    Thank you.

  47. To those who disagree with Tun,
    I think Tun Mahathir’s point is very simple which is nobody in the world including USA or Israel has the right to go to war or killing people as they like. The message goes to everyone, not only USA or Israel. It is that simple. Knock! Knock! Did you guys get it?
    Azahari

  48. Kemungkin inilah dajjal (Amerika) yang disebut2kan kerana mereka menganggap bahawa dunia ini milik mereka… Mereka berkuasa ke atas segalanya… Mereka boleh bunuh, musnahkan malah hancurkan siapa sahaja yang menolak cara dan dasar mereka. Manakala Israel pula Yakjuj dan Makjuj yang suka membunuh orang lain. Mereka ini pula percaya bahawa mereka boleh bunuh siapa sahaja asalkan bukan orang yahudi. Itulah ajaran yang mereka anuti. Agama dan bangsa mereka adalah yang paling mulia bagi mereka. Wallahualam.
    Semoga Allah memberi perlindungan kepada kita dan negara kita serta kekuatan iman dan ketaqwan kepada-Nya. Amin.

  49. The EXIST OF ALL EVILS,THE MOTHER OF ALL EVILS
    Is the Nations that produce weapons,weapons of mass destruction,
    distribute it,to destruct the World Peace.
    These are US,BRITISH,ISRAEL.
    THE WORLD HAS labelled the wrong Terrorists.
    World will never be at PEACE as long as US PLAYS THE ROLE.
    IT,S NOT THE PRESIDENT OF US THAT MATTERS,
    IT IS IN THE PENTAGON.
    THEY WIIL MAKE WE DIVIDED,WEAKEN OUR NATIONS,AS SUCH IT WILL BE AN EASIER TARGET FOR THEM.
    WE MUST WEAKEN US POLICY,
    WE MUSL ALSO WEAKEN THEIR ALLIES,BE IT NEAR OR FAR.
    WE SHUOLD STANDBY NORTH KOREA,CHINA,IRAN CONSENTING THEM OF THEIR VIEWS,AS SUCH TO BALANCE THE NO NONSENSE OF US.
    US OUGHT TO BE PUNISHED.
    THEY HAVE NO INTENTIONS TO ASSITS PALESTINE,
    NO INTENTIONS TH HELP SOUTH KOREA AGAINST NORTH KOREA.
    NO INTENTIONS OF HELPING ANWAR,AS IN THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS.
    THEY ARE JUST MAKING USE OF THESE IDIOTS TO STRENGHTEN THEIR INTENTIONS.
    THESE IDIOTS MUST STAY UNITED REGARDLESS OF THE DIFFERENCE.
    MY SHORT MASSAGE IS :
    THE WORLD MUST NOT BE AN IDIOTS TO US EVILS INTENTIONS.

  50. Our conceptions of what constitutes democracy has to be broadened. In Cuba, every street is represented in the Government by a representative, and their infant mortality rates are lower than the US.
    I have long believed your point 31 about US being addicted to guns which won them the West.
    China’s comments on the North Korean affair, maintaining neutrality and urging restraint in the face of the complexities and histories, is the stance of a civilized nation. Likewise it’s handling of the Japanese-Chinese conflict. China is winning respect as a civilized world power and is our only hope to counter the threats to peace posed by the US.
    Moderate Muslim states should also align themselves with the non-aligned, led by China’ example, as long as it maintains that stance.

  51. Assallammualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarokatuh..
    Semoga Tun sudi mengizinkan..
    Many thanks to mfh84…:)
    [[Tuacheng
    What is wrong for the war against Afghanistan, when it is confirmed to be terror breeder??]]
    Tuacheng..I think you are a young man who believes the definition of terror according to American values..Try reading this link and tell us what do you think..do your realizes that there is another definition of terror not according to American values??
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Irgun_attacks
    [[Why you’ve not mentioned Fatah was not threaten like Hamas and Hezbollah?]]
    This is all plain to see..Hanan said this indirectly..You agrees with us ( collaborator ) and of course we treats you nice..To put it bluntly..if you are against us you will pay the price of being ‘recalcitrant’..
    Nobody tread on us! ( The American )
    [[By the way, Cuban Castro, Chavez and Mugabe is all tyrant and greedy leaders in way of it’s own]]
    Moshe Dayan,Ariel Sharon,Benjamin N’yetan’nyahu,Ratko Mladic,Slobodan Milosevic and scores other is freedom fighter’s..They were loved by millions..and I mean millions..By their people and who agrees by them..
    But to us Muslim..they are cold blooded butcher and plain killers!!
    [[So in my conclusion, Mr.Mahathir is biased again USA as if in business, lifestyle, foreign policies and culturally were against the world, or in fact we Malaysia tried to argue with big and powerful nation]]
    So in my conclusion of retrorespect, I says Tuacheng is biased against Tun and muslim..It is his opinion and we should all respect them as so..
    [[yet, they don’t even bothered Mr.Mahathir had spoke]]
    Who are they??Definition and definition Mr Tuacheng..
    According to the million of American, football is soccer and rugger is football..But by contrast..The whole world said soccer is football and American football is rugby…whatever Mr Tuacheng..
    Life is a perspective where you look at it.Glass half empty or glass half full..
    According to you,our Tun have not gain any significant noticed when he spoke but to my infinite knowledge from a source of ‘little intelligence’the American
    does noticed when Tun Mahathir spoke and by contrast they did not notice Lee Kuan Yew because LKY spoke when he is allowed to!!
    That Tuacheng is what I have spoken!!
    Terima kasih Tun..

  52. Salam Sejahtera Tun dan Keluarga.
    Tun thank You for this marvellous article.
    Memang betul apa yang Tun katakan suatu masa dahulu. Apabila komunisma gugur, amarika dan eropa akan menghalakan dan memberi tumpuan niat jahat mereka terhadap Islam.
    amerika=israel=amerika=israel dan seterus nya.
    Tun tq may Allah Bless You Amiin

  53. Dear Joel_Steinberg, you mentioned: “I wonder who your compatriots in PAS would support in the event of war between Iran vs Israel-Arabs-US.”
    Actually, since both sides are supported by the various Muslim communities, I personally think that it is best to leave it to them to resolve the issue.
    As a nation that professes Islam as its official religion, we should aim to be a model Muslim nation, with a high Corruption Perception Index and Human Development Index ranking, than be drawn into a no-win situation. We can’t even handle Perkasa which fights for the supremacy of the Malay race, a no-no in Islam, so why do we think that we can do better. It’s time to practise Muslim spiritual values, something that apparently seems to have been forgotten, rather than either building more mosques or getting into more disputes.

  54. Greetings Mr. Mahathir…
    Allow me..
    Dear 2worldpeace. You wrote:
    1)If ever LKY to lead Malaysia, I don’t think he will succeed like what he did to Singapore. Singapore is much smaller compared to Malaysia. The population is much lesser.
    It’s not about the size that differentiates the difficulty of administrating a nation. It’s about what a leader should acquire. To manage a nation is NEVER easy. Now that you’ve questioned LKY capabilities for running a small nation (you assumed it’s much easier), lets now look at PRC (The People’s Republic of China is the 3rd or 4th largest in the world and houses 20% of the world population) under Mr. Wen Jiabao’s (China’s premier) rule.. and try to compare where PRC stands now with Malaysia and Singapore.. And also take a glance at India (the 7th largest nation and houses 18% of the world’s population) now. Then, compare these 2 nations with Malaysia.
    The truth really stinks, however i, humbly admit that LKY is the better leader. His sustainable-policies prove it. Did Mr. Mahathir sustains his?
    Back to the real topic, I disagree point no. 17. Saying the U.S trying to take advantage on NK to submit to them was indeed a biased and irrational statement without concrete proof. Instead a military exercise was held as a result of the sinking of Cheonan, a South Korean warship (in which Pyongyang denied involvement). Why don’t Pyongyang launch a strike on American warship instead of shelling South Korea’s island if indeed the U.S is trying to meddle in the Korean affairs? Or in your opinion does the U.S not acknowledging South Korea’s sovereignty until Seoul has to stage a military exercise because the U.S tell them to do so? For your information, the U.S army too had hold joint-military exercises with Malaysian arm forces as an effort to counter terrorism. So, what’s the big deal if the South Korea-U.S military drill was actually a preemptive measure against possible threat?
    2) You wrote: The writer’s view can’t be taken seriously at all as he is not Malaysian living among us that can understand the complex situation we have in this country.
    This is another lame excuse from someone who can’t deal with the ugly truth. I can conclude that the points from the letter are indeed true. Why not? You guys also claim to know more things what’s going on around the globe i.e the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the 9/11, etc and start acting smart with your we-are-true attitude.. And when someone from outside Malaysia wrote those facts about Malaysia, you guys start to deny them. Obviously, isn’t this total hypocrisy?
    With my humble apologies to those who might get hurt,
    Thank you, Mr. Mahathir.

  55. 6-As regards the Israel and Palestinian conflict if you can’t see the blind unconditonal support the US is giving Israel there is no point for me to elaborate any further.You have brushed off all of Tuns remarks without even verifying these points but instead you come in the defense of the USA so strongly simply based on your faith on all the versions given by the US and their media as gospel truth.Why would Tun a man at age sweet 85 criticizes The United States of America without a reason?You really think that Tun is that irrational do you?
    Why cant Mr.Mahathir be irrational? For obvious reason, he had demonized a legacy that spreads 3 US president into a same problem.
    What is wrong for the war against Afghanistan, when it is confirmed to be terror breeder??
    Why you’ve not mentioned Fatah was not threaten like Hamas and Hezbollah?
    By the way, Noriega was dump by Reagan period, again another different time lump together.
    By the way, Cuban Castro, Chavez and Mugabe is all tyrant and greedy leaders in way of it’s own.
    So in my conclusion, Mr.Mahathir is biased again USA as if in business, lifestyle, foreign policies and culturally were against the world, or in fact we Malaysia tried to argue with big and powerful nation, yet, they don’t even bothered Mr.Mahathir had spoke.

  56. Thank You Tun for bringing this issue. Please continue to remind and update us on the most unpopular and terrorising United States. Responses from the readers put a multiplying effect into the recipe. Adding the Jewish Apartheid factor is like applying the final icing in the bloody Global Democratic cake. The world is going backward into the barbaric era from one President after another. “Changes” from The President means a better Jewish privileges.
    Dear Mr.Obama, The President of this World:
    1. What is wrong is definitely WRONG !
    2. What is Black cannot be seen as Grey.
    3. What goes up, goes down.
    You only have 1 + 1 term as The President, please hear the words of majority, the words from the oppressed beings. Human population will remember that You are The Saviour. And History will mark what you have done….

  57. Salam Tun,
    Sekian lama Tun menghentam US, kata US itu ini, tapi kita masih ‘dijajah’ oleh US. Mentaliti orang masih agungkan US, PM kita bangga Obama call dia, senyum simpul masa bersalam. Keluar berita muka depan. Barang US masih membanjiri sepelusuk negara. Kita mengutuk US ketika makan Big Mac dan hirup kopi Starbuck dgn bangganya! Oohhh, kita tak boleh putuskan hubungan ekonomi dgn US sebab US adalah masih rakan dagang terbesar negara. Nanti ekonomi negara terjejas.. kunun.
    There is one word to describe all these..hypocrit. Kerana duit, ketepikan prisip hidup.
    Tun, tulis la segala buruk pasal US selagi Tun larat menaip. Saya membesar dengan segala macam barang US. Tun rasa saya bangga? Saya takde pilihan la Tun. Segala macam benda US dah disumbat dalam mulut saya oleh orang kita sendiri. Saya hanya mampu boikot, itu pun saudara Muslim saya sendiri kutuk saya.
    Lihat sekeliling kita, adakah pengaruh US semakin berkurangan? Apa kita dah buat selama ini?
    Tepuk dahi tanya hati.

  58. Dearest Tun,
    May I borrow your platform to make a plea.
    To those who always like to think the US as your enemy, I have to advise them: Please stop it. We are running out of time.
    There are many challenges ahead that we will face one day.
    There are countless of big rocks flying towards Earth. There are two big holes that can super errupt (one is just next door, i.e. Danau Toba).
    Please, do not create anymore troubles that can slow down or drain the brains or funding away from some of the research that can one day save our lives, into the unnecessary activities of, say, counter terrorism, pre-emtive strikes, etc. We need as much resource as possible to prevent an E.L.E. from happening. We all share a common destiny. Let’s work together to prepare for it.
    If we cannot contribute, then please let those who are capable, contribute. Don’t kacau them. Don’t slow them down. Every minute counts. We are running out of time.

  59. Dearest Tun
    //By Syed Akbar AliAuthor Profile Page on December 18, 2010 11:27 AM
    May I suggest two things:
    There are many “indexes” being created and published around the world. There is the Transparency Index by Transparency International, the Corruption Index, the University Rankings, the Poverty Index and many others. May I suggest that the Perdana Global Peace Foundation develop an “Aggression Index”….
    ..The second point is that we must use the psychologically disturbing term ‘shedding human blood’. Instead of saying ‘the United States and other countries must not resort to wars as a policy option’ we must say ‘the United States and other countries must not resort to shedding human blood as a policy option’.//
    Truly awesome these two things you have suggested Tuan Syed! May Tun/PGPF make it happen soonest possible.Thanks Tun.

  60. Dearest Tun
    May I..By TuaChengAuthor Profile Page on December 17, 2010 10:27 AM
    I find all above points, proves your opinion towards USA is biased or upto a level of hatred against Americans….
    …WAR was not brought to the doors of Afghanistan/Iraq by the Americans.
    The war was brought to their door by the Islamist-Terrorist group of Al-Qaeda, that hijack American flights that made it slam onto WTC.//
    Hi TuaCheng
    1-I agree with you the AlQaeda was the reason why the USA got so mad.But for your info TuaCheng the AlQaeda if they exists at all is led by this Osama ben Laden who is a Saudi Arabian.All those guys who were arrested for their involvement in 911 were from Saudi Arabia.Why was Saudi Arabia not inflicted at all by the US? Why Iraq and Afghanistan?
    2-Iraq was attacked not because of the 911 but because Saddam Hussain had weapons of mass destruction.But Bush before he retired admitted that it was only an intelligence mistake.They’re not even sure if these WMD exist but hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis including innocent children and women were already blown to smithereens by their shock and awe offensive.Of course TuaCheng everybody make innocent mistakes..
    3-Can you see how their intelligence work to track Saddam Hussain and his sons?These jokers had no chance against the Americans.We all know if America wants that somebody they will have the means to get that person.You you can run but you cannot hide.But don’t you ever wonder how come the most hated man of America Osama ben Laden and his busload of wives and children had been so elusive since 2001? TuaCheng can you think?
    4-Whatever Tun has brought up about South America are facts you can check out for yourself.The Noriega story etc.Just ‘wiki’ whoever that Tun has mentioned and you can verify these stories.That is why Hugo Chavez of Columbia in particular hates America so much.In South East Asia they were there in Vietnam.The Vietnamese hated the Americans.But now for the sake of their economic survival in this American dominated economy they have to forgive and forget.
    5-Whatever the USA have invented for all of us to benefit we are ever grateful but TuaCheng we didn’t get them for free.We paid for them through our noses!But does that mean just because they have invented all these we must all close an eye on all their wrongdoings? Because the Iraqis are using the Intel and the HP so they can now go and kill all the innocent children of Iraq for suspicion of having WMD?
    6-As regards the Israel and Palestinian conflict if you can’t see the blind unconditonal support the US is giving Israel there is no point for me to elaborate any further.You have brushed off all of Tuns remarks without even verifying these points but instead you come in the defense of the USA so strongly simply based on your faith on all the versions given by the US and their media as gospel truth.Why would Tun a man at age sweet 85 criticizes The United States of America without a reason?You really think that Tun is that irrational do you?
    7-TuaCheng I find that from all the above points proves your opinion towards USA is biased or upto a level of hatred against Tun and the Muslims.
    Thanks Tun.

  61. The Shi’ah group arrested recently can make minch-meat of Sunnis! Never heard of such teaching in true Shi’ah. Wikileaks (cannot take wholesale though) said (Sunni) Wahabbi Saud urged attacking Shi’ah Iran. So who is the cannibal?
    But the most powerful Islamic nation where Muslims could look up to is Iran. So why are we scoffing? The Sunni nations are busy splitting hairs, they cannot agree to work together and be united. Some are already reduced to wimpps.
    Knowledge comes through understanding and ideas from flexible minds. Ignorance breeds fossilised thoughts, intolerance and fanaticism. Polychotomous thinking and pluralism is dead. Malaysia is dead.
    Schisms in Islam is good for the enemies. Let the Sunni-Shi’ah fight among themselves (Iraq, Pakistan), and sell them weapons of overkill. Divide them (Sudan, Palestine, Morocco-Sahara …) and impoverished them with sanctions. Indeed, satan makes such deeds fair.

  62. Assalamualaikum Tun,
    1. Reading between the lines is one of the qualities required as a leader. It could not be proved better than your ability to read between the lines (and beyond) in many events, and in this matter, reading between the words of Robert Fisk in his book on wars in Middle East, Central Asia and Europe. I have not read the book yet, and I don

  63. Dear Tun,
    The mouse in the room by Bob Ellis
    I might be wrong. But it seems to me on going to press that Assange has altered the way the world functions, and the alteration he has caused is as great, or almost as great, as Gutenberg

  64. Assallamualaikumwarahmarullahiwabarokatuh..
    Semoga Tun mengizinkan ruang..
    [[mfh84
    An analytical study of Surah al-Kahf of the Qur’an]]
    Does this includes the magic of maunah that bestowed by Allah to Zulkarnain in regards of the “Iron Wall”??And if it does,how do I get a copy of this??
    Thank you sir.
    Terima kasih Tun.

  65. To TuaCheng – read the open letter through the link you provided. The writer’s view can’t be taken seriously at all as he is not Malaysian living among us that can understand the complex situation we have in this country. I am not too sure whether you are Malaysian or not. But obviously the writer is a LKY fan. LKY to me is a great leader and he has done a lot for Singapore. However Tun Mahathir is also a great leader. He has done a lot for Malaysia. We can’t compare LKY with Tun as two of them are leaders of different countries with different challenges. Malaysia and Singapore is not the same. Malaysia with Malay majority and Singapore with Chinese majority. There are so many differences. If ever LKY to lead Malaysia, I don’t think he will succeed like what he did to Singapore. Singapore is much smaller compared to Malaysia. The population is much lesser.

  66. Dear idea2009,
    The best way to protect ourselves is to be nice with everybody.
    Do not offend other people – stay away from trouble and mind our own business. We should know who the big bullies are – avoid them. Dont confront them.
    My grandmother taught me that.
    We can learn and buy the best weapon in the world but if we do not invent them, do you think it is effective. Ask those who know !

  67. American can only do what they are doing now because most people are fool enough to think a paper with printed number of 100 is worth what it written on. Imagine your home HP printer can print money, you buy an army, politician and judge! And take no responsibilities !!!!
    It only cost them 0.02cent for every $100 note to print, you have to work hard to get that $100. Go back to gold and silver, for once they have to work and product real physical goods if they need an army, not just use printer to rule the world! You can

  68. I am a new Muslim convert that have spent most of my life overseas. I married a Malay lady who has done wonders to educate me on Islam. Contrary to the universal Islamic teachings that I picked up overseas, in Malaysia Muslims are not allowed to think for themselves. There is no freedom of worship in Malaysia despite claims to the contrary. Islam is controlled by restricted views of religious authorities which are controlled by either UMNO or PAS who use it as a means of controlling the Malays and to achieve power.
    I call it restricted as to the religious authority, the only acceptable school of thought is only Shafie where in other Muslim countries there is no restriction.
    There is Maliki, Hanafi, Shafei, Hambali and Ja’afari. These 5 school of thoughts are recognised by major ulamas who issue fatwas in Egypt, Syria and even our neighbour Indonesia.
    I present below various fatwas from other countries in an effort to call for revision of the restricted religious enactment that restrict our school of thought to just Ahlus Sunnah’s Shafei.
    As the following fatwas suggest, Ja’afari followers are also Muslims the aqidah on Allah, Rasul, Quran, Malaikat, Day of Judgement does not differ.
    However, the mainstream media of Malaysia loves to downgrade the intellect of Muslims by highlighting false propaganda and depictions of other Muslim school of thoughts due to sheer ignorance.
    The propaganda quoted on Syiah was absolutely atrocious and not based on actual tenets of the Syiah (Ja’afari) school of thoughts at all. It is the media who have divide and belittle Muslims and tarnish the universality of islam due to sheer ignorance and ‘jumud’ thinking.
    Again, I call for support to review the religious enactment that restrict the school of thoughts for Muslims and to stop the mainstream media front constantly defying Muslims intellect by stating facts than false claims or opinions, for example by one Datuk Ahmad Khusnin that appeared in the papers last few days.
    The fatwas from ulama of other countries on Muslim school of thoughts:
    Quoting the Sheikh of Al Azhar, Syaikh Al-Akbar Mahmud Syaltut:
    “Islam tidak menuntut seorang Muslim untuk mengikuti salah satu mazhab tertentu. Sebaliknya, kami katakan: setiap Muslim punya hak mengikuti salah satu mazhab yang telah diriwayatkan secara sahih dan fatwa-fatwanya telah dibukukan. Setiap orang yang mengikuti mazhab-mazhab tersebut boleh berpindah ke mazhab lain, dan bukan sebuah tindakan kriminal baginya untuk melakukan demikian.”
    Quoting another Sheikh of Al Azhar, Syaikh Al-Akbar Mahmud Syaltut:
    “Mengenai isu perselisihan pendapat antara Ahli Sunah Wal Jamaah dan Syiah, beliau berkata, selagi semua pihak berpegang kepada akidah yang sama, mengakui kerasulan Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. dan semua nabi serta mengiktiraf sahabat-sahabat Rasulullah, perbezaan yang berlaku itu tidak harus menjadi punca perpecahan.
    Bagi saya tiada bezanya antara Ahli Sunah dan Syiah kerana kedua-duanya masih berpegang kepada akidah yang satu dan kita semua tetap bersaudara.

  69. Salam Tun,
    I feel that the best way to protect ourselves is to acquire or learn as much as possible the latest defence (or offence) technologies from countries like Iran, Pakistan, Russia and North Korea. I believe in peace but knowing how the USA and Israel act in killing everybody with impunity, I think it is definitely NOT wrong to acquire nuclear technology NOT for only the purpose of peace but also for war. As what the US’s favourite war cry states – you have to go into offence in order to defend yourself. Therefore, small countries MUST equip themselves with, dare I say it….yes….nuclear-capability to strike back (or first strike/pre-emptive strike depending on how we look at it).
    As can be witnessed throughout the years, a country will be attacked regardless if that country has WMDs or not. So knowing that a country will be attacked anyway, why not equip ourselves with the latest defence technologies from the so-called “rogue countries”? There is no denying the fact that Iran, Pakistan and North Korea have advanced defence (or offence) technologies so we need to acquire or learn from them albeit very discretely.
    One more thing, we should not forget our jungle-fighting capability (we were reputedly to be among the best jungle-fighting force in the world as shown by the fact that we whacked the hell out of the communists). Just in case if any country has funny ideas about conquering us like Iraq, we may have to be prepared to fight from the jungle – which I believe has always been our forte. But then again, we still need to prepare ourselves with the latest defence technologies (like nuke-capable offence technologies) as a deterrent to some countries who have funny ideas about “regime change”.

  70. An analytical study of Surah al-Kahf of the Qur’an that seeks to explain the reality of a mysterious European Jewish-Christian alliance that is waging unjust war on Islam and oppressing Muslims while pursuing a sinister global agenda on behalf of the Euro-Jewish State of Israel.Khidr said to Moses, Surely you would not be able to show patience with me. Indeed, how can you show patience in respect of that which lies beyond your comprehension (since you can temporarily see with only one eye, and consequently can access only external empirical knowledge)?( Sūrah al-Kahf, 18:66-67)
    Those like Dajjāl, who see with one eye, can never be patient enough to learn from those like Khidr, who see with two eyes, i.e., the external and the internal. Dajjal’s epistemological attack on mankind renders them internally blind and, hence, easily deceived by external appearance while remaining incapable of penetrating internal reality in all that pertains to his mysterious mission. They sometimes lose faith in Allah Most High and become profoundly misguided without being even conscious of such. Nearly always, however, they lack the capacity to understand either the movement of history or the role that Jerusalem and the Holy Land play in the End of History. The Quran declares of such people that they have a status akin to cattle.
    Praise be to Allah Most High through Whose Kindness Surah al-Kahf and the Modern Age is now published. May He bless this humble work to reach Muslims in many parts of the world. May it assist them to grow closer to the Qur’an and to this Surah – especially every day of Jum’ah when the Surah is to be recited for protection from the Fitnah of Dajjal. May it refresh their memory of the meaning of the Surah and, more importantly, constantly deepen their understanding of the Surah. Amin!
    As war on Islam intensifies and the time approaches when the imposter Euro-Jewish State of Israel makes its bid to become the ruling State in the world, and Dajjal the false Messiah would rule the world from Jerusalem and declare that he is the true Messiah, I fear that there would be many who would ban books on the Qur’an. I therefore pray most humbly, and ask my gentle readers to also kindly join in the prayer, that Allah Most High might protect books (such as this humble quartet of books on Surah al-Kahf) that employ the blessed Qur’an to expose those in the godless modern age who are waging unjust war on Islam and Muslims. Amin.
    A mysterious Euro-world-order with a Jewish-Christian alliance wages war on Islam on behalf of the Euro-Jewish State of Israel. If there is any merit at all in this book it can, perhaps, be located in its role as a very humble pioneering work that might possibly inspire others, more competent than this writer, to a more comprehensive effort in using this Surah of the Qur’an to explain that world today.
    The first volume of four, containing ‘Text Translation and Modern Commentary of Sarah al-Kahf’, made its appearance at the same time as this main work on the subject entitled ‘Surah al-Kahf and the Modern Age’, and was meant to function as a companion volume to this main work. I pray that I might be able to write additional volumes on this subject, Insha Allah, in order to attempt a more comprehensive modern interpretation of the Ahadith and Qur’anic verses dealing (directly and indirectly) with the critically important topics of Dajjal the false Messiah or Anti-Christ, and of Gog and Magog.
    The writing of the first two books on Surah al-Kahf was kindly sponsored in the names of Rabia Aboobakar Hussein Jakhura and Aboobakar Hussein Jakhura of Malawi in Africa, Abdul Majid Kader Sultan and Fatimah Abdullah of Malaysia, and Hajjah Haniffa Bte Omar Khan Sourattee and Hajjah Mariam Bte Fakir Mohammed of Singapore.
    May Allah Most Kind bless them all. Amin!
    Imran N. Hosein
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    June 2007

  71. Salam Tun,

    30. The capacity of the US to learn from its experiences is almost nil.


    31. The world will have to be reconciled with having the most powerful country in the world remaining addicted to the gun which won it the West in the past. This great democracy is anything but democratic in its relationship with the world community.

    1. Comparing living in a world community to living in a normal urban community, if any member of our community have an arsenal of weapons way beyond self defense capability and loiter around our own backyard, we would be extremely nervous.
    2. Superpowers of the world over-equip themselves as a normal routine. And some of them, such as the US, believes in propagating their ideas through warheads. Us small countries shiver at the thought of possible use of these monstrous weapons.
    3. Maybe we all should go back to stick and stones, but superpowers will never yield to such an idea. The great wars of mankind is both territorial and ideology. Weapons are actually used to protect ideologies, not people. That is why the killing of civillians is deemed “inevitable”. As one biologist said, we are probably the only spieces which kill each other because of ideology.
    4. Since superpowers all have superweapons, and that is the prevalent thinking, mankind is doomed. However i believe a flicker of hope remains if all of us who believe in civil freedom demands that weaponry be kept to a minimum and asks that these super governments destroy all of their own weapons of mass destruction and highly lethal assault weapons.
    5. If super majority of people control governments, again there is hope as most poeple will not want war, especially those who have been in, or have witnessed one. However, history teaches us that it is possible to have a situation where most people in a country wants war. But i think these people are talking of war not in their own backyard. I think they would not even agree to war excercises being conducted in their own backyard, let alone a real war. Education is perhaps the best way to convince people war is bad for our health.
    6. I am of the opinion that a weapon strong enough to kill an elephant or a whale is big enough for mankind. Anything more capable i suspect would surely not be for food.
    7. Science gave birth to nuclear energy. It can be said then that Science gave birth to the nuclear bomb. My own fear is that it is possible for science to be pregnant again, this time with an energy form of galactic proportions. I love it when people tell me such a feat is not possible.
    8. Sure, it will solve the world’s energy crisis. But we can also predict how fast it will extinguish manknd.
    9. There is series on National Geographic last month about the planet earth without people. There is also a school of thought that global warming is actually a normal and natural occurence preluding the next ice age ( it is perhaps accelerated a bit by our own fossil based emissions, but is nothing compared to Karakatau vomit ). It makes one think.
    10. I therefore request, as an entirely defensless human being, that all these superpeople in superpowers persuade their population to focus on how to bring mankind to survive the next ice age ( rather than how best to kill most people in the fastest manner). The world’s energy crisis is but a simple barbeque problem compared to the ice-age.
    11. I honestly think in the summer after the next ice-age, mankind may no longer be around.
    12. I was very ashamed when the majoriy of US citizens supported the Afgan and Iraq wars. I am ashamed as a human being.
    Thank You Tun.

  72. In reality United States of America does not exist at all. Every U.S. President is a lame duck President. He is without the slightest shadow of doubt more or less being dictated by the Israelis lobbyists. Make no mistake about it.
    The President of U.S. is like “PONDAN SIAM” being bullied by the government of Israel. In fact, the Israeli Prime Minister is the most powerful man in the world for being able to make the President of the most powerful country in the world like stupid fool.What a pity and what a shame!!!

  73. The Yankee bloodbath started when they gun-slinged the Red Indians, the indigenous people. It was genocide. Thousands of bisons were gunned down to deprive the Indians their source of meat and hide for clothing.
    It was beyond humanity when Africans were pirated and cruelly enslaved into the South. Many of them were Muslims. It was their first bloodletting of Muslims. By the turn of events, now they have a descendent of Africa as their master!
    Knowing Islam will rise from the West, they want to stall it by all means. The centres of former great civilisations – Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan now Muslims must be stone aged. A defeated nation defaced of heritage cannot be proud and confident.
    They can plan but Allah is the mightiest planner of all.

  74. Salam Tun Dr Mahathir,
    Saya ingin minta maaf pada Tun kerana dulu saya pernah sangka buruk, mengumpat Tun. Dulu saya sangat fanatik dengan anwar ibrahim kerana terpedaya dengan imej warak dia. Setelah sekian lama saya dah sedar dan jelas.Syukur kehadrat Allah kerana saya telah sedar. Maaf kan saya. Saya juga ingin mengucapkan terima kasih pada Tun kerana jasa Tun kepada kami sangat besar nilainya..saya hanya dapat membalas dengan mendoakan Tun sekeluarga diberkati Allah di dunia dan juga di akhirat..Amin

  75. My Salam to Tun and Tun Dr Hasmah. May you both be in the best of health.
    Even after what the US and Isreal has done there are people who still kow tow to them. Anwar Ibrahim and the others sitting on the left of the Speaker. How can they be so stupid? There is a lawyer telling a judge to be careful because of what Hilary Clinton said! Not in power but already following the dictates of the US. Stupid lawyer!!!
    Thank you Tun.

  76. salam kepada Tun dan para bloggers,
    ada perkara yang buat saya marah, iaitu ada lelaki melayu yang mengaku dia GAY dan pengakuan di’post’ pula dalam youtube. memalukan agama bangsa dan negara sahaja!!!!cukuplah dengan kes bekas timbalan perdana menteri kita yang “dibanggakan” sangat tu.
    sekian terima kasih,

  77. Well, you see, the Democrats, especially Obama is acting like an dictator, doing things that was not approved by the Congress. Do you think that the Americans like to go to war? We don’t care any shit about Middle East, nor South America, nor Russia, nor China, we just want a normal life, and we wanted peace. Well, 55% of Americans think that Obama is a damned socialist, and they really don’t like him. Bailouts for the Fed? More money means faster globsl economy collapse. In the US Constitution, we are told to make peace with all countries, go and trade and have relationships and to stay away from entangling relationships with the other countries. Most of the Americans don’t want the war, we’d rather stay out of it!
    Well, if there are any Americans reading this comment, I’m the representative of Ron Paul. Ron Paul 2012. Ron Paul R(evol)ution.

  78. Dear Dr. Mahathir,
    I have just learnt that the Malaysian authorities are planning to persecute Shias.
    This is wonderful news for the Israeli right and their accomplices in Washington, etc.. vis-avis their interest to destroy whatever semblance there is of unity in the Muslim world, and in particular in Lebanon.
    I wonder who your compatriots in PAS would support in the event of war between Iran vs Israel-Arabs-US.
    Please see the following article for details:
    “Call for stern action against lecturers, students involved in syiah teachings
    JOHOR BARU, (Dec 18, 2010): — Public and private institutions of higher learning are urged to take stern action against lecturers and students involved in Syiah teachings.
    Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, in making the call, said Syiah teachings contradicted with the teachings of Islam in this country.
    “I want the university administration to concentrate on lecturers as they are capable of influencing others, particularly students, in order to prevent the teachings from spreading,” he told reporters after presenting aid to students from low-income families at Taman Johor Jaya, here today.
    He said this when asked to comment on the detention of 200 Syiah followers in Selangor, who included lecturers and students of institutions of higher learning, on Thursday by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais).
    The detention was made following a raid on a fourth floor unit of a shop house at Taman Sri Gombak, Batu Caves. — BERNAMA
    Updated: 05:06PM Sat, 18 Dec 2010 ”

  79. The State of Israel was declared in 1948, and traces its historical and religious roots to the Biblical Land of Israel, a concept central to Judaism since ancient times. Also central to Judaism is the Ten Commandments of which the sixth states in no uncertain terms that “Thou shall not kill”. Most modern translations of the Bible, however, change it to “You shall not murder” because according to them, some kinds of killing are justified and not all killings are murders. Murder, to them, is the unlawful taking of a human life. But what is deemed lawful and what is deemed unlawful is decided by humans. So if Israel comes out with a law that says that killing Muslims is okay, then it is lawful and not murder, and therefore, their Ten Commandments is not violated.
    The human mind has an amazing propensity to twist and turn. And as humans, we are all part and parcel of this. Nearer home, we have Ketuanan Melayu, even as the Prophet in his Last Sermon reminds Muslims in no uncertain terms that there is no race superiority: “All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good action.”.
    Of all of the Islamic teachings, we decide that eating pork is the greatest sin (even though Muslims are allowed to eat pork under extenuating circumstances), and that corruption, abuse of power, election rigging, and racial discrimination are all lesser sins.
    Why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Maybe it is time for us to take a good look at our ownselves so that we may know if we are actually a part of all these insanities.

  80. Dear Tun,
    May I suggest two things:
    There are many “indexes” being created and published around the world. There is the Transparency Index by Transparency International, the Corruption Index, the University Rankings, the Poverty Index and many others. May I suggest that the Perdana Global Peace Foundation develop an “Aggression Index”.
    An Aggression Index can be developed by using various measures like:
    i. no of troops a country maintains outside its borders
    ii. military bases outside its borders
    iii. military presence in other countries
    iv. military occupation in other countries
    v. disregard for UN Resolutions
    vi. use of prohibited weapons
    vii. amount of money spent on weapons
    viii. Weapons research
    ix. no of people killed and maimed directly by weapons made in a country
    x. people killed and maimed by weapons originating from a certain country etc.
    The criteria must be easily identifiable, objective and robust. Then every year the Perdana Global Peace Foundation can publish this Aggression Index. I will be glad to help in this area.
    The second point is that we must use the psychologically disturbing term ‘shedding human blood’. Instead of saying ‘the United States and other countries must not resort to wars as a policy option’ we must say ‘the United States and other countries must not resort to shedding human blood as a policy option’.
    Firstly this is telling the truth. They are shedding human blood. Secondly, recently I heard an American professor using sanitised terms like ‘war of necessity’ and ‘war of choice’ to describe American adventurism overseas. It should be ‘shedding human blood out of necessity’ and ‘shedding human blood out of choice’. The professor flinched when I pointed this out to him. Sometimes we have to put things in a proper pespective before people can understand what they are really doing. They are shedding human blood.
    Salam. Syed Akbar Ali.

  81. YAB Tun Dr. Mahathir,
    Robert Fisk is a giant amongst the world of pretenders masquerading as journalists and historians. His body of work along with that of Professor Noam Chomsky, constitute an intellectual treasure that many need to pursue, particularly those in the Islamic World. I am glad I am retired now and can enjoy reading their books more often. Occasionally, scribbling few paragraphs together.
    Part I:

  82. The U.S. is but a drone. In Pakistan more than 700 civilians have been killed by more than 100 drone missiles. High tech weaponry is used to kill innocent people.
    Counting those in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen and other countries thousands of people have been droned. What more with their ground and air assaults in their so-called war against terrorism hundreds of thousands of human beings have been decimated.
    To include the maimed, human displacement, property, infrastructure and environmental destruction, the tragedy by the war-mongrel is colossal. This is the true collateral damage of democracy.
    Democracy is satanified defined. Human has no value. The U.S. is crusader state, killer of Muslims. The axis-of-satan is theirs.

  83. Tun,
    It is sad to read that humanity has so many prejudices in our short stint in this world. Some over religious differences, some over race & etc. as in the end, we all still leave this world as we come in.
    We shld all be like China. Be strong, large, full of resources, money abundant & most importantly, united. Then turn a deaf ear to others. And whatever others say of you, they will not bother you at all.

  84. Salam Ayahnda Tun!
    Mungkin dlm masa depan terdekat China akan menjadi ruas kepada buku Amerika Syarikat (AS). Sekarang ini AS amat tidak senang melihat pengaruh china semakin mantap di dunia, terutama di Amerika Latin [Brazil, Venezuela dsb] dan di Afrika.
    Selain itu, pengaruh China atas matawang AS semakin ketara. Mungkin tidak berapa lama lagi AS akan diajar oleh temadun tua ini bahawa senjata bukan sahaja yg meletup2 dan bukan semua peperangan dimenangi dengan keupayaan untuk memusnah. Bak kata pepatah china,’jika kita duduk lama di tepi sungai, tentu nanti kita akan lihat mayat musuh2 kita hanyut ke hilir!. Nampaknya China [dengan slow & steady] memang mempraktikkan peribahasa dia. 😀

  85. Assalamualaikum Tun,
    I am particularly sad when Israel continue to build illegal settlement is now actively perusing a one state solution by not negotiating for peace with the Palestinians.
    The Palestinian issue must not be seasonal trend where once we donate or help the Palestinians then we consider the issue closed as we did our part to help them. Muslims and their countries must constantly continue to help the Palestinians on a daily basis until victory is achieved for the Palestinians.
    We talk about how the Muslim nations are not united. We read how Egypt closed its borders to the Palestinians so that the Palestinians are starved and do not have access to food and medicals. We read how Turkey allowed the US to use its base to attack Iraq and kill hundred and thousands of Iraqis. We read how the US used Muslim Pakistani soldiers to track and kill the mujaheddin of Afghanistan who the US consider as terrorists. We lament at why Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries who have large oil reserves are reluctant to use oil as a weapon.
    It is not as simple as the Muslims must be united. If we do a careful study on history we will understand as to why the Muslims are as they are. For example, how did the Islamic Ottoman Caliphate in Turkey fall? Who caused the fall? Was it due to Kamal Mustapha Attaturk? Who is he? What is his ties with the US and the British?
    Another important event was how was the royal Saudi formed? What was the history behind it? As far as I can remember, since the days of the prophet there was no royalty?
    How was Israel formed? What was the Balfour declaration? Who actually caused world war 2?
    How was the United Nations formed? What is the actual function of the United Nations?
    All these events, if one were to study in greater detail, seem to be connected. It is part of greater scheme.
    If we are to understand how these events fit into this greater scheme, then we would understand that the next step of this greater scheme is the complete takeover of Jerusalem by Israel and in the long run, the whole Middle east.
    That is why the Palestinians are made to suffer. They are in the way of this greater scheme. The same goes for Iran, since Iran is an obstacle to Israel for total control of the Middle East.
    The US President can do nothing. The Muslim nations and its leaders can do nothing. ‘They’ have planned this so well to make everyone else powerless. As Tun have stated during the OIC Meeting before you step down as Prime Minister, they are are the ones who is pulling the strings behind the shadows. They make others kill and die for them.
    How do we stop them? Muslims must go back to the Al-Quran and As-Sunnah. We must remember we are all brothers. We must remember we have a duty to protect all Muslims. We must remember the world is only temporary, if we betray our Muslim brothers, then we will be answerable to Allah in the hereafter. We must not sell our faith for worldly materials to kow tow to the enemies of Islam.

  86. SALAM BUAT TUN BERDUA MOGA DIRAHMATI ALLAH S.W.T
    1) KITA DAPAT TAHU CERITA-CERITA DALAM AL-QURAN BAGAIMANA FIRAUN TELAH DIMUSNAHKAN APABILA LAUT YANG TERBELAH DICAMTUMKAN KEMBALI, BARULAH FIRAUN DAN BALA TENTERANYA DAPAT DIHAPUSKAN.(ALLAH S.W.T SENDIRI MELINDUNGI RASULNYA DARI MUSUH ISLAM)
    2) BEGITU JUGA TENTERA THALUT BILA HENDAK MERUNTUHKAN KAABAH, BALASANNYA IA DIMUSNAHKAN OLEH MAKHLUK CIPTAAN ALLAH S.W.T IAITU BURUNG ABABIL.(ALLAH S.W.T SENDIRI YANG AKAN MELINDUNGI RUMAH SEBAGAI KIBLAT UMAT ISLAM)
    3) ISLAM IALAH HAK ALLAH S.W.T JADI IA MAHA KUAT DAN KEKAL MENANG, TIDAK KIRA PALESTIN AKAN DIMUSNAHKAN DAN DIMILIKI OLEH ISRAIL, KITA MANUSIA INI AKAN MENEMPOH SEGALA UJIAN SAMAADA SEORANG ISLAM ATAU BUKAN ISLAM .
    4) MANUSIA YANG TERTULIS NAMANYA KE DALAM SYURGA IALAH MEREKA YANG MEMATUHI SEGALA PERENTAHNYA DAN AKAN KITA SAMA-SAMA KETAHUI BILA TIBA HARI AKHIRAT SELEPAS MELALUI SIRATULMUSTAQIM.
    5) KITA MENYAMPAIKANNYA SAHAJA YANG AKAN MENGHUKUM SEADIL-ADILNYA HANYALAH ALLAH S.W.T. WALAU PUN NABI MUHAMMAD S.A.W ‘MAKSUM'(DI LINDUNGI DARI MELAKUKAN DOSA) TETAPI TETAP MEMOHON AMPON KEPADA ALLAH S.W.T (ADA RIWAYAT MENGATAKAN LEBIH 70 KALI SEHARI SERMALAM).
    6) KERANA SIFATNYA SEPERTI JUGA MANUSIA YANG KADANG-KADANG MEMBERI PELUANG KEPADA MANUSIA ‘TAUBAT’ KEMBALI KE PANGKAL JALAN. SEBAGAI CONTOH PERNAH NABI MENGHADAPI ABDULLAH BIN UBAI SEORANG MUNAFIK DENGAN MELARIKAN DIRI SAHAJA DARI MENGHUKUM ATAU MEMBALAS KEMBALI.
    4) AKHIRNYA ABDULLAH BIN UBAI MENDAPAT PEMBALASAN DARI GOLONGANNYA SENDIRI ATAU TERSUMPAH BALIK DARI KATA-KATANYA. KEYAKINAN KITA AKAN KEMENANGAN ISLAM AKHIRNYA PADA PERALIHAN MASA YANG BERGERAK DAN HANYA DAPAT DITENTUKAN OLEH ALLAH S.W.T.
    5) BAHAYA KALAU KITA SALAHKAN ATAU MENGHUKUM MANUSIA LAIN JIKA IA TIDAK SEHALUAN DENGAN APA YANG KITA LAKUKAN KERANA KEHENDAK ALLAH S.W.TLAH YANG MENENTUKAN NAWAITU HATINYA DIKEMUDIAN HARI.
    6) KITA BUKAN PENGHUKUM KAUM YAHUDI ATAU NEGARA AMERIKA TETAPI MENYAMPAI DAN MENGAMAL SEGALA YANG DISURUH OLEH ALLAH S.W.T. ADAKAH KITA BERSETUJU BAHAWA MUSUH SESAMA ISLAM BOLEH TIMBUL BILA ADA SIFAT DENGKI BILA BEREBUTAN JAWATAN ? (MUNAFIK). BEGITU JUGA UJIAN TERLALU KASIHKAN HARTA, KETURUNAN, TIDAK DAPAT MENINGGALKAN AMALAN LAMA NENEK MOYANG SEBAB TIDAK MAHU MEMAHAMKAN MAKSUD AL-QURAN.
    7) PERLU BERHATI-HATI KALAU ADANYA HADIS-HADIS YANG BOLEH MENAKUTKAN MANUSIA LAIN SEPERTI TINDAKAN MEMBAKAR KERANA BOLEH BERLAWANAN DENGAN HADIS-HADIS YANG MENUNJUKKAN KELEMBUTAN YANG ADA PADA SEORANG NABI.
    WALLAHU’ALAM

  87. dear Tun,

    • regarding the north Korean case, the media sure influence our mind, because they show a lot of demonstration against north korean attack. The media condemns north korea and force us to do so.
    • but thanks to Tun for exposing the media’s fraud during dato seri abdullah’s time. since then, i’m not the media’s dummy follower anymore:) especially the news about praising & condemning.
    • when the news about the attack out, it really obvious – US said “YES, TIME TO SHOW OFF OUR POWER!” by quickly send their ultimate warship (USS George Washington as i remember…) to prepare for battle. All in one package for them – help south korea(lie), bring the world piece(bullshit), destroy north korea & recognized as the leading nation(yes it is), etc……
    • always believe the time will come where the war is not necessity to settle the problem anymore. criminal of the war must be sentence fairly.

    really like this post:)

  88. Dearest Tun,
    Finally. I got it now. Thank you Tun for your thought provoking messages.
    It is G-d the Almighty who protect-th them, the group of weak people who follow the “love your enemy” and “love your neighbour” commands. Otherwise they would have been wiped out of this planet because they aren’t supposed to fight any war. How? How G-d Almighty protect-th them? Through His trusted people. Now we see why the US is their proxy.
    Now, if the multipolar system is the future, where everybody will have the nuke, that will be a bleak future. Not every nation on Earth can be trusted with the nuke. Can we trust so many world leaders with the nukes? That’s why the present nuke powers must guard the recipe prudently.
    The US has a good system of choosing, monitoring and impeaching their leader. That should be good enough to ensure long term stability.
    Or else, the other rougue nations can easily be influenced by the other “force” and nobody will survive a future world war, which will signal the end time.
    To delay the end time, we can only pray for wisdom and good reasoning guided by G-d, and keep the peace for as long as we could.

  89. Salam buat Ayahanda Tun..
    1. Teringat satu poster di baju yang popular di Amsterdam berkaitan Presiden Obama tentang kata-kata keramatnya – ‘The Change..’. Mula-mula muka Mr Obama ni tak bercukur, kemudian janggut kian panjang dan kesudahannya berturban sebiji macam Osama dan huruf ‘B’ bertukar ‘S’..’ This is the change we believe..!
    2. Sebenarnya negara-negara kecil patut menyesal kerana mendaulatkan Dollar Amerika semasa pembentukkan gagasan ‘Committee 300’ bagi mengelakkan pengaruh kiri lebih setengah abad dahulu. Sekarang, dengan dana yang terkumpul di kala itu, lonjakkan pengaruh ini telah memakan kita.. Apa nak buat..

  90. Assalamu Alaikum Tun,
    Tun, Silap-silap pendedahan Asange dalam Wikileaks juga agenda US untuk menimbulkan kemarahan sesetengah negara dan menggembirakan sesetengah negara lain yang akhirnya menimbulkan ketidak percayaan sesama negara-negara di dunia..lebih mudah kerja US..kalau US mahu bertindak, Asange takkan terlepas sejauh sekarang…

  91. Salam Tun,
    Seperti biasa pandangan yang tajam dan jauh ke hadapan.
    Saya cukup besyukur Malaysia pernah ditadbir oleh seorang pemimpin yang amat berani, fleksibel(walaupun seorang doktor perubatan)dan bijak.Sejarah telah menunjukkan apa sahaja yang tun lakukan atau cadangkan yang pada mulanya ditentang tetapi pada akhirnya mereka akan akur bahawa mereka silap.Teruskan memberi pandangan dan kritikan(walaupun tajam)untuk memastikan Malaysia sentiasa aman dan ke hadapan.Tetapi saya ada satu permintaan.Kalau boleh tun berkongsi bagaimana tun menguruskan negara ketika tahun 1997, menghadapi tekanan(pemecatan Anwar) , mencari jalan keluar ketika negara menghadapi krisis ekonomi pada 1997(kalau boleh secara terperinci).Harap pengalaman tun itu boleh dibukukan.
    Sekian.

  92. Ayahanda Tun,
    The economic issues between China and N. Korea from SST…
    1. Asia
    Home > Breaking News > Asia > Story
    Dec 17, 2010
    China to lease N.Korea islands
    2. TOKYO – CHINA is planning to lease two North Korean river islands on its border with the isolated country to set up free trade zones and tourism, Japan’s Asahi Daily reported on Friday.
    3. China plans to build factories to make beverages and other products, while North Korea would vacate the islands on the Yalu River and relocate the 1,000 households there, but would then provide workers for the factories, it said.
    4. China plans to kick off the project in May after it acquired the rights to use the land for 50 years and continued with talks to extend the lease period to 100 years, the newspaper said, citing unnamed Chinese sources.
    5. One of the islands, which Chinese call Huangjinping, is about 11 sq km and is separated by a narrow waterway from the jurisdiction of the Chinese city of Dandong in Liaoning province.
    6. The other island, about 12 sq kmin size and further north, is called Heihua in Chinese. They are located in the Yalu River, also known as the Amnok River, the English-language Asahi Daily said.
    7. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il apparently discussed the island development plan with Chinese leaders when he visited China earlier this year. — AFP
    Take care Ayahanda Tun. The wise, responsible and experienced US politicians will never invite war in their lands once bitten by wars.
    I am wondering have they learned from the Bakun Dam Experiences from 1960 until today?
    Finally, the China

  93. Joel
    When May 13 happened, it was said that Indian and Chinese members of the armed forces were kept in the barracks.
    Unlike the rest of us who try to be politically correct, the IDF just does it as it sees it. Muslims around the world are subject to fatwas to execute any Jew/Israeli leader. So, can you tell me who amongst those Muslims working in Mandarin Oriental in NYC might decide to seek martyrdom in Barak’s presence? These security measures are taken all over the world and with all leaders of countries who understand their security risks better than you and I sitting in front of our computers. CAIR is just a nonsensical organisation who would even protest if the 9/11 culprits had been profiled and stopped from flying.

  94. Dearest Tun
    1- The USA has the means to bring peace to the World.In the the Middle East all she has got to do is just be a fair peace mediator between Israel and The Palestine.Instead she would rather side Israel.I guess its difficult to like the terrorists.
    2- Now that The United States of America is the sole superpower of the World will that mean the Muslims are all doomed? Will she now turn to South East Asia the moment the The Middle East is over and out? Should she decide to unleash her fury on us who can save us now? Can you save us Tun?
    3- It seems that the Americans have once again proven how great they are at achieving whatever that their minds could perceive.Their philosophers led by Samuel Huntington it seemed have finally found the secret to the immortality of The United States of America as the dominant civilization.
    4-It is derived from this awesome power to print money of unlimited amount from thin air. With this wonderful power she can just print money to get her out of any situation,be it an economic problem of a disastrous proportion or just their desire to go attack their favorite countries, just anything.The Romans would still be ruling the World today had they too discovered the power to print money from thin air 1400 years ago.
    5- Since the USA is now going to be the dominant civilization forever by virtue of this power to print money of unlimited amount forever, I would recommend Tun let us not do anything foolish to offend her too much.Its not good for our health.If she hates us as she hates the Palestinians,she can simply shock and awe us out of our existence.So let us all from now learn to love America unconditionally.
    6- After all according to the Americans ,even God loves America!
    Thanks Tun

  95. Ayahanda Tun,
    Latest news from SST from Tokyo…
    Asia
    Home > Breaking News > Asia > Story
    Dec 17, 2010
    OPEN SKIES PACTS IN ASIA
    Open skies talks to take off
    JAPAN plans to kick off talks for broad ‘open skies’ pacts with South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia, hoping to further liberalise air travel with them by early 2012. — PHOTO: AFP
    TOKYO – JAPAN on Friday said it plans to kick off talks for broad ‘open skies’ pacts with South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia, hoping to further liberalise air travel with them by early 2012.
    Open skies agreements allow airlines from countries that sign them more freedom in setting their flight routes and deciding numbers of passengers and cargo flights.
    Japan will start two days of talks with South Korea on Tuesday ‘as part of our efforts to strike open skies accords with major Asian countries by March 2012,’ a transport ministry official said.
    Similar talks are scheduled with Singapore on Jan 17 to 19 and with Malaysia on Feb 22 to 24, the official said.
    Japan has so far signed open skies accords with 10 countries and regions, including the three Asian countries named – but the deals exclude the Narita and Haneda airports, Tokyo’s dual gateways.
    ‘The upcoming negotiations will cover Narita but not Haneda as the capacity of Haneda is quite tight,’ the official said. — AFP
    Take care Ayahanda Tun.

  96. Salam Tun,
    Do you think that Malaysia will one day become a victim of the US like those countries mentioned above?

  97. Wow Tun,
    Superb article, I rate this as one of the best of the many excellent works that I’ve read of yours.
    I predict USA will soon focus on South East Asia to create trouble in our immediate region and then convince Singapore to allow them to set up a base there, plus conduct military ‘exercises’ and intimidate us next. For some queer reason, I have a gut feeling that their guns are trained on Malaysia. The move will be made after the next general election as they expect instability to reign in the period soon after the next general election. Look at how arrogantly Singapore is behaving in response to the recent leaked comments on Wikileaks. Its not what they said about Anwar, its what they said about PM Najib. This is the launch of the first verbal ‘attacks’. Clearly shows they have no qualms about being unfriendly or even outwardly hostile to Malaysia, their closest neighbor. Non Malay Singaporeans, both Indians and Chinese alike openly equate themselves to Israel. They say Israel is a tiny non Muslim population surrounded by Muslim countries just like Singapore. I wonder what extent they will go to in order to be like Israel. We must stay alert and always remain prepared to defend our territory, integrity and honor.

  98. SALAM KASIH DAN SAYANG
    AYAHANDA RAKYAT TUN
    Izinkan,
    THAT’S THE U.S.A….The Undisputed Satanic Administration..PERIOD!
    ALFATIHAH, AMIN.

  99. We all know what US is doing under the cloak of spreading democracy and human freedom. You have made it very succinct and inarguable. The question is: what can the world do? What can we do? Even the International Court of Justice could not do anything. Russia and China should work together to create a countervailing force, to recreate a bipolar world.

  100. Salams Tun..
    Very Powerful Statements Indeed..!
    Why becoz they Can..
    Koboi.. Tun.. Depa ikut Law Koboi..
    Kita pun nak jadi lagu tu la kot..?
    Dino.. tq..
    If any of you pernah fist fight.. tak kira lah.. Karate do.. ka.? Tae Kowndo ka.? Silap ka.? Silat ka.?
    Kalau U pakai ilmu fight Koboi.. Sure menang sbb.. Tak da Law.. Takda bunga..
    Balun saja.. Heheee..
    Lagi Payah kalo dia ada pistol.. John Labu lah jadinya.. Tembak orang tak kira self defense atau saja nak tunjuk kuat.. hahahahaaa..
    Semoga Tun dan segala ilmunya mendapat Rahmat dan memberi Rahmat..

  101. Dearest Tun,
    I have a little opinion on China-Japan relationship.
    In the west, history books cannot be changed easily. Without archeological findings, certain facts hardly find their ways into the text books.
    In the east, history books can be amended for polical agendas.
    In the west, Willy Brandt knelt before the victims.
    In the east, the Japanese PMs knelt before the WWII aggressors (take a look at the newspaper these few days), and bowed before the A-grade war criminals.
    In the west, the holocaust was acknowledged.
    In the east, the Nanjing massacre is brushed off.
    Now, the problem is not as simple as “due to U.S. interference”.
    Concerning the Israel-Palestine hardship.. the remedy has been to “love your G-D with all your heart and all your soul”, and to “love your neighbour as yourselves”, and if all these fail, to “love your enemy”, for the them to solve their problem.
    Yet, millenia have passed yet they are still struggling.
    Looks like the common solution to all these struggling, be it for the peoplein the Middle East or North East, are the same. Definitely “retaliation” is not the solution, as it is from the opposite camp. The President of S.Korea is indeed a remarkable man.
    Thanks Tun.

  102. Dearest Tun,
    I am not sure which incidence took place first, whether they had the military exercise first or North Korea launched the bombs (or missiles?) first. Different media might say different things. So it was unfair for me to say the western media were biased.
    Let’s say the military exercise took place first. Did that give North Korea the legitimacy to bomb other people’s country or territory?
    For instance, two families argued over things. One took a knife and killed the daughter. Who would be at fault? Should we blame the family who lost the daughter?
    As to American’s behaviour. I am no expert in theology, international relations or practices. But I do know that if the American did not get themselves involved in Vietnam and weakened communist forces, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore, perhaps Indonesia could be under communist rule now. But, why did the American want to be so stupid and sent so many of its young people to die in a foreign land. Yet we who live here don’t even appreciate that anyway.
    Many centuries ago, one camp (led by Abraham Lincoln? pardon my history knowledge.. our history book focused too much on local history) who were involved in the civil war in America fought over the liberalization of the black slaves. Why would they want to fight for the minority rights? Why were they so stupid? Now see what happen, Obama who is a black fought with them for the presidency.
    The number of people died in Germany and Japan during WWII due to America (or vice vers) is enormous. But still these countries love the Americans. Their constituions are based on the American’s and this led to their political stability and condusive economical environment. Why was the American so stupid as to let them copy their constitutions and, see what happen now.. they compete with the Americans for trades, jobs.. Why were the Americans so stupid?
    Why do the Americans let us copy their inventions, the light bulbs.. the internet.. the TVs.. the airplanes.. all these could be kept secret since they can be used by their enemies against them one day, they might as well keep all these as military secret and use it for their national interests.. Why were they so stupid??
    Have they not learnt form history?
    Now let’s look at ourselves. What is our contribution to humanity.
    Do we have a defining moment as to bring goodness to humanity, before we can offer any good advice to others?
    Our mentality is such that, some of us even want the minorities to take air asia “and go back”. (actually I am amused and am sure the minorities are mature enough to take this as a joke.. i would rather choose to uphold freedom of speech in this case.. but that’s my personal opinion).
    I apologize if I say anything that hurt anyone, just wish to express my opinion. Thanks Tun.
    p.s. my apology for having confused sometimes, between freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

  103. Dearest Tun,
    It is true that the western media is biased in some aspects for their national interests. But only at times.
    How about us.. I watched news from certain TV stations and found that they only reported things that are in favour of certain political parties, but neglected the others. At times, they pick out of context certain parts of the speeches made by the opposition parties to make them look silly.
    Thanks to Tun again for the satellite TV initiatives, and the internet, I just think that those controlled media are making fools out of themselves. Malaysians are modern and mature enough to judge which TV stations and newspaper belong to which quarters. To continue doing things the old way will only have a negative impact on the intended results.
    As for point 27, yes, indeed, the US has been the leading nation in the world which helps the poor and the weak, enriching the world with its technology and settling disputes between nations. (or else I would not be sitting here writing these messages using the keyboards and internet). I think many of us survive heart-attack, diabetes, AIDS, cancers etc.. due to the innovations and new medicines invented by the people of that country.
    I still remember Clinton tried to settle the issues in the Middle East. They did try anyway. I also remember how the rich in that country pledge to donate major portion of their wealth to the charity cause. Not many nations around the world have such people.
    Every country has good and bad people. We can only gauge a country by the good deeds done by the majority of its people, and by the major milestone events that the country has contributed to the world.
    As for the other smaller number of unfortunate events, the people will decide their government (and of course, the people must have the correct moral standards and fear God), based on God’s guidance, facts and reasoning.
    That’s why freedom of speech and discussions are very important to bring things back to the positive equilibrium. Some would say our country has this, or else why would some of us be so vocal in Tun’s blog. But, I vividly remember Mr. A said during a debate with one of the ministers, that he only had that one chance, and it turns out to be true, because after that, the tv stations no longer broadcast events like that anymore.
    Let’s refer to our neighbour. During election times, they even allow the opposition parties to be on tv and make their case for certain amount of time. The time given is equal for every party, including the ruling party.
    How about in the US. Their leaders need to debate in TV, so that the people decide which leaders and policies they want to vote for.
    Tun, we have been pointing our fingers to the wrong directions. We have to look at the bigger picture, to gauge whether a country is right or wrong. Their leaders and governments can be wrong at times, but the most important thing is, they have the mechanism in place to correct the wrongs.
    North Korea and Iran.. needless to elaborate more. You may ask some of those people in this country what went wrong and they would tell you all (of course provided they trust you but I doubt so since you seems to have good relations with their leaders). Nothing much to do with the US.

  104. salam sejahtera Ybhg Tun,
    By Joel Steinberg,
    The video shots of a 5 years boy with his father unarmed squating against the edge of a wall taking covers from the israel bullets is still fresh in my mind. Eventhough his father begged to stop firing but they still kept on firing. After several minutes the boy was hit and died on the spot.
    The suspension of the hotel muslim staff was no big issue.

  105. I find all above points, proves your opinion towards USA is biased or upto a level of hatred against Americans.
    Honestly, did any Americans came to Malaysia/Thailand/India/Phillipines or Singapore with the purpose of maiming or killing?? even per your stated assasinating the PM/Premier/Presidents???
    I believe majority came with bank books/contracts/business opportunitites. But it is also your idea that FDI’s no good, instead you’ve lauded the self initiated/internal Investment.
    WAR was not brought to the doors of Afghanistan/Iraq by the Americans.
    The war was brought to their door by the Islamist-Terrorist group of Al-Qaeda, that hijack American flights that made it slam onto WTC.
    These evil mens, that killed few thousands of life, and some jokers mentioned it is possibly self-inflicted or self-planned.
    Maybe, when some one hated somebody, they will blame anything onto the parties they hate.
    Personally, I dont that the Palestinians were so innocent as claimed. They themselves has been making a negative aspect and not trying to embrace peace.
    For all we can see, The Fatah factions is working as closer than before to make peace. Yet it is, the terror minded Hezbollahs and Hamas funded by the Iranian that is making a trouble and creating factions among Palestinians.
    No pity to Gaza, but all hands for West Banks!!! What do you think?
    Trying to link Japan & China by enmity as per your statement is really lame.
    Who are you to stated that! Historically, China is always politically & military has grievances with Japan.
    But look into it clearly, it so far never stops Japanese MNC investing in Nantong, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen and more.
    It is more like, your are still bitter that US kicks down your EAEC/G idea.
    What is the need, since APEC is there and ASEAN as well. If we have a FTA sign with US, there isn’t a need to have EAEG/C.
    I can say that, many were ungrate-ful that without USA, we will reading from Nazi Germany or Imperial Wartime Japanese.
    But this is personal opinion, towards a person burdened by his hatred blind against USA, that everything bad must be from USA. So please stop using Intel or AMD, since the world computer you need these.
    Maybe some halal Processor maybe invented by Malaysia or by Iranian.

  106. Like said. America is controlled by bigger power. The nowadays presidents are just puppets.

  107. Injustice is created everywhere by evil men in nice suits carrying leather suitcases. Even in our own country, close to home. Many sitting up there in long tables, constantly conspire how to swindle easy money under others’ noses. Tun Dr. Mahathir was up there and must have noticed this. So what can he do? The greed is all around as much as there is wealth. So through a sheer stroke of ingenius pragmatism, Dr. Mahathir introduced measures such as ‘enrich thy neighbour’, ‘all are my cronies’, ‘privatisation’ – to put in the ‘get rich quick, so that you don’t have to steal no more’ mentality particularly among the Malays.
    So he solved the old Malay Dilemma of been poor in the head. Now there is a new dilemma. The Malays have memory loss.

  108. AYAHANDA TUN,
    Salam pagi Jumaat,
    Bacalah sedutan akhbar Utusan Malaysia 17-12-2010 ini. Apakah ini yang kita perjuangkan selama ini. Apakah ini makna kemerdekaan. Kemerdekakan negara diperjuangkan oleh generasi sebelum ini hanya untuk memudahkan pewarisnya menyerahkan negara ini kepada orang asing hanya atas alasan kemajuan, kemewahan dan kewangan.
    Yg.Bhg Tun kami generasi pewaris negara seterusnya berharap, bantulah, sedarkanlah dan nasihatkanlah para pemimpin BN dan UMNO yang nampaknya hanya seronok dengan kuasa pemberian rakyat tetapi bukan untuk melindungi negara dan rakyatnya sebaliknya benyediakan diri untuk dijajah kembali…………….
    SEDUTAN AKHBAR UTUSAN 17-12-2010
    Undang-undang pemilikan hartanah kita terlonggar di dunia
    Oleh FAIRUS KASSIM
    [email protected]
    KUALA LUMPUR 16 Dis.

  109. Dear Dr. Mahathir,
    Regarding point 2, I believe it is ‘…where possible’ not ‘…where necessaary’.
    Joel

  110. G’day Dr. Mahathir,
    Hope you are well.
    Just an afternote on the blog on the US, please read the following article from Iran’s Presstv regarding the Mandarin-Oriental suspending its muslim employees to plesae an Israeli delegation in NYC. Naturally, you couldn’t find any of it in what passes for a free media in this country.
    ” Hotel suspends Muslim staff for Barak
    Thu Dec 16, 2010 1:14AM
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    The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington DCMuslim employees in a hotel in Washington complain of discrimination as they were removed from the premises during Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak’s stay, a group representing them says.
    A protest letter was handed over to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel’s management on Wednesday by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) of the alleged discrimination towards their Muslim brethren, calling for an investigation.
    Barak visited Washington on Dec. 10 and 11 and met with Vice President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, among others, over the Israeli-Palestinian talks and the (illegal) settlement issue.
    One supervisor at the hotel reportedly told a Muslim worker that the Israeli delegation

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