Snipping off freedom and truth

Despite promising reforms, the supervision still controls the flow of information.

COMMENT

On May 2, the night before of the World Press Freedom Day, veteran apportion Rais Yatim in all foolishness revealed the federal government's recklessness in not wanting to "speak the law as well as zero though the truth" concerning the Bersih 3.0 protest.

As predicted, Rais, who holds the Information, Communications as well as Culture portfolio, went upon to urge the move by Astro to "edit" the convene coverage by both the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as well as Al-Jazeera.

Sounding as unenlightened as he could, Rais is of the perspective which Astro has th! e "rig ht" to show usually the "best parts" of the Apr twenty-eight protest, which is perfectionist the clean-up of the nation's electoral system.

He pronounced Astro should "be given credit" for upon condition which "quality" headlines through stylised in-house editing.

Speaking of "quality", whatever happened to Astro's "efficiency" in modifying the word "keling" deemed deragotory by the Indians? The word was uttered by internal comedian Aziz Kota upon the comedy programme "Fikirlah Sendiri" aired over Astro Prima. The programme was the repeat of the show first aired final year during budding time. This usually equates to which the producers had enough time to revise it though they chose not to.

Rais clearly is during detriment for words in explaining the uncalled-for crack by Astro, which, to the rakyat, explains it all which the federal supervision is t! rying ev ery trick in the book to portray Bersih 3.0 as well as the people as "anti-establishment"! .

< div>The move to salvage Astro's already tattered reputation has resulted in Rais not usually undermining the rakyat's comprehension though also exposing his try during "sucking up" to the "powers which be".

Sia-sia dikekalkan Saifuddin sebagai Menteri

Dalam laporan NST bertarik 29hb, Dato Saifuddin Abdullah memberi sokongan kepada tomahan dan fitnah perusuh Bersih kepada polis.Dia boleh kata, tindakan polis sebagai "anih" (strange). Ianya seolah-olah dia tak faham apa itu perintah mahkamah, keengganan penganjur untuk guna mana-mana stadium, ke4kasaran yang dimulakan perusuh dari malam lagi, perintah dan amaran bersurai dijawab dengan kekasaran

Where were the batons during Bersih 3?

This design of a patrolman fortifying himself - and open peace - with his rod has stayed upon my thoughts given Labour Day, when a design was taken during an Occupy Wall Street demo in New York. Read here. I was wondering because a "riot" police during Bersih 3 did not look this impressive.

Someone forked out which a cops did not have their batons. The IGP had educated batons to be taken divided form every policeman covering Bersih 3, it seems. Betul ke? No can do, IGP. Next time you want to send in your boys to encounter a mob, supply them with a basis at least.

No consternation a cops used their legs and fists, just similar to a Bersih thugs.

Tunku Aziz to Bersih organisers: "You are no angels"

Tunku Aziz had warned all of them.The DAP visitor pronounced Bersih 3 would lead to host violence. They wouldn't listen. They gave him hell. They told him to stay during home as well as play with his grand kids. DAP big boss' son Lim Guan Eng found it apt to plainly reprimand a aged man, told everybody which a statement by a Melayu had "embarrassed" a party.

Then a host did get violent. Like all mass travel protests anywhere in a world, things got out of hand.

Now Tunku Aziz tells Bersih organisers: you guys have been no angels so don't blame others for a assault which erupted during Bersih 3. Orang Melayu kata: Itulah, tak dengar cakap orang tua-tua. Listen to your elders. Respect them.

Another aged male - THE aged male - has only written about Bersih 3. He pronounced if elections in a nation were not purify as well as fair, how is it which a statute celebration has never been means to wrest Kelantan from PAS? Why did it lose Sabah? Penang in 1969 as well as again in 2008? How could it lose FIVE STATES as well as a two-thirds majority only in a last ubiquitous elections?

13. So why a demonstrations as well as a demands for a elections to be purify as well as fair? Well should a antithesis lose in a States or during a Federal levels, afterwards one can safely pretence which a antithesis will explain which a Government had not conducted a elections fairly, which a Government cheated.

14. There would afterwards be some-more demonstrations, perhaps bigger as well as some-more aroused ...

Read Dr M's Bersih 3. Sometimes you must attend to a elders.

Stupid Stupefied. Still upon Bersih 3, you've got to watch as well as attend to this exchange between one of a Bersih 3.0 leaders ( who is now upon a military WANTED list) as well as an expat journa! list.

Footage pleasantness for Dr Novandri.

Serve a yellow* dog right. And so most for Bersih with regard to us journalists! Good for a dude. we hear he is an expat who's been a photographer for one of a unfamiliar wire agencies. Not unequivocally certain what went upon earlier though a Malaysian woman spewing expletives as well as extremist remarks was all numb by his response in crisp Bahasa Melayu. we think she can't hold a review in BM.

* reference to t-shirt colour, not skin

Don't piss in my ear and tell me it's raining

When liberty comes with hands dabbled in red blood it is tough to shake up hands with her.- Oscar Wilde

Abdar Rahman Koya's'In defence of attack a barricades during Dataran'is nothing some-more than a bellicose, pro-Anwar Ibrahim polemic which should be rejected by all right-thinking Malaysians interested in non-violent protests, which during this impulse is a possible entrance for helpful change in Malaysia.

Abdar Rahman laments a actuality which a equates to of electoral reform has been sidelined by a assault upon Apr 28, though nonetheless chooses to worship those who partook in it as well as ridicule those who were there for a pacific non-violent criticism as well as their annoy during those (whoever they have been as well as for whatever reason) who may have annoyed which assault by attack a barricade.

He assumes these 'law-abiding citizens' have not asked those critical questions which he thinks applicable such as 'which law' as well as 'whose courts' forgetful a actuality which there were many protesters who were repeat offenders of previous Bersih marches who obviously overlooked 'u! njust la ws' imposed by an 'unjust regime' to attend those marches.

What Abdar Rahman does not seem to cruise is whoever pennyless by those barricades did not cruise a some-more critical compress in between a ubiquitous open as well as a Bersih steering committee for a pacific non-violent protest.

They (and him) did not cruise a assorted alternative seductiveness groups who were there similar to a Himpunan Hijau transformation as well as assorted alternative NGOs which signed up for a non-violent criticism as wel! l as who concluded with a parameters a Bersih steering committee concluded to.

In alternative words, what was some-more critical than a state laws were those 'laws' which these assorted interests groups as well as a ubiquitous open made in between themselves - 'laws' which those (for whatever reasons) who pennyless by a barriers had no respect for. This to me is a some-more gross offence.

Our answer to a Rio carnival

The writer's sycophantic colours have been upon unapproachable arrangement when he mocks those who he thinks have "an innate allergy" to antithesis parties similar to PAS as well as PKR forgetful (again) which Malaysians have been choosing by casting votes across racial as well as eremite lines as well as a little of them (indeed) a good apportionment were substantially marching though who did so underneath non-partisan banners, much similar to how PSM's S Arutchelvam as well as PKR's R Sivarasa reminded those before them which this was a Bersih non-partisan march.

They did this since they wish electoral reforms as a safeguard opposite any domestic celebration subverting a will of a rakyat.

And no, being pacific does not mean abiding to unfair laws. It equates to abiding to a will of a infancy who were there to criticism in a pacific demeanour those unfair laws which enslave us.

Bersih was in law a answer to a Rio carnival. It was a fair of people of opposite races as well as creeds marching together underneath a usual ensign for a betterment of all, instead of despicable devotees to domestic parties which have compromises upon a interest which usually benefits usually them.

It was a multiracial, multireligious street celebration which is what this type of system of administration fears a most. They fright people of all races as well as religions coming underneath a usual cause, even wo! rse a no n-partisan equates to of their own free will.

Folks who were outshouting those who screamed 'reformasi', as well as you know for a actuality there were many PKR supporters who did this, did so to remind their fellow protesters which this was bigger than a mere domestic parties which claim to represent us.

We were not forgetful anything though solely a domestic allegiances for a impulse by advocating something which were bigger than a petty domestic celebration concerns.

Non-partisan protest

Abdar Rahman's dig during blogger Marina Mahathir's indebtedness for Bersih co-coordinator S Ambiga's capability to pull in a crowd by reminding her of a numbers Anwar managed to pierce during his post-Umno exile is lovable though rsther than misleading.

I was a singular of a so-called 100.000 who were there in 1998 as well as you was there (in a symbolic gesticulate to my PAS comrades) with a mostly Malay crowd who were there looking for their next messiah.

Since afterwards Anwar's fortunes have shifted since of people similar to Ambiga as well as a becoming opposite domestic as well as social landscape cognizant which multiracialism is a many appropriate antidote to Umno's racist venom.

Of course! , there was a clever anti-BN vibe upon Apr twenty-eight though for a many part many people had no complaint compartmentalising their domestic affiliations as well as a aims of this non-partisan protest.

And a law is you did not go there to intentionally mangle a law. And a many critical thing to recollect is which breaking a law does not mean enchanting in violence. We can mangle a law, as well as in law many of have, though you do this by non-violent means.

And what disgust me about Abdar Rahman's square have been these words: "The barricades blocking a impetus int! o Datara n Merdeka have been a clearest as well as many discernible pitch of a government's passion to a typical public."

No. Every day you have been greeted by a government's discernible passion towards typical adults by a racist promotion Umno members their outsourced thugs as well as their promotion organs pour as well as a unfair demeanour in which laws have been imposed upon opposite ethnic groups.

I despiseUtusan Malaysiafor example as well as if there was a pacific criticism opposite this 'newspaper' you would never disciple attack this Umno spokesman or harming a personnel even though they incite 'us' each singular day.

For a moment, leave a attack of barricades to Umno, similar to when Umno Youth (supported rsther than sensitively by BN Youth)stormed a Asia Hotel when a East Timor assembly was going on.

Or how about former Anwar stalwart Zulkifli Noordin (with a help of a police) attack theBar Council interfaith meeting.

Emotional blackmail

We charge a barricades, afterwards what? What does this show solely which pacific demonstrations will always be hijacked by those who think they know better than a infancy who were there.

What does this grasp though fool around into a lies of a Umno regime? What of a adults who were there, satisfied to criticism as well as after vent their annoy in a choosing by casting votes booth? What of a children who could have been harm since a little people have no thought which there have been assorted kinds of restraint which should be dealt with in opposite ways depending upon a situation?

And let's not forget which earlier or later, confrontations similar to these will spin into racial ones with Umno coming down upon minority groups for a solitary purpose of destabilising a opposition.

If you wish to fool around Tahrir Square heroes, have a goodness to surprise people which this was a objective of a protest. Have a bravery of your convictions as well as allow others to demonstrate a same joining by giving them a choice to attend these violent confrontational protests.
Don't h ijack a equates to as well as afterwards claim a moral high belligerent by equating what is function in Malaysia with a narrow-minded dispute in Egypt or a CIA/MI6-muddled Iranian revolution.

Gandhi's salt marchers stood by peacefully as they were thrashed by a British-sponsored internal battalions. Rosa Parks did not reason up a bus to get in though rsther than planted her ass upon a chair as well as refused to move.

And when Umno decides to make a genuine wall as opposed to a metaphoric ones separating citizens, I'll be there helping to rip it down as you do a metaphoric ones by in attendance these non-violent meet-ups. Don't piss in my ear as well as tell me it's raining.

I think a Umno system of administration regulating representative provocateurs were behind a assault though if Anwar or any one compared with PKR gave a orders to charge a barricade, it only shows how desperate they have been for domestic mileage during a responsibility of a estimable equates to which many people attended bona fide.

I reject them as you do a extreme military assault inflicted upon them... upon you who would have been unapproachable to participate in a storming.

But don't you brave try to emotionally blackmail those who disagree with those people who stormed a block by alluding to historical events which you corrupt to a Malaysian context.

Don't you brave ridicule those people who ! attended in goodwill, many substantially receiving their initial indeterminate stairs into ! publical ly objecting to this system of administration in a non-violent manner.

Don't you brave ridicule a feel-good fair atmosphere of a multiracial impulse in Malaysian story of undeserving of approval since it falls reduced of your 'revolucin' pose.

S THAYAPARAN is Commander (rtd) of a Royal Malaysian Navy.

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Rally an attempt to topple the government? Yes, we will!

The recently concluded Bersih 3.0 rally organized by assorted non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as well as supported by a opposition bloc Pakatan Rakyat during a Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur was obviously an try to topple a BN sovereign government, says Umno boss as well as BN chairman Najib Razak.

Yes, it is loyal that Bersih 3.0 has try to do even more since a BN sovereign government underneath a Umno prevalence has initially planned to topple a nation's democracy, judiciary complement as well as a Federal Constitution in order to spin this country into a persecution underneath a BN of Umno dominance.

The NGOs as well as opposition desirous Bersih 3.0 rally was aimed to save a dear republic from serve drop by Umno as well as a leaders who are so corrupted, great during power abuse, mismanagement, brutal, violent, racist, terrorizing as well as display no apply oneself during all to a nation's rule of law, human rights, social justice as well as a Federal Constitution during large.

Therefore, it is right for everyone of us, being a lawful adults of Malaysia to come brazen as well as speak up for a nation, a brothers as well as sisters, a families, a friends, a young kids as well as a subsequent generation as well as together march brazen to overpower this dictatorial government from Putrajaya.

Do it now, or you shall never see a subsequent genera! tion for ever.

ByViktor Wong

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Saman Bersih ... baru padan muka

Di atas adalah laporan RAPID KL akan saman Bersih. Memang patut dilakukan mengenangkan Bersih telah melanggar peraturan dan undang-undang untuj rapat umum.Undang-undang tersebut meletakkan tanggungjawab liabiliti kewangan kepada pihajk penganjur.Bankrup kau, Bersih atau Ambiga!Pasti ramai AJK Bersih tidak dapat bertanding hehehe ...

EC deputy speaking like true Umno member - Malaysia Kini

EC deputy speaking like loyal Umno member
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Chris Wong: Spoken like the loyal Umno member. Wan Ahmad, did we read from the script or did someone give we the evidence card? It is those focussed upon cheating, using all possible means to win at the ballot box, who have been the real destroyers of democracy.
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Bersih 3.0: Third Time's A Charm

Some people have asked me during my breakfast as good as lunch mangle upon which fateful day either if a Bersih 3.0 convene was a initial time I've been there. Many have certified which it's their initial given a second a single in 907 gained popularity everywhere. If a initial a single didn't pull which much, whilst a second got most attention due to people being indicted as villains, then a third a single sparked everyone as good as a numbers swelled. Those who had been in to a initial dual as good as had foresaw a total thing were right all along.

Some were surprised when you answered which it's my third time. you got a tendency to believe which third time's a charm. you have also went with a little of those "veterans" (those who have participated in to this previously). My cousin's organisation whom many have told me it's a initial time being among a overflow of people on foot upon a streets.

In a prior rally, I've finished a live online coverage where a lot of people worldwide were tuning in. But this time you didn't because you suspicion which there are alternative channels as good as media providing a upon a belligerent coverage. Therefore it authorised me to combine upon you do my walkabout as good as photography work there.

On a night prior to I've finished a little scouting upon a possible entrance as good as exit points. Neither seems to be appealing because of a miss of parking space as good as as I've anticipated, entrance in to a Royal Selangor Club was off boundary to everyone together with part of even though a court order provides an exception to that. At slightest with which there's a proper entrance plan. There were three ways of entering in to a city, though as agreed with alternative friends, there is need to pick a organisation as good as stick with it prior to a convene began.

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Anticipating a possibility of a main LRT stations commencement to close in a after part of a morning, you proposed off from Masjid Jamek on foot along Jalan Tun Perak to see a throng level. It's still some-more or reduction a same as was a night prior to solely which a trade was cleared off to concede people to gather during which point. Since there's a organisation of people whom you am to about to encounter in Petaling Street, you took a behind track streamer to Petaling Street, via Central Market.

I could count about a single to dual policemen block by Central Market upon a approach to Petaling Street. There, there were a lot of people, yellow as good as green having breakfast whilst waiting for a time to come down to Jalan Tun Perak. Former PKA authority Hwa Beng happened to be speckled by a author during Petaling Street as well.


Meanwhile, Central Market opened during 10 a.m. At around eleven plus, Ambiga, surrounded by a little Unit Amal! me! n had a little conference as good as assembly with her supporters as good as fans alike. Central Market was a single of a assembly spots as good as a military doesn't seem to care most until after in a afternoon. Not most for me to pierce around solely to check behind with a alternative organisation you dictated to encounter during Coliseum Cafe after on.

The number of people increasing a lot during my return walk to Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman / Tun Perak intersection, with some-more people appearing. At lunch with my cousin's group, you enquired either most of them are initial timers. you knew which my cousin was during a Lawyers' march in 2007 (the march in light of a Lingamtape video) so he can be counted as an exception to this.

By a time lunchtime was over, cops - about a few hundred of them - proposed marching from Sogo all a approach to a junction. People entertaining during them, meditative which they competence assisting out a throng after on. At which indicate of time, a crowd, especially those who came from KLCC proposed to fill up a streets all a approach up to Menara Maybank with a flog off to criticism barely thirty minutes away. People around here have proposed to chant a lot of common phrases you can listen to during any ceramahs, similar to "Reformasi", "Hidup Rakyat", "Hancur "Anwar Ibrahim"", "Stop Lynas" as good as a few more.

I knew which by a time a sit-in starts you would not be able to pierce in as good as out simply with people sitting upon a road. Fortunately, you managed to strike in to an additional organisation of friends (one of them is ABU's Sam Haris) as good as you changed out by a tiny lane behind to Lebuh Pasar as good as Bar Council.

At a intersection of a Jalan Silang / Tun Tan Siew Sin, people from Central Market / Petaling Street have proposed to converged to a intersection of Jalan Tun H.S Lee / Tun Perak. At this time. The numbers have proposed to swell during which spot already. However, you were not aware which a criticism kicked off progressing than a planned 2.00 pm ! begin po int. Back during a Bar Council building, a FRUs have already shaped a line.

There has been a little instruction to conduct down to Menara Maybank in Jalan Tun Perak. Some when down there, whilst a little remained prior to a block of dart wires there. Away, you could listen to a little shots of rip gas being fired during Tun Perak. There was a FRU lorry which was siphoning a river H2O to fill up their H2O tanks. Minutes prior to a military dispersing of protesters, a block in front was removed. Many suspicion which they were authori! sed to p ierce further in though a FRUs have changed multiform yards back. People there were cautious. And during 3.26 pm, a FRUs have proposed their throng dispersal ways. Tear gas grenades as good as a H2O cannon proposed raining onto a weary public.

The throng during Lebuh Pasar proposed running helter-skelter. Some ran behind towards Masjid Jamek, a little retreated to Central Market / Petaling Street. The effects from a rip gas had my tears a little teary, confused prophesy as good as pretty dizzy which you could not combine good upon on foot solely gripping in mind to get out of fight zone prior to a cops overflow in similar to hexed demons as good as beasts. At which end, you could not stop as good as take some-more pictures.

RapidKL had a share of a censure for not opening exit points for people to leave a city. As what a findings from a observers say, a cops are some-more or reduction intending upon boxing a participants with no exits up or down. This was a same box as happened during a Tung Shin hospital portion during a a Bersih 2.0 rally. If a exit stations of Dang Wangi as good as Pasar Seni were open as good as had they omit a cops demand to close down a station, people could have disperse better. you had to shelter behind to Petaling Street, cutting by a lanes to reach behind to a aged railway hire to leave.

I knew a risks prior to coming. But in those risks, there's a fun. But a indicate of row as good as anger is how those cops action similar to gangsters as good as an additional thing was how our DBKL people are behaving similar to schoolchildren, unwilling to share a square of a toy for others. you suspicion a iconic field was for everybody, though Pak Samad was right upon statement: it should been branded as Dataran Tak Merdeka. you knew there were a lot of naysayers who talk rabble of a convene together with a final one. Were you to bet with them, they would have detriment large as good as ridiculed for miss of substance.

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Neil Gaiman Shares His Reading Habits

What book is upon your night stand now?

There have been a few. My current audiobook (Yes, they count; of march they count; why wouldn't they?) is "The Sisters Brothers," by Patrick deWitt. It was endorsed by Lemony Snicket (through his representative, Daniel Handler), as well as we certitude Mr. Snicket implicitly. (Or anyway, as practically as a singular can certitude someone we have never met, as well as who may simply be a pen name of a man who played accordion during your wedding.) I'm enjoying it such a sad, droll book about family, framed in a Wild West of prospectors as well as infrequent murder.

My "make this final as long as we can" book is "Just My Type: A Book About Fonts." It's illuminated a theme we thought we understood, though we didn't, as well as its chapter upon a wrongnesses of Comic Sans came alive for me not long ago upon vacation a friend during a Florida retirement community, in which each name upon each doorway was printed in Comic Sans. The elderly merit some-more apply oneself than that. Except for a woman we was visiting, widow of a comics artist. For her, it competence have been appropriate. On a iPad there have been several books upon a go, though they have been all by friends, as well as none of them is essentially published yet, so we will not name them.

When as well as where do we similar to to read?

When we can. we review less fiction these days, as well as it worries me, nonetheless my new discovery which wearing reading eyeglasses makes a action of reading some-more pleasurable is, we think, up there with finding how to split a atom or America. Neither of which we did. (I explain this for readers in a hurry.)

What was a final truly great book we read?

"The Sorcerer's House," by Gene Wolfe, vacant me. It was such a deceit book, as well as it went so deep. A sexy anticipation about a house which grows, with chapters which have been a Greater Trumps ! of a tar ot deck.

The ultimate graphic novel we review was "Dotter of Her Father's Eyes," by Mary M. Talbot, drawn by Bryan Talbot. we have known a Talbots for 30 years Bryan drew a little "Sandman" comics as well as dignified Bryan's work for almost 40 years. (How aged is he? How aged am I?) we wasn't expecting such a beautiful, personal connecting of biography (of Lucia, James Joyce's daughter) as well as autobiography (Mary's father was a Joycean scholar) told so winningly as well as wisely. It's reduced though is, we think, truly great.

Are we a fiction or a nonfiction person? What's your a the singular preferred well read genre? Any guilty pleasures?

My guiltiest pleasure is Harry Stephen Keeler. He may have been a biggest bad bard America has ever produced. Or perhaps a misfortune great writer. we do not know. There have been couple of faults we can accuse him of which he is not guilty of. But we adore him.

How can we not adore a man who wrote books with names similar to "The Riddle of a Traveling Skull"? Or "The Case of a Transposed Legs"?

I get in to arguments with Otto Penzler, of a Mysterious Bookshop in New York, when we contend things similar to that. "No, Neil!" he splutters. "He was just a bad writer!"

Otto still takes my income when we buy Keeler books similar to "The Skull of a Waltzing Clown" from him. But a countenance upon his face takes a little of a fun out of it. And afterwards we review a divide like:

"For it contingency be remembered which during a time we knew utterly nothing, naturally, connected with Milo Payne, a puzzling Cockney-talking Englishman with a mottled long-beaked Sherlockholmsian cap; nor of a latter's 'Barr-Bag,' which was as similar to my own bag as a singular Milwaukee wienerwurst is similar to another; nor of Legga, a Human Spider, with her four legs as well as her 6 arms; nor of Ichabod Chang, ex-convict, as well as son of Dong Chang; nor of a elusive poetess, Abigail Sprigge; nor of a ! Great Si mon, with his 2,163 pearl buttons; nor of in short, we afterwards knew utterly nothing about anything or anybody involved in a event of which we had right away turn a part, unless perchance it were my Nemesis, Sophie Kratzenschneiderwmpel or Suing Sophie!"

And afterwards we do not give a fig for Otto's expression, for as guilty pleasures go, Keeler is as strangely great as it gets.

What book had a biggest stroke upon you? What book made we wish to write?

I do not know if any singular book made me wish to write. C.S. Lewis was a initial bard to have me wakeful which somebody was essay a book we was reading these smashing parenthetical asides to a reader. we would think: "When we am a writer, we shall do parenthetical asides. And footnotes. There will be footnotes. we consternation how we do them? And italics. How do we have italics happen?"

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The Passage of Power, Robert Caros New L.B.J. Book

"The Passage of Power," a fourth installment of Robert Caro's brilliant array upon Lyndon Johnson, spans rounded off 5 years, commencement prior to prolonged prior to a 1960 presidential contest, together with a Bay of Pigs, a Cuban barb crisis as well as alternative seminal events of a Kennedy years, as well as ending a few months after a horrible afternoon in Dallas which elevated L.B.J. to a presidency.

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THE PASSAGE OF POWER

The Years of Lyndon Johnson

By Robert A. Caro

Illustrated. 712 pp. Alfred A. Knopf. $ 35.

Among a most interesting as well as critical episodes Caro chronicles have been those involving a new president's ability to scheme bills out of legislative committees as well as onto a building of a House as well as Senate for a vote. One of those bills would after become a 1964 Civil Rights Act.

You do not have to be a policy wonk to marvel during a domestic skill L.B.J. wielded to cure a check which seemed doomed to never get a opinion upon a building of either chamber. Southern Democrats were masters during bottling up legislation they hated, quite bills expanding polite rights for black Americans. Their skills during obstruction were so admired which a newly sworn-in Johnson was resolutely counseled by an ally opposite using a domestic capital he'd hereditary as a result of a gangland slaying upon such a destroyed cause.

According to Caro, Johnson responded, "Well, what a hell's a presidency for?"

This is a subject each boss contingency ask as well as answer. For Lyndon Johnson in a l! ast week s of 1963, a presidency was for two things: flitting a polite rights check with teeth, to replace a much weaker 1957 law he'd helped to pass as Senate infancy leader, as well as launching a War upon Poverty. That neither of these causes was in actuality destroyed was transparent possibly only to him, as few Americans in our story have suited Johnson's believe of how to pierce legislation, as well as legislators.

It's wonderful to watch Johnson's confidence catch glow as well as spread to a shellshocked survivors of a Kennedy administration department as it dawned upon them which a male who was once Master of a Senate would now be a chief senior manager with some-more ability to pierce legislation by a House as well as Senate than only about any alternative boss in history. Johnson's glow spread external until it touched a complete nation during his first State of a Union address. The words were written by Kennedy's speechwriter Ted Sorensen, though their stroke would be felt in a magic L.B.J. worked over a subsequent seven weeks.

Exactly how L.B.J. did it was ideally captured after by Hubert Humphrey a male a boss chose as his opinion opposite for a polite rights check as well as his Senate proxy to carve its passage.

Humphrey said Johnson "knew only how to get to me."

In sparkling detail, Caro shows a new president's might for removing to people friends, foes as well as everyone in between as well as how he used it to grasp his goals. We've all seen a iconic photos of L.B.J. leaning in to a conversation, poking his thick finger in to a confidant's chest or jacket his prolonged arm around a shoulder. At 6 foot 4, he towered over most men, though even seated Johnson ordered from upon high. Caro relates how during a review about polite rights, he placed Roy Wilkins as well as his N.A.A.C.P. environment upon a single of a couches in a Oval Office, nonetheless still towered over them as he sat up close in his rocking chair. And he didn't need to be in a same room ! he was g reat during manipulating, cajoling as well as even bullying over a phone.

He knew only how to get to you, as well as he was relentless in you do it.

If we were a partisan, he'd call upon your patriotism; if a traditionalist, he'd make his proposal seem to be a Establishment choice. His flattery was minutely detailed, finely tuned as well as ideally modulated. So was his lecture whatever worked. L.B.J. didn't kiss Sam Rayburn's ring, though his lips did press opposite his bald head. Harry Byrd received esteem as well as attention. When L.B.J. became president, he finally had a energy to match his domestic skills.

Bill Clinton was a 42nd boss of a United States.

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Surendran: Main isu tipu fakta; Latheefa dikoya

Kisah pertembungan antara Pemuda MIC dan PKR yang dilaporkan semalam sini rupanya ada pertambahan kepada yang dilaporkan Merahmato.blogspot.com.Pendalang terutama adalah Naib presiden terlantik PKR, R Surendran.Dua-dua pihak mengadu domba dengan sorakan dan kata-kata. Ketika asak mengasak di depan pintu ke pejabat PM, Murali ketua cabang Puchong cuba menolak salah seorang ahli MIC yang berbadan

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SUMBER : http://www.freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/Global%20and%20Regional%20Press%20Freedom%20Rankings.pdf RANKING KEBEBASAN MEDIA 2012 oleh FREEDOM HOUSE yang dikeluarkan hari ini menunjukkan Malaysia terperosok jauh di belakang berbanding Monggolia (80), Papua New Guinea (54) dan Bangladesh (111). Malaysia berada di tempat 144 dari 197 negara ... Read More

A Panel to Investigate Police Brutality: For Cover-Up?

May 5, 2012

A Panel to Investigate Police Brutality: For Cover-Up?

by Teoh El Sen| May 4, 2012@www.freemalaysiatoday.com

The supervision has promised to set up an eccentric row to examine allegations of military savagery during last Saturday's BERSIH rally, though perspective leaders have been asking: Who will be the panellists, as well as is there any indicate in having the inquiry?

One emanate which keeps cropping up is which open certainty in open inquiries is during an all time low. Among the most critical of Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's proclamation yesterday was Dr. Lim Teck Ghee, who pronounced it was an an election ploy.

"On the one hand, Najib concludes which BERSIH is an attempt to overpower the government. The next moment he says we'll have an eccentric panel. It is clearly domestic given the election is coming, as well as he is not sincere during all," pronounced Lim, who heads the Centre for Policy Initiatives.

The Malaysian knowledge with stately commissions of exploration as well as alternative supposed eccentric panels was which the odds were stacked in the government's favour, he said.

"It won't be eccentric as well as would simply be there to present the BN as well as Police points of view. It will be used for domestic spinning. We should reject this panel, unless the supervision changes its routine of selection. The terms of reference additionally should be looked during carefully."

Asked to suggest names for the panel, Lim pronounced the suggestions should come from the main stakeholders organisers o! f the BE RSIH rally, Suhakam, the Bar Council, the Police as well as the Media.

Bar Council vice-president Christopher Leong concurred which having the row without bite would be pointless."We have had in the new past disappointing practice with open inquiries in which their recommendations have been not heeded," he said.

Plenty of evidence

Leong cited the Royal Commission upon Police Misconduct as well as the more new exploration in to the genocide of Teoh Beng Hock.

"Even the annual reports of Suhakam have been not tabled as well as debated in Parliament. There is no indicate in having the elect of inquiry, or an eccentric row of exploration or the Suhakam exploration if the findings as well as recommendations have been ignored.It would be merely the routine of buying time or wasting time as well as resources."

Leong remarkable which the Police had pronounced they were able to identify from videos as well as photos the convene participants who had misbehaved as well as would have them prosecuted.

He asked which the Police do the same with Policemen who misbehaved, adding which there were copiousness of justification upon the Internet.

"The Police should thus name these officers as well as have the A-G prosecute them. Don't waste time, take action."

Leong pronounced which if the authorities wished to have an eccentric row of inquiry, the following questions should be addressed: Who have been starting to be the members? What would be the panel's terms of reference? What powers would it! have as well as where would it get such powers from?

"It is not productive to have the row of exploration which in conclusion has no bite." Leong additionally questioned if the row would be only about violence against the media, saying: "What about the allegations of military violence against the alternative members of the open the clerks, secretaries, managers, doctors, engineers, lawyers, architects, bankers, commercial operation people, IT people, farmers, stall owners, students, retirees, accountants, pilots, labourers, nurses, artists, etc?"

'We unequivocally need neutrality'

However, the Chairman of the ASLI Centre of Public Policy Studies, Ramon Navaratnam, pronounced having such the row was "still better than none during all" nonetheless he would have elite the Suhakam inquiry.

He suggested the following names as choices for the proposed commission's chairman: former Police arch Tun Mohammed Haniff Omar, UMNO maestro Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, former Deputy Prime Minister Tun Musa Hitam as well as former Chief Justice Tun Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah.

"One good person would be preferably the decider who has no tie with the police. Not me. We need somebody of higher standing than that," he said.

"This investigation contingency be done quickly the one-month deadline, as well as we come up with conclusions as well as recommendations. There is plenty justification from all sides."

Social Care Foundation chairman Robert Phang additionally pronounced Suhakam would be the best body to investigate."Suhakam is viewed to be anti-government, though in fact that's not true," he said.

"In any case, there's no indicate putting in anybody who is mediocre. We need someone who is fair as wel! l as jus t. One name we can consider of is (Suhakam Vice-chairman) Simon Sipaun. Suhakam arch Abu Talib Othman also. We unequivocally need neutrality. But the question is: what is neutral? Neutral in the eyes of politicians or the public? We should omit politicians since they have been blindfolded. Perhaps the media should suggest some names."

Najib pronounced yesterday which "credible, gifted as well as respectable" people will make up the eccentric panel, adding which it was expected to be formed by next week.

An online portal quoted DAP's Tony Pua currently propelling the supervision to use Suhakam to control an exploration as well as pronounced the government's proposal to set up the separate eccentric row was unnecessary.

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PANAS BERAPI! BUKTI AZMIN SEMAKIN DITOLAK DALAM PKR

Anwar memang terkenal tegas dengan keputusan. Memandangkan banyak serangan peribadi yang dikenakan kepada Azmin, banyak undangan ceramah Pasca Bersih 3.0 diserahkan kepada individu lain. Malahan, satu module ceramah besar-besaran bersama PAS dan DAP di Kelantan juga, nama Azmin digugurkan daripada senarai penceramah.

Anwar mahu Azmin diam, dan berfikir tentang strategi menangani fitnah. Untuk Azmin Ali, kira-kiranya ini FITNAH 3.0 jugalah. Fitnah pertama kononnya, Shamsidar dijadikan modal Azmin untuk dekat dengan Anwar. Fitnah 2.0 kedudukan DNA anak sulung Azmin. Dan kali ini, kena pula dengan rakaman peribadi. Aduhai.

Nampaknya, hayat politik Azmin di dalam PKR semakin mendatangkan cemburu di kalangan rakan-rakan pimpinan. Stail Azmin memang keras. Tegas. Macho. Tetapi apabila terkena tempias dengan pelbagai isu, nampaknya Azmin juga 'crack' dan mula menyendiri. Malahan, ada kalangan rakan rapat yang mengatakan Azmin sudah mula menjadi penagih tegar 'anti depression'. Sudah mula.

Rakan-rakan PKR harap Azmin pandailah jaga diri. Jangan terlalu tertekan. Ini perkara biasa dalam politik. Azmin joke tahu game ini.

Menyerang Azmin adalah juga menyerang 'nerve centre' kepada PKR. Azmin memang mempunyai poke dalam banyak perkara di dalam PKR. Hutang piutang HQ, pengurusan parti, rayuan derma Cabang dan ranting, peruntukan kewangan peribadi Anwar semuanya memang di dalam pengetahuan Azmin. Semua ini hanya melahirkan rasa cemburu yang bukan sedikit oleh rakan-rakan dalam PKR. Mereka anggap Azmin sebagai penasihat Anwar nombor wahid sekaligus musuh utama kepada ramai Ketua Cabang.

Sejak kes peribadi Azmin tersebar; ramai Ketua Cabang yang dahulunya bersama Azmin sudah meratap hiba, memujuk hati MB Selangor. Dengan dana Selangorku yang masih banyak, Ketua Cabang melihat MB adalah punca kuasa baru di dalam PKR. Secara perlahan, Azmin sendiri maklum dan faham bahawa dia semakin keseorangan dalam berhadapan dengan 'gambar intim'nya dengan wanita muda.

A! zmin ber nasib baik jika Pak Sheikh mahu mempertahankannya. Kalau tudak. Gandingan Khalid-Zaid Ibrahim akan melanyak Azmin sepuasnya.

Good fitness bro! Lu senanglupa kawan-kawan. Sekarang, lu tengok siapa kawan lu.

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South African cat survives spin in washing machine

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JOHANNESBURG: A South African cat emerged washed as well as rinsed though unscathed after nearly two hours trapped inside the washing machine, The Star newspaper reported Friday.

Karin Bennett, 63, listened muffled meows though searched in vain for her black cat Tabitha for an hour as well as 45 minutes, until she saw the furry face in the machine's potion door.

She incited off the power, struggled to open the jammed door, as well as finally dashed the soaked Tabitha to the oldster who treated her for startle as well as hypothermia.

Tabitha had the small H2O in her lungs, though was blow-dried as well as returned home full of health 5 hours later, The Star said.

"It could happen to anybody," pronounced Bennett. "She must have been sleeping in there."

"The oldster told me she had mislaid 7 of her nine lives," Bennett added.

Tabitha seemed to forget the ordeal quickly, starting back to hiding in doubtful places.

Bennett credits her recent cost-saving measures with saving Tabitha's life. She had stopped washing in warm H2O the couple of months ago.

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Gay bar bans straight couples from kissing

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LONDON: A gay bar in Denmark has caused an uproar by banning heterosexual couples from kissing while visiting a premises, Daily Mail reported Friday.

Gay news service Pink News reports which a Never Mind club in Copenhagen has reliable which it does not concede heterosexual displays of public affection, as well as will ask offending "straights" to leave a club if they pucker up.

The owners of a bar, Christian Carlsen, pronounced a ruling was not directed during discriminating opposite true people - though protecting a happy clients.

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Bersih 3.0: A Muslim's experience and eye-witness account

BERSIH 3.0 ACCOUNT My initial convene was upon June 4, 2010. you was partial of the thousands of Malaysians who rallied outside the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur to protest opposite Israel's conflict upon an aid squadron streamer for Gaza. you figured which was the slightest which you could do for the Palestinians.

My second was Bersih 2.0 upon Jul 9, 2011. you was in Melbourne during the time, so you took the opportunity to stick upon the throng in Federation Square. It was the pacific gathering. No tear-gassing, no barbed wired, no provocations, no fear. It was zero similar to what you experienced final Saturday during Bersih 3.0.

Last Saturday done me recall the renouned Malay proverb, which says "hujan emas di negeri orang, hutan batu di negeri sendiri, baik lagi negeri sendiri". Basically it means, although the grass competence appear greener in alternative countries, the nation is always better. This, however, does not appear to be the case, judging by what happened during the pacific assembly final Saturday.

you woke up upon Saturday sunrise with the realisation as well as enthusiasm which there were dual critical occasions upon which day. Number one, it was my beloved mother's birthday as well as two, it was Bersih 3.0. you decided to follow my hermit to get the genuine experience, to be the partial of the crowd.

At around 9.30am, my hermit was already during the front door with my cousin scheming to leave. "I can't wait for you. The LRT is going to be sealed anytime. You improved arrange something with Dad." you felt the bit down as which was my usually possibility to be! with th e throng since my father had told me earlier which he would usually comply from the car. Hoping which he would change his mind, you put upon my yellow Bersih T-shirt only to get in the spirit as well as followed him.

We arrived during the PAS office office office building during around 11.10am as well as there were already so many people in yellow, entertainment around the building. After much consideration, my father decided to impetus to a single side his colleagues.

At 11.45pm, you walked from Jalan Raja Laut streamer to Dataran Merdeka. The series of people who assimilated us whilst upon foot together dumbfounded me. The throng was large as well as it grew bigger as well as bigger as you upheld the streets.

The jovial throng of different ages, assorted races, were all chanting "Bersih, Bersih", "Hidup Rakyat" as well as singing peacefully whilst exchanging friendly greetings. It was the highly spirited sea of people in the lively carnival-like atmosphere, collected for the great cause. you was unequivocally very proud to be partial of it.

We were during Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman when the throng was asked to stop walking. "Berhenti, Berhenti!!!" From where you was station you could see zero though countless heads which were all taller than me.

you sneaked serve upfront to get the improved perspective of what was going on. There were the series of human barricades done by the military forces which stood loyal up in their uniforms with serious faces. We were all asked to lay as well as be patient whilst the lawyers as well as leaders did their many appropriate perplexing to come to terms with the military to let us pass through.

It was 12.20am as well as the sun was blazing hot as you stared in admiration during the lawyers who were all matched up. How could they mount the feverishness with their blazers on? you theory it's loyal when they say "It pays to look good".

you kept the thought to myself. After aw! hile, yo u were authorised to pass through.

'Non-Muslims stood by as you prayed'

We continued marching together until you were couple of metres divided from Dataran Merdeka. A couple of leaders gave their speeches regulating loudhailers whilst the throng cheered as well as applauded. Many times you were asked to lay as well as mount again. Sit as well as stand.

you listened the man who was probably sleepy of being asked to lay as well as mount during pointless intervals (in Terengganu dialect) "Kejak duduk kejak bangungg, susohh ngakk dudukk jelahhh!!"(One time you ask us to lay as well as the single time you ask us to stand. It's difficult. Just let us lay down i.e there is no need to mount up). Everyone who accepted let out the large laugh.

More than twice, the FRU Trucks as well as military automobile came out of nowhere. Obliged to have approach for them, the busting throng grew desirous as well as proposed cursing out loud. Some even threw empty bottles though the leaders played the great purpose determining as well as relaxing the throng observant which it is the form of irritation as well as you should not give in. We were reminded to stay divided from any provocations.

At 1.20pm an announcement was done which right away it is time for Zuhr prayers. A organisation of men before me achieved the ablution regulating only mineral water. The non-Muslims were unequivocally deferential as well as done the little space for the Muslims to pray.

When the prayers were finished as well as the invocation was review out loud, everyone kept silent. It felt only right. To me even the simplest things similar to this could move us deep inside.

After the little time, you tried searching for my father though he was nowhere to be seen as well as to supplement insult to injury, my phone was out of battery. Tired, you sat together with the throng whilst my eyes ramble off searching for familiar faces.

Suddenly, you saw! the lon g-lost first propagandize crony perplexing to have her approach by the crowd. you screamed out her name as well as you embraced any other. Who would've known, in the overflow of hundreds of thousands, you could have bumped into an old friend. Funny how pointless which was though you was unequivocally glad.

We done the approach upheld the throng to be during the front. We could clearly see Dataran Merdeka guarded by armed policemen; there was barbwire, razor wire, FRU trucks. you felt similar to the prisoner in my own country. Finally, after muscle action by the throng aimlessly, you found my father, pronounced goodbye to my old crony as well as observed the throng grow louder as Anwar Ibrahim arrived. We were all waiting for Anwar's speech when out of the blue, there was the turmoil as well as you could hear people screaming "Lari, Lari!!" (Run, run!!) with panic-stricken faces.

In the make the difference of seconds, fume came out from the middle of Dataran Merdeka, canisters of rip gas were shot as well as during the same time, H2O cannons were sprayed without delay towards the innocent crowd.

you was confused to since the military didn't emanate the warning before banishment the shots. you stood still staring during the pell-mell crowd, to ensure what I'm seeing before my eyes was real. Realisation hit me when my father grabbed me by the hand as well as you ran as quick as you could together with the crowd. With all the might, you jumped over fences as well as you felt unequivocally bad stepping upon the flowering plants planted beautifully to a single side the curb though you had no alternative option. My teary eyes as well as twist grip were hurting. Pounding fast, it felt similar to someone ripped my heart out, as well as for the second, you thought you would die due to respirating difficulties. The temporary suffering was unbearable.

The 'real' experience

While running, my father coolly repeated "It's okay, it's okay" whilst patt! ing my h ead. Having my father by my side, you felt safe. you took the look around as well as saw people still using with their bloodshot eyes as well as sleepy faces, similar to the stage in the movie.

Except which this, was real. In the midst of the disharmony you could clearly recall how the throng was assisting any alternative out. Some offering salt, the little offering mineral H2O as well as the little offering difference of comfort. It was indeed the assimilated feeling as well as concerted effort done for Bersih 3.0.

We headed towards the PAS building, joining the series of people who were already collected there. The leaders remarked which this was not the end of their fight.

Despite being tear-gassed, notwithstanding the savagery as well as forces used opposite them, the people, who were also representing the voice of many more, have won the conflict only by coming down to support Bersih. My caring friends as well as kin were all tweeting/texting as well as calling me. "Be safe, take care".

you bet many others got which from their friends as well as families as well.

you was carrying late lunch with my father, aunt as well as uncle during the restaurant circuitously when my hermit as well as cousin assimilated use. They told us which they were upon the alternative side of Dataran Merdeka when the rip gas as well as H2O cannons were fired. They couldn't run as they were stuck in the middle of the crowd. They ended up hugging any alternative since there was zero else they could do as well as they could hardly see their vicinity due to the thick fume resulting from the ongoing rip gas as well as H2O cannons fired. Alas, they managed to squeeze out of the throng as well as found the tiny 'lorong' as well as ran as quick as they could. While running, they stumbled upon the bottle of Mirinda Orange as well as out of desperation they took the bottle as well as washed their faces with it to palliate the burning pain. you felt contemptible for! them th ough during the same time, which was the genuine knowledge as well as you laughed!!

The rest of the time was spent pity everyone's experience. That got me meditative about the people who were in the far worse situation, unequivocally bad injured. you pray to God to palliate their pain, to have things simpler for them. While pity the experiences, my hermit suddenly pronounced which something unlikely had happened. Strange enough, the military did not fire the rip gas during the people who crashed the block to get inside Dataran, instead they focused upon the people who were outside of which area.

It is probably loyal when people pronounced which the provocations came from the plain-clothes policemen themselves who pretended to be protesters.

The satisfaction

The next morning, you grabbed the couple of newspapers. Front pages of the heading writings had cinema of an overturned military car, ugly cinema of damaged skill as well as harm done to the military were shown. Violent protesters were well portrayed. They competence have fooled the little readers who were not during the scene, though for more than 200,000 people who collected as well as marched upon the historical day, you know what unequivocally happened. The people will go on to climb as well as the truth will prevail.

However, let us not forget the people who strongly against Bersih. you try to apply oneself their views. But people who has no basement as well as whined about how foolish Bersih was, for causing large trade jam as well as "Like oh my God you can't go selling or watch the movie, KLCC, SOGO, etc. The train stations are sealed since of Bersih" also "Buat apa nak sibuk demo? Awak tu student. Duduk diam-diam investigate lah" (Why stick upon the demo? You're the student. Just lay sensitively as well as study) annoyed me to the core. Try revelation which to the sea of people who came down. At slightest they believe in something.

Last Saturday could have bee! n an add itional quiescent day though these people chose to have the difference. They offering in their energy, time, as well as income as well as even went to the extent of risking their own reserve to impetus in together for the great cause, free as well as fair election.

Each as well as each single soul who came down was brave in their own way. This is the single of the many memorable practice you have ever had as well as I'm blissful which you was selected to be partial of Bersih 3.0.

--Harakahdaily

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Bar Council calls EGM on Bersih 3.0 rally

The Bar Council has called for an unusual ubiquitous assembly (EGM) to plead issues pertinent to final Saturday's Bersih 3.0 rally.

According to an official round posted upon a website, a EGM will be hold next Friday in a Kuala Lumpur hotel.

The agenda is to plead a motion proposed by Bar Council chairperson Lim Chee Wee "in relation to a events of as well as surrounding a open convene upon 28 April 2012 organised by Bersih 3.0, as well as counts in connection therewith".

No further detail is supposing in a circular.

The EGM needs a quorum of 500.

The Bar had deployed a 78-member monitoring group during a convene as well as subsequently expelled an interim inform upon Tuesday.

Thereportsaid military savagery against protesters during Bersih 3.0 had worsened notwithstanding several military shortcomings which were highlighted during a final Bersih rally.

Lim had also voiced which a Bar is mulling a gathering of volunteer lawyers to filecivil suitson behalf of victims of violence during a rally.

"We will talk to our members, if you can accumulate enough members of a Bar to volunteer to talk all a victims of human rights violations as well as substantially pursue civ! il suits ," he said.

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Tangam did not breach any laws, claims lawyer

The military placed barricades cordoning off Dataran Merdeka during final week's Bersih 3.0 convene over the areas summarized in the justice order, thus PKR member R Tangam did not breach any laws, claimed his lawyer, Latheefa Koya.

Latheefa (left) told reporters today that the justice sequence preventing protesters access to Dataran Merdeka specifically ruled out the streets adjacent the iconic square, that were Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, Jalan Raja as well as Jalan Kelab (except the area upon that the Royal Selangor Club sits).

"But the military placed the barricades during Jalan Tun Perak, restraint off everybody from removing anywhere nearby Dataran Merdeka. The military breached their own order, in the opinion," she sai! d.

"So Tangam did not breach any justice sequence as settled in the charge sheet," pronounced Latheefa.

The military had performed acourt orderbarring supporters of Bersih 3.0 rally, that planned for the sit-in during the location final Saturday.

Over 100,000 had reportedly participated in the pacific sit-in protest, though mayhem ensued after the demonstration squad fired tear gas as well as H2O cannon, as if after the protesters breached military barricades restraint the square.

Kuala Lumpur military arch Mohmad Salleh voiced yesterday that 49 individuals suspected of having disregarded assorted laws in participating in an wrong public as well as defying military orders have been identified as well as urged them to report to the military immediately.

On Wednesday, the po! lice arr ested as well as p! erformed the three-day remand sequence for Tangam underneath Section 440 of the Penal Code for committing effect during the protest.

The Rasah PKR deputy chief, was however released upon bail yesterday.

Section 440(a) reads: "Whoever commits effect while taking partial in an wrong public or in the demonstration shall be punished with imprisonment that may magnify to 5 years, as well as shall additionally be liable to the fine".

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CILI KASI TARUK! ZURAIDAH MAK LAMPIR SOUND KHALID GAGAP!

Tengahari tadi Mak Lampir yang teramat buruk rupanya ni telah mengadakan PC untuk mempertahankan Skandal Aiskrim Azmin.

Punya la beria-ia dia defend Azmin tu sampai dia receptive to advice Khalid Gagap yang berkata "No Komen" apabila wartawan bertanyakan dia hal Aiskrim Azmin.

Malah kalau diperhatikan selepas menjawab begitu MB Gagap tu bersama gang-gang DAP dia ketawa kecil. Semacam mereka dah tahu pasal kes AISKRIM ni.

Sebab itulah yang membuatkan pencinta Azmin Aiskrim ni melompat bangkit dan pertahankan Azmin bermatian-matian.

Punya la melampau si Mak Lampir ni defend Azmin ni dimana dalam satu temuramah dengan KL Pos diluar selepas PC dia kata biar polis siasat kes Azmin ni.

Agaknya menyedari Azmin Aiskrim belum buat laporan polis maka Zuraidah Lampir yang buruk akhlak dan rupa ni menyalahkan polis pulak, dia kata polis mesti kata memang Azmin la orang dalam video tu!

WTF Mak Lampir oi? Si pencinta Aiskrim tu belum pun buat repot polis tapi Mak Lampir dah siap capture awal-awal! Sial punya Zuraidah, demi Azmin sanggup kau hina polis!

Anyway kita tau mereka ni memang ANTI POLIS, so apa nak heran, cuma satu benda yang pasti. Sekarang ni dalam PKR memang dah terbelah dua terutama sekali PKR Selangor yang paling ketara.

Ada 2 kem yang sedang berebut untuk menguasai tampuk kepimpinan. Satu Khalid Gagap dan satu lagi Azmin Aiskrim. Suka atau tidak itulah hakikatnya!

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Joseph Tawie Some 250 family groups nearby Bau may switch their allegiance to a antithesis following a Barisan Nasional governments failure to protect them opposite an invading camp company. Sarawak Barisan Nasional stands to lose 1,000 of its patriot electorate to a antithesis if it continues to omit a brawl in between a 250 native family groups in [...] Read More

Now that Bersih is over (part 6)

If we have been warned as great as if we come rebuilt for combat, great as great as good. But if we suspicion this was starting to be a Saturday afternoon wander with your babies, children as great as grandparents as great as we were caught all unprepared, then this is not great as great as good. You would be what we would call gunnery unit fodder. And which is really insane of those who programmed this as great as did not inform everybody which Saturday, 28th Apr 2012, was starting to be a Malaysian Spring as great as to grasp which we initial need to take up Dataran Merdeka.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

No, we have not accomplished with my seriesNow which Bersih is over.I am already upon page 14 as great as am substantially usually median to what we wish to say. we unequivocally don't know either this would be regarded as a topic rsther than than an essay. Anyway.

This was what was reported in a Internet today.

Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says a escalated assault of a many brand new Bersih convene was an indication which a antithesis is expecting a vital loss in a arriving General Election, as great as some-more demonstrations as great as some-more assault can be expected.

Saying a antithesis would resort to anything so which it can to seize power, Dr Mahathir said, "Malaysian elections have been some-more purify than those in a authoritarian countries where results have always been patently fixed."

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In short, what Dr Mahathir is saying, a antithesis is choosingpilihan jalan rayaas against topilihan raya. (This has been Bersih Committee Me! mber His hamuddin Rais' favourite conflict cry). Translated in to English, which would be:the preference of a streets rsther than than elections. However, a some-more great equivalent would substantially be:the bullet rsther than than the! ballot< /em>.

Now, prior to we talk about a main issue, we would initial similar to to touch upon a partial where Dr Mahathir compares Malaysian elections to a little other countries. Dr Mahathir said,"Malaysian elections have been some-more purify than those in a authoritarian countries where results have always been patently fixed."

Dr Mahathir is vocalization just similar to many Pakatan Rakyat supporters. Malaysia's elections might not be a cleanest in a world, though it is still cleanser in more aged to, say, countries similar to Iraq during a time of Saddam Hussein or Nazi Germany during a time of Adolf Hitler.

Pakatan Rakyat supporters also make use of this same argument. The antithesis might not be a many appropriate as great as there might still be a little crime amongst a antithesis politicians, though a antithesis is still improved than Umno as great as Barisan Nasional by comparison.

we suppose if we can accept this evidence by a Pakatan Rakyat supporters then Dr Mahathir's evidence makes sense as well. Remember me revelation we to be careful how we disagree your box since your evidence can be used against you?

Dr Mahathir is regulating a same evidence which Pakatan Rakyat supporters use. And if this evidence functions in a counterclaim of Pakatan Rakyat as great as to clear a weaknesses in a antithesis then we have to grudgingly agree which Dr Mahathir has a indicate as great as which his evidence is valid.

No, we cannot make use of the'I might not be a many appropriate though others have been worse'argument. What if we were to disagree this way?

I might not urge or go to a mosque though during slightest we don't take b! ribes si milar to a little supposed pious Muslims who urge as great as go to a mosque as great as yet take bribes.

Does which make me a great Muslim or a improved Muslim than those who pray, go to a mosque as great as take bribes?

What about a following arguments?

I might splash though we do not eat pork. we might splash as great as eat pig though we do so with my own hard-earned income as great as not regulating income warranted from bribery. we might take bribes though we compensate zakat (tithe) upon a bribes which we take. we might take bribes though we take usually a small amount as great as not in a hundreds of millions similar to a little people. we might not be a true father though we usually spasmodic have sex with my lassie as great as not every day similar to a little people. we might have sex with my lassie though we compensate her any time we have sex with her so it is not similar to we am taking value of her.

we suppose translated in to those situations a arguments do not sound which kosher after all.

Anyway, behind to a emanate we unequivocally wish to talk about. Dr Mahathir is wailing which a antithesis is perplexing to disintegrate a government. And, according to Dr Mahathir, they have been regulating Bersih to do that.

Actually, this is not a revelation during all. This statement of Dr Mahathir can't be regarded as an expose. we consider many people already knew that. Many who came out for a Bersih 3.0 convene final Saturday were aware which a convene was not just about clean, satisfactory as great as giveaway elections though about bringing down a government.

The quarrel for clean, satisfactory as great as giveaway elections has been starting upon for a prolonged time, prolonged prior to Bersih 1.0 in November 2007. Yet, in spite of all which effort, Malaysia is starting behind rsther than than forward. Things have been deteriorating rsther than than improving. Hence we wrote in an e! ssay fin al month: can Bersih essentially grasp what it wants to grasp if all they do is impetus upon a streets as great as chant slogans? (That essay met with a little really violent responses).

Abdar Rahman Koya, Latifah Koya's brother (Latifah is a PKR leader as great as a single of Anwar Ibrahim's lawyers as great as a part of of his inner circle), pronounced in his essay published inHarakahentitled'In counterclaim of storming a barricades during Dataran':

The truth is which we all went there to mangle a law. A law devoid of satisfactory play as great as justice, a law which is enforced to a wreckage of typical citizens. The barricades restraint our impetus in to Dataran Merdeka have been a clearest as great as many discernible pitch of a government's animosity to a typical public. It would be ridiculous to be there as great as not idle them.

We did not go there to merely shout as great as punch a air. We substantially did so final year, singing in sleet during a gates of Stadium Merdeka. This time, it is critical business. There is no time to waste. We have been talking about tens of thousands of indeterminate names in a electoral roll, brand new voters whose citizenship have been suspicious, a a single after another Big Brother mentality of our tax-funded television channels, as great as many more.

The people of Egypt would not have celebrated a downfalls of their tyrants had they followed a law as great as stayed outside a perimeters of a heavily fortified Tahrir Square. History shows which for change to happen, removing military barricades is a norm, in truth a act has turn a main part of pacific protests to explain behind public places as great as venues denied to them. It does not clear any tall handedness by a security forces.

The Apr 28 convene is not a tea party or simply a 'walk' as a little who participated in it would similar to to think. Those w! ho feel we should not have stormed a barricades during Dataran might as great stay home clicking during a 'like' button of anti-government Facebook pages, or disappear in to a little problematic stadium as referred to by a Kuala Lumpur mayor, in keeping with a mount which DAP leader Tunku Aziz has taken.

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Anwar Ibrahim himself admitted a same thing during a press discussion in a PKR domicile upon Monday morning. This is suggested in a 55th second of a following video.

SEE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE HERE:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD1ebhoCxD4

Personally, we have no problems with toppling governments. Since time immemorial governments have been toppled all over a world. Sometimes it is by a list box. Sometimes it is by revolutions. Sometimes it is by armed rebellions. Sometimes it is by foreign intervention. Sometimes it is by assassinations.

Toppling governments is what people do. Even Prophets have propagated a toppling of governments. Even a US topples governments as great as Malaysia is still really great friends with a US. China attempted to disintegrate a Malaysian supervision by a CPM, though failed, as great as we have been great friends with China.

Hence, we do not hold which Dr Mahathir or Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak or whoever it might be is sore which a genuine bulletin of Bersih 3.0 was to disintegrate a government. What they have been unequivocally sore about is which it is a Umno-Barisan Nasional supervision which they have been perplexing to topple. That is a genuine issue.

These people have been not against to those who attempted to disintegrate a Brunei supervision or have been pe! rplexing to disintegrate a Philippines or Thai governments (at slightest in a Muslim-majority 'autonomous' regions). In fact, Malaysia aids them as great as gives them support. Toppling governments is not something which Malaysia is concerned about. It is toppling Umno as great as Barisan Nasional which is a genuine concern.

My usually regard is not either it is right or wrong to disintegrate governments. we am an anarchist so toppling governments is what we do. That is my 'hobby'. My regard is which a little or many of those who participated in a Bersih convene were not aware of a genuine agenda. And which was because they brought along their babies, children, grandparents, etc.

If a objective final Saturday was to go in to earthy quarrel then people should have been warned. People should know what they have been removing themselves in to as great as given a preference either to stick upon a quarrel or stay away if they can't stomach a bloodshed.

The military had been warned. As what a Prime Minister said(READ HERE)and as what Dr Mahathir pronounced (READ ABOVE), a supervision knew which Bersih 3.0 was an try to disintegrate a government. ! Hence we can design a military to have been given instructions to mangle heads.

If we have been warned as great as if we come rebuilt for combat, great as great as good. But if we suspicion this was starting to be a Saturday afternoon wander with your babies, children as great as grandparents as great as we were caught all unprepared, then this is not great as great as good. You would be what we would call gunnery unit fodder. And which is really insane of those who programmed this as great as did not inform everybody which Saturday, 28th Apr 2012, was starting to be a Malaysian Spring as great as to grasp which we initial need to take up Dataran Merdek! a.

That is my usually beef. No a single should be duped in to participating in something under false pretences. If they do participate it contingency be based upon a full understanding of what is starting to happen. And don't make use of Tahrir Square as a parallel. Those who came out upon Tahrir Square knew what was starting to happen. They knew a bulletin as great as it was no hidden agenda. The bulletin was to quarrel as great as to bring down a government. It was not a weekend wander with your family.

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