Ini merupakan rencana asal dari The Washington Post yang kemudiannya digunakan Utusan Malaysia untuk menuduh kunjungan Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim ke Amerika Syarikat sebagai memujuk pihak Yahudi. Namun Utusan Malaysia gagal mengungkapkan perkara mustahak yang terkandung dalam artikel tersebut, iaitu, Dato’ Seri Anwar tuntas mengkritik bahawa Kerajaan Israel bertindak melampau
From Washington Post
By Jackson Diehl
Monday, June 28, 2010; A15
Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of Malaysia’s political opposition, has become known over the past decade as one of the foremost advocates of liberal democracy in Muslim countries. His many friends in Washington include prominent members of the neoconservative movement — such as Paul Wolfowitz, the former World Bank president and U.S. ambassador to Indonesia — as well as such Democratic grandees as Al Gore.
Lately, Anwar has been getting attention for something else: strident rhetoric about Israel and alleged “Zionist influence” in Malaysia. He recently joined a demonstration outside the U.S. embassy in Kuala Lumpur where an Israeli flag was burned. He’s made dark insinuations about the “Jewish-controlled” Washington public relations firm Apco Worldwide, which is working for Malaysia’s quasi-authoritarian government.
Therein lies a story of the Obama era — about a beleaguered democrat fighting for political and personal survival with little help from Washington; about the growing global climate of hostility toward Israel; and about the increasing willingness of U.S. friends in places such as Turkey and Malaysia to exploit it.
First, a little about Anwar: While serving as deputy prime minister under Malaysian strongman Mahathir Mohamad in the 1990s, he began pushing for reforms — only to be arrested, tried and imprisoned on trumped-up charges of homosexual sodomy. Freed after six years, he built a multiethnic democratic opposition movement that shocked the ruling party with its gains in recent elections. It now appears to have a chance at winning the next parliamentary campaign, which would allow Malaysia to join Indonesia and Turkey as full-fledged majority-Muslim democracies.
Not surprisingly, Anwar is being prosecuted again. Once again the charge is consensual sodomy, which to Malaysia’s discredit remains a crime punishable by whipping and a prison sentence of up to 20 years. Anwar, who is 63 and married with children, denies the charge, and the evidence once again is highly suspect. His 25-year-old accuser has confessed to meeting Prime Minister Najib Razak and talking by phone with the national police chief in the days before the alleged sexual encounter.
Nevertheless the trial is not going well. If it ends in another conviction, Anwar’s political career and his opposition coalition could be destroyed, and his life could be at risk: His health is not great. Yet the opposition leader is not getting the kind of support from the United States as during his first prosecution, when then-Vice President Gore spoke up for him. Obama said nothing in public about Anwar when he granted Najib a prized bilateral meeting in Washington in April.
After a “senior officials dialogue” between the two governments this month, the State Department conceded that the ongoing trial again had not been raised, “because this issue was recently discussed at length.” When it comes to human rights, the Obama administration apparently does not wish to be repetitive.
Anwar meanwhile found his own way to fight back. Hammered for years by government propaganda describing him as an Israeli agent and a Wolfowitz-loving American lackey, he tried to turn the tables, alleging that Apco was manipulating the government to support Israeli and U.S. interests. He also said that Israeli agents had infiltrated Malaysia’s security forces and were “directly involved in the running of the government.”
Najib describes Israel as “world gangsters.” But he quickly turned Anwar’s words against him; Apco has been peddling the anti-Israel statements around Washington.
Anwar is like Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whom he regards as a friend and fellow traveler. Both know better than to indulge in such stuff. Both have recently begun to do it anyway — after a year in which the Obama administration has frequently displayed irritation with Israel. “If you say we are growing impatient with Israel, that is true,” Anwar told me. “If you say I am not too guarded or careful in what I say sometimes, that is also true.”
Anwar, who was in Washington for a couple of days last week, spent a lot of time offering explanations to old friends, not to mention House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman and a Jewish leader or two. He said he regretted using terms such as “Zionist aggression,” which are common coin for demagogues like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. “Why do I need to use it if it causes so much misunderstanding?” he said. “I need to be more careful.”
Many of the Malaysian’s friends are inclined to give him a break. “What Anwar did was wrong, but considering that he’s literally fighting for his life — physically as well as politically — against a government that attacks him as being ‘a puppet of the Jews,’ one should cut him some slack,” Wolfowitz told me.
But Anwar’s story can also be read as a warning. His transition from pro-American democrat to anti-Israeli zealot is sobering — and it is on the verge of becoming a trend.
PPSMI wajar dikekalkan supaya menter2 terutama menteri pelajaran sendiri, mat sembab ni balik sekolah balik belajar membaca dalam bahasa inggeris. dia ingat semua orng Melayu bangang macam dia agaknya.
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Dasar Lidah bercabang.
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SALAM DSAI,
SURAT KHABAR YG DITULIS OLEH MANUSIA BANGANG SAMPAI KIAMAT PUN TAKKAN MELAPORKAN BENDA2 BAIK YG KITA BUAT. MANUSIA BANGANG HANYA TAHU MELIHAT SESUATU DARI PERSPSEKTIF NEGATIF. MATLAMAT MEREKA MUDAH, MAHUKAN KAUM MELAYU TERUS TERPERANGKAP DALAM PANDANGAN POLITIK DAN CARA HIDUP TETRTENTU YG SEMPIT. INI KERANA HANYA DGN TERUS MEMASTIKAN KUMPULAN INI TERUS BODOH, MAKA SEGALA PELUANG PERNIAGAAN DAN KONTRAK DPAT DIKUASAI.
SEKIAN, WASSALAM.
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macam2 dh dilakukan oleh kerajaan yang kecut dengan gelombang Anwar Ibrahim. baru2 nie, kita dgr kerajaan nk buat PRU masa terdekat. jelas kerajaan cuba memainkan isu ini ketika PR ade masalah dalaman.kenapa wktu MCA & MIC kucar-kacir xnk kluar isu PRU nie..??? tiba2 senyap pulak sbb SPR bg tau org Melayu kurg berdftar. takut UMNO kalah… kenapa isu yg besar xnak dibangkit kan..?? cthnya isu penarikan subsidi.. klau dikaji, pendatang asing lg banyak menikmati subsidi M’sia. pndatang asing membeli beras 1 beg seminggu!! rakyat M’sia x mampu mkn cmtu.. Miyak pulak, knape x wajibkan membeli guna I/C. Jd, org luar xboleh makan duit subsidi.. cubalah kerajaan fikirkan idea rakyat biasa ini….
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W.Post:- He said he regretted using terms such as “Zionist aggression”
Looks like Anwar really said that: “Dia memberitahu bahawa dia menyesal menggunakan terma, ‘Pencerobohan Zionis’.
And at the same time he also said:
W.Post:- “If you say we are growing impatient with Israel, that is true”.
So, I think Anwar spoke like a politician just like any other politician that we have in this country. So instead of saying he is ‘chameleon extraordinaire’, we just have to accept that he is a good politician.
I remember watching Najib or Mahathir speaking at MIC/MCA meetings and also UMNO meetings. They will be talking on the same subject but it will be delivered in two different versions, just to make the listening crowd happy, I guess. Thus, can we call this two guys ‘chameleon extraordinaire’?. I hope KJ will think about this before making any further comments on this issue.
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Permusuhan Bangsa Arab-Yahudi bermula dari Kisah Nabi Ibrahim yang beristeri Hajar dan Sarah….Agama Islam lebih menyokong perdamaian kerana semua Agama iaitu Islam,Judaism dan Christian sebenarnya mencakupi erti pertalian darah…Allahyarham Yasser Arafat pernah berkata Arab dan Israel ibarat sepupu….Penyelesaian isu ini adalah (DSAI)Anwar Ibrahim adalah seorang yang berbangsa Melayu yang akan bertindak diantara dunia Arab dan Israel kearah perdamaian tiga Saudara Islam,Judaism dan Christian membentuk sebuah Negara bersama…..Abrahim…..
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YBH Datuk Anwar needs to reread carefully the Bible which he is said to have read whilst in prison.
There is an ancient promise that God made to Abraham, the patriarch of the 12 tribes of Israel, one tribe of which is Judah, from which the Jews derive their name.
In the Book of Genesis, God told him, “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse … .” (Genesis 12:2-3, New International Version)
The tribe of Judah is today known as the Jews of Israel.
If Malaysian leaders from both sides of the divide continue to use words that curse the Jews or join the popular trend of hatred and hostility against the Jews, who have a right of existence in their land and have the right to protect themselves like any other nation, then Malaysia as a country should stand ready for God’s judgement.
I am neither a Jew-lover or Jew hater, but a keen student of history and what God had done to all of Israel’s enemies from time immemorial.
Malaysian politicians today should focus on saving our economy from losing competitiveness and languishing in the Dutch disease of oil-dependence. The struggle for democracy and equal rights for all races and citizens should also continue to progress with a viable Opposition party. But please don’t bring the Israel-Middle East issues into your politics because Malaysia cannot even resolve the inequalities, racism that is comparable to South Africa’s foremr Apartheid regime.
A political iconic leader who is to stand as tall as Nelson Mandela needs to have a heart of forgiveness for his enemies and kindness to all peoples of the world. That is my prayer for you and if you follow that path of wisdom, you will succeed in the end…whatever the outcome of the next elections.
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may all the people who curse and create nuisance on you read from the genuine origin source… not just get a hold on secondary fraudulent resources and just simply throw irritation and annoyance blame… amen…
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Harap dato seri dapat terjemah artikel ini bagi wartawan utusan paham sikit..
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penjelasan mengenai isu ini perlu dihebahkan kpd setiap rakyat krn isu ini adalah sensitif dikalangan rakyat. Harap dsai dapat membuat sesi ceramah dgn lebih byk terutama di kalangan rakyat yg menyokong dato seri tetapi tidak putus2 membaca akhbar probeend yg tdk menyiarkan kenyataan secara terus terang dan jujur.
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Anwar Ibrahim=End War Abrahim…..N-WAR ABRAHIM…..Islam,Judaism,Christian=Count-3=ABRAHIM….(Palestine-Israel)….Peace….1/3X3 Negeri=berikan 1/4 dari 3 bahagian itu kepada kerajaan maka setiap bahagian jadi 3/4……ABRAHIM….
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Obama is no JFK and JFK can and never will be Obama! Dead men tell no tales…JFK is gone forever but if Obama has been compared to JFK, for whatever reasons, it’s furtile! It is certainly wishful thinking that Obama will do a JFK, in terms of policy making, even if he is given a second term! Nonetheless, given the current scenario in Washington, I must say Obama is still a good bet given the rotten politics in America! DSAI! take care of yourself as you are, even now, the best man to lead Malaysia! God (Allah) bless Malaysia if it makes the wrong choice come the next GE!!!
Das
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dah nama utusan melayu, jangan baca lagi. saya dah lama tak beli dan baca .
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its not wrong if u (DSAI) have friends from outside to fight this corrupt government. not everyone at outside is bad.
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Mark my words: the latest development of PKR putting pressure on Najib to reveal the details of the renewed APCO contract may soon backfire and lead to the Opposition’s implosion at the next GE. Simply barking up the wrong tree of zealotry and anti-semitism. Please don’t scroe your own goal, in World Cup parlance.
On issues of historical controversy such as which religious document is more accurate, there are many ways of proof: archaelogical, carbon-dating, cross reference to other contemporary secular documents, and the length of time it takes for each original document to be revised.
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