'MCA go home' vs 'Where was DAP 13 years ago?' at Jonker Walk
What?! Gan qualified his being there as a survey, not to protest? Let alone to lead the protest? Did Mr. Gan Tian Loo realize that the MCA protest carries more weight than DAP protest many times
over. The state government, being UMNO-led government, considers the DAP as the opposition working hand-in-hand with PAS and PKR to oust UMNO from power, rescinding the directive on the request
from DAP leaders will make the party even more popular. I thought, at first, here come the MCA, finally to do what it's supposed to do. Then the expected happened. He got cold feet. The
reporter who covered the protest reported Gan was suddenly cautious . He was like ..."I'm here to lend my support to..the .. no, wait! I am not here to support the traders - but just to do a quick
survey! But I am glad to be standing here with the protesters but reporters, please put it down in black and white I am not, I repeat, am not here as part of the protest. This is the reason the MCA
was shunned, I mean has been shunned by the Chinese. They do not represent the Chinese anymore. They cannot get things done anymore unlike in the old days. Gan admitted his meeting with the chief
minister was fruitless, but would keep trying. Keep trying for what? He should stop embarrassing the MCA and reducing its credibility further by continuing to beg despite being rebuffed earlier.
Again, this proved that the Malaysian Chinese Association has really completely lost its usefulness. If a small matter like Jonker Walk closure was beyond its power then, that 's it.
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Blasts rock Tripoli
The RAF did it again
During the second WW the RAF few -- as they were then affectionately referred to due to their bravery and superb pilot skill in their historic, epic battle against the mighty German Luftwaffe over London -- brought much glory and pride, as well as hope, to then Great Britain, struggling to fight off a determined Hitler who wanted to conquer it.
Though greatly out-numbered, the morale was high as they had a good, honorable cause to fight for -- for the safety of England and its people. They knew they needed to prevail or else..
To those young men then I want to say: "I salute you all!. Thank you. You all saved the world; who knows, if England lost over the skies of London that day, I don't know if I would be here today writing this post."
In another word, you saved my father's ass and by extension, my ass.
The present day RAF pilots in their gleaming Harrier jump jets on the other hand are bringing not pride and glory to England -- but shame and dishonor to Her Majesty The Queen -- in their senseless and cowardly bombing of a small country and people, who have done no wrong (to Britain).
But I am not condemning these pilots; they are just following orders. I am just stating the facts -- what they are doing is wrong whatever the justification their commanding officer may have fed them. The Libyan people including their leaders mean no harm to England.
Emulate the spirits of the original RAF Few who fought for an honorable cause. Killing people who don't even threaten to harm us is wrong however you justify it. Don't fall for your leaders' lies about mission to protect civilians. They are just lies. Even Prime Minister David Cameron himself admitted as much.
Did you all hear about the joint letter which David Cameron co-wrote with President Obama and President Nicolas Sarkozy? They admitted in the letter and repeated verbally at the then press conference that the no-fly zone and the subsequent mission creeps were not to protect civilians but get rid of Col. Qaddafi.
So they went to the United Nation and lied to get a mandate to commit murders. The draft of the resolution was written by British diplomats to include the clause: the coalition of the willing shall have the power granted through this resolution to do anything they deem necessary.
In the old days this type of phrase would never be entertained, let alone passed.
Now with their unchallenged power, the world body had become a rubber-stamped UN -- with its secretary general South Korean Ban Ki-moon ubiquitously seen eating out of the hands of the three western leaders.
If these RAF pilots have any conscience, they should disobey orders to unload the deadly bombs on the innocent people on the ground. Just because there was no report of injuries or deaths as a result of your bombing, it doesn't mean no injuries or deaths. Even if all the RAF bombers fly over there loaded rocks and just throw them down at random, for crying out loud, many people will be hit and killed! It's just because of the complicity of the western press, no death or injury will be reported.
You have done hundreds of sorties over Libya and take comfort in the absence of report of any injuries or deaths due to your bombing, you may be in for a shock. You may have killed hundreds of people but the western media cooperated with the western governments to block the news. These media organizations are nothing but partners in crime against humanity.
Are you willing to be your leaders' partners in crime? Politics is dirty; don't soil your name, your souls, your your conscience by taking orders from politicians who have their own agendas. Don't do their dirty work for them. Emulate the spirits of the original RAF Few who fought for a good cause and won; no killing innocent, helpless people who don't even know why we hit them!
Even if you may be court-martialled, you won't be hanged; but walk tall for your courage.
This is what I wrote today on MSNBC Newsvine discussion on ...Blasts rocked Tripoli after being bombed by NATO (RAF):
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"Obungles?" started this war and walked away.
You're right; and may I add? every time there is a blast or blasts in Tripoli NATO gets the blame, Obama gets the satisfaction. "See! who calls the shots? Me! ha ha! ha!"
But not for long. If Qaddafi falls, so ends Qaddafi's reign; and so ends Obama's pet Arab spring revolution (there is no way President Obama will repeat what he did in Libya in Syria -- it's too strong to be "doable").
And so ends British Prime minister David Cameron's government (after it was found he negligently hired Andy Coulson, who was arrested for being implicated in the phone-hacking scandals in the UK, to be his Communication Director at Number 10 Downing Street.
Heard tell, David Cameron refused to subject Andy Coulson to rigorous security vetting, which is absolutely necessary for this job at Number 10.
Communication director or deputy director is equal to Press Secretary in the Us. They are privy to all government secrets and plans. If Andy Coulson has a baggage, screws up and gets blackmailed, Britain suffers.
The prime minister was so obsessed with toppling Qaddafi (a man who means no harm to him), that he was prepared to take risks with the security of England and, by extension the welfare of the English people.
David Cameron brushed aside friendly advice and warning from aides and other concerned people that hiring Andy Coulson, the former editor of the recently closed down News Of The World, the tabloid at the center of phone-hacking scandals, was unwise and dangerous.
David Cameron also refused to come clean about how deep his involvement with News Corp's owner Rupert Murdoch was, especially about rumors he was aiding in Murdoch's attempt to acquire a controlling Sky stake.
It increasingly seemed Prime Minister David Cameron didn't have the security and welfare of Great Britain and British people respectively at heart. He faked reasons in cahoots with President Obama and French president Nicholas Sarkozy, to get the United Nation resolution, drafted by British diplomats, approved to attack Libya, an active member of the UN, under the pretext of protecting (a few hundreds) civilians who essentially are Islamic militants trying to bring down a secular government; and he made light of his hiring of Andy Coulson, a man who many believed may pose risks to Britain, without proper security vetting.
David Cameron may be a glib talker when he faced the Common's culture, media and sport select committee to explain away his improper conduct or behaviors, it doesn't mean he is off the hook. The whole country -- who thought the world of him when he began -- is now focused on him, and his backbone Conservative voters may also turn sour on him, while issues and accusations continue to surface.
Let us hope he is honorable enough to do the right thing (tender his resignation) if...
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