Zaid Ibrahim
Bila saya mencadangkan Tok Guru Nik Aziz Nik Mat dilantik ketua Pakatan Rakyat, riuh-rendah kedengaran suara menyokong dan menentang. Ramai yang memberi pendapat mereka. Ada pula yang menuduh kononnya ini strategi saya nak jadi ketua Pakatan.
Kata mereka saya tak hormat Anwar Ibrahim apabila membuat cadangan ini. Nampaknya masih ada yang tak faham atau pura-pura tak faham. Jadi eloklah kita teliti kembali apa yang saya sarankan.
Premis utama dalam cadangan saya itu ialah kita perlu kepada seorang “spiritual leader”, sama saperti Mahatma Gandhi sewaktu zaman India memperjuangkan kemerdekaan dahulu. Kita tahu pemimpin seperti itu diperlukan untuk menerajui gerakan Pakatan. Pemimpin politik biasa, walau bagaimana hebat dan handal sekali pun, tidak akan cukup kuat untuk melawan gergasi Barisan Nasional.
Yang saya maksudkan sebagai pemimpin spiritual ini adalah seorang pemimpin yang tidak ada cita-cita nak jadi Perdana Menteri atau apa-apa jawatan besar. Ini sama seperti Gandhi yang tidak mahu apa-apa jawatan, hanya setakat menyokong Jawaharlal Nehru sebagai Perdana Menteri India merdeka. Yang Gandhi mahu hanyalah India yang merdeka, bersatu dan bebas dari penjajahan. Pemimpin seperti ini bergerak atas keluhuran perjuangan. Samalah saperti Mandela, dan Imam Khomeini . Pemimpin saperti ini disayangi oleh rakyat kerana prinsip dan sifat humanisme beliau. Dia tidak ada masalah peribadi, tidak ada skandal, tidak ada cita-cita duniawi melainkan perjuangan untuk menegakan keadilan dan melawan kezaliman.
written by mowadoha, November 17, 2009 23:26:02
written by Proarte, November 17, 2009 23:14:31
,," ..... Mandela, dan Imam Khomeini . Pemimpin saperti ini disayangi oleh rakyat kerana prinsip dan sifat humanisme beliau. Dia tidak ada masalah peribadi, tidak ada skandal, tidak ada cita-cita duniawi melainkan perjuangan untuk menegakan keadilan dan melawan kezaliman"
Ayatollah Khomeini was a curse on the Iranian people and the world. He caused so much division and hatred within Iran and outside. He was above the law as his words were ' Ayat Allah' . He promoted international terrorism with his famous 'Death Fatwa' against Salman Rushdie over 'Satanic Verses' . There was no respect for natural justice. Religious minorities were persecuted and murdered. There was no democracy because the country was ruled by a group of unelected clerics and he was their ' Supreme Leader'. Oppositionists were tortured and murdered in their thousands.
Iran was a client state of the US and its role there was economically exploitative. However, in the same way Zimbabweans thought the end of White rule would bring dignity, economic benefits and democracy to the people, it turned out to be a cruel hoax.
Ayatollah banned contraception and this had a terrible impact on population growth and incidence of rural poverty and unemployment. The Iranian revolution was a terrible curse on the Persian people, who have a great history which pre dates Shia Islam for thousands of years.
Fortunately the people, mainly the younger generation are rejecting the cruel legacy of the Evil Imam Khomeini but we still see Khomeini's spirit in the form Ahmadinejad's rule, with murder and torture of oppositionists, young and old, his desire to 'wipe out Israel from the face of the earth' etc.
For Zaid to equate the evil Shia monster Khomeini with Ghandhi and Mandela is a terrible insult to their legacy. It is either due to Zaid's ignorance at best or at worst he genuine veneration of this evil Shia leader. Either way he has shown his unsuitability to lead Pakatan.
I feel like a fool for having so much hope in Zaid.
written by Aduh, November 17, 2009 22:42:53
Win first. At this stage, forget about who should be the PM then. It is secondary.
written by jchew, November 17, 2009 21:02:26
written by malaysian1972, November 17, 2009 19:53:00
Wish that PR can have a clear decision and clear picture on what's they should do for the next step.
Are PR ready to become a new goverment by next GE?
written by Mirage, November 17, 2009 17:44:37
























