How should we judge a government?

In Malaysia, if you don't watch television or read newspapers, you are uninformed; but if you do, you are misinformed!

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." - Malcolm X

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience - Mark Twain

Why we should be against censorship in a court of law: Publicity is the very soul of justice … it keeps the judge himself, while trying, under trial. - Jeremy Bentham

"Our government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no
responsibility at the other. " - Ronald Reagan

Government fed by the people

Government fed by the people

Career options

Career options
I suggest government... because nobody has ever been caught.

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?
Corruption is so prevalent it affects English language?

When there's too much dirt...

When there's too much dirt...
We need better tools... to cover up mega corruptions.

Prevent bullying now!

Prevent bullying now!
If you're not going to speak up, how is the world supposed to know you exist? “Orang boleh pandai setinggi langit, tapi selama ia tidak menulis, ia akan hilang di dalam masyarakat dan dari sejarah.” - Ananta Prameodya Toer (Your intellect may soar to the sky but if you do not write, you will be lost from society and to history.)

Monday, May 02, 2011

It takes an Obama to kill an Osama

This morning, I read about the death of Osama bin Laden before the official announcement, with a bit of disbelief which is common these days.

Lunch at the local coffee shop, I mentioned about it to the proprietor casually. Then when the news on NTV 7 mentioned about it, he said to me in a loud voice pointing to the back where the television was, 'Ong, sei chor woh' and I thought he was referring to a fish, or some living creature. Then his wife commented that the way he said it, sounded like announcing 'Ong died already'! Anyway, I did not get the details as it was noisy in the shop. It was later in the house when I switched on television and CNN that the details were known. So it was, Obama made the decision which led to a small team on a secret mission to track and kill Osama in Abbottabad, a small town near Islamabad. A commentator said Pakistan leaders were careful not to show their involvement, if any, in this mission, which is understandable.

"The president struck a less than boastful tone in his brief announcement, although he said the death of bin Laden was "the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al-Qaida.

"His death does not mark the end of our effort. There's no doubt that al-Qaida will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must and we will remain vigilant," he added.

Moments after Obama spoke, the State Department put U.S. embassies on alert and warned of the heightened possibility for anti-American violence. In a worldwide travel alert, the department said there was an "enhanced potential for anti-American violence given recent counterterrorism activity in Pakistan."

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