SEPTEMBER 16 2008 and ISA

SEPTEMBER 16

Today is September 16 2008 and with just under 15 hours 30 minutes till midnight, and nothing is happenning in PUTRAJAYA yet. With all the hoo-hah from Datuk Seri AnuarIbrahim, the newly crowned MP of Permatang Pauh, about a new Federal Government, we are not convinced that there will be any such changes. At least not till the next general election if the present BN federal government insisted on following the present path to self-destruction. What Datuk Seri Anuar is doing is to build up the rakyat's mind to accept the Pakatan Rakyat as a viable alternative federal government and to destabilized the present government so that it cannot focus on the development projects for the rakyat, which will work against the PR in the next general election.

The magical date will pass and Datuk Seri Anuar will give yet another date or dates, to keep up the pressure and keep the rakyat in anticipation and suspense. All these moves are just to wear down the BN leadership and keep them in a tense situation all the time. People tend to read too much into Datuk Seri Anuar's actions. He is playing a mind game, at which he is very skilled, going by his past slick manouvers to out-flank and out-guess his opponents. With the sword of sodomy charges hanging over his head he needs to keep up the charade and build up his followers, especially the media people to become his ardent believers. These believers will hang on to his every words and believes he will deliver all the promises he makes. It is possible that Datuk Seri Anuar believes he can cultivate a cult mentality among his followers to serve his ambition to become the Prime Minister.

INTERNAL SECURITY ACT (ISA)

The use (mis-use?) of the Internal Security Act (ISA) to arrest individuals for reasons yet unknown except to the very few "knowlegeble" people, must be curtailed. The government must heed the call to have these people to be charge in court and to let the court decides if they are guilty or not. The credibility of the Police, and therefore the Government, will increase with proper usage of the ISA. By all means use ISA on people who are really a danger to national security, especially drug traffickers and those involve in bringing in illegals by the boatloads and giving them Mykads. These masterminds and their concos are the real threat to national security.