Siapa Anwar Ibrahim 5: Wajah sebenar Anwar

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Pada 4 – 5 Disember 2009 lalu Anwar telah berkunjung ke Melborne, Australia. Dia dijemput sebagai salah seorang penceramah utama dalam Program The Parliament of World’s Religions (Parlimen Agama Dunia). Klik di sini dan di siniApa itu Parlimen Agama Dunia ? Diasaskan oleh paderi Kristian pada tahun 1893, di Chicago, Amerika Syarikat untuk menggalakkan dailog antara agama. Badan ini digerakkan oleh Mary Baker Eddy (pengasas Pergerakan Sains Kristian) dan paderi Henry Jessup yang menubuhkan The Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions (CPWR. Klik di sini

Persidangan Palimen Agama Dunia diadakan secara berkala di pelbagai negara yang telah ditetapkan. Misalnya, di Chicago (1983 1988 dan 1993), Cape Town, Afrika Selatan (1999), Sepenyol (2004), Mexico (2007) dan terbaru di Melborne (2009). Klik di sini

Siapakah di belakang Parlimen Agama Dunia ? Pengerusi Ahli Pemegang Amanah Parlimen ini dipenegrusikan oleh Paderi Dr. William E. Lesher, yang pernah terlibat dalam banyak Majlis Gereja Sedunia.Beliau berkhidmat dalam United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia dan sebagai ahli Lembaga Pengarah dalam the Board for the Global Ethics and Religion Forum.

Selain paderi Dr William, terdapat juga paderi Canon Dr. Gwynne Guibord, paderi Dr. John Pawlikowski, paderi Dr. Thomas A. Baima, paderi Dr. Richard Luecke, paderi Timothy Lyne, Rabbi Herman Schaalman, Rabbi Peter Knobel, Rabbi Herbert Bronstein, dan lain-lain. Klik di sini

Sementara itu Ahli Lembaga Penasihat Antarabangsa Parlimen Antara Agama ini adalah Dr. Saleha Abedin (Director of the Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs headquartered in London); Paderi Dr. Marcus C.R. Braybrooke (Chairman of the World Congress of Faiths and Patron of the International Interfaith Centre at Oxford); Sri Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Hindu, Kerala, India); Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso (Buddhist/Tibet) ; Rabbi David Rosen (the International Director of Interreligious Affairs of the American Jewish Committee); Paderi Desmond Tutu (the Emeritus Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town ) dan lain-lain. Klik di sini

Manakala dalam program Parlimen Agama Sedunia di Melborne baru-baru ini menampilkan 60 penceramah utama. Dari Malaysia adalah Anwar Ibrahim dan Dr Chandra Muzafar.

Kebanyakan penceramah Islam yang dijemput kebanyakan tersenarai sebagai tokoh Islam Liberal seperti Prof Dr Siti Musdah Mulia, Dr M Din Syamsuddin (kedua-dua dari Indonesia), prof. Dr Tariq Ramadhan dan lain-lain.

Selain paderi-paderi Kristian, terdapat juga enam orang Rabbi Yahudi yang turut memberi ceramah iaitu; Rabbi Michael Melchior, Rabbi Michael Melchior, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Rabbi David Rosen, Rabbi David Saperstein dan Rabbi Irwin Kula. Klik di sini

Penglibatan Anwar Ibrahim dan Dr Chandra Muzafar tentunya amat menarik kerana Dr Chandra sebelum ini pernah mendakwa Anwar tidak sesuai menjadi Perdana Menteri Malaysia, kerana beliau tahu siapakah Anwar dan tahu ‘permainan’ di sebalik tabir Anwar khususnya dengan Amerika Syarikat. Ekoran kenyataan itu Dr Chandra telah disaman oleh Anwar dan kesnya masih dalam proses mahkamah Malaysia.Klik di sini

Satu lagi perkara menarik adalah nama Anwar [klik di sini] turut tersenarai bersama Prof Dr. Hans Küng [klik di sini]

Nama Prof Dr Hans Kung popular di Malaysia pada tahun 2005, apabila Shahbudin Yahya, perwakilan UMNO Pulau Pinang mendedahkan penglibatan Konrad Adeneur Foundation (KAF) dan IKD (Institut Kajian Dasar) berusaha menghidupkan Interfaith Council (IFC) melalui program Projek Global Ethic di Pulau Pinang. Pemikir utama projek Global Ethic adalah Prof Dr Hans Kung.

Peter Schier, Wakil KAF di Malaysia terpaksa menjelaskan siapakah Prof Dr Hans Kung, apakah Projek Global Ethic, hubungan KAF dengan Anwar dan usaha KAF dalam menggalakkan IFC di Malaysia dalam dua siri interbiu akhbar The Sun. Klik di sini dan di sini

Kesimpulan dari wawancara Peter Schier itu merumuskan memang beliau dan KAF menjadi penaja Anwar Ibrahim dan badan pemikirnya, IKD. Beliau juga turut mengakui menjadi penaja utama dalam menghidupkan IFC di Malaysia dan tujuan utama penajaan yayasan Kristian Jerman itu kepada badan pemikir Anwar kerana matlamat mereka sama ke arah pluralisme agama.

Sebenarnya yayasan Kristian Jerman itu sudah lama menjadi penaja kepada badan pemikir Anwar (IKD), sejak dari tahun 1984 ketika Kamaruddin Jaafar (bekas Setiausaha ABIM) menjadi Pengerusi IKD dan ketika Dr Siddiq Fadhil (bekas Presiden ABIM) menjadi panel pemikir IKD. Klik di sini

Lebih menarik lagi penglibatan Anwar bersama Prof. Dr Siti Musdah Mulia, tokoh Islam Liberal Indonesia. Tokoh bekas sayap kanan NU (Nahdatul Ulama) pimpinan Gus Dur itu telah menimbulkan kontroversi di Indonesia, apabila beliau menghalalkan kegiatan homoseksual di kalangan muslim Indonesia. Klik di sini

Sekarang kita semakin nampak belang si chameleon yang digelar oleh majalah The Economist ini..

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Pride

It’s hump day. I’m not 100% sure where the origin of the term ‘hump day’ came from but I can verify that few people where I now live have any idea what it means. Wednesday is hump day. Why? Most work weeks involve some sort of hill you have to get over and in keeping with the try-and-make-it-to-the-weekend lifestyle most young professionals have, Wednesday is halfway between Monday and Friday.

This week, however, is one giant hump. No, my week is not challenging. It’s actually the opposite. I’m finding it challenging to keep myself entertained as I literally have nothing to do. I spent my entire morning doing one of my favourite past times since I moved here: trying to do watch something I can’t. Normally I spend hours scouring the web for good links to shows I miss back at home. Shows that won’t how here until next year. Or maybe even the year after. And even then, watching it won’t be easy. Shows will change networks mid-season. Networks will change time slots. Time slots aren’t advertised. You name it. I can’t find it. Sometimes even movies don’t make it here.

The thing I’ve had the most difficulty finding here has been hockey. I’m not sure if anyone from Asia really watches or cares about hockey. That said, today was the World Juniors Gold match hosted in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It came down to two countries known for great hockey players: Canada and the USA. Minutes before the game started, I was able to find a site that had a live blog/chat going on. I then spent close to three hours glued to my desk, refreshing twitter(thank God for hash tags) and following the game on TSN.ca. The funny thing is, I wouldn’t say I’m a huge hockey fan. Of all the sports I do watch, I enjoy it the most but I’m not sure that says much.

Why, then, was my heart racing about 95% of the time? I’m not sure how to describe the feeling of watching/hearing/reading about my countrymen other than it gives me chills. I love it. I’ll read anything about Canada and I get excited. Reading news articles about a city I don’t live in is still a part of my daily routine. I’m not saying I always get excited in a good way. Sometimes I’m deeply shamed by what Canadians do (Mr. Harper, I don’t like you or your thoughts on global warming). But for the most part, I’m like “Damn, we Canadians are awesome.”

I guess that’s why when it comes to sports AND my countrymen, everything becomes much more intense. In 37 days, my home town will be hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics and to say I’m elated would be a vast understatement. I’m hoping to attend a few events and just be around for all the amazing energy in Vancouver. I also can’t wait for people to see how great my country is. Ack. So much pride for one day!

[In case you are curious, we loss in overtime to the US, 6-5.]

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More documented killings in Honduras

I have previously blogged about how the international community has turned a blind eye towards the human rights violations in Honduras (read ‘Honduras revisited – free and fair elections?‘; ‘The recalcitrant IMF funds Honduras’; & ‘Human Rights Abuse in Honduras – A Plea to HRW’)

Given that Amnesty International has released statements and reports documenting these abuses,  this investigative piece by Joseph Shansky (who was reporting on the military coup) only serves to reaffirm that the situation in Honduras is far from returning to normal as the mainstream media wants us to believe.

As he noted,

‘… With the international community given the green light by the US that democratic order has returned via elections, it’s open season for violent forces in Honduras working to tear apart the political unity of the Resistance Front against the coup…’

Shansky went on to list those whom were killed, including an LGBT activist, Walter Trochez, whom was kidnapped, tortured and shot.

But who is to be blamed? Shansky cites the coup president Roberto Micheletti and other leaders of the regime. He also claims that President Obama and the US State Department ‘played a major role in allowing conditions to get to this point’. They ‘took no concrete action against the thousands of documented violations since the coup took place June 28′.

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Bodie California

What to do on a Sunday afternoon? Join the throngs of others at Bodie and shoot what you can. While not a primary shoot I had alway wanted to visit an authentic ghost town, not a movie set replica. Bodie is the real deal once home to 10,000 residents in 1879 this thriving gold mining town had another one or two claims to fame. One being it was believe the 2nd or 3rd largest city in California in 1880, the other claim to fame was the amount of gun fights in the streets, some say it was a daily occurrence. Tough town I guess to live in.

Today however it is a State Park, although you can easily imagine Clint Eastwood or John Wayne character riding into town at high noon …

Very cool place to visit … Below are 3 images from some of the interiors of Bodie … Looking to put together 3 external shots in the coming days/weeks.

As with all my images they are for sale. These 3 images are all Open Editions and can be sold individually or as a group

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The World Is Vegan - If You Want It.

Here’s my first two contributions to the Virtual Billboard Campaign started by Gary L. Francione at www.theworldisvegan.com:

Child abuse and masochism. Two things no one will miss in a vegan world.

Go vegan. Not only is it the morally right thing to do, it’s the easiest way to make sure you don’t end up like these two.

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Suicide bomber kills 7 CIA operatives in Afghanistan

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126225941186711671.html

Wednesday’s attack on a U.S. compound in Afghanistan devastated what has been a hub of counterterrorism and intelligence operations for the spy agency.

Seven Central Intelligence Agency officers and contractors were killed and six more wounded in the suicide bomb attack at Forward Operating Base Chapman, CIA Director Leon Panetta said Thursday, the second-largest single-day loss for the spy agency in its history.

Among the casualties was the agency’s base chief, former intelligence officials said. There had been only four publicly acknowledged CIA fatalities in Afghanistan prior to this attack.

The Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for the bombing, which was carried out by suicide bomber wearing an Afghan National Army uniform. Some senior officials think the bomber may have been given access to the base because he was believed to be an informant, said two former intelligence officials.

Several former intelligence officials described the attack in Afghanistan as “devastating” to the agency. A number of the officers killed had been counterterrorism operatives since before the 9/11 attacks.

The loss of seven officers is significant for a relatively small agency whose workforce is estimated to be 10,000 or more, but it’s all the more damaging because those lost represented so much collective experience.

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newsworthy because of the horrible loss of life..and an example of how any news we get out of these war spots is heavily filtered..they were orginally called civilans..not even soldiers..

“There had been only four publicly acknowledged CIA fatalities in Afghanistan prior to this attack.”

sort of admitting that the news is completely controlled..

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