Son in Law the Beast and the Father in Law Beauty and the lowest form of creature' in Umno

 You know it is silly season when experienced observers agonise over a change considerable time’   beginning the policy ’and try to read between the lines, conveniently forgetting the fact that nothing is cast in stoneWhat he said in an interview with The Malaysian Insider on returning jihadists targeting liberals and "evangelical Jesuits" (a new phrase because anyone with cursory knowledge of religion will know that Jesuits are a Catholic order and Catholics are not known as evangelicals) came across as a caution to these two groups, instead of a warning about the spread of extremist behaviour among Muslim fringe groups.

It was like the Umno idea of highlighting the May 13 riots and the beheading by Isis fighters  at the recent assembly – a not-so-subtle reminder to those who opposed the government of what could happen somewhere in the not-too-distant future if they did not toe the line.

Or rather, how things will be handled in the future if Umno is out of power. And how some politicians will handle issues to keep national peace and order, or rather, power.

Umno appears to be legitimising the use of force and it is interesting that Hanif Omar instead of talking about the trend of young Malaysians going abroad and fighting and urging the government to tackle the root cause of this phenomenon seemed keen to talk about two non-existent threats to national security in Malaysia: the LGBT community and Christians.

It is interesting that it is these two groups on which Umno seems to be fixated. A party that claims to represent the majority is not as interested in furthering the community as it is in wanting to put down some minorities.

And if these minorities do not bow down and stay at the sidelines, would it not be hard to imagine that a few jihadists might find it their business to "take care" of them in the interests of religion, peace and order?

What is interesting is that these jihadists, Malaysians or otherwise, are now in a theatre of conflict against other Muslims whom they think are less Muslim than themselves.

Why would they come back and combat others instead of laying the Islamist line that they believe in Malaysia? Shouldn't the authorities be more afraid of them than the minorities?

Instead, Hanif and others of similar ilk are conjuring the spectre that they will go against the minorities – the same ones that some Umno hotheads have been railing against in the past few months.

For a lot of those in power, the jihadists are not their targets to eliminate. It is the minorities, especially the vociferous critics who stand for reason and justice, that the authorities want shut up and out of the national discourse. –Don’t be silly! Take UMNO Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin Khairy ’s statement with a pinch of salt

 The Beast and the Beauty and the lowest form of creature' in Umno
Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin Khair is the lowest form of creature in Umno,” said of branch leader Syed Rosli Jamalullail.This social-class mentality and attitude of Umno's so-called leaders towards its own kind is the reasonwhy the World Bank reported that income disparity within the Malay group itself is more than 90 percent.Under Umno, the rich Malays get richer and the poor get poorer. Clearly, Umno is a self-serving and corrupt party.

If an Umno member is a lowest creature than you and PM are leaders of these lowest creatures, where does that place you? KJ, whether his statement has substance is not for you to judge, the fact is your members whether high or low is acting against your ‘tailo’ (boss), the man from Penang even went to make a police report against a company headed by your ‘tailo’, it shows the members of your organisation is starting to rebel against its president.
As a leader, Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin have no business calling one of Umno Baru's grassroots (meaning holding no positions) the 'lowest form of creature'.It sure does not reflect well on you and your Oxford education. All Umno Baru grassroots, please take note. Take him to task for this statement. Khairy, is this the respect you have for your Umno grassroots, calling them creatures just because he challenged you at one time and is now challenging your boss?

He may seem reasonable and may speak in more palatable tones but former federal police chief Tun Hanif Omar is no different from the shrill voices at the recently concluded Umno general assembly. The retired inspector-general of police (pic, right) is rooting for the establishment because he is an establishment man who rose up through the ranks thanks to Umno, and who continues to have a very good life in corporate Malaysia because he is acceptable to Barisan Nasional (BN).

So whatever he says must be weighed against the backdrop of whom he is rooting for and who his political masters are.

What he said in an interview with The Malaysian Insider on returning jihadists targeting liberals and "evangelical Jesuits" (a new phrase because anyone with cursory knowledge of religion will know that Jesuits are a Catholic order and Catholics are not known as evangelicals) came across as a caution to these two groups, instead of a warning about the spread of extremist behaviour among Muslim fringe groups.

It was like the Umno idea of highlighting the May 13 riots and the beheading by Isis fighters  at the recent assembly – a not-so-subtle reminder to those who opposed the government of what could happen somewhere in the not-too-distant future if they did not toe the line.

Or rather, how things will be handled in the future if Umno is out of power. And how some politicians will handle issues to keep national peace and order, or rather, power.

Umno appears to be legitimising the use of force and it is interesting that Hanif Omar instead of talking about the trend of young Malaysians going abroad and fighting and urging the government to tackle the root cause of this phenomenon seemed keen to talk about two non-existent threats to national security in Malaysia: the LGBT community and Christians.

It is interesting that it is these two groups on which Umno seems to be fixated. A party that claims to represent the majority is not as interested in furthering the community as it is in wanting to put down some minorities.

And if these minorities do not bow down and stay at the sidelines, would it not be hard to imagine that a few jihadists might find it their business to "take care" of them in the interests of religion, peace and order?

What is interesting is that these jihadists, Malaysians or otherwise, are now in a theatre of conflict against other Muslims whom they think are less Muslim than themselves.

Why would they come back and combat others instead of laying the Islamist line that they believe in Malaysia? Shouldn't the authorities be more afraid of them than the minorities?

Instead, Hanif and others of similar ilk are conjuring the spectre that they will go against the minorities – the same ones that some Umno hotheads have been railing against in the past few months.

For a lot of those in power, the jihadists are not their targets to eliminate. It is the minorities, especially the vociferous critics who stand for reason and justice, that the authorities want shut up and out of the national discourse. –