Obama telefon Najib, Anwar batal ke Washington

Berita malam ini telah memetik kenyataan Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Najib Razak, bahawa Presiden Amerika Syarikat, Barack Obama telah membuat panggilan telefon kepada Najib di kediaman peribadinya di Langgak Duta.

Obama telah memuji Malaysia sebagai satu negara Islam contoh yang moden dan progresif di mana rakyat pelbagai ugama dan pelbagai kaum hidup aman, dan menjadi cemburuan negara pelbagai kaum yang lain yang dilanda perselisihan etnik yang meruncing. Sila baca posting oleh BarkingMagpie.

Obama juga menyatakan harapan US supaya Malaysia dapat memainkan peranan besar di dalam usaha untuk membuka laluan dialog di antara US dan Iran.

Nampak gaya lawatan Menteri Luar, Anifah Aman, ke US tempohari telah berjaya sehingga membuat Pentadbiran Obama menerima Pentadbiran Najib dan melihat semula secara dekat hubungan antara kedua negara.

Mungkin Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim telah pun diberitahu oleh konco-konco beliau di US bahawa Obama telah mula menerima Najib dan akan menelefon Najib pada 26 Jun 2009. Mungkin sebab itulah Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim mengambil keputusan untuk membatalkan lawatan beliau ke Washington. Jurublog telah menjangkakan sejak bulan Mei lalu bahawa berkemungkinan Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim akan menggunakan helah untuk pergi ke US dan terpaksa menjalani kuarantin ketika pulang semula, dan selanjutnya mengelak dari hadir ke mahkamah pada bulan Julai ini.

Pada 26 Jun 2009, Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim telah membuat satu kenyataan di dalam anwaribrahimblog.com bahawa beliau telah membatalkan rancangan beliau untuk ke Washington bagi menghadiri seminar bertajuk ”Business Opportunities in Muslim World”.

Tetapi, Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim dengan perangai celakanya telah menyalahkan mahkamah Malaysia kerana mempercepatkan perbicaraan Sodomi II ke 1 Julai 2009 hingga memaksa Anwar membatalkan lawatan beliau ke Washington, US. Berikut adalah petikan kenyataan Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim:

“The unprecedented actions taken by the Malaysian courts to expedite the beginning of Anwar Ibrahim’s trial have forced him to abandon his plans to travel to Washington DC this month. The non-cooperation of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, which has impeded the preparation of the best defense that Mr. Ibrahim is lawfully entitled to, and the insistence of the Malaysian courts to begin his trial in early July despite the repeated requests by his lawyers for access to basic discovery items, requires Mr. Ibrahim be present in the Kuala Lumpur High Court to attend to his various applications including to quash the charges leveled against him.”

Walau pun Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim telah tahu sejak berbulan-bulan dahulu lagi akan tarikh perbicaraan pada 1 Julai 2009, Anwar masih lagi ingin mengaturkan lawatan ke luar negara, terutama ke US dan Australia, dua negara yang pailing banyak kes selsema babi. Tetapi, dengan bodoh sombongnya, Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim terus mempersalahkan mahkamah kerana terpaksa membatalkan urusan perjalanan ke US kerana kes mahkamahnya yang belum selesai. Kemudian, ditambah pula dengan kenyataan-kenyataan yang memburukkan imej Malaysia dan sistem perundangan Malaysia.

Apabila membaca kenyataan tipuhelah Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim yang tersebut, Jurublog telah dengan segera menghantar komen pedas di dalam anwaribrahimblog.com. Mungkin komen Jurublog tidak akan diluluskan oleh administrator upahan Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim. Celaka punya Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim!

Fenomena baru berita TV: Mesti ada cerita pasal Rosmah Mansor tiap hari

Semasa Najib Razak mula-mula memegang tampuk pemerintahan negara, Jurublog ada membuat posting mengenai 1General 1Major 1Malaysia.

Diberitakan bahawa Najib pernah membuat jenaka di majlis perkahwinan anaknya bahawa di rumahnya, beliau (Najib) merupakan seorang General dan Rosmah pula adalah seorang Major. Najib selalunya akan membuat keputusan biasa (general decisions), manakala Rosmah pula akan membuat keputusan-keputusan penting (major decisions).

Ada yang mengatakan bahawa walau pun cerita itu adalah satu jenaka daripada Najib, tetapi ianya nampak seperti benar-benar berlaku, dan dilakukan menjangkaui pentadbiran negara. Ianya dikatakan selalu berlaku semasa Najib menjadi Menteri Pertahanan. Pernah diberitakan bahawa sekiranya ada pihak ingin menghubungi Najib maka Rosmah akan terlebih dahulu bertanya mengenai hal yang ingin dibincangkan. Sekiranya ia semata-mata hal politik, maka tidak mengapalah berhubung terus dengan Najib. Sebaliknya, sekiranya hal yang ingin dibincangkan adalah mengenai perniagaan/business, maka perlulah perbincangan dibuat melalui Rosmah. Malah pernah diperkatakan bahawa Rosmah pernah ”mempengerusikan” mesyuarat di Mindef yang juga dihadiri sendiri oleh Najib.

Itu hal semasa Najib masih Menteri Pertahanan.

Apabila Lee Kuan Yew melawat Malaysia tempohari, beliau memang merancang untuk berjumpa Najib bersama-sama Rosmah. Itu ialah kerana menurut LKY, Najib dan Rosmah adalah ”satu pasukan”. Kita tidak tahu maksud sebenar yang tersirat dengan kenyataan LKY tersebut. Adakah LKY menganggap bahawa sebagai satu pasukan, Najib perlu mendapatkan persetujuan Rosmah sebelum membuat apa-apa keputusan penting?

Kita tidak mahu membuat apa-apa spekulasi mengenai hal tersebut.

Tetapi apa yang Jurublog nampak kebelakangan ini ialah fenomena baru berita di TV3. Setiap malam, mesti ada cerita pasal Rosmah. Bahan berita pun tidaklah seberapa. Janji ada cerita pasal Rosmah pada setiap malam.

Adakah ini arahan yang dibuat oleh Najib atau arahan yang dibuat oleh Rosmah? Atau adakah ini cara boss baru TV3 untuk membodek Rosmah?

Kita tidak mahu nanti, disebabkan fenomena ini, akhirnya ramai orang akan meluat dengan Rosmah dan seterusnya, Najib sendiri. Kita pun tidak mahu nanti, akhirnya, kedua-dua mereka ini mendapat anugerah Tun daripada YDP Agong sebelum PRU13 ...

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This is about Najib, Rosmah and the nation.

When he was the Defence Minister, Najib delivered an anecdotal speech regarding the General and the Major. In the anecdote, Najib likened himself as the General in his household. His wife, Rosmah, is likened as the Major. Najib will make the general decisions whilst Rosmah will always make the major decisions.

Several people had mentioned to me that Rosmah really bossed around Najib, as well as around Najib’s staff members (i.e. government officials). Her demand for attention is legendary.

It is difficult to imagine that Rosmah will change her attitude, now that Najib is the Prime Minister of Malaysia. If Najib is not careful in controlling his wife’s behaviour, Rosmah may end up as the de facto Prime Minister. It may affect Najib’s effectiveness as the Prime Minister.

I personally have high hopes for Najib to turnaround UMNO and BN, and re-establish the people’s confidence in the ruling coalition. His actions thus far are positive.

Najib is a man of vast experience. In fact, he has more experience in the government as compared to Brother Anwar Bin Ibrahim. Unlike Anwar, whose meteoric rise in the government had made him power crazy and unceremoniously dismissed, Najib’s tenure in the government has been broad and measured.

In 1978, at the age of 25, Najib was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunication and Post, then Deputy Minister of Education, and then after, Deputy Minster of Finance.

Najib full ministerial post started with Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, then Ministry of Youth and Sports, followed by Ministry of Education, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Finance. Of course, Najib was the Deputy Prime Minister during Pak Lah’s tenure as the Prime Minister.

Unlike Pak Lah, who had been the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the 1990s, and known by international diplomats, Najib is relatively unknown to his foreign counterparts. But I think, Najib would be able to make his mark at the international stage soon.

To be fair, Najib is a doer, and he delivered himself when he headed the various ministries, and very well liked by the respective ministries’ staff members. He was a good Minister of Education. He increased the morale of our army during his tenure as the Defence Minister. And Najib has made an impact as the current Minister of Finance.

We all know of Brother Anwar Bin Ibrahim’s desperate attempts to discredit Najib and his attempts to ensure that Najib will not be the Prime Minister of Malaysia. I think that Anwar will continue his onslaughts against Najib, and will poke holes on Najib’s reputation. It would be much easier for the opposition to do that, if Rosmah continues with her arrogant ways.

The 1Malaysia concept will likely be more effective if the 1General really take charge of the country’s affairs, and leave the 1Major in the supporting role at home. If not, the country will have 1Major problem.

Of the General and his Major

If I recall correctly, a few years ago, Najib had a lavish wedding reception for one of his children (whom he had from his first marriage). True to Rosmah’s reputation, she (and not the boy’s actual mother) was at the helm of the organising committee for the reception. Without doubt, Rosmah was quite a good organiser.

During the reception speech, Najib delivered quite an amusing anecdote about an army General and his Major. As the Defence Minister then, Najib liken himself as the General in his household. On the other hand, Rosmah is the Major. Of course, by seniority, General ranked much higher than the Major. Najib continued to say that as a General, he will make the general decisions, and likewise, Rosmah will be the one who make the major decisions. The crowd burst into spontaneous laughter upon hearing the joke.

The joke actually continued beyond the wedding reception. Rosmah was alleged to be the real “power” behind the Ministry of Defence. At one instance, she was alleged to have chaired a procurement meeting at the MOD, with Najib being in attendance! There are many other stories circulating regarding her lavish spending spree everytime she’s overseas together with Najib who’s on official trip.

With the recent swap in portfolio, Pak Lah is now the Minister of Defence. Rumour has it that the new General (Pak Lah) has quite a few people with the rank of Major in his “Kitchen Cabinet” (as opposed to the formal Malaysian Cabinet). And this rank and file has always existed since Pak Lah became the Prime Minister. So, as the story unfolds, Pak Lah will continue to make general decisions regarding the well being of us Malaysians, and his other household henchmen will be the ones who will continue to dictate the major decision making exercises.