Former IGP shares my views, Zam tells Indonesians

Defiant former information minister Zainuddin Maidin has told Indonesians "angry with (his) writing" on the republic's leaders that even Malaysia's former inspector-general of police Abdul Rahim Noor agrees with him. 

Rahim had, in an interview with Mingguan Malaysia on Dec 16, revealed that Indonesia's leaders are mentors to PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim, Zainuddin said in a posting on his blog yesterday. 

Referring to Indonesia's third president BJ Habibie, fourth president Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) and Amien Rais, who played a prominent role in ousting Suharto, Rahim said Anwar learnt about "reformasi and democracy" from Indonesia.

"It's not wrong for Anwar to befriend them, it's his right, but it's wrong when he makes up conspiracies to betray his own country," Zainuddin (left), a former editor-in-chief ofUtusan Malaysia said. 

Zainuddin added that this was why Rahim, when commenting on his (Zainuddin's) article calling Indonesia's former president BJ Habibie a "dog of imperalism", advised Malaysians to "defend the Malaysian way of life". 

"We Malaysians have always been alert to the dangers (of globalisation) since accepting democracy from the British, and we will continue to be on alert against elements of globalisation, especially Anwar.

"The evidence is too many. Read Rahim's interview with a cool head," says Zainuddin, whose writing has prompted an officialcomplaint from Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

'Invisible hands'

In the interview, Rahim said Anwar's close relationship with the Indonesian leaders was a cause of concern as it could mean the spread of Indonesia's liberalism and secularism to Malaysia. 

"I am worried that the opposition is not only learning from the Indonesian experience of political struggle, but trying to bring the reformasi-style struggle to our country. 

"From a wider perspective, there are invisible hands playing their role in the background to ensure that Muslim leaders are liberal, open and suitable to their global strategy," Rahim (right) says in the Mingguan Malaysia report. 

Among others, he said, Habibie in his speech in Malaysia was reported to have given the impression that Indonesia was more "advanced" when it came to issues surrounding sexuality and gender.

"It is as if Habibie is proud of Indonesia's lifestyle (on lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender issues) and felt it was odd for Malaysians to have such a reaction on such moral issues," he said. 

Commending Zainuddin for a "brave" article, the former top cop said Indonesia's leaders had "sketchy" backgrounds and associations, and alluded that they may have been "chosen" by the global superpowers. 

Amien chosen by the US?

"It is expected for a superpower like the US to take proactive measures, like choosing individuals to be pushed up, as leaders in the Muslim world. 

"Amien was considered a moderate and liberal Muslim in Indonesia, and a member of the NGO Jaringan Islam Liberal (JIL) with... Gus Dur," he said. 

He claimed that liberalism flourished under the rule of Gus Dur (left), which saw the growth of Komunitas Utan Kayu "which is active in defending freedom of speech and the LGBT agenda".

He also said that "there is information that Gus Dur had admitted" to connecting Anwar with former World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz.

"Apparently, the meeting was to make Anwar the middleman in their efforts to stop Muslim youths from making Islam as their life guide and from pursuing the goal of an Islamic state. 

"In short, their goal was to turn the younger generation of Muslims into liberal thinkers," Rahim said, adding that Wolfowitz is part of a "neo conservative Jewish lobby group".