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Mahathir
Slams West for Democratic “Hypocrisy”
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| “The impression I get is that there is no justice in the world today.” |
By
Kazi Mahmood, South East Asia correspondent
KUALA
LUMPUR, September 30 (IslamOnline) - In a rare diatribe against the
West since the September 11 attacks on the United States, Malaysian
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad lambasted the Western world for what
he called a pack of lies and hypocrisy when it came to human rights
and democracy, the Star Daily reported on Monday, September 30.
There
is no more justice in the world and all talk about fair play,
democracy and human rights “is sheer nonsense,” said Mahathir
Mohamad.
Repeating
his phrase that the world was not a nice place to live in, the Prime
Minister added there was no democracy even in democratic countries.
Though he did not mention those countries, he was obviously referring
to the west, sources said.
Mahathir
came to this conclusion after his appeals to end the siege against
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in Ramallah were not followed with
action. He said he had written to United States President George W.
Bush, French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard
Schroeder regarding the Israeli siege.
“The
impression I get is that there is no justice in the world today. If
someone is disliked, then anything can be done to him even though it
is unfair.
“In
the case of Arafat, it looks like he is hated by certain quarters. As
such, he will not get fair treatment because justice does not exist
anymore in this world.
“All
talk about justice is mere bunkum and hypocrisy. It is all a lie and
only talk,” he told a press conference upon returning to the country
on Sunday, September 29.
Mahathir
insisted that all the talk about “democracy and all is sheer
propaganda.”
He
also dismissed the U.N. call to Israel to adhere to its call to end
the siege on Arafat as ineffective.
“I
don’t think it is going to be effective. That’s all,” he said.
He
also said when young people in Malaysia talked about democracy, they
should know that Malaysia was more democratic than most other
democratic countries.
The
leader was very upset with the United States and Canada when they
decided last week not to renew the visas for Malaysians going to these
countries.
Mahathir
also lambasted the Canadians for reviewing the visa status of
Malaysians, who since last week benefited from free visa entry into
Canada.
On
the other hand, the United States embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Monday
announced new entry and exit regulations which will require some
Malaysians to be specially registered, fingerprinted and photographed
on entering the U.S..
In
a press statement, the U.S. embassy said the country’s National
Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) will be expanded
starting October 1 to include registration of “some Malaysians” as
well as “some individuals from every country”.
“We
wish to advise Malaysians to allow extra time to make travel
connections after arriving at U.S. ports of entry. This new procedure
may result in delays for some people entering or leaving the U.S.,”
said the statement.
The
embassy said the decision of which individuals will be asked to
register will be based on “information about the current threat of
terrorism”.
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Mahathir Slams West for Democratic “Hypocrisy”
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