Some people say that we here have no freedom of religion, … In reality, the people in that country are the ones who were forced to embrace a religion.

It is true that somebody paid but it was not the (Malaysian) government. I understood some people paid a sum of money to lobbyists in America but I do not know who these people were,...

Human Rights and Globalisation

If that is everybody’s desire we will have to consider it,

We must continue in our effort to hunt them down. They have detonated bombs in Indonesia, and if they can do that there, they can always do the same here,

as if these are the good old days when people can shoot Aborigines without caring for human rights.

I have always opposed the idea of Australia and New Zealand being in the group simply because Australia and New Zealand are not really East nor are they Asian.

The police have been generally blamed but we will have to find out in detail …surely we cannot blame the whole police force.

Australia is basically European and it has made clear to the rest of the world that it is the deputy sheriff for America. Therefore Australia’s views would represent not the East, but the views representing...

Sudden change, even if it is for the good, is disruptive. Democracy for people who are not used to it can undermine stability, resulting in war even.

Despite the less than favourable external environment, growth is estimated at 5.0 percent for 2005,

unable to accept the absolute freedom that you believe in. … One day perhaps we will be comfortable with your values, but for the moment we are not comfortable.

The economic crisis has impoverished ASEAN economies and undermined national stability,

Islam is not just for the seventh century AD. Times have changed. Whether we like it or not, we have to change,

We liberalized because we believed in the free market,

If we do that and if we eliminate the causes for Muslims to resort to terror, God willing, even if terrorism cannot be wiped out altogether, at least it can be reduced, … We should...

Sanctions are hurting not Saddam Hussein, it’s hurting a lot of poor people, old people, pregnant mothers. You are not doing anything good by punishing them for something they are not responsible for.

Foreigners who once colonized us, who have done nothing to help us, these foreigners have no good intentions,

Businesses, large and small, have been bankrupted. The social well-being of the people has been disrupted.

It shows that we are tough. We had promised to take action against terrorists, whether they are locals or foreigners creating trouble in our country, we detained them,

This means that democracy will not exist and dictatorship by foreign powers with their puppet governments will be the system of the world.

They must never claim they are the chosen people, who cannot be criticized at all,

I wish to announce I am resigning from UMNO and all positions in the National Front,

The West is very impatient. You want an overnight change,

Not our teaching. … Islam is not wrong, but the interpretations by our scholars can be wrong.

Europeans killed 6 million Jews out of 12 million, but today the Jews rule the world by proxy. They get others to fight and die for them.

He can do that at some other time. But APEC is not the time,

The financial turmoil has underscored the many challenges inherent in globalization, … Even as we embrace it, we must be wary of the dangers which accompany it.

That is their system. It is not corruption at all.

example of selfless devotion to charity. I hope she can be a good example to all charity workers and philanthropists.

In today’s world, we wield a lot of political, economic and financial clout, enough to make up for our weaknesses in military terms,

It’s an old-fashioned idea, but he thinks whites are superior to colored people. So since we are brown people, we must be stupid,

that he was prepared to step down after 17 years as prime minister of Malaysia, once the economy stabilizes.

It is the good life that democracy brings that counts, not democracy per se.

deviated from Islam and should be condemned to hell.

I’m a fundamentalist in the true sense. That is to say, I follow the fundamentals of religion… But for over 1,400 years people have been interpreting and re-interpreting the religion to suit their own purpose!...

I read that the investigation is not complete. Statements have yet to be recorded from several other people,

All that is needed is to be more gentle when faced with recalcitrant nations and people,

Today they can see that the fruits of reformasi . . . are not so appealing,

They hate Malaysia, especially the current leadership, and hate it extremely.

We were also able to clear up a few minor bilateral issues regarding trade and some logging issues, … There is some problem about logging at the border, trading at the border, border crossings et...

I’m not going to lose any sleep … My conscience is clear,

That was the whole tone of my speech, but they picked up one sentence where I said the Jews control the world.

I initially asked for a month (transition) but that was not accepted. I then decided on 16 months so that I could also see through the OIC (Organisation of Islamic Conference) meeting. At the same...

I am quite sure the court has given this sentence because the court thinks that is the right punishment for whatever,

It’s their country, so I don’t know what we can do about it. Of course I’m upset. I am not a thief, I am not a terrorist,

Now Australia is basically European and it has made clear to the rest of the world it is the deputy sheriff to America.

The Europeans killed six million Jews out of twelve million, but today the Jews rule the world by proxy. They get others to fight and die for them,

We can predict that in the future, the borders of independent nations will be breached at the whims and fancies of the superpowers,

I have decided, … It’s been a long time.