Scott Brown Wins, Coakley Concedes And Obama Lose Sleep Over Upset

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In an astonishing upset, not to mention a victory for Cosmo model with political aspirations, Republican Scott Brown has come from far behind to win today's special election in Massachusetts. He will be the 41st Republican in the U.S. Senate, meaning that Democrats can no longer break a united Republican filibuster. But long before he was a politician, the GOP candidate vying for Ted Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat posed nude for the centerfold of Cosmo. Scott Brown won Cosmo's "America’s Sexiest Man" contest and appeared in the June 1982 issue. In those days he was a 22-year-old law student at Boston College who was cramming for finals just days before posing for a photographer at Cosmo. A statement from Cosmopolitan magazine:

"Here at Cosmo we've had bachelors go on to be actors, models, and reality show stars, so we're thrilled that one has gone on to become a politician," says Kate White, Cosmo's editor in chief.

Yup, Obama has to worry about a dude who posed nude for Cosmo. The funny thing is Scott Brown is probably Obama's number one challenger in 2012. How the tides have turned in an year. Click on pictures to enlarge.



And there is his daughter Ayla Brown:

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Scott Philip Brown (b. September 12, 1959 in Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) is the United States Senator-elect from Massachusetts. On January 19, 2010, he defeated Democrat Martha Coakley with a 52% to 47% victory in the special election to fill the remaining three years of the U.S. Senate term vacated by the death of Ted Kennedy. In winning, he became the first Republican to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts since 1972. Pending his resignation, he remains the Republican Massachusetts State Senator representing the Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex District since 2004. While initially trailing Attorney General Martha Coakley in polling by large numbers, Brown closed the gap in the first weeks of January 2010 before going on to win the election. blogywoodbabes.blogspot.com

Hypocrite Muslim Minister In Malaysia Cleared The Caning Of Muslim Mother For Drinking Beer

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So, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein cleared the Prisons Department to cane Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno for drinking beer. The same Home Minister that is known to enjoy a cold beer every now and again. The same Home Minister that was pictured drinking a few cold beers in the playboy days surrounded by a bunch of loose drunken women. The same Home Minister who's wife was also pictured knocking a cold one down herself. Anyway, send in more pictures and/or video of Muslim politicians in Malaysia who don't practice what they preach to whiteroboro@gmail.com. The corruption and phoniness of some Malaysian politicians would be funny if they didn't have the power to torture people. How can a man who himself clearly enjoy a beer every now and again himself signed a paper clearing the way for another person who share his taste. The double standard of these people is fucking incredible, someone need to tell Hishammuddin Hussein that he is a Muslim that has violated Syariah law. And ask him when is he going to get his six strokes from the cane. It's only fair... It would be justice. The Star report:

Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has “cleared” the Prisons Department to cane part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno.

He said department director-general Datuk Zulkifli Omar and a woman officer came to his office last week to conduct a caning demonstration for him.

“She tapped the back of a chair with the cane.

“There was little force involved and it was not going to inflict pain, not even like the caning carried out in schools in those days.

“I am now satisfied that the caning can be carried out by the department if the court decides to proceed and enforce the sentence,” he said in an interview.

Hishammuddin had recently said the ministry needed to study the proper procedures before caning the woman according to Syariah law, adding that he would not allow the department to execute the caning sentence if it did not have the knowledge and expertise to do it.

Kartika, a 32-year-old mother-of-two, was fined RM5,000 and ordered to be whipped six times for drinking beer in a hotel in Cherating last year.

Her sentence has been deferred until after Ramadan.

Several parties, such as the Bar Council, have called for the sentence to be annulled.

Hishammuddin said that although he was now satisfied that the department was able to conduct the caning, he still felt it had no experience to do so.

“This is because the woman (Kartika) will be the first to be caned (under Syariah laws applicable to Muslims). Four men who have received caning sentences by the Syariah Court are appealing their sentences,” he said.

On the merits of Kartika’s caning sentence, the minister said he had told the department not to get “embroiled in this.”

“That is not their purview. It is the judicial process which decides that. If the caning sentence is to be imposed, it is their duty to carry it out fairly.”

Kartika’s father, Shukarno Mutalib, when contacted, said the family was happy to hear that the department was able to handle the caning.

“Alhamdullillah (praise be upon Allah). Kartika wants it over and done with,” he said.

It would seem hypocrisy is an official state policy in Malaysia. Here is Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein enjoying a few cold Anchor beer with a few ladies in his younger playboy days. These pictures have been around for some time now but it is an appropriate time to share them again in light of his recent decision to have a woman suffer from six stroke from a cane. Hishammuddin Hussein was never caned for drinking beer because certain people in Malaysia can getaway with murder while people like Kartika are treated like dogs for the most minor infractions. Yup, she is going to be punished for the same crime the Home Minister himself is no stranger to. The woman officer should have demonstrated the caning on him for his past infractions of the laws he is enforcing now. Hopefully the western media with pick up on this bit of hypocrisy. Click pictures to enlarge.

This is supposedly one of his mistresses, the air stewardess that was caught having an affair with him in Johor Bahru. And she is said to be the same lady that he took to Mongolia on a trip with the then PM.

Booze and ladies, all you need in life.

Here is his wife not to be confuse with his mistress enjoying a cold one too. She look totally wasted but she seem to be hotter than his mistress.

Here is the hypocrite minister when he is not getting wasted:

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Dato' Seri Hishammuddin bin Tun Hussein (born 5 August, 1961) is a Malaysian politician and member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He is the current Malaysian Minister of Home Affairs. He was the previous Malaysian Minister of Education, having served since 30 March, 2004.

Hishammuddin is the son of Tun Hussein Onn, the third Prime Minister of Malaysia and the grandson of Dato' Onn Jaafar, the founder of UMNO and a Malayan freedom fighter. He is also the cousin of the current Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

He was attending Malay College Kuala Kangsar before his father became Deputy Prime Minister in 1973. Upon his father's appointment to the post, he attended the Alice Smith School in Kuala Lumpur before he transferred to a famous english public school, Cheltenham College, Cheltenham , Gloucestershire . Next, he attended the University of Wales, Aberystwyth where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) in 1984. He also attended London School of Economics and received a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Commercial and Corporate Law in 1988.

Prior to his commencing his political career, Hishammuddin was formerly a lawyer with the large Malaysian firm then known as Skrine & Co. (now known as Skrine) and later, a firm then known as Lee Hishammuddin (now known as Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill).

His wife, Yang Mulia Datin Seri Tengku Marsilla Tengku Abdullah, is a princess from the state of Pahang, Malaysia.

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Thanks to a few anonymous contributors.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's "Goomah" Noemi Letizia Bikini Goodness Pictures

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This young POA referred to as a nympho and a homewrecker in Italian tabloids is Noemi Letizia, the reported "girlfriend" of the 72 year-old Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Just look at that tight 18 year-old ass on that girl, Silvio Berlusconi is basically a super rich Italian version of Bill Clinton but with a good taste for women. And after looking at Noemi in a bikini I must ask, why isn't Silvio Berlusconi Prime Minister of the world already? If Silvio take care of the people's interest half as good as he take care of himself he would be the greatest world PM ever! The first and the best ever...LOL. Anyway, Noemi is also the 18 year-old accused of being at the heart of Silvio Berlusconi's divorce from 52 year-old Veronica Lario, after 20 years of marriage.

After looking at the ages and doing the math, she should have seen this coming. It is obvious the dude as a thing for younger ass and not middle age ones. And I am sure Noemi Letizia is not his first mistress during their 20 years of marriage, there were probably 40 more before Noemi. She is no idiot, she knew what was happening. It's like lady, what the hell you expect when you marry a Italian billionaire playboy with a thing for models? Veronica is now saying she is fed up with Berlusconi's constant betrayals and deceit over 20 years of their marriage. So I guess she wanted to teach an old dog new tricks like monogamy at 72 years-old. The funny thing is that she was probably having an affair with him 25 years ago as the younger woman when he was with his first wife so what goes around come around.

But lets get back to the young fit lady of the hour. Noemi Letizia is the one that got Berlusconi in trouble for attending her 18th birthday party, I think we all know why. But he stated that the girl was merely the daughter of his friend and added: "I have never entertained relations with minors." The billionaire PM has been the focus of scandal after scandal since he attended the 18th birthday party of the aspiring lingerie model in April at which he gave her a $10,000 necklace. A prostitute has also claimed she spent a night at his Rome residence last November, which he denies. I am sure she did but Berlusconi probably had so many woman there he had no clue who she was or paid much attention to her. But, I don't get the big idea of the controversy surrounding Silvio and Noemi, she is his "goomah." What is the big deal? Here she is in a bikini in front of his summer residence in Sardinia having a great time. The paparazzi basically live in front of Silvio's homes so she knew she would be spotted on a yacht a few hundred yards from the Italian PM's Sardinian villa. The girl is loving all the attention. Click on pictures to enlarge.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and the wife:

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Noemi Letizia (born April 29, 1991 in Naples, Italy) is an Italian lingerie model. She has been romantically link to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the Italian press. Silvio Berlusconi wife, Veronica Lario, reportedly filed for divorce after he attended Noemi Letizia 18th birthday party and gave the teenage model a diamond necklace.

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Silvio Berlusconi (born September 29, 1936 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian politician, entrepreneur, real estate and insurance tycoon, bank and media proprietor and sports team owner. He is the second longest-serving Prime Minister of the Italian Republic (President of the Council of Ministers of Italy), a position he has held on three separate occasions: from 1994 to 1995, from 2001 to 2006 and currently since 2008. He is the leader of the People of Freedom political movement, a center-right party he founded in 2009, merging Forza Italia, his own party, with Alleanza Nazionale of Gianfranco Fini. His party's victory in the 2008 general elections paved the way for a third mandate in office. As of January 2009, he is the senior G8 leader, the longest-serving current leader of a G8 country.

Berlusconi is the founder and major shareholder of Fininvest, one of the country's ten largest privately owned companies, which currently operates in media and finance. Its portfolio includes three (out of seven) national analogue television channels, various digital television channels, as well as some of the larger-circulation news magazines. Together these account for nearly half the Italian market. He is the owner of the Italian football club A.C. Milan. Under his lead, the club has won a number of national and international trophies. With Ennio Doris he founded Mediolanum SpA, one of Italy's biggest banking and insurance groups. Berlusconi, together with the Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, is the main shareholder of Mediaset, a publicly traded company. According to Forbes magazine, Berlusconi is Italy's third richest person, with personal assets worth $9.4 billion (USD) in 2008, preceded only by Michele Ferrero and Leonardo del Vecchio. blogywoodbabes.blogspot.com

Politician Ted Kennedy Dies at 77

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Sen. Ted Kennedy died shortly before midnight Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, at the age of 77. There is no doubt he would have become President of America for at least one tern if not two if it was not for the Chappaquiddick incident in the 1969. Click on pictures to enlarge.

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Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22, 1932, died August 26, 2009) was the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. In office since November 1962, Kennedy was in his eighth full (and ninth overall) term in the Senate. He is the second most senior member of the Senate, after Robert Byrd of West Virginia, and the third-longest-serving senator of all time. The most prominent living member of the Kennedy family, he is the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both victims of assassinations, and the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy.

Kennedy was born in Boston and raised in Massachusetts, New York, Florida, and England. He was educated at Harvard College, where he was expelled for cheating on an exam but later readmitted, and the University of Virginia School of Law. His 1958 marriage to Virginia Joan Bennett would later end in divorce. He was a manager in his brother John's successful 1960 campaign for president, then worked as an assistant district attorney for Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Kennedy entered the Senate in a 1962 special election to fill the seat once held by John. He was seriously injured in an airplane crash in 1964 and still suffers from back pain as a result. Kennedy was elected to a full six-year term in 1964 and was reelected in 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000 and 2006.

In the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident, the car Kennedy was driving ran off a bridge and plunged into water, resulting in the death of passenger Mary Jo Kopechne. Kennedy pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and was given a suspended sentence; however, doubts about his account of the accident significantly damaged his chances of ever becoming President of the United States. Kennedy's one run for the office, in the 1980 presidential election, ended in a primary campaign loss to incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter. Kennedy is known for his oratorical power, with his 1968 eulogy for his brother Robert and his 1980 Democratic National Convention rallying cry for American liberalism being his best-known moments. Kennedy's heated rhetoric helped lead to the defeat of the 1987 Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination and usher in an era of intense political battles over federal judicial nominations. Kennedy's personal behavior became the subject of public ridicule in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but his 1992 marriage to Victoria Anne Reggie stabilized his life.

Muslim Woman In Malaysia Sentenced Six Strokes From A Cane in Corruption Pledged Malaysia

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So, I was watching CNN and notice they are fully covering the story of the Muslim woman sentenced to be caned for drinking beer in Malaysia. And because of the international coverage she has won a delayed from her punishment until after the fasting month of Ramadan. Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno was sentenced by a Islamic religious court last month to six strokes for doing the the same thing as a minister's son. She was taken into custody in northern Perak state by religious officials who were to transport her to a jail outside Kuala Lumpur where the caning was to be carried out. But after travelling a short distance, the vehicle returned and she was abruptly freed.

"I am speechless," Kartika told reporters, adding that the Islamic officials had not told her whether she would be caned later. "I want to know what my status is. I want a black and white statement from them." "I do not know in what situation I’m in. I'm clueless. I do not know if I am freed, I am in limbo," she said about her current situation. So at the moment with the world watching she could be picked up basically anytime and carried away by officials in Malaysia and caned unconscious.
While the lawless son of Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Tan Sri Abdul Aziz was photographed enjoying a Heineken and wine with a few friends and relatives. He received no punishment for the same crime under Islamic law. Despite being a Muslim he was not punish for doing the same as the poor mother of two because he belong to a prominent yet phony Muslim family with years of hypocrisy. No offense to the faithful Muslims who don't try to force Islamic laws on others that they don't abide by themselves. This is for the fake Muslims like Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz and his lawless son of Nazri with their double standards who want to cane a poor woman. Damn barbarians! The Wall Street Journal report:

Malaysian authorities postponed caning a Muslim woman for drinking beer in a hotel bar, in a case has drawn international attention to the spreading use of Islamic law in this traditionally moderate, predominantly Muslim country.

Islamic authorities granted Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno a one-month reprieve to mark the holy fasting month of Ramadan, which began on Saturday in Malaysia. State-run media quoted Mohamad Sahfri Abdul Aziz, a state legislator in charge of religious affairs, as saying the attorney general's office advised that the caning should be delayed until after Ramadan, but that the sentence will still be carried out.

People knowledgeable about the situation say local Islamic judges are discussing whether to maintain the caning sentence handed down to Ms. Kartika.

Until the announcement of the delay, authorities appeared stymied by exactly how to carry out Ms. Kartika's detention and punishment. Early Monday, Ms. Kartika left her home in Perak state and headed to a prison near Kuala Lumpur, where the caning was to be carried out. She was then suddenly released and returned home by Islamic officials.

It initially appeared that Malaysia's religious authorities had decided they couldn't legally detain Ms. Kartika in a secular prison while her punishment was carried out. Later, officials said the punishment would be delayed until after Ramadan.

The ordeal is complicated by the fact that a number of special local elections are coming up, with one Tuesday. Politicians mostly are trying to steer clear of the controversy, apparently fearing they might be portrayed as not sufficiently Islamic if they criticize the caning of Ms. Kartika.

Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, though, wrote in his blog that Malaysia's Muslims have nothing to explain to the rest of the world. "As Muslims, we do not have to care too much about the view of others toward Islam when doing what the religion calls for," he said.

Still, the severity of the sentence meted out to Ms. Kartika -- who would be the first Malaysian woman caned -- caught many by surprise. The 32-year-old mother of two was sentenced to six lashes with a rattan cane after being caught drinking beer at a hotel in Pahang state in 2007.

Drinking alcohol is illegal for Malaysia's Muslims, who make up about 60% of the nation's 27 million people and are subject to Islamic Shariah law in addition to civil law. Those caught drinking usually are subject to a fine or a brief prison sentence, while Malaysia's non-Muslims, including its large ethnic-Chinese and -Indian minorities, are free to drink alcohol because they aren't subject to Shariah law.

The sentence has triggered a debate about whether caning is too harsh a punishment for the multiracial country.

Analysts, meanwhile, said the sentence points to the growing role of Islam in political battles as the ruling National Front and an Islamist opposition party compete to present themselves as protectors of the faith.

Ms. Kartika last week urged authorities to cane her in public in order to deter other Muslims from drinking alcohol, and refused to appeal her sentence. She couldn't be reached to comment Monday, but the Associated Press quoted her sister Ratna as saying Ms. Kartika was "stressed" by the decision to delay her punishment.

Anyone in Malaysia calling for Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno caning sentence to be carried out but was silent when photos of Nazri and his son violating Islamic laws is a damn coward. A filthy coward of a dirty pig that should spend the rest of their days on Earth living in shame. If they were really "protectors of the faith" they would demand equal justice for all Muslims no matter social class. Instead of pictures of the woman facing caning under Islamic law in Malaysia playing with her kids, here are a few pictures of the son of a prominent Muslims minister by the name of Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz enjoying some wine and a cold beer in public no less. Click pictures to enlarge.

I am happy because Malaysia is exposed as a being ruled by a bunch of fascist assholes. Yahoo News report:

Beer-drinking Muslim model wins caning reprieve

A Muslim model sentenced to be caned for drinking beer won a surprise reprieve Monday when religious officials delayed her punishment until after the fasting month of Ramadan.

Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, 32, was sentenced by a religious court last month to six strokes, making her the first woman to face caning under Islamic law in Malaysia, a moderate Muslim-majority country.

She was taken into custody Monday from her family home in northern Perak state by religious officials who were to transport her to a jail outside Kuala Lumpur where the sentence was to be carried out.

But after travelling a short distance, the vehicle returned and she was abruptly freed.

"I am speechless," Kartika told reporters, adding that the Islamic officials had not told her whether she would be caned later. "I want to know what my status is. I want a black and white statement from them."

The mother-of-two has stared down religious authorities by saying she is ready to be caned, refusing to appeal against her sentence, and challenging them to cane her in public.

"I do not know in what situation I'm in. I'm clueless. I do not know if I am freed, I am in limbo," said the part-time model, who was dressed in a purple Muslim headscarf and a flowing traditional "baju kurung" outfit.

Sahfri Abdul Aziz, a legislator from Pahang in charge of religious affairs, said the punishment had been suspended on the order of the Attorney-General until after the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which began last week.

"However, the sentence will remain the same," he said according to state media.

But a senior government official who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity suggested the reprieve could be a step towards burying the whole affair.

"Leave it to the sharia court, they know how to decide. The court has the power to revise the sentence and there are also laws that allow the sultan to pardon her," the top official said.

Human rights group Amnesty International has urged Malaysia to abolish the "cruel and degrading punishment" and critics have said the case threatens to damage Malaysia's international standing.

Kartika's father Shukarno Mutalib, 60, reacted angrily to the about-face and the confusion over whether the caning would go ahead, and said it would reflect badly on Islam, which forbids drinking alcohol.

"My daughter wants the sentence to be done. I'm afraid that people will mock the religion," he said. "Don't make my daughter a toy to play with," he said.

Kartika, who has lived in neighbouring Singapore for many years, had pleaded guilty to drinking alcohol at a hotel nightclub.

Her case has caused a national sensation, and at her family's village more than 50 supporters turned out and chanted "God is Great" and "There is no God except Allah."

"I have known Kartika since she was a small girl," said one 64-year-old villager, Wan Alawiah.

"She is a good girl and I'm sad she will be caned but I ask myself why Kartika is being caned when a lot of other Muslims drink. I feel she has been victimised," she said.

Alcohol is widely available in Malaysia but is forbidden for Muslim Malays, who make up 60 percent of the population. They can be fined, caned, or jailed for up to three years but prosecutions are extremely rare.

Malaysia, a multicultural country with large Chinese and Indian communities, has a dual-track legal system and sharia courts can try Muslims for religious and moral offences.

Islamic scholars have mostly backed the sentence, and said it would be carried out when Kartika was fully clothed and with a cane that is smaller and lighter than the heavy length of rattan used in criminal cases.

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Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Tan Sri Abdu Aziz is a Malaysian politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and is as of 2008^[update] a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of parliamentary affairs. In June 2005 Nazri caused controversy when he shouted the phrase "bloody racist" (or variants of it) 28 times in Parliament. A request by opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) lawmaker Fong Po Kuan for Nazri to take back his comments went unheeded. The incident occurred during a debate on the Malaysian Medical Council's derecognition of Crimea State Medical University (CSMU) medical degrees; most Malaysian students sent to study there were of Indian extraction.

Nazri was originally also the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of legal affairs and judicial reform. After the 2008 general election, which saw the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition's majority in Parliament significantly reduced, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi reshuffled his Cabinet and gave Nazri's legal affairs portfolio to Zaid Ibrahim.

He has also recently (2006) been called the hatchetman of Abdullah, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, by Former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, for defending Abdullah in Mahathir's ongoing criticisms against the government.

Malaysians Are Not Happy With Their Ruling Politicians

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Despite the fact that there are many hardcore porn sites available, the GutterUncensored.com is one of those “undesirable websites” to the Fascists ruling Malaysia. What they don't know is the GutterUncensored is everywhere. What are they going to do block Facebook too? I can change the domain tomorrow if I wish. Fuck, I could do it in 2 minutes. Or just post what ever on the Facebook fan page. But still a lot of people are not happy after two weeks of their government blocking Malaysia's favorite blog for knocking their corrupt double standard politicians down a notch and scandals from around the word. The Star report:

Internet users upset over Govt’s filter attempt

By JO TIMBUONG

Published: Thursday August 6, 2009 MYT 9:12:00 PM

PETALING JAYA: Online and wire agency reports that the Government is mulling an Internet filtering system similar to China’s controversial “Green Dam” project has got the local online community in a huff, while technology experts questioned the viability of the project.

Online portals and wire agencies reported earlier Thursday that the Government has called for a tender for a system that could block “undesirable websites.”

Information, Communication and Culture Minister Rais Yatim, whose ministry issued the tender, also plans to secure direct control over the content and monitoring division of Malaysia’s Internet regulator, Reuters quoted a source as saying.

Rais himself said last month that he would introduce measures to “control the bad” elements on the Internet.

Neither Rais, nor any of the government bodies related to technology, were available for comment at press time.

China’s Green Dam project sought to install software filters on all computers sold in the country to block pornography and “other harmful content,” but has been put on the backburner because of technical issues and a rising tide of protest from civil society in and outside China.

The Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia (Pikom) was disappointed with what it said was the Malaysian Government’s attempt to censor the Internet.

“It has gone against its word to ensure the medium remains open and uncensored,” Pikom chairman David Wong said.

The MSC Malaysia Bill of Guarantees specifies that the Internet will not be censored to ensure the success of the MSC Malaysia initiative, he noted.

“It will also be difficult to filter ‘harmful content,’ especially that found in blogs, on the Internet as it knows no boundaries,” he said.

Wong said Internet users did not share their thoughts only on blogs, but also through social network sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, as well as chatrooms and forums.

He said a better and more viable measure would be to educate the public on the consquences of spreading harmful or irresponsible content.

Technology advocate Dinesh Nair said the Government’s efforts might just be in vain.

“They can try to filter the Internet but it won’t work,” he said.

He also believed that if the main reason was to block “undesirable content,” the Government would be better off using the educational approach.

If the Government were to block one “harmful site,” another would just pop up in its place, he added.

Internet users, he said, view online censorship as damaging and will always find ways to circumvent any such barrier.

“It’s better to educate the rakyat (people) to be proactive and identify these sites and exercise good Internet surfing habits, rather than censoring the Internet,” he said.

Artist and new media advocate Muid Latif said Internet censorship would only contribute to the negative growth of the Malaysian information and communications technology sector, especially in the area of creative content.

“This ridiculous restriction will reflect badly on Malaysia and potential investors will think twice about making an investment here,” he said.

Many in the Government have blamed the vibrant and critical Internet culture for Barisan Nasional’s losses in the 12th General Election in March last year, and there has been pressure from some quarters to muzzle the medium.

The Government had previously considered registering bloggers, many of whom are critical of the ruling coalition.

It's interesting watching an entire country take one giant step backward after reaching for the future. Poor the Malaysia people. The government is screwing the shit out of them and the GutterUncensored.com must be costing them millions in censorship technology. LOL... People want to be free and to be free at least in their damn homes. What are the politicians afraid of if they have nothing to hide? Better question is what they have to hide? Or when it will be exposed? It might be on Facebook. LOL...