- Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22: A Memoir

COMMENT | Recently, various PAS potentates, including PAS grand poohbah Abdul Hadi Awang, have been issuing diktats that PAS needs to garner non-Muslim support.

PAS Selangor leader Roslan Shahir Mohd Shahir said, “It is proven that DAP continues to incite and create fear among the non-Malays by portraying PAS as a violent extremist party.   

“In reality, the Islam championed by PAS is different. In fact, justice and well-being for all guaranteed by Islam is ensured for all. This is PAS’ objective.”

Really? A rational person can hold DAP accountable for many issues plaguing the country but the reason why non-Muslims fear PAS and indeed fear the rising spectre of theocracy in this country is because of PAS and the pusillanimous and enabling responses of this unity government.

The fact that Umno under Dr Mahathir Mohamad for decades demonised PAS and now he hooks up with PAS with his tail between his legs, is evidence of how the work of the religious bureaucracy enabled by the political elites has engineered a polity which is narcotised by race and religion.

Forget that the PAS president has claimed that non-Muslims control the government when they should be "pak turuts". Forget that various Perikatan Nasional representatives have made allegations that there is a Jewish conspiracy linked to political parties to usurp the rights of the Malays in this country.

MS : Anwar Ibrahim is laying the ground work for an Islamic state which would be spearheaded by PAS (and in all probability include Madani which is inclined to be flexible enough to embrace, support and nourish the country's most corrupt party.)

As I wrote in response to Bridget Welsh's insightful piece: Anwar came with an agenda and that agenda had nothing to do with reviving the country’s flagging fortunes, its appalling standards of education, the widening cleavage among the races or the rotting rafters of governance.

He came as a crusader for the Muslim Brotherhood which he signalled as he appeared at his very first press conference - with that deliberately very public telephone conversation with the Turk Rasip Edrogan.

It was soon after that when we learned about Jakim being ordered to play a pivotal role in economic planning- to infuse Islamic thought into the economics of the country Madani- that quaint Arabic derivative with strong religious overtones, which is really code for whatever he deems correct- was introduced around the same time.

The country and its observers were then treated to the spectacle of conversions presided by him - one in Klang and the other in NYC. Once again the signals were clear. As was the appointment of his ABIM mentor’s daughter being appointed Minister of Education. She in turn wasted no time introducing armed Palestinian resistance into schools as the pictures of balaclava clad cosplay fighters with guns rocked the nation .

Meanwhile the ringgit continued its slide, as prices of essentials continue to rise. As temperatures rose among concerned consumers, he engineered the DNAA now on everyone’s lips followed by that reduction of the jail term and fine for the country’s foremost felon.

It was an act of mercy and compassion he said. In line with Madani. The slide continues unabated even as the man’s Muslim Brotherhood agenda continues to be rolled out.