DR Anwar Ibrahim-Top 100 Global Thinkers.(MalaysiaInsider)

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 – Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s many recent visits abroad appears to have paid off – the 62-year-old ranked No. 32 in the inaugural list of top thinkers that mattered most this year in the latest issue of the influential Foreign Policy magazine in the United States.
The Quran-quoting PKR adviser was among only 10 Asians on the list and is cited by the magazine for “challenging the Muslim world to embrace democracy.”
Other prominent Asians include India’s Rajendra Pachauri, ranked No. 5 for championing climate change; China’s central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan (No. 9) who proposed to revamp the world finance system from relying on the US dollar; and Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi (No. 26) who was held up as a “living symbol of hope in a dark place” under Myanmar’s military rule.
In its December issue, the magazine published excerpts of its interview with the Malaysian former deputy prime minister, touching on criticism that he is an “opportunistic politician”, his six years in jail and his view promoting religious tolerance.
“You can’t just erase a period of imperialism and colonialism. You can’t erase the fault lines, the bad policies, the failed policies, the war in Iraq, and support for dictators. That, to me, is the reality,” the magazine quoted Anwar in response to a question on Muslim nations and the West.
“But what is the problem? When you … apportion the blame only to the West or the United States. They want to deflect from the issue of repression, endemic corruption, and destruction of the institutions of governance,” Anwar added.
The top three thinkers in the world, according to Foreign Policy are, in order: Ben Bernanke, US Federal Reserve chief “for staving off a new Great Depression”; US president Barack Obama “for reimagining America’s role in the world”; and political scientist Zahra Rahnavard for spearheading “Iran’s Green Revolution” against the incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who controversially won a second term in the presidential elections earlier this year.

Tergamak Blogger UMNO Salibkan TG Nik Aziz( dari Pahangdailyonline)

Gara-gara isu Khalimah Allah dan kes bakar gereja yang melanda negara sekarang ini, maka ramai juga puak-puak UMNO yang menuding jari kepada pimpinan Pakatan Rakyat. Kononnya kejadian itu telah dirancang dengan rapi susulan pilihanraya di Sarawak tidak lama lagi. Mereka menuduh bahawa ia telah diatur oleh pembangkang dalam usaha menarik sokongan penganut agama Kristian di sana untuk menyokong Pakatan Rakyat. Biar apa pun yang terjadi, terkadang kita agak hairan dengan sikap mereka yang sanggup menghina pemimpin Pakatan Rakyat terutama ulamak dari PAS sendiri. Sebelum ini, telah didedahkan bahawa ramai dikalangan blogger UMNO yang tergamak meletakkan lambang salib (Kristian) kepada beberapa orang pemimpin PAS atas kejadian tersebut. Sikap kurang ajar mereka ini semakin menjadi-jadi apabila tergamak meletakkan lambang Salib pula pada wajah Mursyidul Am PAS, Tuan Guru Dato' Nik Abd Aziz Nik Mat. Kami sungguh terkejut melihat paparan ini. Tergamak benar mereka melakukan perbuatan sedemikian, sedangkan perkara ini bukanlah dilakukan oleh pemimpin terbabit. Mereka ini membuktikan kononnya Tuan Guru Nik Aziz turut bersekongkol dengan penganut Kristian dalam merencanakan kejadian yang berlaku baru-baru ini. Tambah parah lagi apabila gambar Nik Aziz diletakkan ditengah-tengah lambang salib berkenaan dan mereka meletakkan perkataan "undi didahulukan, Allah dicemarkan". Sebagai bukti sila klik di sini.

Sunggup kurang ajar melihat sikap para blogger UMNO yang tergamak meletakkan lambang salib pada wajah pemimpin PAS, apatah lagi terhadap MB Kelantan Tok Guru Nik Aziz ini. Biarpun Bloggger bebas seperti kami banyak menulis dan mengutuk kepimpinan kerajaan hari ini, namun setakat ini masih belum tergamak untuk meletakkan lambang Kristian itu terhadap wajah-wajah pemimpun UMNO. Apakah begini sikap yang ingin mereka tonjolkan. Rakyat perlu bijak buat penilaian terhadap semua ini.